Volunteering at The Boys & Girls Club
Youth and Adult Volunteering Opportunities
Volunteering at the Club is fun, interesting and rewarding. Working with youngsters ages 6 to 18, our volunteers help with activities like athletics, healthy cooking, homework, games and technology from our three locations in Burlington and Winooski. Volunteers have opportunities to interact with kids in a fun, positive and safe environment and are recognized for all their outstanding contributions. If you are under age 18 and would like to volunteer, fill out our Youth Volunteer Application. If you are over 18, please complete our Adult Volunteer Application. If you are interested in a one-time or short-term volunteer opportunity, please use our Short Term Volunteer Application.
Mentoring Opportunities
The Boys and Girls Club of Burlington offers three different types of mentoring. For each type, the minimum commitment is one hour, once a week for one year.
Community Based: Mentors and mentess meet 1:1 out in the community doing things that they both enjoy.
Site Based: Mentors meet here at the Oak Street Clubhouse with their mentees and are free to participate in activities with other kids or do quieter activities on their own.
Reading Buddies: Each mentor is matched with 1 or 2 children with the goal of reading books together once a week.
For each program, mentors are required to complete an interview, application, background check and a training session. Community based mentors are required to complete fingerprint checks as well.
If you are interested in any of these programs, please contact Karin Spiegel at (802) 864-5263 or kspiegel@bandgclub.org.
