CAYA has a long rewarding relationship with its volunteers. Volunteer support areas include: summer camp volunteers, mentorship, prison ministry, disaster relief, feed our homeless community, and donation processing.
The motivation behind Environmental Caretakers is to foster community involvement through education and service while improving the health of our natural ecosystems. As environmental stewards, volunteers will learn the benefits of native versus non-native, invasive flora species, understand the proper techniques concerning the removal of invasive plants, and gain an appreciation of Ohio’s native species,…
Join the fight today and find a local event, take an advocacy action or contact us to discover more ways to get involved.
Send messages of encouragement to unsheltered residents who are working through an action plan towards being housed. These Acts of Kindness increase SDOH in our residents by 56%!
Check-in and ground crew assistance on flight dates and/or attendees for the welcome home receptions.
Help the Pause team provide fun experiences for families. Volunteer opportunities include family check-in, food server, take home pack distribution, and more!
Volunteer to spend quality time with a Pause kiddo over Zoom! Pick an activity with your assigned child and we will order/ship the supplies to both of you. Your main job? Have FUN! Our volunteers have created crafts, solved puzzles and played board/online games together. The opportunities are endless!
Help care for our farm friends.
This position is a part-time commitment during camp. The dorm parent sleeps in a separate cabin, not with the campers. This position allows for parents to bring their small children and be their primary guardian. They act as a type of aunt, uncle or grandparent for a dorm or two, spoiling the kids with attention,…
As a foster parent, you offer the first warm, loving environment the dog (or dogs) may have had in quite some time, if ever. In your home, they have the ability to heal, grow, and flourish in a new life while they wait for their adoptive family to find them.