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Detailed Volunteer Registration Instructions: Click here to view our helpful step-by-step guide for registering as a volunteer.

You Grow. Everyone Grows.

We invite you to enjoy a life experience that is deeply fulfilling, part of a growing national movement, and transform the life of another. You don’t need to be a tennis player. If you’re caring, energetic, and can volunteer just two hours each week for a six-week period in the spring and fall, we invite you to join our team of 5,000+ happy volunteers. You’ll be giving back to your community and helping us create fun and social interactions for children with autism through tennis. It’s an unforgettable growing experience for everyone involved. Explore our programs to find a location near you. All volunteers are welcome, from local high school and college teams, tennis enthusiasts, parents, special education teachers, ABA therapists, speech-language pathologists, and occupational therapists to name a few.

“What makes me come back every time is the impact it has on the players. I’ve tremendously enjoyed watching them grow as they go from being shy to a couple months later having conversations with peers and volunteers.”

Sophie Moore
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Registered volunteers since 2015

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Active volunteers each year

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Hours of tennis provided in 2023 because of our ACEing Autism volunteers

"I get to not only help other people with the sport that I love but I also get to be out on the court and see them improve as tennis players, really just seeing the kids be happy and be themselves."

Jamie Cohen, Volunteer, Burbank, CA

Questions About Volunteering

You must be 13 years old to volunteer with ACEing Autism.
Absolutely! Siblings of participants are always welcome to volunteer. We love having families participate together.
Yes, a person with autism can volunteer. We currently have several volunteers with autism.

What our volunteers have to say

Corbin Darling

Volunteer, Pittsburgh, PA
I don’t think there is a program like this in the country that’s as transformative for the participants as well as the volunteers. I only have experience with the spectrum of autism that I know in my family, so it was cool to get to experience more and get challenged to meet them where they are. I was amazed by the fact that this program breaks down the misconceptions you might have about autism.

Anya Rammohan

Volunteer, Thousand Oaks, CA
This experience made me realize how much I love working with kids on the spectrum. I learned that it can be so fulfilling to see other people so happy and I never fully understood it until now. You have these great memories to look back on. You’re all working toward the same goal, and each step is so fun to be a part of.

Gianna Carlevaris

Program Director, Burlingame, CA
I’ve always loved volunteering, but there’s something totally different at ACEing Autism. I’ve been trying to find an organization that I truly love and want to give my time to and after the first session of ACEing Autism, I knew I wanted to continue and be a bigger part of this amazing organization. Through working with one child for the whole session, it allowed me to create a strong bond and see his growth and how he became more focused as the weeks went on.

Grace Reed

Volunteer, Phoenix, AZ
I've loved seeing the kids every week, making that connection and being someone that they can talk to outside of their counselor or people at school.

Already an ACEing volunteer?

Thank you for becoming an ACEing Autism volunteer! We rely on volunteers like you to run our programs as smoothly as possible and are always happy to hear about your experience with our program, please don’t hesitate to reach out to our team.

For volunteers who have already registered, you can sign into your volunteer portal to find all of your local opportunities and leadership contact information.

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