Volunteer

Everyone needs someone to care about them. At Gillis we strive to help abused and traumatized children and families heal, build on their strengths and create hope for a better future.

 

 

 

 

Volunteers are a vital part of what we do and we need people to

• Help children and families build skills,
   increase their confidence and feel that they matter

• Mentor a child or family

• Be a tutor or education coach

• Be a reader or visiting resource

• Become a holiday or birthday supporter.


Volunteers are individuals, couples, families, corporations, youth groups, and church groups. The time given is gratefully appreciated by Gillis but especially by the children and families we serve Click here for volunteer opportunities.

Stories

RIT has been working with Gillis since July 2005. They come to campus the first Sunday or every month and do activities with the boys which provide fitness, fun and nutritional education.

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Gillis News

As part of their community service hours at Rockhurst High School, two young men volunteered at Gillis, working with the residential students. One day they looked around and realized that the common areas were not what they, as “typical” teenagers, would like to look at every day. So, they undertook a cottage renovation project. READ MORE
 

Gillis is part of Cornerstones of Care, a partnership of agencies providing therapeutic treatment services for children and families.

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