Volunteer Locally

Volunteers are the backbone of the Make-A-Wish Foundation^®. Only through the hard work and commitment of more than 25,000 volunteers around the world and thanks to the help of over 100 volunteers in the Tri-Counties, the Make-A-Wish Foundation is able to continue granting wishes to children with life-threatening medical conditions each year.

We are always in need for volunteers to help in the main following areas:

• Board Member
• Community Representatives
• Wish Granters
• Office Volunteer
• Internships

There are four steps to becoming a volunteer:

• Complete a volunteer application - Volunteer Application Packet
• Complete a background check.  The cost is $29.95.  Please review these step by instructions: Volunteer Background Check Instructions
• Complete On-line orientation webinars that are self-paced and take approximately 20 minutes  to complete each course (6 courses) instructions)
• Complete Job specific, face-to-face volunteer training – All training dates and details about each class are posted on the Event Calendar.  Training dates are listed below. Please email registrar@tri-counties.wish.org to enrolled.

SANTA BARBARA WISH GRANTER UPDATE TRAINING
DATE: Friday, January 27, 2012
TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
SANTA BARBARA NEW WISH GRANTERS TRAINING
DATE: Saturday, January 28, 2012
TIME: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
SAN LUIS OBISPO WISH GRANTER UPDATE TRAINING
DATE: Friday, February 24, 2012
TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
 
SAN LUIS OBISPO NEW WISH GRANTERS TRAINING
DATE: Saturday, February 25, 2012
TIME: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
VENTURA WISH GRANTER UPDATE TRAINING
DATE: Friday, March 16, 2012   
TIME: 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.  
LOCATION: TBD
VENTURA NEW WISH GRANTERS TRAINING
DATE: Saturday, March 17, 2012
TIME: 9:00 - 3:00 p.m.  
LOCATION: TBD
VENTURA  NEW COMMUNITY REP TRAINING 
DATE: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
TIME: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
CARPINTERIA NEW COMMUNITY REP TRAINING
DATE: Thursday, May 17, 2012
TIME: 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
NIPOMO NEW COMMUNITY REP TRAINING
DATE: Friday, May 18, 2012
TIME: 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD
SANTA MARIA NEW COMMUNITY REP ENRICHMENT TRAINING
DATE: Saturday, May 19, 2012
TIME: 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
LOCATION: TBD