2023 SMCD: Special Needs Children's Team

When
12/09/2023
4:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Location
Community Choice Convention Center at the Iowa Event Center in downtown Des Moines, 833 5th Avenue

Registration

Standard
If you would like to volunteer the night of the event, please select this option when registering.
Standard + Background Check Donation – $13.00
To register as a volunteer and cover the cost of a volunteer background check, select this option.
Standard + Background Check Donation + Christmas Gift – $38.00
To register as a volunteer, cover the cost of a volunteer background check, and provide a Christmas gift for one of the attending single moms, please select this option.
Standard + Background Check Donation + Family Sponsor – $163.00
To register as a volunteer and become a Family Sponsor, providing the entirety of this event for one single mother and her children, select this option.

**If you would like to volunteer for the Single Moms Christmas Dinner, please use the ANY AREA registration selection and you will be assigned and notified of the area where you will serve very soon. Thank you!**

As a member of the Special Needs Children's Team, you will either be: 1) paired to work one on one with a child who could benefit from additional assistance OR 2) assigned to the Quiet Room to help create a calming space for those who are overly stimulated in the larger children or youth rooms. Your primary responsibilities will include keeping safe and showing genuine care for the children in which you engage. Previous experience working with children who need special care is a plus.

We also ask that at the end of the night, the team members help break down the resources and supplies and organize them in a manner for the Tear-Down team to quickly load up the truck. Many hands make light work, so we don't anticipate this taking more than 15-30 minutes.

Each person in your household who would like to volunteer the night of the event (regardless of age) will need to complete the registration process. Any youth desiring to volunteer may do so in a Children's Room (5th grade and younger) or as part of the set up or tear down teams. Children who need care while parent(s) serve may be included with an adult registration.

Specific details about where and when to meet and other important information will be included in the confirmation email you will receive upon registering. With the exception of the set-up team, all serving areas require a background check be performed on all individuals 18 and older. The link to complete this will also be included in the confirmation email.

Dinner will be provided for all volunteers.

It takes nearly 400 volunteers to make this night possible, so THANK YOU for recognizing the value of this event and choosing to contribute! We appreciate you!

2041 Grand Ave | Suite D

West Des Moines, IA | 50265

spp@singleparentprovision.org

515.868.9252

Single Parent Provision is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization