Parent volunteers
Help welcome families, support a club, share a practical skill or bring a community gathering to life.
Express your interest
Join usCommunity
Could your skills and knowledge become part of a child’s learning journey? We are growing a diverse community of people who believe children flourish when surrounded by creativity, nature, meaningful relationships and the living wisdom of their community.

Help welcome families, support a club, share a practical skill or bring a community gathering to life.
Express your interestShare stories, cultural perspectives, lived experience and intergenerational wisdom in ways that feel appropriate and meaningful.
Express your interestGuide projects and help children turn questions and ideas into purposeful action.
Express your interestArtists, makers, psychologists, counsellors, holistic therapists and other values-aligned professionals bring specialist knowledge and care.
Express your interestShare real-world experience, spark enterprise and connect learning with genuine community needs.
Express your interestPhilanthropists, investors, venues and aligned organisations help create the conditions in which this community can grow.
Express your interestWhat you can receive as a contributor
Every contributor brings something of value and should also receive genuine value, connection and opportunity in return.
Introduce your work to families seeking trusted, values-aligned support
Create a professional presence within the Living Tapestry Community Directory
Connect and collaborate across disciplines, cultures and generations
Take part in events, workshops, projects and community conversations
Explore referrals, partnerships and shared initiatives
See your knowledge make a meaningful difference for children and families
Community Directory
The Living Tapestry Community Directory will help families and fellow contributors discover your work, understand what you offer and connect with you where appropriate.
Directory inclusion will reflect shared values, relevant experience and our commitment to child safety, cultural respect and community wellbeing.
Register your interestParent volunteering
Families may support welcome circles, creative making, nature experiences, enterprise market days, intergenerational gatherings and special events. Roles will be clearly timed so each family can choose what genuinely works.
A role still taking shape
Kate and Margaret are continuing to shape the mentor role, its boundaries, onboarding and the support mentors will receive. We will publish the complete pathway once that work is ready.
Let's connect
Book a friendly 10 minute call to ask questions, meet our team and find the right path for your child.