VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES

Do you have an hour or two to spare? Just once a year, once a month or once a week? NAMI-Yolo has many opportunities to help in many programs. Some need a lot of people just once a year. Other needs are ongoing. To sign up for volunteer opportunities, please download and fill out a

VOLUNTEER FORM

 and mail it to NAMI-Yolo P.O. Box 447 Davis 95617 attn: Volunteer Coordinator. You can also phone our helpline and leave a message at 530-756-8181.    Our Volunteer Coordinator position is currently vacant and we desperately need someone to lend a hand.

Volunteers are the core of our organization. Please lend a hand and help NAMI-Yolo continue to offer the education, advocacy and support that is so important to the individuals and their loved ones in our community who live with mental illness.

Volunteer Needs

Advocacy

• Advocacy/ committee work

• Legislation Analysis

• Attend local mental health-related meetings

Outreach

• Membership drive: Winter

• Religious Outreach

• Fundraising and/or grant writing

• Mailings

• Monthly Potlucks

• Writing feature articles for local media

• Farmers Market & other community outreach

Support

• Support Groups/Education

• Family to Family

• Peer to Peer

Events

• Yolo County Fair: August

• Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW): October

• Thanksgiving Dinner: November

• Operation Holiday Gifting: November/December

• Affective Disorder Day Dinner: January

• Sunflower Art Contest: Spring

• Tallest Sunflower Contest:Summer

If nothing above meets your interests but you still would like to volunteer, please contact us so  we can discuss how you can help.