Opportunities From: Orange County United Way

Help us make a difference in a child's life.

Our dynamic group of talented volunteers creates a rich atmosphere for our students that is conducive to learning and provides countless opportunities for students to discover their own gifts and areas of interest. Volunteers are role models for our students and serve as examples to our community of how one person can make a big difference.

Participating in the growth and development of our youth is both challenging and rewarding. As volunteers, we are helping to shape the future today, not just in the lives of those we serve, but in our own lives as well. The relationships we build make us better people. We begin to understand that volunteering is not just a civic duty or moral obligation; it is a way of life. The results are healthier neighborhoods and a deeper sense of community.

On behalf of THINK Together, our partnering schools and communities, and the children we serve, we thank all of our dedicated volunteers.

THINK Together is seeking volunteers to share their gifts, talents and areas of interest.

Have a love of reading?

Volunteer with THINK Together and Reach Out and Read. You can actively share your love of books and reading with children and families. You will provide a positive reading experience for children, and model reading aloud for parents who may have never seen good reading techniques themselves.

Volunteers will be placed in a participating Reach Out and Read pediatric waiting room in Orange County. With over 40 sites throughout Orange County, we will find the best site for you!

THINK Together looks to its community partners to help with the substantial task of fulfilling community need for gently used books. Each month there are requests from community agencies for hundreds of books. These books are distributed through THINK Together to low-income children in community clinics, school readiness programs and doctor’s offices. Each community agency that distributes the gently used books takes the time to talk with parents on the value of reading to their child. 

 

Donate your gently used children's books or host a book drive to bring the love of literacy to others!

Help us collect those gently used books that are collecting dust and have them be distributed to children throughout Orange County.

Hosting a book drive is really up to you and how you want to conduct it. Book drives can be done at your school, any organization you are apart of, part of a community events, or just among your neighbors. It could be done in collaboration with local businesses if you can arrange for their cooperation. You would first decide how long you would want to run the book drive for. Then the tricky part is collecting the books. It's up to you to decide where, when, and how the books will be collected. After the books are collected, you can either drop them off at our site, or we can arrange to pick them up.

 

Qualifying Books Must:

 

NOT be religious

NOT be violent/gory/scary

NOT be adult in content

Must be for ages 10 and under