A place for children
who need a family's
love and care

Volunteering with us will be an unforgettable experience for you - and will help our children and our home.

You can come to us, as part of our family, and stay in one of our main buildings or in the tranquil bamboo hut (photo below right)
in our organic garden area.

We will guide you, and welcome your ideas and skills, in helping to run the home and look after the children.

You can help with the organic farm, or cook (we'll show you the Thai way!), or organise the laundry, or work on building or maintenance.

And, of course, help with the children. They have many needs: you can help with the everyday tasks of looking after them, you might teach them English or some other skill, you may play games with them, or you may go with them when they go on outings.

What is important is this: the chidren will enjoy having you at Home & Life and you will become part of the family experience - just settle in with the kids and staff and do what you can to make life better for everyone.

You must be aged 16 or over, though minors can accompany a responsible adult; you must be of good character without any police record; and you must want to work with children. Is that you?

There are modest costs that you will have to meet: you will need to pay for your accommodation and food in cash when you arrive.

And you will have to read and agree to the Home & Life rules for volunteers. These are not difficult but they are necessary for the protection of the children - if you can agree to them, you are the kind of person we want to join our family.

You will also need a valid visa (we cannot help with visas) and you must have adequate travel insurance. Home & Life does not accept any liability whatsoever.

There is no minimum stay but longer stays are better, both for

How to volunteer

Read the following files and make sure you are suitable for the Home & Life Volunteer Programme. If you want to go ahead, follow the instructions in the files below.

Volunteer Agreement
You will need to sign this when you arrive. Please read it now to make sure you can agree with it. Read now

Volunteer Application
Please fill in and email or post to us. This is required before you arrive at Home & Life. When we receive it, we will contact you to invite you to join us. Read now

Reference & checks
Please fill in and email or post to us. This is required before you arrive at Home & Life. We are taking people we have not met to work and live with our children. We need to be sure you are suitable to work with children and that you are of good character. You will understand our need to make sure our children are safe as well as happy. This is a requirement and no one is accepted without this. Read now

you and for the stability of the children.

We hope to see you soon! Use this page to read the conditions and to apply (download the three documents, fill in the application and reference details and email them to us).