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Join Our Family of Volunteers

Anyone can foster even if they don’t have a child in their home. Sharing your talents, skills, and time can make fostering a part of your story – if it’s not already!

How to Volunteer

We have hundreds of ways to serve at The Farm or Boutique! Links to all sign-ups and calendars are below. Come on your own or rally a group from your family, church, business, or organization. We also love hosting school field trips! Contact us with ideas to creatively use your talents or connections – reach us at Info@RuthProject.com.

Volunteer at
THE FARM

Signup at the farm
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Volunteer at the
BOUTIQUE

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The Ruth Project

Prayer
Team

Help us lift up in prayer our foster families, children, and The Ruth Project community.
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Clean
Team

Help keep us looking beautiful for our families and guests.
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Meal
Team

Use your culinary skills to serve Ruth Families! Join one of our Serving To-Go teams to cook, bake, or assemble meals.
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Handy Man
Team

Help us build, fix, or create things at The Farm or Boutique.
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Pop!
Team

Play On Purpose as you care for young children at the Boutique while parents shop or hang out with kiddos at The Farm!
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Meal Team

Meals are such a wonderful way to provide instant and practical relief to our families on a hard day (or just a busy one)!

Once you’ve cooked to your heart’s content, choose a date and time below to drop off your meal(s) at The Storehouse in Elgin.

Some details:
- All items in meal must be frozen. We love sides and dessert options as well.
- Kid-friendly and comfort meals are encouraged.
- Please avoid allergies (ie: peanuts, shellfish).
- If you have gluten/dairy free recipes, we also accept those!
- Please attach a separate sheet with details instructions for cooking and recipe (including ingredients)

Thank you!
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Farm Landscape Team

The Farm Landscape Team will help keep The Farm grounds looking beautiful for our families. You are welcome to come anytime within the listed hours!

Routine tasks may include: Weed-waking, weeding, mulching, watering, and gathering flowers for bouquets.

(We are looking for four zero-turn drivers to help mow once a month. If you, or someone you know, would like to help with mowing - please email us below!)

If you have any questions, please email us at Info@RuthProject.com
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Animal Care

Calling all animal lovers!

Love and snuggles from our variety of farm creatures is important to our children. This Animal Care Team will help feed, care for, and train our farm animals.

This includes our donkey, highland cow, chickens, ducks, and pup! Routine care will be assisting in feeding, grooming, and spending time with the animals to ensure friendliness. Training will be provided, no experience necessary.

Thank you so much!
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Greenhouse Care

Do you have a green-thumb?
We’d love your help in keeping the Greenhouse alive!

By assisting us with watering, weeding, planting, and nurturing the flower and salad beds, you will be apart of creating a calm and peaceful place for our foster moms to enjoy!

Don’t worry, we will make sure to provide you with all the instructions you need when you arrive.

Greenhouse Care only needs completed once a day - so you are welcome to come anytime between 9am-6pm (the earlier the better)!
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