Volunteer Opportunities

**This page was updated on June 14, 2022**

There are many different ways to give back in your community. Here are a few great volunteer opportunities for groups or individuals to help out other moms, children and families right here in Salt Lake County:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Utah
Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Salt Lake
Burrito Project SLC
Candy Cane Corner
Catholic Community Services
Children and the Earth
The Children’s Center
The Christmas Box International
Comcast Cares Day in April
Crossroads Urban Center
The Family Place
The Family Support Center
The Fisher House
Flourish Bakery
Go Girlz at U of U Women’s Resource Center
Habitat for Humanity
Holding Out H.E.L.P.
Huntsman Cancer Institute
The Inn Between Hospice for the Homeless
The Junior League of Salt Lake City
Kids Eat Foundation
Little Free Pantry
Little Lambs Foundation for kids
Mascot Miracles Foundation
Make A Wish Utah
Meals on Wheels
NAMI Utah
Planned Parenthood
Project Elf
The Rape Recovery Center
The Reach Program
Salt Lake County Children’s Justice Center
Scary Mommy Thanksgiving Project (this is no longer a thing, but we love the concept and feel that it could be brought to any community)
The Sharing Place
Operation Underground Railroad
Primary Children’s Hospital (making Monsters & Hats)
Rescue Mission of Salt Lake
The Road Home
Ronald McDonald House Charities of the Intermountain Area
Shriners Hospitals for Children
South Valley Services
Tiny Tim’s Foundation for Kids
United Way of Salt Lake
Utah AIDS Foundation
Utah Diaper Bank
Utah Down Syndrome Foundation
Utah Food Bank
Utah Foster Care Foundation
Utah Parent Center
Utah Refugee Center
VOA Homeless Youth Resource Center
YWCA Utah

This one doesn’t really fall under an organization or individual, it’s just a good way to get rid of all that extra Halloween, Christmas or Easter candy.

November 2015

Happy Halloween! Did your kiddos get more candy than they’ll ever be able to or should ever eat? We live right down the street from Beehive Homes, an a assisted living and memory loss facility in West Jordan, and this year a few days after Halloween the kids and I made 46 snack-size bags of candy to give to all of their residents. Here are a few other great ways to get rid of your kiddos candy: