Volunteer to support St. Jude

Why you should volunteer

Volunteerism improves health by strengthening the body, improving mood, and lessening stress.

Volunteers around the country, on average, spend 50 hours per year donating their time to the greater good.

Volunteering can increase self-esteem, enhance various skills and expand career paths.

St. Jude freely shares the discoveries it makes, and every child saved at St. Jude means doctors and scientists worldwide can use that knowledge to save thousands more children.

Volunteers come from all walks of life and live all over the country, donating their time and talents to support St. Jude.

You can help by signing up to volunteer at a fundraising event in your town.

St. Jude patient Morgan

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Thank you to our volunteers

St. Jude volunteer Lisa – Tennessee

"Volunteers contribute to the St. Jude mission by offering hope and encouragement to children and their families that come to the hospital for treatment."
St. Jude volunteer Lance – Illinois

"Whether it's handing out water for those who run for our cause or answering the calls of those who feel moved to donate, St. Jude volunteers do what they can to be there when the organization needs them the most."
St. Jude volunteer Janice – Tennessee

“I love knowing that what I do as a volunteer can ultimately make a world of difference in the life of a patient and his/her family."
St. Jude volunteer Christina – Pennsylvania

"I see volunteers contributing to the St. Jude mission in many ways. We educate our communities about how St. Jude Children's Research Hospital shares its research worldwide."
St. Jude volunteer Miguel – Illinois

"I think that volunteers are a very important part of the St. Jude mission. Giving my time to St. Jude events every year is a great way to give back and help St. Jude to fulfill the vision of Danny Thomas."
St. Jude volunteer Marlene with St. Jude patient Victoria – Miami

"Volunteers contribute by being the warm hands over the hearts of each St. Jude patient, parent, doctor, nurse and staff member. We believe in the mission of St. Jude.”

Questions? View the FAQ, or email us at volunteerlocal@stjude.org. You can also call us at 1-800-210-1449

Treatments invented at St. Jude have helped push the overall childhood cancer survival rate from 20% to more than 80% since it opened more than 50 years ago.

We won’t stop until no child dies from cancer.