An old African proverb states, “It takes a village to raise a child.”
At
Another Choice For Black Children,
we believe in Building & Sustaining Families
created through adoption and foster care.
If you would like some ways help out Another Choice, here are some Volunteer Opportunities & Donations of Resources & Services or Call us NOW to start investing in our most precious resource - our children.
O.K., so you aren't ready to adopt or foster at this time. We understand. Many of us here at Another Choice were once feeling overwhelmed at the idea of bringing children into our lives, but still wanted to help out. If this is where you are, we have Good News for you: We can still use you in our agency! In fact, we desperately need volunteers to assist us in delivering services to our families. You will note all the wonderful things we do to provide support to families. We are a non-proft agency on a very limited budget. Our staff is very small, and we need volunteers to help out!Do you have what it takes? Let's find out by answering these questions:
- Do I have a sense of humor or a willingness to develop one?
- Am I willing to commit at least 2 hours periodically to the agency?
- Am I willing to participate in the volunteer training program?
- Am I dependable?
- Will I treat the children and families with respect?
- Am I willing to provide references and complete a background and criminal record check?
- Will I maintain the confidentiality of the children and families?
- Will I help to recruit other volunteers?
- Do I have a sense of humor? Oh, we have asked that already.
If you have answered YES, to most of these, WE NEED YOU!
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To continue to provide all the valuable services to our families, and grow our programs and services to meet the needs of our families, we need dedicated volunteers!Currently, our goal is to build up our volunteer base in Charlotte. Our initial volunteer screening is done when you contact the agency. We will talk with you about your flexibility and interests. You will be invited to attend our volunteer information session on the first Saturday of each month in Charlotte. During this time, you may have the opportunity to meet some of our families or children and hear how the program has served them. If you are still interested, you will be expected to participate in the volunteer training and provide criminal background checks as required-particularly if you are interested in working one on one with a child or family.
To get started, download and print the volunteer survey (Adobe Reader required),
then just fill it out, and mail it in.Once your application is received and reveiwed, our volunteer coordinator will contact you to schedule a time to discuss your interests. You are probably thinking that if you don't live in Charlotte, you can't help. On the contrary, we need you too. We are in the process of developing our volunteer base in other areas of the state as well. All you have to do is to “present your body and spirit to us,” and we will do the rest.
Donations and In-Kind Services
We tried to think of a clever way to ask for financial contributions. We couldn’t. But, we do need money. Another Choice is a not-for-profit organization. To that end, we exist on grants, contracts with other agencies, and with very limited state funds. However, we need unrestricted funds that will allow us to serve more families and find more homes for waiting children.
Please consider investing in the life of a child who is waiting for a family and a family who is waiting for a child by:
- Donating funds to support parent preparation classes ($350 per family)
- Purchase our Four Pops CD for only $15, plus shipping & handling
- Purchase the History of Another Choice, by our founder, Ruth Amerson, for $15 plus shipping & handling.
- Donating personal items (toothpaste, toothbrush and other toiletries for the children)
- Donating books for our lending library.
- Donating school supplies.
- Donating funds to assist in children and youth activities.
- Donating funds for staff training and development.
If you have expertise in writing grants or program development, we can really use your help.
Call us now to start investing in our most precious resource - our children.
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