Bo's Place - Where Children are Heard and Hearts are Healed

Dinner Sponsor

Dinner Sponsors provide food and serve dinner for a Family Support Group on a Monday-Thursday night.  These volunteers offer a welcome respite from traditional potluck dinners and also enjoy the opportunity to treat the families and volunteers.  Nightly attendees range from 60-90 people.  Dinner Sponsors are responsible for providing a balanced meal (main dish, 2 sides, and dessert) for the anticipated number of people, while Bo’s Place provides drinks and all necessary serving utensils.  Dinner Sponsors are welcome to decorate the dining room for special occasions or prepare goodie bags for the children.  The time commitment is approximately 2 hours onsite, and the volunteers are encouraged to participate in a tour prior to serving their meal.

Kitchen Volunteer

Kitchen volunteers meet and welcome families as they arrive.  These volunteers help set up the buffet style potluck dinner, prepare drinks, and generally oversee the meal.  Following dinner, they are asked to prepare leftover food for families to take home and leave the kitchen in order.  Kitchen volunteers assist in the evenings from 6:00-7:30pm Mondays/Wednesdays and 5:30-7:00pm Tuesdays/Thursdays twice a month.  Kitchen volunteers must be at least 15 years old and must attend a Volunteer Information Session.  A brief kitchen orientation will be provided on the first night.

Special Projects

Special project volunteers provide support to Bo’s Place in a number of creative ways.  Special Projects include Supply Drives derived from our Wish List, and a visit to Bo’s Place to drop the items off.  Groups with particular areas of interest or special talents are encouraged to contact us so that we can identify a customized project to accommodate the group.

Junior Volunteer Program

Bo’s Place has expanded its volunteer program to try to meet the volunteer interests of some of our younger community members.  Teens and young adults 15-18 can volunteer at Bo’s Place as a Kitchen Volunteers, or they can participate in a Special Project.  Special Projects include Supply Drives derived from our Wish List, and a visit to Bo’s Place to drop the items off.