Volunteer - Crisis Nursery

Make a difference

Our volunteers assist with direct child care responsibilities such as rocking babies, helping with lunch time, reading to them, or playing with them. When the little ones are sleeping, volunteers help our staff clean around the building by loading the dishwasher, vacuuming, or disinfecting toys. If you have love and happiness to share, consider joining our volunteer team!

Volunteer Hours Logged in FY24

Total Value of Volunteer time in FY24

What Does it take to be a Nursery Volunteer?

Qualifications

Must be at least 18 years of age
Must complete required paperwork and training including: initial orientation, physical, TB test, and fingerprint background check
*Must have a valid Social Security Number or (International Tax ID Number) for background check

Expectations

Commit to a 3 hour shift per week, ideally for a period of at least 5 months
Ability to be non-judgmental towards children and their parents
Be dependable

Opportunities

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Safe Children Program Volunteer:
Our Safe Children volunteers work directly with childcare staff and children, providing emotional and physical support, while also creating a safe environment for children. For questions about volunteering with children, call 217.337.2731 or email volunteers@crisisnursery.net.

At this time, we are no longer accepting volunteer applications. If you would like to notified when our application opens up again, please fill out our interest form.

Student Information
Our volunteer application process can take up to a month to complete. If you are a student who needs to complete volunteer hours during a spring or fall semester, we highly recommend applying for our volunteer program the semester before. This will ensure there is enough time to process all steps so that you are able to begin at the start of the semester.

Volunteering as a Group:
Looking for a volunteer opportunity for a group? We often offer group volunteer opportunities as well as event volunteer opportunities. For more information, please call the Nursery at 217.337.2731 or email Naomi Whitman.

Internships and Practicum:
Opportunities to work in our Safe Children and Strong Families programs, helping us provide care for children, conduct home visits, facilitate parent-child interaction groups and support groups, and teach parent education classes. Interns may also work with our administrative staff, assisting with fundraising and special events, grant writing, and program outreach. Specific duties assigned vary based on intern skills and academic requirements.

Interns are typically expected to commit to at least 16 hours a week. All internships are unpaid. If you are interested in applying for an internship or practicum, please download the application here. Once you have filled out the application, please email it along with a cover letter and resume to intern@crisisnursery.net. For additional information or questions about our internship program, please call 217.337.2731 or email intern@crisisnursery.net.
Fall Internships (August - December), apply by March 15th.
Spring Internships (January - May), apply by November 1st.
Summer Internships (May - August), apply by March 1st.