From opportunities to volunteer at an SOS Children's Village in the US to helping spread the word about the mission of SOS to your friends and family, there are many ways you can help secure a future for those who are unable to help themselves.
Please read below to learn how you can get involved with SOS Children’s Villages today.
Community Fundraising
Donations from local fundraising events really help in funding our 473 SOS Villages, so we are very grateful for all your support. For some inspiration on how others like you have made a difference in their community and abroad, take a look at our Volunteers and their stories page.
Here are some resources that you can use when planning your fundraiser:
A to Z Fundraising Guide
This guide contains ideas from A to Z on how you can get involved.
To download the A to Z Fundraising Guide, click here.
About SOS Children's Villages Flyer
This is a brief summary of the focus SOS Children's Villages. You can use this flyer at events as a hand-out and for your personal use when family and friends ask you how their contributions will be used. To download the About SOS flyer, click here.
Fundraising Donation Log
Use the donation log to track donations to your fundraiser. When collecting donations, please have your contributors make checks payable to SOS Children's Villages-USA. Also, for security reasons, we'd prefer that any cash contributions you accept are transferred to us in check form.
To download the Fundraising Donation Log, click here. Make sure to return the Fundraising Donation Log to us within 7 business days of your event with all collected donations to our address at:
SOS Children's Villages - USA
1200 G Street, NW Suite 550
Washington, DC 20005
Volunteering at an SOS Children’s Village in the US
SOS Children’s Villages does not have a formal international volunteer program. However, we have great volunteer programs set up at our three SOS Village locations in the US. Please contact them directly to participate.
Lockport Village
17545 Village Lane
Lockport, IL 60441
815-740-7280
Fax: 815-740-7282
Chicago Village
7600 S. Parnell
Chicago, IL 60620
773-783-0500
Fax: 773-783-0600
SOS Children’s Villages – Florida
3681 NW 59th Place
Coconut Creek, FL 33073
954-420-5030
Fax: 954-420-5034
Social networking
Join the SOS Children’s Villages communities on Facebook and MySpace to meet people with similar interests and network together to help orphaned and abandoned children around the globe.
You can dedicate several months of your life or you can dedicate just one evening. Join SOS Children’s Villages and help make a difference in the lives of children everywhere!