Construction volunteers are out on the job site doing hands-on work in a wide variety of tasks that may include: demolition, framing, siding, hanging drywall, painting, trim work, hardware installation, and various other tasks that go into building or repairing one of our homes. No construction experience is necessary to volunteer on site and you…
Seeking to put God’s love into action, Lakeshore Habitat for Humanity brings people together to build homes, communities and hope.
Take your “techie” talents and teaching skills to the next level by training our appreciative senior residents to use, and love, their computers, I-Pads, Kindles and smart phones.
Health/Rehab Centers and/or Woodside Assisted Living: Enrich your life by investing your time in ensuring that our senior residents can participate in the joys of baking, playing games, completing simple art projects, attending musical programs and more.
Health/Rehab Centers, Woodside Assisted and/or Independent Living Discover the simple pleasures of caring companionship by joining a senior resident for a leisurely stroll, puzzle session, game of cards or animated chat about “the way things used to be.”
Put your green thumb to work by sharing the joys of nature and your knowledge of horticulture with our senior residents in the Friendship Village Woods and Gardens.
Showcase your hospitality skills by interacting with our senior residents as a host or hostess. Independent Living residents enjoy Happy Hour on Wednesdays at 3:30, and Woodside residents on Fridays at 3:00
To enrich the life of senior citizens
Event support volunteers make themselves available for special events. Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan conducts fund raising events such as our Golf Fore Hospice and Duck Derby every year. Volunteers help on out on the day of these events in ways that assure the participants a fun, relaxed event.
Volunteers in the Journeys program work directly with grieving children. Two Tuesday evenings each month families come together at the Oakland Centre. Children and youth participate in small groups based on their age. Some volunteers are trained to facilitate these peer support groups. Professional grief support counselors organize the activities for each session and support…