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The Homeless Angels

3216 W Main St, Lansing, MI 48917

The Homeless Angels’ offers volunteer opportunities for both young and older generations, including those needing to fulfill community service hours (i.e., schools, other agencies those with court-ordered hours) and at every skill set.

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
Teens , 55+ , Adults , Child with Adult
Individuals , Groups (2-10) , Families
Event support , Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site , Formal
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

"Spark" Volunteer Program for

Water Street Glassworks

Arts & Culture, Education

140 Water St, Benton Harbor, MI 49022

Spark your creativity in our new volunteer program! WSG is pleased to announce "Spark," a new volunteer group dedicated to creating a line of handmade fused glass items which will be sold in the WSG Gallery. Starting with a winter holiday theme, the projects will include colorful ornaments and small functional items.

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals
Indoor
On-site , Formal
Weekdays , Weekends

“Cut and paste” Crew for

Mitchell Research Center

Arts & Culture: Cultural Services Education: Community Exploration

22 N Manning St, Hillsdale, MI 49242

We have a great card file that houses mainly obituaries but also some births, and other miscellaneous articles on Hillsdale families. These volunteers cut articles, pertinent to genealogy research, out of the current Hillsdale Daily News and prepare them for filing. Other volunteers work at home on a backlog of papers from 1965-2001 doing the same type of work.

Weekly , Monthly
Teens , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Virtual , Office work , Indoor
On-site
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

“Food 4 Kids” Backpack Program for

Manna Food Project (Manna)

Health and Safety: Food Insecurity/Hunger

8791 McBride Park Ct, Harbor Springs, MI 49740

Labeling and assembling items for the "Food 4 Kids" Backpack Program. Volunteer drivers and riders are needed to deliver backpacks to area schools. For drivers, orientation must be complete and drivers license must be on file.

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals , Groups (2-10)
Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site , Formal
Weekdays

2020 GIRLS INSTRUCTOR for

ITEC Lansing

Children and Youth Services: After and Before School Education: STEM

200 N Foster Ave, Lansing, MI 48912

Responsibilities include: Assist in teaching STEM-based curriculum, including Lego Robotics, Game Design, Scratch, and Mobile App Design; Build confidence in girls with the using of technology and pursuing careers in traditionally male-dominated fields; Mentor girls in collaborative activities; Help lead instructors with general classroom management; Distribute pre and post surveys.

Weekly
Adults
Individuals
Indoor
Skilled
Weekdays

25 Ways to Help for

Detroit Riverfront Conservancy

Environmental Stewardship: Parks and Trails, Recycling

600 Renaissance Center #1720, Detroit, MI 48243

Listed in the volunteer application are 25 ways to help ranging from tour guide, yoga on the river, Riverfront Ambassador, to special events

One-time , Occasional
Teens , Adults , Child with Adult
Individuals , Groups (2-10)
Event support , Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

4-H Volunteer for

Michigan 4-H Foundation

Environmental Stewardship: Animals Arts & Culture: Cultural Services Children and Youth Services: Mentoring Education: Community Exploration

446 W Circle Dr #160, East Lansing, MI 48824

These volunteers serve in a number of capacities: some choose to help at camp, teach a workshop or lead a club, while others chaperone an event, lend their professional skills or help at the fair. As they provide hands-on guidance and real-world experience, these volunteers also offer young people another crucially important element: a healthy adult role model who helps to grow their confidence and ignite their dreams for the future.

One-time , Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
21+ , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Physical , Event support , Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site , Formal
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

50/50 Lead for

Birmingham Village Players

Arts & Culture: Performing arts

34660 Woodward Ave, Birmingham, MI 48009

Sell 50/50 raffle tickets before the show and during intermission

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
Teens , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Indoor
None , On-site
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

5K Volunteers for

Girls on the Run Kent and Muskegon Counties

Children and Youth Services, Health and Safety

4835 Eastern Ave SE, Kentwood, MI 49508

5Ks are an important part of GOTR. We need lots of volunteer support.

One-time , Occasional
Teens , 21+ , 55+ , Adults
Individuals , Groups (2-10) , Corporate Teams , Families
Event support
On-site
Weekends

A.Y.A. Youth Collective Volunteer for

A.Y.A. Youth Collective

Economic Opportunity: Housing and Homelessness

320 State St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49503

Volunteer opportunities include: cleaning youth homes, cooking meals, serving food, building projects, landscaping, moving furniture, organizing and counting donations, drop-in support, data cleaning, running a workshop, serving on a committee, or providing professional expertise.

One-time , Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
21+ , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Physical , Office work , Event support , Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site , Formal , Skilled
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

AAFF Volunteer for

Ann Arbor Film Festival

Arts & Culture: Performing arts

Ann Arbor, MI 48107

Come and join our wonderful team here at the Ann Arbor Film Festival! Volunteers assist with event support, screenings, festival support, volunteer photography, committee work, and more.

One-time , Occasional , Monthly
Teens , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Event support , Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

Academic Hub for

New Genesis, Incorporated

Children and Youth Services: After and Before School, Mentoring, Sports Programs Education: Tutoring

1225 W Paterson St, Kalamazoo, MI 49007

We are looking for volunteers to help with the Academic Hub. Can you give some time to change a life! Help is needed in the following areas: Classroom Coach, Check-In/ Check-Out, Security, Breakfast and Lunch Monitors, and Recess Monitor.

Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals
Physical , Indoor
On-site
Weekdays

Academic Support for

Whaley Children's Center

Health and Safety: Access to Health Care, Substance Use Recovery

1201 N Grand Traverse St, Flint, MI 48503

Monitor student performance, review content, help problem solve, develop study skills and organizational techniques to help improve academic performance.

Weekly , Monthly
Teens , Adults
Individuals
Indoor
On-site
Weekdays , Evenings

Academic Support for

The Lawn Academy

Children and Youth Services: After and Before School, Mentoring, Youth Volunteerism Education: Financial Literacy

98 Sand Bar Ln, Detroit, MI 48214

We offer youth academic support in English, Math, Reading, and Science. I-ASSIST YOUTH is an extension of The Lawn Academy to increase the academic competency of youth.

Occasional
21+ , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Virtual
On-site
Weekdays

Academic Support Team & Movement Therapy Team

Just Speak

Children and Youth Services: After and Before School, Mentoring Education: Literacy, STEM, Tutoring Health and Safety: Mental Health

2727 2nd Ave ste 200 # 11, Detroit, MI 48201

Volunteers may help with supporting and instructing youth through play, art and movement based activities and therapy. They may also facilitate groups, serve on panels, and conduct workshops.

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals
Indoor , Outdoor
Formal
Weekdays , Weekends

Access Volunteers for

Disability Network Lakeshore

Social Justice, Equity: Disability Services

442 Century Ln, Holland, MI 49423

Access Volunteers support DNL staff members in evaluating local businesses and the barriers they present to people with disabilities. The volunteer will take measurements and record them, and may also take photos.

Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals
Indoor , Outdoor
Formal
Weekdays , Weekends

Accessions for

Plymouth Historical Museum

Arts & Culture, Education: Community Exploration

155 S Main St, Plymouth, MI 48170

Items that are donated to the Museum have to be acknowledged and cataloged. The process is called “accessioning.” The accessions staff works on Wednesdays to ensure the Museum’s items are properly accounted for and are entered into the Museum software.

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals
Indoor
Formal
Weekdays

Accreditation Review Committee Members for

Midwifery Education and Accreditation Council

Children and Youth Services, Economic Opportunity: Workforce Development Education, Health and Safety

850 Mt Pleasant Ave, Ann Arbor, MI 48103

At this time, MEAC is particularly in need of individuals with experience in distance education, Title IV administration and administration/management of educational institutions. Qualified volunteers will be selected from this pool to form the Accreditation Review Committees (ARC) for each school being considered for accreditation or re-accreditation.

Weekly , Monthly
55+ , Adults
Individuals
Indoor
Formal , Skilled
Weekdays , Evenings

Acorn Volunteer for

The Acorn

Arts & Culture: Cultural Services, Performing arts Education: Community Exploration

107 Generations Dr, Three Oaks, MI 49128

Want to be an usher or greeter? Work the Box Office? Plan special events? Plant flowers? You can do these and so much more as an Acorn volunteer.

Occasional , Weekly , Monthly
Teens , 55+ , Adults
Individuals
Event support , Indoor , Outdoor
None , On-site , Formal
Weekdays , Evenings , Weekends

Action Advocates for

Amyloidosis Foundation

Health and Safety: Access to Health Care

7151 N Main St #2, Village of Clarkston, MI 48346

As patients and caregivers with a rare disease, we understand the many challenges that you are dealing with. Advocacy involves speaking out on issues that you care about and offering ways to improve upon them. As part of our Action Advocates team, we can guide you on how to advocate for important health issues that affect the amyloidosis community. Whether you are a patient, caregiver, doctor, nurse or friend, your opinion does matter. Advocacy takes place on every level, from local to national. Together we can make our voice heard.