Do you like kids? Are you looking for a way to make a difference? Are you curious, flexible and willing to help? The Children's Center offers many ways for volunteers to help little kids with big problems.

Provide Child Care while Parents Attend Training

We will be offering a 5-week caregiver education series for caregivers of children newly diagnosed with an Autism Spectrum Disorder.  In order for them to attend, we need to offer child care.  The kids range in age from 8 months to 10 years, most around 3-4 years old.  Some of the children  have autism.  Help is needed for the following days and times.

Tuesday, June 24, 4:15 pm - 8:00 pm

Tuesday, July 1, 4:45 pm - 8:00 pm

Tuesday, July 8, 4:45 pm - 8:00 pm

Tuesday, July 15, 4:45 - 8:00 pm

Tuesday, July 22, 4:45 - 8:00 pm

For more information on this project or to sign up as a volunteer, please contact Lori Krasny at (801) 582-5534 or lkrasny@tccslc.org.

Click here to download a printable flyer that can be posted or handed out.

Volunteer in a Therapeutic Preschool Classrom

The Children's Center needs you to assist our staff in our activity therapy groups. We are a treatment facility for emotionally and behaviorally difficult children, ages 2-6. We can use your help either one morning (9am - 12pm) or one afternoon (12-3:15) each week. You would work side-by-side with our trained staff, learning therapeutic techniques while providing positive role models for the children.

You will love volunteering at The Children’s Center!  You will have fun playing with the children and you will learn a lot about compassion, good parenting, remaining positive and supportive, and the amazing resilience of the human spirit.  Normally people volunteer once a week for a three hour session, but we can be flexible to some degree.  We do hope that you can commit to come for at least 30 hours total.  We work with a lot of children who suffer from reactive attachment disorders and it is better if they have a chance to get to know our volunteers over a period of time.

Before you join the class, you need to attend a volunteer orientation (see schedule below).  Please call to let us know you are coming and bring your driver’s license to the volunteer orientation.  We need to attach a copy of your driver’s license to the background screening application we send to the Department of Human Services (our licensing agency).

If you have questions, please call Penney Gregersen, the Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator at The Children’s Center (801-582-5534 or 801-966-4251).

Additional Information

Volunteer Job Description (PDF)

Taking Pictures (PDF)

Attendance: What to do if... (PDF)

10 Things the Student with Autism Wishes you Knew (PDF)

How do we do it? (PDF)

Life Skills (PDF)

Marvelous, Appreciated Volunteers (PDF)

Positive Directions (PDF)

Procedures for Infectious Disease Control (PDF)

Volunteer Orientation Schedule

East Center (1855 East Medical Drive, 582-5534):

• First Tuesday of every month at 10:00 a.m.
• Second Friday of every month at 2:00 p.m.
• Third Monday of every month at 12:00 noon

Kearns Center (5242 South 4820 West, 966-4251)

• First Monday of every month at 2:00 p.m.
• Second Thursday of every month at 10:00 a.m.
• Fourth Wednesday of every month at 12:00 noon

NOTE: Please call and let us know if you are coming! 

If you really can’t make any of these orientations, call Penney (582-9853 or 966-4251) to arrange a special time.

Come and see what a difference 3 hours can make in the life of a child.

For further information contact Penney Gregersen, Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator, at The Children's Center: 801-582-5534 or 801-966-4251, or pgregersen@tccslc.org

Wish List- Toys and Supplies

• People puppets
• Sand toys
• Easy puzzles (10 pieces)
• Balls (basketballs, soccer, foursquare and big balls)
• Frisbees
• Soft bats and balls
• Barns with farm animals
• Water tables
• Easels
• Kites
• Sidewalk chalk
• Training-pant style diapers
• stickers and incentive charts
• crayons, markers, and colored pencils
• construction manipulatives and blocks
• classroom organizers and bins
• dry erase lap boards
• wooden puzzles and floor puzzles

Wish List- Food for Snacks and Lunches

• Cereal- Cheerios, Honey Bunches ofOats, Chex, Kix, Rice Crispies, Frosted Mini Wheat
• Vanilla Wafers
• Goldfish Crackers
• Graham Crakers
• Animal Crackers
• Canned Corn
• Canned Fruit- peaches, pears, fruit cocktail, mangarin oranges
• Canned Green Beans
• Canned Chili
• Ritz Crackers
• Raisins
• Fruit Snacks
• Jell-O Cups
• Pudding Cups
• Fruit Cups
• Juice Boxes
• Cheese-Nibs

To make a donation of items from the wish list contact Penney Gregersen, Volunteer and Community Outreach Coordinator, at The Children's Center: 801-582-5534 or 801-966-4251, or pgregersen@tccslc.org

Many toy and supply wish list items can be found by visiting lakeshorelearning.com.