OJA Volunteer Program

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The Office of Juvenile Affairs (OJA) is committed to a partnership between agency employees, citizen volunteers and student interns in achieving it's mission. Citizen volunteers and student interns provide additional resources, learn about the opportunities and challenges of OJA services, and enhance program and reintegration efforts for youth and families.

Volunteers are utilized in OJA institutions and field probation and parole offices in a variety of ways. They include, but are not limited to, mentoring, tutoring, transporting youth and families, staff support functions, religious counseling and tutoring, taking youth on recreational outings or providing tickets to outings, serving as a chaplain, church groups providing special services, serving on an advisory board, teaching youth a specific hobby or skill, providing youth with birthday or holiday acknowledgment gifts and/or parties, etc.

• In FY2006, OJA utilized 2,020 volunteers performing more than 20,593 hours of service and donated more than $98,809 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY2005, OJA utilized 4,292 volunteers performing more than 32,288 hours of service and donated more than $136,336 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY2004, OJA utilized 4,430 volunteers performing more than 33,384 hours of service and donated more than $155,872 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY2003, OJA utilized 4,439 volunteers performing more than 32,373 hours of service and donated more than $147,702 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY2002, OJA utilized 4,883 volunteers performing more than 44,811 hours of service and donated more than $172,246 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY2001, OJA utilized 2,874 volunteers performing more than 27,345 hours of service and donated more than $80,000 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY2000, OJA utilized 3,864 volunteers performing more than 37,908 hours of service and donated more than $82,142 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY1999, OJA utilized 4,239 volunteers performing more than 22,736 hours of service and donated more than $85,984 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods.
  
  
• In FY 1998, OJA utilized 4,477 volunteers performing more than 30,378 hours of service and donated more than $117,334 in actual monetary donations or in-kind goods

Everyone has unique talents and many strengths!  Because we want to offer our youth access to different ideas and we believe it is important to focus on their potential, OJA encourages volunteer involvement from all cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.

OJA has institutions and field offices located throughout Oklahoma. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer with the Office of Juvenile Affairs, contact Rhonda Burgess, OJA Volunteer Program Supervisor, at (405)530-2822 or e-mail at Rhonda Burgess , for more information