Volunteer with TAPS
Volunteerism is at the very foundation of TAPS. In 2023, nearly 5,000 volunteers donated their time and talent to support the TAPS mission, providing more than 71,000 hours of support. In addition to their generosity, more than 1,100 Military Mentors volunteered 60,000 hours supporting survivors. Every program across the organization benefits from the selfless service of people like you who share our mission of caring for the families of America's fallen military heroes.
- "It's rewarding to be able to give back to families. TAPS has made volunteering a welcoming, smooth, easy, and rewarding experience." - Katherine
- "This was the most fun and most fulfilling volunteer activity I've ever participated in. I've never been a part of anything this incredible before." - TAPS Volunteer
- "I signed up as a volunteer thinking I'd be helping out a little bit. I had no idea how much I'd get in return." - Lenzy
Memorial Day Weekend (May 19 to 26, 2025)
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer Opportunities are available for sign up to support the National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp. Visit the volunteer section on the National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp home page for details.
Donations Needed for Supplies
Please consider donating supplies for the National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp. Items needed are listed on the TAPS Amazon Wish List.
Here Are Some Ways to Join The TAPS Volunteer Community
Support TAPS Staff at our National Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, through administrative projects, inventory, mailers and more. If interested, email volunteers@taps.org.
Email volunteers@taps.org to support seminars and other events in locations nationwide helping with set-up/breakdown, check-in, store sales, race day support, serve as airport greeters, and more.
Capture professional level images and videography at TAPS events to help tell the TAPS story that may be used in TAPS Publications and website. If interested, email volunteers@taps.org.
Other Ways to Volunteer
Active Military, Veterans, and Good Grief Camp graduates, become a caring companion and a reminder to TAPS youth that the military still cares for them.
If you are an adult survivor at least 18 months beyond the loss of your own loved one and ready to comfort and give hope to another survivor, consider becoming a TAPS Peer Mentor.
If you are a group that is interested in volunteering at an event or working on projects at TAPS National Headquarters in Arlington, Virginia, please email volunteers@taps.org.
Please call 800-959-TAPS (8277) or email volunteers@taps.org with any questions.
