You don’t have to answer texts to make a difference.
Every person who volunteers helps us bring more hope, support, and connection to people living with chronic illness, injury, pain, disability, and neurodivergence.
Whether you have an hour a month or several hours a week, there are many ways to get involved. Most volunteer opportunities are flexible and can be done remotely.
Compassion Counselors
Our Compassion Counselors are trained peer supporters who provide compassionate, nonjudgmental emotional support to our community.
Our next training class is not yet scheduled, but we’d love to let you know when applications open.
Join the Compassion Counselor Interest List
Volunteer Your Professional Skills
Do you have expertise you’d be willing to donate? Nonprofits thrive because people share the talents they already have.
We are often looking for volunteers with experience in areas such as:
- Graphic design
- Website development
- Writing and editing
- Social media
- Photography or videography
- Public relations
- Marketing and communications
- Fundraising
- Grant writing
- Event planning
- Data entry
- Research
- Bookkeeping or accounting
- Legal services
- Translation or interpretation
- IT and cybersecurity
- Human resources
- Healthcare or mental health education
- Accessibility consulting
- Administrative support
Connect with our team about volunteering. Don’t see your specialty listed? We’d still love to hear from you.
Become a Fundraising Champion
Help us raise the funds needed to launch and grow the Chronic Illness Hotline.
You can:
- Host a birthday fundraiser
- Organize a community fundraiser
- Partner with your school, church, workplace, or civic organization
- Coordinate a virtual fundraiser
- Invite local businesses to sponsor our mission
- Create your own fundraiser with friends and family
Every fundraiser, no matter the size, helps us move closer to reopening our services.
Become an Ambassador
Help more people discover the Chronic Illness Hotline.
Our ambassadors help by:
- Sharing our social media posts
- Telling friends and family about our mission
- Speaking to community organizations
- Connecting us with healthcare providers and nonprofits
- Helping build partnerships in their local community
Learn more about becoming an Ambassador →
Other Ways to Help
Not sure where you fit? We’d still love to have you.
You could help by:
- Testing new resources and providing feedback
- Assisting with special projects
- Helping moderate online communities (when available)
- Connecting us with potential donors or sponsors
- Introducing us to organizations that serve people with chronic illness or disability
- Helping staff information tables at community events
- Serving on future committees or advisory groups
Every Hour Matters
As a volunteer-powered nonprofit, every contribution of time helps us reach more people who need compassion, understanding, and hope.
Whether you volunteer once a year or every week, you’re helping ensure that no one has to face their health journey alone. Our community is stronger because of people like you.