Volunteer at Starfish Foster Home in Xi'an, China
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Join us at Starfish Foster Home to help care for 47 babies with special medical needs. Volunteers needed for various tasks. Accommodations available. Contact us today!
Volunteer at Starfish Foster Home in Xi'an, China
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Volunteering at Starfish We welcome volunteers! Starfish is a working foster home with 47 babies and a staff of 28. It is a busy place! Each baby needs love, care, and the comforting reassurance of another’s touch. Each baby comes to this foster home with special medical needs as well, and undergoes life-saving surgeries that will transform the child’s life. We rely on volunteers to bring that special touch, a warm heart, and a friendly smile into the lives of these special children. You may chooseto help with the baby care, but we are always in need of help in a variety of other areas as well. If you have specific skills, we can certainly put them to use Check below for answers to frequently asked questions: What can I do at Starfish? Where is Starfish Foster Home located? Can I stay at Starfish while volunteering? Download Volunteer handbook for detailed information Download Volunteer Application form Volunteer Coordinators: Greg and Deborah Coffey coffey58@gmail.com Contact us any time U.S. Phone: 636-634-0701 – we are here to help!
Volunteers come for many reasons. Find yours here or tell us of your ideas! • Hold babies and help with feeding, etc. • Shower the babies with love and affection! • Bring much needed donated items. • Help with clerical, administrative, scrapbooking, or computer work. • Help with renovation, building maintenance, repairs. • Help with interior design and decoration. To volunteer, please click here for the volunteer application What can I do at Starfish? Return to Volunteer Home Page Volunteer Coordinators: Greg and Deborah Coffey coffey58@gmail.com Contact us any time – we are here to help! US phone: 1-636-634-0701
Where is Starfish Foster Home? • ChangLeGong Department for OldMid FengJing RoadXiaoLiuZhai VillageWeiYang DistrictXian 710018ShaanXi ProvinceCHINA Starfish Foster Home Starfish Foster Home is located in Xi’an, former Imperial capital of China, and home of the world-famous Terra-Cotta Soldiers (兵马俑, bīngmǎyǒng). It is 568 miles southwest of Beijing. Return to Volunteer Home Page Central courtyard inside Starfish Foster Home Can I stay at Starfish? Click here for information. Volunteer Coordinators: Greg and Deborah Coffey coffey58@gmail.com Contact us any time – we are here to help! US phone: 1-636-634-0701
Can I stay at Starfish while volunteering? • Yes! Starfish has simple but comfortable accommodations for volunteers. Rooms have air-conditioning and heating. • We have separate dorm rooms for men and women. (click here for link to photos – on photo page show rooms, bathroom, give details – still need these ) • We can usually accommodate families. • We welcome small children, but ask that they are supervised at all times by parents. • You are responsible for your own plane ticket. We recommend checkingwww.flychina.com • for prices to China. • For in-China plane and train transportation, check www.elong.net and http://english.ctrip.com/. • Transportation to and from the Xi’an airport is available for Starfish volunteers at a cost of 100RMB each way. Flight information needs to be sent in advance to Amanda at throwingstarfish0913@gmail.com • Download Volunteer Handbook for more information Volunteer Coordinators: Greg and Deborah Coffey coffey58@gmail.com Contact us any time – we are here to help! US phone: 1-636-634-0701