Stepping Out For Fun

Stepping Out for Fun (SOFF) matches interested volunteers with people with developmental disabilities to go out and have fun. One of the goals of SOFF is that volunteers will outgrow their volunteerism and develop long-term friendships.

The Program
Stepping Out For Fun recruits families, program partners and volunteers. Volunteers are matched with compatible program participants based on common interests.

Families
Families participating in the program meet with the volunteer matched with their son or daughter prior to any arranged activities. Families provide the volunteer with the necessary information/orientation to assure the health and safety of both the volunteer and program partner when attending activities together in the community. Families monitor volunteer performance.

Interested in Participating?

Volunteering For Our Program
Stepping Out For Fun relies on people like you to volunteer with program participants and their families. You will be matched with a program participant who shares some of your common interests. Free tickets to fun Seattle events will be made available. Initially, volunteers should go out with their program partner at least once a month.

The benefits of volunteering include developing a new friendship, free tickets to fun activities, flexible volunteer schedules and valuable personal experience.

Our volunteer application process includes an application form, an interview and attending an orientation meeting. For the protection of persons with developmental disabilities, the State of Washington requires Parkview to conduct a background check on all volunteers.

Interested in Volunteering?

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