You can help your family member find places to volunteer, address any challenges, and celebrate a job well done. This page provides resources that you can use to support your family member to volunteer.

Disability professionals play a key role in encouraging people with disabilities to engage in civic opportunities like volunteering. This resource provides information on how you can help foster inclusive volunteering opportunities for people you support.

Many volunteer programs are not comfortable including people with disabilities or don’t know how to help people volunteer. This resource shares tips for volunteer coordinators to support and engage volunteers with disabilities.

Best Buddies International is dedicated to establishing a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment, leadership development, and inclusive living for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD).

Making a plan can help you find a volunteer position that matches your interests and goals for volunteering. “My Volunteer Vision” can help you and your family think about what type of volunteering role you would like.