GET INVOLVED
Projects:
Volunteer Opportunities
Discover RealOptions
Want to learn more about volunteering?
Come explore a variety of ways you can volunteer at RealOptions. At this informational meeting we answer key questions about who we are, where we are going, why we exist and how you can get involved to help impact women, men, students and families in the Bay Area.
- Administration and Events
- Community Engager
- Ambassador
- College Campus Outreach
- Community Outreach
- Educator
- Patient Services Volunteer
- Pregnancy Loss Healing
- Medical Professionals
- Prayer Vine
- Material / Practical Support
- Photographers
Administration and Events
Description: Help with administrative projects, data entry, phone calls, stuff envelopes, prepare mailers, circulate flyers, and help at various events.
Time Commitment: Project based, flexible hours
Contact: outreach@realoptions.net
Community Engager
Description: Be a team captain for the Walk for Life, coordinate a tour at a RealOptions Clinic, invite RealOptions to do a presentation to your life group, coordinate a donation drive, coordinate a RealTalk presentation with your youth group, be an Ignite Life host. All ideas welcome!
Time Commitment: Project based, flexible hours
Contact: outreach@realoptions.net
Ambassador
Description:
As an Ambassador you will take a leadership role in your church by working with your senior pastor and leaders, members of your church and RealOptions. Help connect your church to RealOptions so that they know about all of our service offerings and volunteer opportunities.
Time Commitment: 1-4 hours per month
Contact: outreach@realoptions.net
College Campus Outreach
Description: Participate in efforts on local college campuses to support pregnant and parenting students in achieving academic success.
This includes a wide range of opportunities, from tabling on college campuses to working on larger projects to ensure that pregnant and parenting students have access to the resources and support they need!
Time Commitment: Variable
Contact: RealOptions Campus Outreach Manager at (408) 229-9836 Ext. 1007 or cco@realoptions.net
Community Outreach
Description: Engage in varying outreach activities and tabling events representing RealOptions to the community such as health fairs, community fairs, festivals, churches, schools, and events.
Time Commitment: 2-4 hour shifts. Days and times will vary based on event specifications.
Contact: outreach@realoptions.net
Educator
Description: Support our educators in the classroom to help engage students in dynamic discussions and models healthy lifestyle choices.
Time Commitment: 1-3 class periods per month
Contact: charmaine@realoptions.net
Male and Female Patient Services Volunteer
Description: Offers ongoing compassionate care, support, education, resources, and referrals. Tasks vary based on clinic needs, can provide admin support, special projects, organize donations of maternity & baby clothing, provide resources and referrals under Patient Services Manager’s direction. This can be a preliminary introduction to other volunteer opportunities, such as Optimal Health Coaching, if desirable.
Time Commitment: Once a week 1-4 hours, 1 year commitment
Contact:
Central San Jose- Allie Aodish at 408-978-9310
or allie@realoptions.net
East San Jose- Nelly Khayat at 408-272-5577
or nelly@realoptions.net
Union City- Diane Bridges at 510-487-4357
or diane@realoptions.net
Oakland - Tara Mason at 510-891-9998
or tara@realoptions.net
Pregnancy Loss Healing
Description: Work with Hope team to provide healing opportunities for anyone impacted by abortion, adoption placement infertility, miscarriage,, or stillbirth. Help with administrative projects, support groups, or in the Rachel's Vineyard volunteer team.
Time Commitment: Varies, some training may be required.
Contact: Becky Morales at becky@realoptions.net
Medical Professionals
Description: Registered nurses, nurse practitioners, sonographers, midwives, and medical OB/GYN doctors willing to donate their time and skills to provide pregnancy tests, STD testing and treatment, well woman care, prenatal care, abortion pill reversal treatment as well as medical educators on topics such as prenatal nutrition, fetal development, childbirth, parenting, and lactation.
Time Commitment:
RN: 1 - 8 hour shift per week on the same day to perform pregnancy testing, STD testing and treatment, prenatal clinic, and patient medical intake and education. Minimum one-year commitment. Training is provided and required.
RN and/or Sonographer: Provide Ultrasound services. 1 - 8 hour shift per week. Minimum one-year commitment. Training is provided and required.
Childbirth Instructors: Labor and Delivery Nurse. Once a week for two weeks per quarter.
Contact: Tasha Keirns at tasha@realoptions.net
Prayer Vine
Description: Pray for the requests and needs of the people that we serve.
Time Commitment: Daily
Contact: outreach@realoptions.net
Material / Practical Support
Description: Washes, folds, and organizes our donations of maternity and baby clothes, diapers, and other useful items for our patients.
Time Commitment: Project based, flexible hours; 1-4 hours per week
Contact:
Central San Jose- Allie Aodish at 408-978-9310
or allie@realoptions.net
East San Jose- Nelly Khayat at 408-272-5577
or nelly@realoptions.net
Union City- Candy Milder at 510-487-4357
or candy@realoptions.net
Redwood City - Lisa Mendricks at 650-261-9115
or lisam@realoptions.net
Oakland - Tara Mason at 510-891-9998
or tara@realoptions.net
Photographers
Description: Event specific photographers for Ignite Life and Walk for Life. We also need someone to take charge of our beautiful baby calendar photo shoots that take place in all five of our medical clinics.
Time Commitment:
Ignite Life (in-person at the event): 6-8 hours
Walk for Life (in-person at the event): 4-6 hours
Baby and Family Calendar - Photoshoots are set up with our patients in each of our five medical clinics. RealOptions provides a photo shot list and models for each photoshoot: 4-5 hours each location
Contact: outreach@realoptions.net
