Volunteer

Become a Donor

Become a Collaborating Partner

VOLUNTEER:

Facilitators for parent groups.

Volunteers are needed to facilitate parent meetings. New groups are being established across Massachusetts so you can volunteer regardless of where you live. A facilitator is a nurturing, and supportive person who is committed to the mutual support model and parent-as-leader concept. During the weekly group meeting, the facilitator encourages open discussion amongst the parent members and sometimes gives information about resources & services that are available in the community for parents. Total volunteer time is four to five hours per week. Because groups need stable leadership in order to be effective, we ask volunteers to consider facilitating a group only if they plan on doing so for a year.

Telephone counselors on the Parental Stress Line

Volunteers are needed to answer calls from parents who need guidance, information, or sometimes just a sympathetic listener. Counselors are trained to use supportive, non judgemental listening, and give out information and referrals to services in the caller’s area. Training, mentoring, and supervision occurs at our Call Center in Watertown. After training is complete, calls can be answered at home. Because it takes time to become comfortable answering calls on the Stress Line, we ask volunteers to consider doing this service only if they plan on doing it for 140 hours over the course of a year.

Extensive training and supervision is provided. If interested, please contact us at info@parentshelpingparents.org or call 1-800-882-1250 and ask for Lalita.

Child care during parent support meetings

Volunteers are needed to supervise children while their parents attend a support group meeting. Groups meet across Massachusetts so please contact us to see if we have this type of volunteer opportunity in your area.

BECOME A DONOR

Every donation to Parents Helping Parents has a direct impact on our efforts to promote and support healthy parent/child relationships and break the cycle of child abuse. Please consider contributing to our program.

To make a donation, please click here to donate through Network for Good:

If you prefer to mail us a check, please make it out to Parents Helping Parents, and send it to us with a completed gift card to

Parents Helping Parents
108 Water St
Watertown, MA  02472

Important Tax Information
Parents Helping Parents is approved by the IRS as a 501(c)(3) charitable organization. Gifts to PHP are deductible to the extent allowed by federal and state law. Tax laws require a receipt for individual payments of $250 or more to a charity.

BECOME A COLLABORATING PARTNER

Parents Helping Parents: The Roundtable of Support invites local agencies to become Collaborating Partners as we move forward to create the best possible network of support services for families in Massachusetts.

What are the Benefits of Collaboration?

• Ability to offer a proven, open-ended mutual support program to clients and the community.
• Ability to offer growth and leadership opportunities to parents within the group and within PHP.
• A competitive advantage in the on-going search for funding by linking with a strong community-based organization.
• Free training opportunities, materials, and regionally based technical assistance.
• A new source of referrals.
• Opportunity to become part of a statewide network focused on parent empowerment and support.