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Open Arms is 100% volunteer run, and all our volunteers are Members of Open Arms. All Members contribute financially towards our funds, either with a small annual registration fee, or by subscribing a larger amount annually or monthly to support us more substantially. All Full Members (Members for a year or more) are invited to our Annual General Meeting (AGM) and can vote. 

The process for becoming a Member and a volunteer is exactly the same. If you are prepared to meet the criteria for Membership you will be invited to attend a meeting with other enquirers and members of the leadership team (our Information Sessions) to learn more about us with no obligation. We will send you our Registration form to fill in online, if you decide to commit, and ask you to sign our Code of Conduct (digitally or on paper). We will contact you to confirm your application has been accepted. This process is explained during our Information Sessions. If you are interested in becoming a Member, please fill in our Initial Interest form linked below, and we will be in touch!

As a Member of Open Arms, you will be offered the opportunity to volunteer in our programs, according to your availability and preferences. Volunteers should be available to help out for at least 6 months - the children need to build reliable and consistent relationships. Our hope is that these relationships will continue much further, through the various programs as the children grow up, and even if a volunteer leaves the country, moving online for support!