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Read the storyD.A. Blodgett – St. John’s could not exist without the selfless, unwavering support of an army of volunteers. Hundreds of caring individuals give their time every year. Their work allows us to create a future of hope for thousands of children, and we couldn’t do what we do without them.
Already signed up to volunteer with your group? Make sure to fill out our Confidentiality & Release of Information Notice before coming in.
Volunteer with youth that live on our residential campus or become a mentor!
NOTICE: In order to reduce foot traffic and keep the students and staff on our residential campus safe from COVID-19, we are not currently allowing individual volunteers onto our residential campus. Thank you for your understanding.
Our residential campus is an open campus and home to youth ages 0 to 17. The youth in this program work hard towards achieving personal goals while learning the skills necessary to be successful in the community and a less restrictive placement. A large part of our goal for our residential students is to teach them the skills they need in order to be successful and to offer a broad range of opportunities and activities to encourage positive self-esteem and personal growth and awareness.
Opportunities for volunteering with our residential campus include ways that you can offer your own skills and experiences with our students in an engaging activity or growing opportunity.
This may include:
And many other areas not listed here!
NOTICE: In order to reduce foot traffic and keep the students and staff on our residential campus safe from COVID-19, we are not currently allowing individual volunteers onto our residential campus. Thank you for your understanding.
NOTICE: In order to reduce foot traffic and keep the students and staff on our residential campus safe from COVID-19, we are not currently allowing individual volunteers onto our residential campus. Thank you for your understanding.
Mentors at DABSJ are volunteers who provide mentoring to promote healthy parenting to young parents and support to kids ages 10-25. Our mentors are adult volunteers who commit to supporting someone in need.
Volunteer with a group of up to 20 people. Help us with campus beautification or micro projects.
NOTICE: Due to COVID-19, we are only allowing outdoor projects at this time. Thank you for your understanding.
We have several volunteer opportunities throughout the year to help keep our 25-acre Knapp Campus looking sharp! Opportunities include landscaping, painting, carpentry, cleaning, and more! See opportunities below.
Must be qualified (and demonstrate) to operate a 60” commercial stand on our zero turn lawn mower
Micro projects are short one hour projects for all ages, donation drives, and more! See our opportunities below.
D.A. Blodgett – St. John’s helps more than 11,000 kids and families each year. Some of our highest needed items are for our care bags. When a child enters foster care through us, we give them a backpack filled with things to call their own and help make them a little more comfortable when entering a new foster home.
Host a donation drive for these necessary items! View a list of items needed for care bags here (3 MB, PDF).