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VOLUNTEER WITH BERKCARE

RESIDENTIAL VOLUNTEER OAK LODGE (Live-In)

​BerkCare Volunteers help create a warm, family-style home where adults with developmental disabilities can live healthy, connected and fulfilling lives. If you're looking for purposeful work, real relationships, and hands-on experience in human services, you'll find it here. Residential volunteers become a steady, supportive presence in daily home life—helping ensure housemates feel safe, respected, included, and empowered to make choices.

 

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Share everyday home life: meals, routines, activities, and companionship

  • Support participation in community outings, classes and recreation

  • Encourage independence and communication in respectful ways

  • Help maintain a calm, welcoming household culture

  • Work with supervision and guidance

WHO THIS IS FOR

This opportunity is a great fit if you are:

Caring, responsible, and community-minded

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Interested in disability services, education, healthcare, psychology, social work, or nonprofit work

Comfortable living as part of a household and being a reliable presence

Open to learning, feedback, and relationship-based support

 

No specific major is required—maturity, kindness, and commitment matter most.

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