The mission of Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic is to grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich their lives with hope, strength, and joy. We are dedicated to making every eligible child's wish come true. Make-A-Wish Mid-Atlantic serves Northern Virginia, Maryland, Washington DC, and Southern Delaware. We have over 500 volunteers all across our chapter that help to grant the wishes of all of our eligible children. Since our founding in 1983, we have granted over 8,500 wishes. None of this could be possible without the help of our amazing volunteers! 

We are currently looking for Wish Granters and biligunal Wish Granters. These wish granters work in teams of two with wish children and their families to help make wishes come true. This involves conducting an initial interview with the family to determine the child’s wish, working with Make-A-Wish^® staff to help fulfill the wish and throwing a wish party for the child when the wish is granted. Make-A-Wish staff will handle the major details of the wish. We ask volunteers to be the direct point of contact with the family, and most importantly, to keep the child excited about the wish prior to its granting! This is a long term volunteer opportunity. Time commitment depends on the type of wish you are working on and how many at one time. The wish interview and granting almost always take place in the evening or on a weekend. You schedule this with the family and your wish partner. Flexibility in your evening and weekend schedule is fairly important. Wish-granting volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and have reliable transportation. Also required are a signed Conflict of Interest/Ethics Agreement (annual), cleared background check and a one-day training session. Background checks must be updated every three years.