by Angela Johnson, Board Member
How Volunteering with Bountiful Children Changed My Life
Do you have a few hours to spare for a meaningful cause?
At Bountiful Children, volunteers are the heart of everything we do. Most of our efforts—whether they’re planning humanitarian trips, creating videos, or writing blog posts—are driven by compassionate people who want to make a difference. With children and families around the world in need, our mission is simple: to bring hope and tangible help into their lives. And we need you to help us do it.
Why I Started with Bountiful
In 2016, I attended a hunger banquet hosted by Bountiful Children. The event was eye-opening. Guests were divided into economic classes based on global income statistics. Most of us—including my young son and me—were placed in the low-income group, sitting on the floor with cardboard boxes while others enjoyed a nice meal at a table.
Angela’s son at the 2016 Hunger Banquet
My son made the best of it by building a cardboard fort, but I couldn’t ignore the quiet discomfort and rumbling in my tummy. Even my family members at the table later said they felt uneasy watching us sit on the floor with so little food.
Our first Bountiful humanitarian trip
That summer, we joined a Bountiful humanitarian trip to Guatemala—and that’s when everything changed. We met a mother living under scrap metal with her four children. With Bountiful’s help, the volunteers helped build them a tiny two-room home. It wasn’t luxurious, but it offered shelter from the weather and separation from the smoke of their open cooking fire.
Tour volunteers build a family home
Experiences like these shift your perspective. We found it hard to spend money on ourselves after we came home. We reached out to Bountiful to ask how we could help—and they put us to work.
Travel with Bountiful: A humanitarian trip to Guatemala
That was nine years ago. Since then, I’ve volunteered in many roles from helping with humanitarian trips to serving on the board. It’s been an incredible journey—working with coordinators and families across the globe, and meeting passionate volunteers from all walks of life.
Getting Started with Bountiful
Volunteering doesn’t have to be a big commitment. Just a few hours can make a real impact. Our Volunteer Engagement Coordinator, Becky, is here to help you get started. Whether you have a specific skill or just a willing heart, we’ll help match you to a project or team that fits.
Some Ways You Could Help
There’s a place for you at Bountiful—whether you have a few hours a week or want to dive in more deeply. Explore ways you can help:
- Lead a focus group
Coordinate a small team working on trips, content design, blog posts, or web development, to mention a few. - Help with blog posts, videos, website, or other core functions
Share your creative skills in writing, editing, graphic design, video production, or organizing projects by working as a member of a focus group. - Support in-person or virtual events
Assist with planning, logistics, promotion, or tech support for events. - Join the Volunteer Engagement Team
Welcome new volunteers, match them with opportunities, and help create a supportive and energized volunteer culture. - Mentor and guide local leaders as they form a national NGO
Support a team in a developing country as they build a sustainable organization to serve vulnerable children. - Contribute translation or interpretation skills
Help us reach more families by translating materials or providing language support. - Join a country support team
Work alongside others focused on one country, coordinating efforts, solving problems, and cheering on our in-country staff. - Assist with research, grant writing, or grant management
Help identify funding sources, draft proposals, gather supporting data, manage existing grants. - Share your ideas—we welcome creativity!
If you see a gap we haven’t filled or have a talent to offer, we’d love to hear from you.
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We believe every hand makes a difference.
Join us today and be part of something
that impacts the lives of those in need.
Angela Johnson, Board Member
Angela graduated from Brigham Young University in Education. She started helping Bountiful Children after going on a Nutritour to Guatemala in 2016. After meeting the beautiful children and families, she knew she wanted to help Bountiful wherever she could. She has also gotten to do humanitarian work in Peru and Ghana and hopes to visit many more areas where Bountiful is helping malnourished children. She has also enjoyed serving in various callings with The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in helping local refugee families. Angela is originally from Kansas and now resides in Cedar Hills, Utah. She is the mother of 4 and is excited to be a new grandma. She enjoys hiking, swimming, reading, genealogy, traveling, and doing just about anything with her family.
A volunteer gives the gift of self and her pay comes in smiling faces and bright futures!