If you are interested in volunteering with Tu Nidito, please contact Adri Pedroza, our Volunteer Coordinator at 520.322.9155 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . You must meet with the Volunteer Coordinator prior to attending volunteer training.

Volunteers are the heart of Tu Nidito Children and Family Services. We have more than 300 dedicated people who volunteer their time in different ways: 

Support Group Volunteers–
Facilitate peer support groups for children, teens and adults whose lives have been impacted by serious illness or grief. Work with an assigned age-group, “littles" (ages 3 ½-6), "middles" (ages 7-12), and teens (ages 13-18) or adults to provide comfort and support through structured “talking circle” questions and activities. Separate support groups are offered for:

• Children who are grieving the death of a loved one
• Children who are diagnosed with a serious medical condition
• Children who have a parent diagnosed with cancer
• Volunteer commitment is two week-day evenings a month from 5:45 – 9:00pm (one week-day evening a month for support group for children diagnosed with a serious medical condition.)

One-on-One Volunteers –
Work one-on-one with a child or teen who is diagnosed with a serious medical condition or their sibling. Provide support, friendship, entertainment and socialization to the child while providing respite to parents. Support may be provided in the child’s home, the hospital or at Tu Nidito.
*Volunteer commitment is dependent on assignment.

Courage Bead Volunteers –
Visit with seriously ill children in a hospital setting to deliver Courage Beads. Courage Beads allows children to tell their story using colorful beads as meaningful symbols of the many steps taken throughout the course of their illness.
*Volunteer commitment is one week-day a month from 9:00 – 11:30am.

Volunteers do not need previous experience, just a love of children and a desire to help. To become a volunteer, you must be at least 18 years old, complete a comprehensive two-day Volunteer Training and make a minimum one-year commitment to the program.

Other Volunteer Opportunities
Special Events – Special event volunteers assist with fundraising and community events.  Individual requirements are dependent upon the assignment.

Office Assistant
Office volunteers assist in answering phones, managing our library, providing computer support, running errands, preparing materials and other duties associated with running an office.  Office volunteers can choose any weekday for 3 to 4 hours per week.  Individual requirements are dependent upon the assignment.

Board Members
Like all non-profit organizations, a Board of Directors governs Tu Nidito Children and Family Services.  Board members commit to a three-year term of office.  If you are interested in serving on Tu Nidito’s Board of Directors, contact our Executive Director Liz McCusker at 520.322.9155 or Email Us.

Tu Nidito Treehouse Summer Camp
Make a difference when it counts the most, volunteer at Tu Nidito's Treehouse Summer Camp! Camp is an interactive day camp experience for Tu Nidito children ages 5-11. Each summer, we look for enthusiastic and fun-loving people ages 16 and up to give children an experience that they might not otherwise be able to have.