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Volunteer Opportunities

Rainbow Days’ is grateful for our team of over 400 volunteers who help us and give more than 3,800 hours in service each year.  Whether one day a week or a few hours a month, we are thankful for our faithful volunteers. We need your help to make our programs a success this fall!  For more information on VOLUNTEERING with Rainbow Days, please email Lynette Smith, Volunteer Coordinator or call her at 214-217-3831.

• Back to School Celebration: Every August Rainbow Days hosts its Annual Back-to-School Celebration, a fun festivity to help Dallas-area children living in homeless, domestic violence and transitional shelters kick off the school year with new backpacks filled with necessary school supplies. Check here for more information next summer!
  
  
  
• Volunteer Orientation: The Volunteer Orientation is held on the first Tuesday of each month from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. During this session, potential volunteers will learn about the history of Rainbow Days, programs and services provided, and ways they can become involved. If you are interested in attending please contact Lynette Smith.
  
  
  
• Family Outings: We provide special "excursions" from the homeless shelter for children and their parent(s), or guardian to strengthen these vulnerable families. Whether a trip to a museum, an amusement park, a restaurant or a baseball game, these outings are a special time for children to bond with their families and experience something that a child with a home normally gets to experience. Click here to see dates and locations for Family Outings.
  
  

• Support Group Co-Facilitator : Help co-facilitate a small group of 6-12 children using our Curriculum-Based Support Group curricula, which incorporates guided discussions, art, games and creative activities.  Groups are held at one of 60 sites throughout the Dallas area at partnering shelters, recreation centers and schools at various times throughout the week. A 6-hour training session is required prior to serving as a group co-facilitator. Groups meet weekly at a set time in approximately 2 hours shifts (including preparation time) in either day and/or evening commitments. Call or email Lynette Smith at 214-217-3831 for the next Training! Click here to see a schedule of upcoming trainings.

• Art with a Heart : Serve as a mentor for the day!  Children are matched with a caring adult mentor for a day long “themed” arts retreat on a Saturday that incorporates a basic life skill.  As a mentor, you and the child will work together to create a visual art project and/or performing arts production that is presented to an audience at the end of the day. Click here to see dates and locations for Art with a Heart.

• Office Projects:   We need help preparing for all of these groups, camps and activities as well as preparing for our trainings and other office projects.  Please schedule a time to come in with Lynette Smith at 214-887-0726 welcome any time Monday through Friday, 9am to 5pm.

For more information on Rainbow Days Volunteer Opportunities, please contact ,
Rainbow Days Volunteer Coordinator
214-217-3831