Volunteer at CASS!

Move life forward one day at a time

Please Note! The CASS Individual Volunteer Program is temporarily suspended from June 1 - September 1, 2009. CASS is restructuring the process to volunteer as well as enhancing volunteer activities. This will ensure that volunteers and clients receive the most benefit. If you would still like to apply to volunteer, please follow the instructions below and CASS will be in touch with you after September 1, 2009. The CASS Group Volunteer Program will continue with at least 2 weeks advanced notice.

Thank you for your patience and support!

  • Volunteer your time or services
  • Organize a donation drive
  • Donate your gently used items

CASS welcomes volunteers at the Single Adult Shelter in Downtown Phoenix or the Vista Colina Family Emergency Shelter in Sunnyslope (North Central Phoenix). A few things that a CASS volunteer can do are: sponsor donation drives, help out in the preschool, perform routine maintenance work, assist shelter staff, support case managers, lend a hand in the after school program or start a new project that fits you; many options are available to

GET INVOLVED!

CASS also offers a number of off-site and on-site projects that individuals or groups can perform.  If you, your company, church group, service club, youth organization or school would like to GET INVOLVED in a project, please contact our CASS Development Team for more information (contact information listed at bottom of page). Discover a way to make a difference in the life of a child or adult living at CASS.

Steps to get started as a volunteer:

Please note: CASS does not accept any court-appointed community service requests under any circumstances

  1. Request a volunteer application by contacting the Development Team member below
  2. Send completed application by email, fax or regular mail to team member below
  3. Attend a CASS Volunteer Orientation (orientations are scheduled monthly)
  4. Complete any additional paperwork
  5. Select a volunteer position
  6. First day introduction to staff partner with position orientation

Volunteers at the Vista Colina Family Shelter are required to have an Arizona state-issued Fingerprint Clearance Card. For more information, please click here.

Group Projects

We encourage groups of varying size to help us in a variety of ways. The opportunities are only limited by your creativity! Some examples are: off-site donation drives, special events, deep cleaning, painting, repairing window screens, picking up trash surrounding the property, fundraising and sorting clothes.

Steps for organizing a group project:

  1. Contact the Development Team member below to discuss group's potential project
  2. Create plan and review it with your group
  3. Fill out group project form to reserve the date and clarify project goals
  4. Send form to Development team member to get final approval
  5. Meet CASS staff liaison on the day of the project and have entire group sign in before starting project

  For more information about volunteering and volunteer application please contact:

Katia Brown, Donor Relations Manager
(602) 256-6945 ext. 3055

kbrown@cass-az.org


(Note: PDF files require Acrobat Reader Click on image to get the FREE Acrobat Reader.)