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Calling All Volunteers!
Dedicated and active volunteers are the backbone of JDRF. JDRF was founded in 1970 by parents of children with type 1 diabetes. Since then, JDRF has awarded more than $1.4 billion to diabetes research and is the worldwide leader for research to cure type 1 diabetes. It is a volunteer-driven organization that relies on the help of dedicated and active volunteers like you.There are many ways you can make a difference, including:- Help out at the main office
- Work at an event
- Serve on a committee
- Become an Advocate in our Government Relations Program
- Donate Through Your Business
Make a gift of your printing or design services. Contribute your photography skills. Use your public relations firm to help get press for a Chapter event. Donate a company product – or an item for our live and silent auction. To kokua, please send us a message on our Contacts page.
Other Volunteer Programs and Opportunities
There are countless ways to get involved. Please get in touch with your local chapter or international affiliate, or send an e-mail to info@jdrf.org. We welcome your ideas!
Several of JDRF’s unique programs have come directly from volunteers and been implemented through our unique volunteer-staff partnership. Below are a few examples:
- Online Diabetes Support Team: JDRF volunteers providing one-to-one support, a sympathetic ear, and practical suggestions to families affected by diabetes
- Bag of Hope: a chapter-based program of materials for families with a loved one newly diagnosed with diabetes
- BETA Society: JDRF’s Planned Giving Program
- Children’s Congress: bi-annually, children with diabetes from every state come to Washington to advocate for a cure for diabetes
- Coffee Outreach Program: a chapter-based program
- Federal and local advocacy efforts for additional research funding
- Public Service Advertising
- Research program restructuring and review
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