Blossom Where You’re Planted

Become a Volunteer.
Multiply our reach.

Every conversation you have. Every story you tell. Every event you show up for. It ripples. Join the 360° SCD Hub volunteer corps — we’ll give you the tools, training, and recognition to make every effort count.

✨ Find Your Role →
Six ways to serve · Free training · Earn SickleSense Coins · Real impact

Why volunteer with SCFA?

We don’t just say thank you. We give you tools, recognize your work, and make sure every contribution is counted, celebrated, and connected to real outcomes for families living with Sickle Cell Disease.

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Earn SickleSense Coins
Every contribution earns coins, unlocks badges, and counts toward leaderboards.
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Real community
Connect with other volunteers, mentors, and the families we serve together.
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Career pathway
Active volunteers can grow into paid Community Health Worker roles.
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Easy tools
Mobile-first. Log a contribution in 10 seconds. Free scripts & resources.

Six ways to show up.

Pick the role that fits your lived experience, your time, and your gifts. You can always grow into more.

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Community Advocate
+25 coins per log

Tell the SCD story publicly. Advocate for awareness, policy, screening, and equity. Speak at events, write letters, push for change.

High Impact · Lived Experience Welcomed
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Peer Mentor
+30 coins per session

1:1 support for newly-diagnosed families. Share what you wish someone had told you. Walk alongside someone who’s where you used to be.

Deepest Impact · Lived Experience Required
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Event Volunteer
+15 coins per event

Health fairs. Screening events. Community days. Walks & runs. Show up, set up, hand out resources, talk to families.

Flexible · Saturdays Welcome
Youth Ambassador
+20 coins per log

Teens and young adults. School presentations, social media advocacy, peer-to-peer outreach. Bring SCD awareness to your generation.

Ages 13–24 · School-Year Friendly
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Brand Ambassador
+10 coins per log

Wear the gear. Show up where SCFA can’t. Be a recognizable face for the Foundation at your church, your gym, your community.

Light Touch · Big Visibility
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Office Volunteer
+10 coins per session

Admin support, data entry, mailings, event prep, phone follow-ups. Behind-the-scenes work that keeps SCFA running.

Reliable · Calm Environment

How it works.

From signup to your first SickleSense Coins — in under a week.

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Pick your role
Choose one or more from the six above. Mix & match.
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Get matched
A CHW or Zone Director in your area welcomes you and orients you.
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Log a contribution
4 preset taps. Logged in 10 seconds. Coins awarded.
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Watch your impact grow
Streaks, badges, leaderboards, community visibility.
Coach Carla, your 360° SCD Hub Guide
A message from Coach Carla

“I started as a volunteer. So did most of the CHWs I work with today. The Hub will show you exactly what to do — when you’re unsure, when you’re new, when you just want to help. We’re happy you’re here.”

Carla · Your 360° SCD Hub Guide
Career Pathway

Volunteer today.
Lead tomorrow.

Many of SCFA’s paid Community Health Workers started as volunteers. Log consistently, build trust, and earn the “Aspiring CHW” badge — your Zone Director will see you in the recruitment pipeline.

🌱 Volunteer 🌿 Active Advocate 🌳 Aspiring CHW 🌺 Paid CHW

Ready to plant yourself in the work?

Free to join. Free to use. Every Saturday you give, every story you share, every family you help — counts.

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