Volunteer at the Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows relies upon volunteers for many positions within our Club. Volunteer your time to help kids reach their full potential.

This process will give you an idea of how the Club functions. It will also help us learn a little about you and your reasons for volunteering. The Boys & Girls Club is a youth agency. Members are aged 6 to 18, many of them looking at adults as role models. For this reason, we must make sure we have people of sound character.

1. Decide what type of volunteer you would like to be and submit and application;
   • Reno-Sparks Volunteer: Revitalize and foster connections between the community and individuals from diverse backgrounds to promote social cohesion while providing fundamental education and skills to our youth in the greater Reno area.
   • Rural Volunteer: Revitalize and foster connections between the community and individuals from diverse backgrounds to promote social cohesion while providing fundamental education and skills to our youth in the rural areas of northern Nevada (Ely, Winnemucca, Fernley, etc.).
   • Court-mandated Community Service: provides alternative rehabilitation opportunities for our youth to reroute their lives through learning and community involvement.
   • Athletics Volunteers and Coaches: Provide a valuable service that promotes physical fitness, teamwork, and perseverance, enriching the lives of individuals and strengthening the involvement. and support of the community as a whole. Did you know Shaquille O’Neal, Alex Rodriguez, and Tony Alva started their sports careers in the Club?
   • Interns: Support an admirable cause by mentoring youth in the community while gaining real-world experience that you can carry into future careers.
2. Attend a new volunteer orientation.
3. All volunteers 18 and over are required to be fingerprinted, at no cost to them, at Fingerprinting Express in Reno.
4. Volunteers will be provided with a tour of the Donald W. Reynolds Facility location.
5. Once the background check has been received, reviewed, and cleared the Volunteer Coordinator will assign the volunteers, based on their interests and schedule.
6. We offer court-ordered community service opportunities at the Donald W. Reynolds Facility for individuals under 18 years of age through the juvenile justice system.

A different screening process applies to youth volunteers and youth with court-ordered community service.

For more information on volunteering opportunities at the Boys & Girls Club, contact our Volunteer Coordinator, Joseph Watson at jwatson@bgctm.org.

Reno-Sparks Volunteer Application

Rural Volunteer Application

Court-Mandated Community Service Application

Athletics Volunteers & Coaches Application

Intern Application