VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY: Parenting Visitation Department of Corrections
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Comprehensive Community Action
Cranston, RI, US
Summary
The volunteer will facilitate parent-child visits by greeting families and maintaining a welcoming, child-centered environment. They will also assist children with age-appropriate activities and provide support for special family-engagement events.
Job Description
Description
This volunteer role supports parent–child visits within the Department of Corrections (DOC). These visits are designed to facilitate healthy, structured interactions between incarcerated parents and their children and to strengthen family bonds.
Schedule
Visits are held weekly on Saturday mornings.
Volunteer shifts are available from 8:00 a.m.–10:00 a.m. or 8:45 a.m.–11:00 a.m.
Key Responsibilities
- Visit facilitation: Greet families and support Saturday morning sessions to help maintain a welcoming, child-centered environment.
- Activity support: Assist children with age-appropriate activities using provided materials.
- Special events: Provide support for reunification programs, holiday visits, and other family-engagement events (e.g., parenting days).
Requirements
Volunteer Requirements
- Background checks: Must successfully complete required criminal background screening.
- Mandatory orientation: Complete a two-day DOC facility orientation, security training, and specialized trauma-informed care workshops.
Desired Skills & Qualities
- Professional neutrality: Maintain professionalism and objectivity in an emotionally sensitive correctional setting.
- Cultural Competency: Work effectively with diverse populations; bilingual proficiency (especially Spanish) is preferred.
- Active Listening: Serve as a supportive, nonjudgmental presence while providing appropriate encouragement to families.
In December of 1965, Cranston Community Action Program (CCAP) was incorporated as a Community Action Agency under the Economic Community Act and was charged to mobilize all resources toward the elimination of poverty and to provide participation of the poor and underserved in program decisions that affected them.
At that time CCAP served Cranston, Coventry, Scituate and Foster. As many of our programs grew to include additional cities and towns outside that catchment area, we decided to change our name. In September of 1994 we officially became Comprehensive Community Action, but still CCAP.
CCAP’s Mission Statement is quite simple: to empower all people and communities, challenged by poverty as well as social and cultural barriers, through advocacy, education, and access to high quality health and human services.
Today, CCAP serves more than 20,000 Rhode Islanders with programs in Cranston, Warwick, Coventry, Providence, Pawtucket, Scituate, and Foster. Programs include: counseling services, health centers and dental care, food, housing and fuel assistance, weatherization, family support and services, Headstart, day care, emergency assistance, education, and job training.
Founded
1965
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Cranston, RI
In December of 1965, Cranston Community Action Program (CCAP) was incorporated as a Community Action Agency under the Economic Community Act and was charged to mobilize all resources toward the elimination of poverty and to provide participation of the poor and underserved in program decisions that affected them.
At that time CCAP served Cranston, Coventry, Scituate and Foster. As many of our programs grew to include additional cities and towns outside that catchment area, we decided to change our name. In September of 1994 we officially became Comprehensive Community Action, but still CCAP.
CCAP’s Mission Statement is quite simple: to empower all people and communities, challenged by poverty as well as social and cultural barriers, through advocacy, education, and access to high quality health and human services.
Today, CCAP serves more than 20,000 Rhode Islanders with programs in Cranston, Warwick, Coventry, Providence, Pawtucket, Scituate, and Foster. Programs include: counseling services, health centers and dental care, food, housing and fuel assistance, weatherization, family support and services, Headstart, day care, emergency assistance, education, and job training.
Founded
1965
Company size
201-500 employees
Industry
Healthcare
Org type
Nonprofit
Headquarters
Cranston, RI
