If you are unable to be a foster parent but would like to
participate in foster care ministry, FaithBridge Foster Care
welcomes volunteers with a variety of interests and skills to
participate as members of our Community of
CareSM. As a volunteer, you may be involved in
babysitting, procurement of goods and services, transportation, or
one of many other needs.
We provide training for all volunteer positions. The level of
training and the amount of information you must provide varies
based on whether you will have direct interaction with the
children. For example, respite families must participate in the
weekend impact training and must undergo fingerprinting and a
background check.
You can learn more by attending the two-hour orientation session.
Find the date of our next orientation
meeting.
Volunteer roles
The following is a list of roles and responsibilities our
volunteers assume as members of the Community of CareSM.
Volunteers are organized in to teams with team coordinators or team
leaders who help to ensure that everyone is working together. Learn
how the Community
of Care works.
Foster Family Care Team
- Facilitator - Act as a small group leader maintaining
a close relationship with a group of up to five foster families
while coordinating with the volunteer network to deliver materials
and emotional support to their foster families.
- Prayer Team - Prayer team members develop a prayer
support strategy for the Community of CareSM and
regularly communicate prayer needs within the Community.
Transportation Team
- Transporter - Transport children in assigned Community
to and from appointments and activities of all types, ranging from
medical and dental to visits with their biological family.
Background check, valid driver's license and current insurance is
required.
Respite Care Team
- Childcare Provider - Watch both foster and biological
children for a short period of time while the parents attend an
event, have a date night, etc. Background check is required.
- Respite Family - Give foster parents a break from
their responsibilities by taking care of both their foster and
biological children so the parents can recharge and reconnect. Must
attend IMPACT training, complete the home study process and
maintain an annual continuing education requirement of 15 hours of
training per year.
Clothing & Supplies Team
- Clothing & Supplies Volunteer - Provide or assist
in locating clothing, diapers, formula and other specific items.
May also assist in locating furniture, bedding, strollers, swings,
pack-n-plays, etc.
- Repairs - Help with minor home repairs for the foster
family.
Social Team
- Meal Preparation Volunteers - Provide a meal for a
foster family as part of a team or an individual at initial
placement of a foster child.
- Event Volunteers - Help with special events which
might include set-up and break down, clean up, dish washing,
organizing games, entertainment, etc.
Family Coach Team - All volunteers on the
family coaching team volunteers will go through training as well as
background and fingerprint checks.
- Birth Family Coach - Assist FaithBridge Consultant in
family visitations and help the biological family with particular
goals for reunification.
- Job Skills Trainer - Help a child who is 15 years old
and older learn age appropriate job skills. These volunteers need
references for skills base.
- Tutor - Help children with their schoolwork. These
volunteers must have a strong educational background, college
degree and references.
- Mentor - Assist one or two children for their length
of stay with a foster family (average is four months). These
volunteers may continue service once they return home (evaluated on
a case-by-case basis).
If you would like to learn more, please contact us. Or, if you're ready to
complete a volunteer application, you can downlod one
here.