Youth volunteers aged 10-14 must be accompanied by an adult during a volunteer shift. Volunteers aged 15 and up are welcome to come on their own. Unfortunately, we are unable to host those under the age of 10 due to safety concerns.  

All volunteers, including kids, need to have a volunteer profile to sign up for shifts. Please see “How can I add a volunteer to my profile?” for more information.  

In your volunteer profile, you can click “Add an Additional Volunteer to My Profile” under the Profile Management section.  

Additional volunteers can be family members, or even friends. You should only add volunteers to your profile if you plan to sign them up for shifts, and they will be connected to your email address and password login.

Yes! Please check out this short volunteer orientation video:

There is also a required Civil Rights Training for each volunteer to complete once a year. You can complete this through your profile or fill out a paper version during your first volunteer shift.  

We are in partnership with the Sacramento Sheriff’s Department’s Alternative Sentencing Program. If you have court-appointed community service hours to complete, please make sure to notify us when you sign up for a volunteer shift. If two scheduled shifts are missed, your service will be terminated.

CERVIS has a number of how-to videos on its YouTube page. You can find answers to things like registering for events, printing volunteer history, using the sign-in console, and more! 

Volunteers must be 15 years or older to volunteer independently. Volunteers ages 10-14 must be supervised by an adult. We cannot accommodate children younger than 10 years old at this time.