Kids Matter has many outlets for people to volunteer their time, money, or expertise. CASA allows people to volunteer there time to be a mentor and advocate for abused and neglected children. Donations can come in the form of money or donating supplies for the fostering hope program. The members of Kids Matter’s board of directors volunteer their time and skills. There are also dozens of attorneys that work pro bono with Kids Matter (Volunteer).
Kids Matter’s volunteers have a wide variety of reasons why for they volunteer for Kids Matter. Sibylle spoke with me about why she chooses to volunteer with Kids Matter.
Being a non profit organization, Kids Matter relies completely on donations, grants, and volunteers. The US and the world as a whole is in the middle of a recession. Among other things, this means that people and businesses have less money give to charities. Sibylle explains hardest part for Kids Matter in today’s economy.
Kids Matter has to keep doing the work they’ve been doing even if the donations are harder to find. This may seem like a bleak outlook, but there is one positive that comes from people having less monetary give to charities:
People switching from donating money to donating there time are usually people with full time jobs, which gives them experience that is extremely valuable to children in foster care. These volunteers can be great role models. They have an opportunity to teach and show kids what is out there for them if they work hard.
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