Make-A-Wish® Michigan

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Make-A-Wish® Michigan

Children and Youth Services: Sports Programs Health and Safety
7600 Grand River Ave #175, Brighton, MI 48114
Phone (800) 622 - 9474
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Our mission

We create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses during their darkest days.
Opportunities

Office Volunteer

Assist with various projects at our chapter offices in Brighton and Grand Rapids, including phone calls, mailings, research and data entry. This opportunity is only available during business hours Monday–Friday.
  • Weekly
  • 21+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Office work, Indoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays

Skill-Based Volunteer

Use your professional skills and knowledge on an as-needed basis to provide much-needed skills such as reading and writing in multiple languages, graphic design, accounting, photography, licensed carpentry, interior design, landscaping and more.
  • Occasional
  • 21+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Physical, Office work, Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Special Events Volunteer

Plan, organize and implement successful fundraising events by working on committees, helping on event day and/or participating in the event. Our special events volunteers help us by staffing our registration tables, handing out T-shirts, cheering on participants or welcoming attendees. Opportunities may also include speaking engagements, check pickups, representing Make-A-Wish Michigan at various activities hosted by community groups or businesses and distributing flyers or posters to promote an upcoming event.
  • Occasional
  • 21+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Physical, Event support, Indoor, Outdoor
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Translator/Interpreter

Help facilitate wish experiences for non-English-speaking families. Translators attend wish visits and phone calls, but they are not directly involved in planning wishes. They may also assist with the translation of documents and other materials as needed.
  • Weekly
  • 21+, Adults
  • Individuals
  • Virtual, Physical
  • On-site
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Wish Family Ambassador

Open to wish alumni and their families, represent Make-A-Wish at a number of external outreach and fundraising events to share your wish experience. If you are interested in becoming an ambassador, contact Kierstynn Rozema.
  • Occasional
  • 21+, Adults
  • Individuals, Families
  • Event support, Indoor, Outdoor
  • None
  • Weekdays, Weekends

Wish Granter

Work with a partner to meet with wish kids and their families to help determine their wishes, and then work with our staff to make those wishes a reality. Wish-granting volunteers must be 21 years of age, attend a wish-granting training and be able to commit to at least one year of volunteering.
  • Weekly
  • 21+
  • Individuals
  • Physical, Indoor, Outdoor
  • Formal
  • Weekdays, Weekends
How you help

Your time and unique talents are critical to bringing strength and hope to wish kids when they need it the most. In fact, our volunteers are at the heart of every wish experience. Make-A-Wish® Michigan volunteers consider their work impactful and meaningful. And, their efforts are rewarded—not in dollars or cents, but in the incredible difference they make in the lives of our wish kids. Volunteers even have the freedom to choose when and how they would like to help transform lives in our community.
About us

Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Since 1984 We’ve granted more than 10,000 wishes. Headquartered in Brighton with offices in Grand Rapids, Make-A-Wish Michigan serves families in all 83 counties in Michigan.