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Volunteering at Children's

Whether you’re searching for a rewarding way to spend your time or looking for opportunities to give, the patients and families at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta need volunteers like you.

At Children’s, our Mission is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow. From assisting with patient care to customer service and administrative support, our dedicated team of hospital volunteers is at the heart of everything we do. Whether you’re helping at the gift shop, making a delivery to a patient’s room or interacting at the bedside, you will positively affect a family’s hospital experience.

Children’s offers many hospital volunteer and educational opportunities for a variety of ages and groups:

While in-person volunteer opportunities are currently more limited, there are still many ways you can help from the comfort of home. Your donations will help fuel, clothe and entertain patients and families during their visit or stay in one of our hospitals.

How you can help:

  1. Decide which Children’s hospital you’d like to support: Arthur M. Blank Hospital, Hughes Spalding or Scottish Rite
  2. Decide how you want to help:
    • Host a toy drive 
    • Assemble craft kits and create other activities for patients
    • Provide meal kits or grocery items for the food pantry
    • Donate pajama packs or family care kits
    • Provide shout-outs for staff
  3. Have your donation pre-approved to help make sure you are meeting our hospital’s most urgent needs. Contact the volunteer coordinator at the hospital you’d like to support for specific guidelines. 

We know that patients and families can bring unique insights into the care we provide. To tap into this resource, Children's has established the Family Advisory Council (FAC), Friends of Family Advisory Council, and Youth Advisory Council (YAC), which seek to improve the quality of care at Children’s through collaboration, insight and engagement of our patients and families.

If you are interested in learning more about our advisory councils, please review the information below and complete our interest form. We look forward to learning more about you and your interest!

The Family Advisory Council (FAC) aims to offer parents and primary caregivers a structured way to provide formal feedback to Children’s during regularly scheduled meetings. The goals of the FAC are:

  • To strengthen relationships between patients, families, staff and the community.
  • To provide a safe opportunity for families to offer input in regard to care and/or services they have received.
  • To collaborate with staff to improve care for all patients and families.

Eligibility for FAC membership is as follows:

  • Parent or primary caregiver of a Children's patient who is 18 years of age or younger.
  • Members must have used Children's services within the past three years.
  • Must be willing and able to commit to serving a two-year term, and attend six meetings per year.

Members of the council may opt out at any time.

The goal of the Friends of Family Advisory Council is to offer parents and primary caregivers of patients a way to provide valuable feedback to Children’s on a flexible schedule. Involvement may include the following:

  • Participation in special projects in partnership with Children’s.
  • Opportunity to complete brief questionnaires by email and give honest feedback on various areas and aspects of our healthcare system.
  • Invitation to provide feedback on patient-facing education materials.

Eligibility for Friends of Family Advisory Council membership is as follows:

  • Must be a parent or primary caregiver of a Children's patient who is 18 years of age or younger.
  • Members must have used Children's services within the past three years.

Members of the council may opt out at any time.

This Youth Advisory Council (YAC) offers current and former patients between the ages of 13 to 17 years old a formal opportunity to partner with Children’s staff. Members can share their personal experiences with our care, offer feedback on hospital programs, and discuss other topics that are important to children and teens.

Eligibility for YAC membership is as follows:

  • Must be a current or former Children’s patient.
  • Must be between the ages of 13 and 17 years old.
  • Members must have used Children's services within the past three years.
  • Must be willing to contribute ideas and verbally communicate in a group setting.
  • Must be willing to commit to an initial one-year term.
  • Must be willing to attend minimum of four meetings during the one-year term.

Members of the council may opt out at any time.

If you’re interested in participating in any of our family engagement opportunities, please complete the online interest form.

If you have any questions, please contact us at TheFamilyVoice@choa.org and a member of our team will follow up with you soon.

About Us

At Children’s, our Mission is to make kids better today and healthier tomorrow.

Children’s is the largest healthcare provider for children in Georgia and one of the largest pediatric clinical care providers in the country. With generous philanthropic and volunteer support, we provide care for more than half a million children and teens every year.

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For more information about volunteer opportunities, donation guidelines or to reach out with questions, please contact us: 

For more information about our advisory councils, please contact TheFamilyVoice@choa.org.