• Complete a Volunteer Application (please click here to download a copy to complete and return).
• Interview – Once we receive your Volunteer Application, you will be called and interviewed to determine the appropriate placement.
• Background/Criminal Records Check – With your approval, if you will be volunteering in a child-serving program, WSEM authorizes a background and criminal records investigation.
• Reference Check – WSEM will call the three references you list on your application.
• Tour of Facility/Introduction – Once you have been approved, you will receive a tour of the facility in which you will be volunteering.
• Identification Badge – Upon approval, depending on the program, you may be issued an identification badge that must be worn at all times when volunteering at WSEM.
• Orientation and training – Once approved, you will be provided an overview of the agency and information will be shared about interacting with clients and staff.

Contact Us:
To begin the volunteer application process at WSEM, please contact:

Kathleen Patton
Director of Human Resources
(216) 651-2037, ext. 317

For more information about volunteering in a particular WSEM Center of Excellence you may contact the following individuals directly.

• Early Childhood Education Center -- Contact Kathy Patton, Director of Human Resources, at 216.651.2037, ext. 317.
• WSEM Food Centers – Contact WSEM Food Center Co-Directors Lou Keim at 216-631-6508 or Janet Thomas at 216-749-4295.
• El Barrio/WSEM Workforce Development – Contact Ingrid Angel , Director of El Barrio, at 216.651.2037, ext. 253.
• Counseling Solutions – Contact Phil Buck, Director of Counseling Solutions, at 216.651.2037, ext. 230.