Get Involved, Volunteer Today
Family Connection relies on its many volunteers to help us leverage the public, grant and private funds we receive to best serve families of children with disabilities and special needs throughout South Carolina.
There are a variety of ways to get involved, from helping at events and conferences to office tasks such as stuffing envelopes and conference packets. Assisting with children’s activities at family events and parent support groups is another option. Virtual opportunities are available during the pandemic. Please complete form below to get started!
Volunteering with Family Connection helps us continue to provide resources and services to more families!
Volunteer Leadership Opportunities!
We seeking professionals to join a Volunteer Leadership Committee for the LOOK! and Buddy Walk fundraising events. Both events are held in the greater-Columbia area.
LOOK! is a photography exhibit featuring children with a disability. Professional photographers volunteer to host photo shoots capturing candid moments of the child doing things they like to do best. The photos are unveiled at an opening-night ceremony. The exhibit remains on display at the featured venue. The intent of LOOK! is to showcase the beauty and unique abilities of these children and to help people see disability in a different way. LOOK! is planned for June 2021.
Buddy Walk is part of our recognition of Down Syndrome Awareness Month each October. Family and corporate teams raise awareness and funds online. Then Family Connection celebrates their efforts and recognizes “Special Buddies”, top fundraising individuals and teams during a festival-like, family-friendly walk, and awards ceremony. Buddy Walk 2021 is planned for early November, 2021.
Chair Positions Available
Buddy Walk 2021 – Ambassador family
All positions can be fulfilled virtually during the pandemic. Questions or seeking to join a an event committee as a member and not as a chair? Please contact Jacki Garbinsky.
Career Opportunities
There are no positions currently available. Please check back at a later date.