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Volunteer Tutors, Mentors, Instructors, & Coaches

The Children’s Home has opportunities for volunteers who want to work closely with our residents.  These positions are limited to volunteers ages 21 and older.

  • Tutors volunteer the same time each week to help with specific junior and senior high school subjects. Typically this takes place between 3:30-5:00pm, M-Th.
  • Mentors volunteer the same time each week to work with a small group of residents to teach and help improve life skills (e.g. job readiness, cooking, budgeting, etc.). Typically this takes place between 6-8pm M-Th during the school year, and between 9a-12p/6-8p M-Th during the summer.
  • Instructors volunteer the same time each week or month to teach a group of residents a special skill (e.g. arts, crafts, music, book club, chess/gaming, coding, etc.). Typically this takes place on weekends, and some weekdays/nights during the summer.
  • Coaches volunteer the same time each week or month to lead regular sporting activities (e.g. basketball, football, soccer, swimming, etc.). This schedule is more flexible.

To give the residents of the Home the finest care possible, volunteers in these positions are carefully vetted and trained.  To begin the volunteer process, please complete the Volunteer Application below.  You will receive an immediate confirmation of your application upon submission, and a request for interview within a few days.

Looking for a one-time or intermittent volunteer role?  Please see our other volunteer page.

Volunteer Onboarding Process

for Tutors, Mentors, Instructors, & Coaches

It can take between 6 to 8 weeks to apply and receive training to work as a direct-care volunteer.  To facilitate positive relationships, we ask mentors, coaches, tutors, and instructors to commit to serving for at least six months.  The process will generally follow these steps:

  1. Complete an online Volunteer Application (below).
  2. Schedule a phone interview with Christy Page. Depending upon your area of interest, a second interview with a site supervisor may be required.
  3. Sign and submit a Children’s Home Confidentiality Agreement.
  4. Complete but do not sign the Criminal Justice Information Systems – CJIS Livescan Fingerprinting Imaging Service. Take the CJIS form to an approved provider.  The list of locations, their hours, and payment methods can be found on this Maryland Department of Public Safety & Correctional Services webpage.  The minimum state fee for this service is $49.25; however, private providers may add service charges.  To avoid these additional charges, we suggest using the CJIS Storefront located at 6776 Reisterstown Road, Suite 102, Baltimore, MD.
  5. Complete the State of Maryland-Child Protective Services Program Consent for Release of Information CPS Background/Adam Walsh Background Clearance Request. Please fill in your answers to Section II.  The information must be typed/printed.  Then save and email the form to Sharon Moore.  Set up a time for you to come by and have the form notarized by Sharon.
  6. While you are at The Home, provide your photo ID and social security number to Christy Page. These will be used to check several background registries.
  7. You can also take advantage of our onsite TCH Health Suite to get a Tuberculosis Test.  You will need to return in 48 hours to have the results read.  If you have had a TB test in the past 12 months, we will only need your test results.
  8. Whew! Your paperwork is almost complete!  Take a break and pat yourself on the back!
  9. Once your background checks are completed, Christy Page will contact you and arrange for your Volunteer Tour & Orientation, as well as connect you with your site supervisor.
  10. Have fun, connect with kids and be a SHINING STAR in the life of a child!

Volunteer forms:

  • Confidentiality Agreement
  • Finger Printing Form
  • 1279A Background Clearance Form

Volunteer Application

    Thank you for your interest in becoming a volunteer with The Children's Home. Please note that all questions marked with * are required.
    *Please enter your name as it appears on your state ID/driver's license:


    Contact Information


    Desired Volunteer Position

    *Preferred role:

    *I am available to volunteer:

    on:

    in the:

    *I would like to teach/mentor/coach: (select up to 2)

    *I prefer to work with:


    Employment & Volunteer Experience

    Current (or most recent) occupation: If you are unemployed/retired, please also note that here.

    *Please list your educational background, including any earned schools or degrees.

    *Please list your current and past volunteer roles, especially those with any youth-serving agencies.

    *Have you ever been convicted of a crime?

    *Are criminal charges pending against you without a final disposition?


    About You

    Please select the word(s) that describe your personality.

    What individual do you consider a role model?

    How would you have answered the above question as an adolescent?

    If you could recommend one book for a young person to read, what would it be?


    The following demographic information is optional and used for statistical reporting purposes only


    Please provide the names, addresses and daytime telephone numbers of three persons who have known you for at least 1 year and well enough to vouch for your character, reputation and morals. One of these should be your employer or supervisor if you are actually employed. References will remain strictly confidential.



    The above information is true to the best of my knowledge. I grant permission to The Children's Home to verify my employment and to contact the references provided, as well as various police enforcement agencies and child protection services. I understand that, for my own protection as well as the protection of the student(s), all volunteer activities involving student contact must take place at TCH in a public setting under the supervision of the TCH staff member.



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