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Join Our Volunteer Community

When you volunteer with us, you’re doing more than handing out hot meals — you’re making a difference in a young person’s life. Join the Orangewood Foundation volunteer community today!

Join our volunteer community

Ready to Make a Difference?

We need your help! Explore our volunteering options to see how you can support our mission.

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Host a Workshop

Share your knowledge by teaching an Independent Living Program workshop!

  • Explain how to file taxes
  • Offer self care techniques
  • Provide college application tips
  • Run a strengths building workshop
  • Conduct mock job interviews
  • Hand out brochures and resources
  • And more!
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Youth Fundraising Events

Help us make every Orangewood event a resounding success!

  • Register guests
  • Provide onsite directions
  • Lead an activity
  • Manage a booth
  • Organize other volunteers
  • Oversee games
  • Hand out brochures
  • Help with post-event cleanup
  • And more!
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Office Support

Get a behind-the-scenes glimpse of our operations through administrative support.

  • Complete data entry
  • Make copies
  • Organize donations
  • Manage a filing system
  • Answer phone calls
  • And more!
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Kitchen Volunteering

Cook a hot meal — or several! — for young people at our onsite kitchen.

  • Prepare onsite warm meals
  • Bring meals from a restaurant
  • Serve meals to young people ages 18–25
  • And more!
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Group Volunteering

Make a difference at your next church, club, or team meeting by volunteering with us!

  • Cook hot meals in our onsite kitchen
  • Host a supply drive
  • Set up events
  • Gather your club for a cause
  • Make an impact for young people
  • And more!
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Corporate Volunteering

Champion our cause with your colleagues through our Corporate Cares program.

  • Cook hot meals in our onsite kitchen
  • Host a supply drive
  • Organize, sponsor, and set up events
  • Demonstrate your organization’s philanthropy
  • Build morale for your colleagues
  • Champion the Orangewood cause
  • And more!
Discover the youth program

Discover the Youth Connected Program

Being in foster care isn’t always easy. To get good grades, feel safe at home, and start thinking about your future, you need a foster family you can count on. That’s why we created our foster care service, the Youth Connected Program. Learn more on our website!

Support Our Mission

Donate today to help a young person start building their future.

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Resources For Young People

Need support? See which of our programs may be right for you.

Resources young people