Volunteer

Center of life has multiple volunteer opportunities including events, marketing, youth programing, tutoring, and more!

DO IT FOR YOUR COMMUNITY AND DO IT FOR YOU!

Volunteering provides many benefits to both your mental and physical health. It can help counteract the effects of stress and anxiety, help you learn new skills, advance your career, and even feel make you happier and healthier. Plus the contribution you make directly impacts the community!

You make a difference!

CURRENT AND UPCOMING OPPORTUNITIES

  • Camp Hazelwood - Classroom Cleanup and Summer Prep

    Camp Hazelwood - Classroom Cleanup and Summer Prep

    6/6 1—4pm

    Spartan Center

    Come help clean and organize classrooms, decorate, and organize binders and boxes to prepare for the upcoming summer program. Your participation will play a crucial role in creating an inspiring learning environment for students!

  • Come Help Raise Awareness at the 4th Annual Walk, Talk, & Roll with Garden of Different Abilities!

    5/11 10am-4pm

    4165 Blair St

    Garden of Different Abilities is gearing up for our 4th Annual Walk, Talk & Roll Rally and we need your help to make it a success! We have been hosting this annual parade for people in wheelchairs for the last three years, aiming to form a connection between people with disabilities and raise awareness for their needs in the community.

  • Grant Development Intern

    Ongoing

    Center of Life

    Center of Life is seeking a development intern to join our development team. As an intern, you'll receive mentorship in grant proposal preparation, conduct research to identify funding sources aligned with our mission, assist in grant proposal preparation and management, review donor acknowledgment correspondence, and support the Development team in various tasks and projects.

  • Join the Sweat & Sway volunteer squad with Hazelwood Local and Center of Life!

    5/18 9am-5pm (multiple shifts available)

    Hazelwood Green

    Hazelwood Local and Center of Life are teaming up for an afternoon of free movement classes for adults and families, and free roller skating! We need your help to make this event run as smoothly as the moving and grooving our attendees will be doing!

  • Rockstars Wanted: Join the End-of-School Concert Crew!

    5/24 6-8pm

    Lewis Playground

    We're gearing up for our End-of-School Concert, and we need your help to make it a smash hit! This event is a celebration of talent, hard work, and community spirit, and we're looking for enthusiastic volunteers to join our team to help us breakdown the concert at the end of the evening.

  • Help Celebrate 10 years of Health and Wealth with JADA House and Center of Life!

    6/15 10-12 & 4:30-6:30

    4501 Lytle Street

    Join us in celebrating 10 years of uplifting and empowering generations of people by building programs that strengthen communities. We have an exciting event planned, and we need your helping hands to ensure it's a memorable occasion.

VOLUNTEERING AS AN INDIVIDUAL

At Center of Life we have many different volunteer opportunities that can fit your busy schedule and interests. All individual volunteers must first attend an orientation and undergo a criminal background check to get started. All individual volunteers working directly with our youth must also undergo a PA Child Abuse Background check and obtain an FBI fingerprint clearance. Must be 18 and older.

VOLUNTEERING AS A GROUP

We rely on volunteer groups to help our events and concerts run smoothly. We would love to host your school, corporate, or social group at Center of Life for a great day of team building while serving our neighbors. Center of Life will provide a full orientation upon arrival to ensure a successful day for your group.

Don't see that perfect fit? Reach out to our volunteer coordinator to discuss upcoming opportunities at Center of Life!

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