Volunteer today! Develop new relationships, find purpose and make a difference.
The Center offers a variety of engaging opportunities to make a difference in the lives of someone going through life-changing challenges within the community.
Our approach to serving seniors and caregivers is relationship-based.
Email Cheryl Nickelson for more information
Location: 6100 Normandale Road, Edina MN 55436
Ages: 8+
Date(s): varies
Time(s): varies
Contact: Cheryl Nickelson 952-977-9374, cnickelson@normandalecenter.org Website: http://www.normandalecenter.org
Time Commitment: varies
Assist with our Annual Meeting, Reach for Ralph, the Family Day Picnic, or other annual special events as planned. Volunteers can assist with set-up, decorations, food preparation, entertainment, clean-up and various other jobs. These are one-time commitments for each event. Volunteers are kept on a list and can say ‘yes’f or ‘no’ to events as they arise.
Location: 1909 E. Wayzata Blvd.
Ages: 16+ and up
Date(s): TBD
Time(s): TBD
Contact: cthoma@hammer.org
Website: https://hammer.org/get-involved/volunteer-2/
Time Commitment: TBD
Ready for Success provides lower-income women and men working towards self-sufficiency with gently used and new professional clothing and accessories suitable for job interviews and the workplace.
Volunteers provide an essential service by assisting our clients in shopping our sites for multiple professional outfits, personal care products, accessories, and more. At Ready for Success, our goal is to provide clients with a complete and enjoyable shopping experience. We also want our volunteers to enjoy themselves and feel a sense of fulfillment by contributing to our program.
Ready for Success Men’s Program is looking for volunteers interested in working 1:1 with men entering or re-entering the workplace to act as personal shoppers, assisting them with assembling professional wardrobes through weekday appointments.
Men’s Program Location: 819 E. Franklin Ave, Minneapolis 55404
Schedule: Flexible 2-hour weekday shifts
(weekly, semiweekly, or monthly)
Preferred times are M, W, or Friday mornings.
Responsibilities:
- Act as a role model to our program clients
- Dress code of business casual or business professional required
- Display a positive attitude
- Treat program clients with dignity and respect the confidentiality of their situations
Qualifications:
- Weekday availability
- Ability to work with people from diverse backgrounds
- Good communication, organizational, time management, and problem-solving skills
- Reliable, outgoing, responsible, flexible, patient
- Retail experience, &/or knowledge of appropriate fashion for today’s job market
- Commit to one year of involvement and sign up for at least one 2-hour shift per month
Application Process:
- Application
- Interview with staff
- References and online background check
Contact Jennifer Paffel to apply or learn more at: 612-872-1509 or jennifer@readyforsuccessmn.org
October 5, 2019
in Administration and Coordination, Age Groups, Ages 12 and under, Ages 12+, Ages 16+, Ages 18+, Children and Teens, Computers and Technology, Cooking, Disabled Adults and Children, Families, Homeless and Hunger Needs, Housing and/or Maintenance and Repair, Seniors
Here you will find information about applying to be a volunteer. Whether you are looking for a one-time opportunity or something ongoing, read on to learn how you can sign up and do the most good in your community.
https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/twin-cities/volunteer
Group Opportunities: Complete a Volunteer Application
Donation Sorting
Landscaping/Gardening/Lawn Care
Office Cleaning/Organizing
Painting
Special Programming/Entertainment
Food Distributions
Individual Opportunities:
Basic Needs / Housing Programs
-Food Shelf Shopper — Locations across the metro
-Kitchen Cleaner/Organizer — Brooklyn Park
-Security Assistant — Minneapolis
Working with Youth
-Character-Building Class Leader — Locations across the metro
-After-School Program Leader — Minneapolis and St. Paul
Disaster Relief
-Disaster Relief Worker — Locations across the metro
Salvation Army Stores
-Store Volunteer — Locations across the metro
Professional / Technical Skills
-Computer Lab Supervisor — Minneapolis
-Housekeeping/Laundry Assistant — Minneapolis
-Driver — Locations across the metro
-Facility Maintenance Assistant — Locations across the metro
-Administrative Support — Roseville
-Wednesday Evening Receptionist — NE Minneapolis
-Share Your Skills — Locations across the metro
Project-Based
-Landscape/Gardening/Lawn Care — Locations across the metro
-Office Cleaning/Organizing — Locations across the metro
Location: Varies
Ages: All Ages
Date(s): Varies
Time(s): Varies
Contact: 651-746-3426
Website: https://centralusa.salvationarmy.org/twin-cities/volunteer
Time Commitment: Varies
All volunteers interested in a regular, ongoing position or short-term projects are required to complete a volunteer application. Once received, we’ll call you to set up a time to discuss your volunteer interests. If you haven’t heard from us within two weeks, please call 763-509-5230 to make an appointment.
Listed below are some ongoing volunteer opportunities. There are also volunteer opportunities at many of the City events. Please contact Volunteer Services for more information at 763-509-5230.
Adopt a Spot: Residents may volunteer to adopt a park, dog waste station, fire hydrant, storm drain or street to benefit their neighbors and the community as a whole. Adopting these items/locations helps ensure Plymouth stays clean and safe. Click on the link to find what is available to adopt near you.
Plymouth Post: Provide caring messages, pictures, photos, riddles, jokes, puzzles and more to seniors and others in Plymouth who may be lonely and feeling isolated. Letters should be dropped off in the front vestibule of City Hall, 3400 Plymouth Boulevard, by the 10th of each month. You can make a one-time contribution but we would love for volunteers to make a regular, monthly commitment to this program for six months. You can write one letter, make multiple copies of the same letter or do something different for each letter. This is your chance to be creative! Letters can be handwritten or printed from a computer. The size should be no larger than 9” x 11”. For safety reasons, we will not provide names of individuals who will receive the letters. This is an excellent opportunity for schools, groups and families to teach about caring for the elderly and the isolated. If you have questions about this program, you can contact Katie Yandell at 763-509-5222 or kyandell@plymouthmn.gov.
Location: Varies
Ages: Varies
Date(s): All year long
Time(s): varies
Contact: Jackie Maas; jmaas@plymouthmn.gov or 763-509-5230
Time Commitment: Varies
Hope Chest for Breast Cancer relies on volunteer support for our Resale Shops, Foundation Office, and events. Join us to help further our mission to provide the quickest access to help for the most urgent daily needs of local breast cancer patients and their families, including housing, transportation, utilities, food and child care. There are a wide variety of opportunities to fit every schedule and skill set. Whether it be once this year or once a week, we’d love to have you!
Location: 3850 Shoreline Dr. S., Orono, MN 55391
Ages: Varies
Date(s): Varies
Time(s): Varies
Contact: foundation@hopechest.com
Website: http://www.HopeChest.com
Time Commitment: one time or recurring opportunities available
We need your help in Wayzata:
– Public Gardens
– Adopt-A-Garden
– The Big Woods
– Administration
– Community Services
– Emerald Ash Borer Tree Legacy Census
Location: Wayzata, MN
Ages: All Ages
Date(s): Varies
Time(s): Varies
Contact: volunteers@wayzata.org
Website: https://westsidecia.org
Time Commitment: Varies
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