Be a volunteer with us in a way that allows you to apply your job skills and strengths to a great cause! Opportunities include:Finance and Accounting, Information Technology, Logistics, Project and Program Management, Marketing and Communications, and Multimedia Strategy.
Volunteers are needed to assist with general office support such as: organizing and maintaining the Resource wall, inventorying and sorting the supply room, sanding and painting wooden toys to give to children, special event mailers, assembling thank you gifts, and other projects.
Wish Ambassadors also speak on behalf of the chapter. They are wish kids and family members who have completed a Make-A-Wish experience and feel inspired to share their wish story with others. Wish Ambassadors work closely with our Wish Ambassador Trainers, Speaker’s Bureau volunteers and staff members.
Wish Granters work in pairs to meet with our wish children and their families, and facilitate the child’s big decision of choosing his/her one true wish. They also work with staff (Wish Coordinators) in planning and executing the wishes. This specialist role varies in need by community. A wish granter application, interview and specialized training…
There are various ways that volunteers can help including: assisting various departments with clerical duties and other tasks, delivering mail and flowers to patients and staff, assisting with patient discharge, assisting with providing a warm welcome at one of our information desks, or visiting with patients and circulating books, magazines, videos, playing cards and puzzles…
Wish Granters work in pairs to meet with our wish children and their families, and may assist the wish child with their brainstorming to facilitate the big decision of choosing his/her one true wish. They also work with staff (Wish Coordinators) in planning and executing the wishes. Help us make wishes come true for Spanish-speaking…
An excellent way to help animals while enjoying the company of a pet on a short-term basis. Volunteer families provide a loving environment for HSTT pets who need a little extra TLC while awaiting adoption. You can choose to foster cats, dogs, puppies and kittens…whatever best fits into your lifestyle. We provide all the support…
Speaker’s Bureau Volunteers are volunteers who are trained to publicly speak on behalf of Make-A-Wish at various events to promote awareness of our mission, raise funds and/or recruit volunteers.
Bring a smile to patients, kids and seniors with your certified therapy pet. Through the Humane Society of Truckee-Tahoe, you can have your pet certified as a pet therapy animal. Through this program, volunteers and their animals visit patients in local hospitals, senior living facilities, schools and many more people who need brightness in their…
Volunteer Internships are available for students or recent graduates interested in fulfilling college requirements and/or garnering hands-on job experience within a nonprofit agency. Interns are placed departmentally to focus their learning experience