Family Friends

It is the mission of Family Friends to provide support to COTS Family Shelters through childcare and mentoring of children while forming relationships with those we work with in a mutually beneficial way.  Family Friends also hopes to bring a broader understanding of homelessness through education and awareness to the surrounding community.

Family Friends is a MOVE program that places student volunteers in a local COTS family shelter. Volunteers engage in activities and provide companionship for children of many ages temporarily housed in the shelter with their families. Family Friends visits the shelter several times a week and often takes the children on local field trips. This program can be a one-time volunteer activity or allow for a greater commitment.

For more information about the Saint Michael's College volunteer program working with Family Friends, feel free to contact 
Olivia McCall '13.