Become A Volunteer

Volunteer Coordinator / Support Group Program Coordinator: Jess Feury
2540 Charleston
Oakland, CA 94602
(510) 531-7551 Ext. 195
jess@ebac.org

Circle of Care often hosts special Volunteer Open Houses. Check our News & Events page to find out if a special volunteer event is coming up.

Volunteers are an integral part of Circle of Care providing over 3,000 hours of compassionate support to the children and families we serve. Our volunteers are support group facilitators, graduate students, MFT/LCSW interns, and intern/student supervisors. Support group facilitators help facilitate support groups for children and teens dealing with illness, bereavement and HIV/AIDs. Groups meet twice a month on weekday evenings from 5:30 to 9:30. Volunteers commit to working at Circle of Care for 14 months including training.

We provide excellent training as well as ongoing support and supervision for all volunteers. Our training is a comprehensive 15-hour program that covers a wide range of issues including diversity awareness, developmental stages and how children respond to illness and loss and children’s play. The training offers new volunteers an opportunity to explore their feelings around issues of illness and loss. Our training is held three times a year. To find out about our next training, please email jess@ebac.org".

If you would like further information mailed to you, or you have specific questions about our programs, please complete an Information Request Form. You can also consult our listing at Volunteer Match, which provides greater detail on available Circle of Care volunteer opportunities, by clicking on the image below.