Volunteer - CHADD

Volunteering for CHADD

CHADD’s dedicated volunteers are crucial to our mission, offering evidence-based ADHD education and peer support to parents of children with ADHD, adults with ADHD, educators of students with ADHD, and professionals who serve the ADHD community. If you're ready to make a difference, there are so many ways to get involved. You can volunteer in an existing chapter near you, express interest in starting a new chapter where one doesn't exist, or raise your hand to start a new support group to better serve the community. At the national level, opportunities include serving on various committees, our board of directors, or our professional advisory board. Each role helps expand our impact and achieve our mission of supporting individuals affected by ADHD.

VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES

Volunteer With Your Local CHADD Chapter

Please visit our Chapter Locator and contact your local CHADD chapter to express interest in volunteering.

FIND A CHAPTER

Start a Chapter

Considering starting a CHADD group in your community? CHADD chapters and meetings across the country bring locals together to share evidence-based ADHD education, peer support opportunities, and resources. If you’d like to introduce CHADD to your community, we’d love to talk to you!

Right now, we’re refining and updating our chapter and support group creation process as well as our volunteer onboarding to ensure you have the best experience possible. Please complete our Express Interest form and we'll reach out to you this fall when we resume the creation of new chapters and groups.

In the meantime, we recommend visiting meetings hosted by our existing CHADD chapters. By experiencing the variety of meeting formats and observing how they’re conducted, you'll gain valuable insights to prepare you for launching your own chapter or support group. Visit our chapter locator to discover chapters hosting virtual meetings. You can also find many of our chapters that are hosting virtual meetings on Meetup.

Express Interest

Are you a Chapter Coordinator?

Log in to our Chapter Portal to check your email, administer your local website, or find materials to share with your community.

OTHER WAYS TO VOLUNTEER

Become a Parent to Parent Teacher

Please visit the Parent to Parent section of our website to find upcoming trainings to become a certified teacher. If nothing is listed, we currently do not have upcoming trainings.

LEARN MORE

Work on a national committee

Professional Advisory Board (PAB)

The Public Policy Committee

CHADD is looking to expand its Public Policy Committee (PPC) to new members. CHADD’s national policy agenda is developed and carried out by the PPC, a group of dedicated volunteers appointed by the President of CHADD to advance the organization’s mission through advocacy. The PPC convenes monthly by phone to discuss ongoing initiatives, advance CHADD’s policy agenda (ranging from drafting comment letters to meeting with governmental officials), and develop a report to CHADD’s national board of directors. Ideal candidates will have prior experience on similar committees, substantive knowledge about policies impacting ADHD, and/or extensive experience in the field of public policy advocacy. Candidates should have a passion for advancing the collective goals of individuals with ADHD and those who care for them, and enough free time to help CHADD execute its mission. Interested candidates should send a brief cover note and resume/CV to ppc@chadd.org.

Candidates will be considered on a rolling basis beginning January 1, 2019. We will make every attempt to review and reply to all applicants but please forgive us if we are unable to respond. CHADD is a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization dedicated to improving the lives of people affected by ADHD. CHADD is committed to equal treatment of all applicants without regard to race, national origin, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, physical or mental disability or other basis.

Editorial Advisory Board

Finance and Audit Committee

The Finance and Audit Committee monitors all fiscal affairs of CHADD to ensure that the financial policies established by the Board are being met and that the fiscal integrity and accountability of CHADD is being maintained. Duties include, investment policies, reviewing budget recommendations, and reviewing monthly financial reports to be submitted to the Board of Directors.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) Committee

Conference Planning Committee

Please contact us at customer_service@chadd.org. In your email, let us know what committee(s) interests you and what skills/expertise you can offer.

Participate in a Study

Join researchers near you in in developing diagnosis and treatment of ADHD.

VIEW STUDIES