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1. What volunteer opportunities are available?

Contact the Volunteer Committee to find the current opportunities. For more information, email the the Volunteer Committee.

2. Who is on the Volunteer Committee and what do they do?

The Volunteer Committee is a cross-departmental group whose purpose is to promote volunteerism with our organization. The current members are: Susan Nagle, Volunteer Coordinator at the Lafayette Public Library, Sarah Owsiany, Public Works, Kris Kron Recreation Supervisor, Athletics and Penny Ford, Human Resources.
For more information, email the the Volunteer Committee.

3. How does the City of Lafayette celebrate its volunteers?

Lafayette Volunteer Committee announces its first annual poster contest. In recognition of all volunteers in the City of Lafayette, the Lafayette Volunteer Committee is sponsoring a poster contest with the winner to receive $150 prize at the September Art Night Out in Festival Plaza, Lafayette 311 S. Public Road.

Traditionally, the City of Lafayette honors it’s volunteer’s by nominating a volunteer of the year and having a celebration during National Volunteer week. This year we decided to change it up a bit. We would like to invite artists of all ages and types to submit artwork that will be digitally reproduced to be a poster that the Committee will distribute to all of the City’s volunteers at the September Art Night Out (Friday, September 16, 2016).

4. Does the City do background checks on its volunteers?

Yes, if a volunteer will have one-on-one, unsupervised contact when serving others they will be thoroughly background checked. Volunteers not having direct, unsupervised contact with individuals may not be required to have a background investigation.
For more information, email the the Volunteer Committee.

5. Does the City “hire” interns?

The City of Lafayette occasionally offers unpaid internships for academic credit or professional experience. For more information, email the the Volunteer Committee.