A grandmother sat in the back row of our last orientation and asked whether she was too old to be useful. Nobody laughed, because half the room had been quietly wondering the same thing about themselv
Last spring two neighbors turned up at the same information session and did not recognize each other until the parking lot. Each had been thinking about it privately for the better part of a year. Sig
If your business already sponsors a youth team or a school program, that counts and I mean it sincerely. Kids need adults showing up in more than one place. Keep doing that, and if you ever have room
A woman who aged out of foster care in this county came back and applied to be an advocate last year. She had to be trained, screened, and supervised like anyone else, and all of that costs money. Her
At my own first session I kept my coat on the entire time, ready to leave. I stayed because someone answered a hard question honestly instead of selling me something. The signup is free if you want to
Every volunteer clears a background check before training, and that check costs us the same whether the person stays a month or five years. It is the least inspiring line in our budget. It is also non
Our newest board member joined after aging out of the same county system we serve. She reads every budget line harder than the accountant does. If you want to know whether we spend well, she is the pe
Forward this to whoever came to mind in the first three words. Some of our steadiest advocates arrived because another person pointed straight at them. The signup asks for nothing but an email address