Volunteer

Become a Volunteer

Thousands of generous individuals donate their time and talent every year to assist Children's Home Society of Florida in providing quality care and services to Florida children and families. Last year, nearly 6,800 volunteers contributed 195,294 hours of support worth an estimated value of $3,665,668*.

Please consider joining our dedicated volunteer corps. Opportunities vary throughout the state but include such rewarding activities as mentoring, helping kids with their homework, organizing and supporting fundraising events, advisory board leadership, advocacy and more.

Each volunteer's contribution is critical to our success and enables CHS to continue to provide children and families with hope for tomorrow.

*Estimated dollar value of volunteer time as documented by privatesector.com.

To find out how to become a CHS volunteer, please contact these CHS staff members in the community nearest you.

Internship Opportunities

Brevard Division County: Brevard	Jenny Jackson Phone: (321) 752-3170 ext. 237
Buckner Division Counties: Baker, Clay, Duval, Nassau and St. Johns	Adrienne Cartagena Phone: (904) 493-7794
Central Florida Division Counties: Orange, Osceola and Seminole	Amanda Chadwick Phone: (321) 397-3000 ext. 383
Emerald Coast Division Counties: Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Holmes, Jackson and Washington	Erica Spivey Phone: (850) 747-5411
Gulf Coast Division Counties: DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Manatee, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk and Sarasota	Melissa Sevigny Phone: (813) 740-4266 ext. 223
Intercoastal Division County: Broward	LaWanda Gibson Phone: (954) 453-6433
Mid-Florida Division Counties: Alachua, Bradford, Citrus, Columbia, Dixie, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Hernando, Lafayette, Lake, Levy, Marion, Sumter, Suwanee and Union	Samantha Knuth Phone: (352) 334-0955
North Central Division Counties: Franklin, Gadsden, Jefferson, Leon, Liberty, Madison, Taylor and Wakulla	Sondra Parks Phone: (850) 921-0772
North Coastal Division Counties: Flagler, Volusia and Putnam	Shirley Jeter Phone: (386) 304-7605 ext. 227
South Coastal Division County: Palm Beach	Jane Snell Phone: (561) 868-4359
Southeastern Division Counties: Dade and Monroe	Sylvia Rosenwasser Phone: 305-755-6508
Southwest Division Counties: Charlotte, Collier, Glades, Hendry and Lee	Jacqueline House Phone: (239) 334-0222 ext. 211
Treasure Coast Division Counties: Indian River, Martin, Okeechobee and St. Lucie	Sharon Lear Phone: (772) 334-4020
Western Division Counties: Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa and Walton	Lindsay Larson Phone: (850) 266-2712