Opportunities From: United Way of South Central Michigan

Working from referrals from the Food bank, The Salvation Army Lansing Capital Area Corps location distributes food 5 days a week at 525 N Pennsylvania. The volunteer will assist food clients with their order by taking their order and filling it in our "Pantry of Choice". Various shifts available Monday thru Friday either 9:00 am - 12:00 pm or 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.  Volunteer Application and Background Check required.  Please contact michelle.johnson@usc.salvationarmy.org for paperwork.  Thank you.

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At DAP Services & Resources, our mission is to advance equity and address health disparities in underserved aging populations. We provide vital programs like the Senior Stability Program, Golden Gatherings, and Crucial Conversations, helping seniors and individuals with chronic illnesses achieve stability and access the care they deserve.

As our organization grows to meet increasing community needs, we are seeking passionate and dedicated volunteers to help expand our impact. Volunteers play a critical role in strengthening our programs, reaching more individuals in need, and ensuring our nonprofit can continue to transform lives.

By joining our volunteer team, you can help us:

Your time, skills, and commitment can make a tangible difference in the lives of the most vulnerable members of our community. Together, we can build pathways to stability and create lasting change.

If you’re looking for a meaningful way to give back and grow alongside a compassionate team, we invite you to volunteer with us today!

At Punks With Lunch Lansing, we are dedicated to restoring dignity to unhoused individuals and those affected by substance use. Our efforts are centered at The Fledge, where we create meaningful change. (Our entrance is located on the side of the building. You can easily spot it by the bright sky-blue walls and wooden stairs.)

We invite you to join us in:
 - Organizing kits for safe use.
 - Preparing lunch boxes for individuals in need of a meal.

Your support helps us make a positive impact in our community. 

If you have any questions, send us an email!

Monday- Friday from 10:00 am - 1:00 pm 

We bring our services directly to the communities that need them most. Our Mobile Outreach Program and street teams target locations with the highest need for our services, ensuring that we reach those who may not otherwise have access.

Building a more compassionate society, one sack lunch at a time. Punks with Lunch Lansing is a not-for-profit, non-religious, non-political outreach organization. We strive to inspire, motivate, and grow community involvement. We conduct organized outreach activities every other Saturday at Reutter Park and surrounding areas. We provide food, hygiene items, clothing (socks & underwear), camping items (tents & sleeping bags), and harm reduction to those in need. Our participants are primarily unhoused, low- to no-income individuals, and those with substance use disorders.

Haven House accepts applications for court ordered Community Service Volunteers with the following guidelines.

Restrictions on Service of Volunteers

- Only non-violent infractions accepted. (No assault and battery, armed robbery, domestic abuse, larceny, destruction of property, etc.)

-May not be a sex offender nor have any cases pending.

-No illegal drug related charges or convictions.

-No retail fraud and embezzlement charges or convictions. 

Application Process

-Apply online to be a volunteer and answer every question on the application.

-You will then be contacted to attend an orientation if you are eligible to complete service hours.

Scheduling Hours

-Shifts are 2 to 4 hours.

-Dates and times of service must be arranged and approved by the Volunteer Manager.

Attendance

-The Volunteer Manager must be called in advance if you will be absent and if unavailable, leave a voicemail (517) 348-0688. Also, contact the office (517) 337-2731 and speak with a live person to cancel your shift if Volunteer Manager is not in the office.

-More than one no call no show could result in termination of the program.

-You are to clock in and out via the app called My Impact. Credit will not be given if you fail to do so. Falsification of hours will result in immediate termination.

-You are responsible to be on time and complete all assignments. Poor performance may result in your termination.

Are you handy or skilled at making repairs?

We are looking for a volunteer who can perform routine maintenance a few hours each week and/or as needed. A list of tasks will be provided during training.  

Office volunteers serve a unique role as a liaison among staff, clients, and other volunteers. This provides one of our most interactive volunteer opportunities. The primary tasks include:

*this role requires at least a (2) hour training after orientation.

Haven House stores many donations for our shelter and families. So, keeping an accurate count of what is available allows our programs to run smoothly and clients have what they need. To do this, we use an electronic tracking system called inFlow and all donations coming into the shelter or going out to clients must be accounted for. With the constant movement of donations the inventory counts can become inaccurate so regular tracking of inventory in all areas is necessary.  Volunteers interested in this position will commit to at least 2-4 hours M-F checking inventory on a weekly rotation for preventative measures as well as when inventory is found to have discrepancies. This is an independent role meaning volunteers will train with staff beforehand but when training is complete, they will come and go as scheduled with minimal supervision.

Office volunteers serve a unique role as a liaison among staff, clients, and other volunteers. This provides one of our most interactive volunteer opportunities. The primary tasks include:

*this role requires at least a (2) hour training after orientation.

You can sign up for one-time opportunities or set up a weekly or monthly plan to prepare meals.  Dinner is served at 5:30 pm.  A dinner menu is drafted monthly. 

COOKING AT HAVEN HOUSE:

COOKING OFF-SITE:

We recommend arriving at 3:30 pm. Any menu items needing defrosting should already be in the refrigerator before you arrive, shelter staff does this. If you plan to deviate from the menu, let us know so we do not defrost unless needed.

Meals should be prepared and ready by 5:30. Dinner is served buffet style.

Dinner volunteers ARE required to clean any meal prep dishes. All pots & pans, knives, cooking utensils, bowls, mixers, blenders, crock pots, roasters, etc. used to prepare the meal must be cleaned before clocking out. Dishes will need to be washed, rinsed, sanitized, dried and put away, and the oven and stove-top cleaned, if needed. The supplies you will use, where to find them, and more detailed instruction will be discussed during your tour. 

*Be sure to "cancel" via your account if you cannot make your dinner preparation as scheduled so shelter staff can be prepared to make dinner that night. Calling the shelter to cancel as well is helpful in case Volunteer Coordinator is not in the office to receive automatic cancellation email*

Peace & Prosperity Youth Action Movement (PPM) is a group of teens and young adults, ages 12 and up, focused on increasing social equity within our community.

We launched PPM in 2009 to engage young people through skill-building and leadership curriculum that prepares them for continuing education, community and civic leadership, social entrepreneurship, and economic mobility to create transformative change. 

​PPM needs adult volunteer chaperones that will work in partnership with PPM adult staff who develop and deliver curriculum, events , and activities in a youth program setting.

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One Love Global is looking for an administrative volunteer. An administrative volunteer may assist with follow up phone calls, answering emails, filing, data entry or helping to create admission packets, and creating flyers for all events using canva.

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Volunteer Opportunity: We're currently seeking passionate volunteers to join us in this impactful endeavor. Volunteers will play a pivotal role in reaching out to and engaging with local small businesses, encouraging their participation in our Small Business Directory. Through your support, we aim to elevate the visibility of these enterprises, ultimately stimulating economic growth and creating a thriving Lansing business community.

How You Can Help: As a volunteer, you'll have the opportunity to be a driving force behind our mission. Your efforts will directly contribute to the growth and success of small businesses in the Greater Lansing area. Join us in our quest to create awareness, expand customer bases, and invigorate the local economy by bringing small businesses together in this collaborative initiative.

Get involved today and be a part of a movement that champions local businesses, fosters impactful connections, and cultivates a flourishing business landscape in the Greater Lansing area!

Discount Code: have businesses use code M2M to receive $5 off of their directory registration.

L&F has an ongoing need for dinner volunteers. Weekend availability is encouraged. 

The dinner volunteer will: 

- present food that has been prepared (warming, getting utensils out) 6pm to 7pm 

- serve food to guests (appx 12 each night) 7pm to 8pm

- clean dining room and kitchen after dinner 8pm to 9pm

- spend time with guests, as available 9pm to 10pm

Volunteer to tutor adults in Basic Reading (English language) skills. Tutors generally meet with students for two hours weekly, but the time commitment is flexible. Meeting times and locations are flexible to fit you and your student's life. Free training sessions are provided. 

Meetings may be held in person or virtually (Zoom). 

Tutors are also needed in areas of English as a Second Language (ESL)/citizenship, and GED Preparation in language arts, social studies, science, and/or math. 

Volunteer to tutor adults in ESL (English as a Second Language). Tutors generally meet with students for two hours weekly, but the time commitment is flexible. Meeting times and locations are flexible to fit you and your student's life. Free training sessions are provided. ESL tutors are not required to be multi-lingual. 

Meetings may be held in person or virtually (Zoom). 

Tutors are also needed in areas of Adult Basic Reading (K-12 levels), and GED Preparation in language arts, social studies, science, and/or math. 

Volunteer to tutor adults for GED preparation in areas of Language arts, Science, Social Studies, and/or Math. Tutors generally meet with students for two hours weekly, but the time commitment is flexible. Meeting times and locations are flexible to fit you and your student's life. Free training sessions are provided. 

Meetings may be held in person or virtually (Zoom). 

Tutors are also needed in areas of Adult Basic Reading (K-12 levels), and English as a Second Language (ESL)/citizenship. 

The Volunteer Driver supports Ingham County MDHHS clients by providing transportation so they can get to medical appointments, locally and outside of the county.  The Volunteer Driver can also transport children in foster care to visitations with family members. Mileage, meals, and other travel related expenses will be reimbursed at the current state rate.

The Office Volunteer supports Ingham County MDHHS staff by assisting with greeting and directing clients who come into the lobby, case filing and organizing, returned mail, and other daily office tasks. This position is ideal for friendly person who enjoys interacting with the public in a respectful, compassionate manner.

Qualifications:

Physical Demands:

Training for this position will be provided.

Benefits:  Learn or use the skills needed to provide assistance to clients and staff of MDHHS to promote better health outcomes, reduce health risks, and support stable and safe families while encouraging self-sufficiency.

The Friends of Turner Dodge are currently seeking new board members. The board meets monthly on the third Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm. The board works on supporting the house through fundraising, volunteering and advocating. Looking for persons with a passion for preserving history and serving the community.    

Are you interested in making a difference in your community? Do you have a special place in your heart for children? The Davies Project seeks passionate and devoted individuals to drive a child and family members to subspecialty medical appointments in the tri-county area.

Volunteer drivers are unpaid and use their own vehicles to drive families to medical appointments. It’s like a neighbor driving a neighbor.

Volunteer driver application

The Davies Project seeks volunteers who:

Required:

Commitment:

If interested, please complete the application.

Purpose: To assist The Davies Project staff with administrative projects such as mailings, event preparation, organizing donations and many other tasks.

We are looking for individuals 18+ who are willing to help our students by providing them with homework help! We are open to 6th-12th grade students primarily from the Holt and Mason area. We provide them with homework help as needed. We are looking for somebody who would be willing to come in once a week to provide our students with help in any of the following subjects: Science, History, Math, English, Social Studies, etc. 

We are willing to work around your schedule! Let us know what subject(s) you would feel comfortable helping in, and what days/times work best for you. We are open Monday's, Tuesday's, and Thursday's from 2:30-6:00pm. 

Thank you for being willing to serve our students! 

*Volunteer Application will need to be filled out after being contacted by our organization.* 

We are looking for individuals ages 18+ to help out in our open space! We are an after school teen center open to students from 6th-12th grade. Our open space is our hangout time at our facility. We have video games, board games, computer games, arcade games, an art room, a pool table, and more! We need extra eyes to help ensure the safety and well-being of our students. 

We also hope that you connect with the students and play games with them, have conversations with them, etc. They need caring adults who want to be there. Our students are mostly from Holt and Mason and they are incredible! We believe the more volunteers we have, the better we can serve our students. 

We are open Monday's, Tuesday's, and Thursday's from 2:30pm-6:00pm. If interested, we would love to work around the times and days that work best for you!

Thank you for your interest in joining our team!

*Volunteer Application will need to be filled out on our website after contacted by our organization.* 

We need your help is assisting us with updating our social media sites with up to date program information.

This is a flexible position that may be done virtually!

You and your co-facilitators can make a huge impact in the lives of grieving children in our community!  Facilitator Training is scheduled for January 2022.

We are now recruiting Support Group Facilitators for the January 2022 Facilitator Training. One of the primary services provided by Ele's Place is our peer support group program for children, teenagers, and their families who are grieving the death of a family member. These groups are held Monday-Thursday and organized according to the child's school grade and developmental level, ages 3- 18. A team of four facilitators facilitates each peer group.

To be a Facilitator, you must do the following:

PLEASE LET SUE SANFORD AT SSANFORD@ELESPLACE.ORG KNOW IF YOU WANT TO ATTEND THE JANUARY 2022 FACILITATOR TRAINING AND BECOME A FACILITATOR OR IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

You will play a crucial role in assisting our office with transferring hard copy documents into our database through scanning. Your assistance is greatly beneficial to our organization.

The hours are flexible between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.

The Leisure Services Advisory Board is seeking volunteers to work concession stands at Gier Park, Ben Davis Park, Gier and Schmidt Centers. These stands serve Lansing Parks and Recreation's youth and adult sports programs and raise funds to support the community centers. A small stipend is paid to volunteers to help cover the cost of gas. 

Assist with care of youth in grades K-6 at one of our three community centers: Foster, Gier or Schmidt. Assistance can be tutoring, leading crafts or games with youth. 

Looking for a facilitator for the Girls Who Code curriculum. Facilitators need to be passionate about empowering girls and providing a safe space for them to learn. Facilitators do not need to be experts in coding, the curriculum will guide the instruction, review of the material before each class will prepare you for the lesson. The schedule can be set by the facilitator, looking at either after school or Saturdays to offer this program.  

College Positive Volunteerism (CPV) provides college students and other volunteers who work with young people with the training, tools and knowledge that will enable them to become ambassadors of higher education to the K-12 youth and adult learners they serve. CPVs acting as tutors, mentors, and active community members can have a profound impact on how young people view the possibility of going to college.

CapCAN utilizes CPV with faith communities, nonprofit organizations, athletic organizations, and businesses to train adults who work with students to ensure that anyone who talks with a child is on the same page about the messages, information, and tools they give to help the student understand that post-secondary education is for them.

The Wexford Montessori Academy Support Program is seeking volunteers to provide remedial skills support in core academic subjects to students in kindergarten through 5th grade, in collaboration with classroom teachers. Volunteers will act as tutors in math, reading, and other academic subjects during school hours.

As a volunteer, you can choose the grade level and day/ time you are available, visits will be supervised by classroom teachers who will provide the materials for remediation or enrichment sessions with the student.

If you have an hour a week, you can make a difference to a grateful student by volunteering to be an academic tutor at Wexford Montessori Academy.

As a volunteer, the Lansing School District Public Safety office will conduct a background check.

Lansing Parks and Recreation has inherited a ton of supplies to create a lego robotics team and now all we need is a Coach to lead. We are looking for someone passionate about robotics that can help us start a program for youth in the area.

Volunteers with sewing skills at all levels are needed to help Michigan Mask Up!

Volunteers are needed throughout the state of Michigan to lend their sewing skills to sew masks for children and adults.  As the pandemic continues,  the need is still incredibly great in communities across the state. 

The Michigan Community Service Commission, the state’s lead agency on volunteerism, has thousands of ready to sew kits.  Our hope is to engage individuals with the ability to do simple sewing and provide them with bundles of masks to go to organizations in their own communities. These organizations include those supporting children in foster care or group homes, nursing homes, daycares, head start programs and any other organizations supporting adults or children.  We will help you get connected to an organization(s) to accept the masks if you do not have one in mind already.

Masks will be mailed to your home in bundles of 100 or more.  The masks take beginner to average skill to sew and after getting the hang of it, each mask takes about five minutes to complete.  The thread is not included and the cost for the thread ranges from about $1 to $3 depending on your preference and colors are medium grey or navy blue.

If you have questions, please email Sherrym2@michigan.gov To request masks, please use the following link to gather your mailing information and we’ll keep you updated on when your masks will arrive (typically 3-5 days). 

Throughout the year we are in need of qualified individuals to pick up bread and other food donations on either Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, or Friday mornings. These donations go to those in need at our fresh produce and food pantry programs.

A Salvation Army panel truck would need to be driven so a chauffeur license is required. All training provided.

This is definitely a background job that is necessary for human needs to be met, and an integral part of our operations.

Join the best young person's organization committed to providing leadership development, personal growth, and community service all rolled into one membership. 

Visit us on the web for more details or to register to join at www.jcilansing.org 

Volunteers will welcome and assist blood donors with registration and provide attention, care and refreshments following blood donation.

Key Responsibilities

Qualifications

Training Provided

One 6 hour shift every month. Must be ready to volunteer with 72 hours of initial contact from Blood Services Coordinator.

HGB's volunteer organization, the Generosity Guild, is always looking for new community members to share their skills and talents.

HGB and AL!VE volunteers are a vital part of the hospital and AL!VE's operations.  Some help greet families and transport patients, while others work in the Gift Basket or hospital offices.  All set an inspiring example of generosity. 

HGB and AL!VE volunteers:

Call today to learn more about the opportunities available to become a part of HGB's Generosity Guild or visit www.hgbhealth.com/volunteers.

(517) 543-1050, ext. 52409

We are seeking an individual interested in exercise programs to assist with the coordination of our annual Hawk Island Triathlon.  Volunteer hours are flexible.  Duties include assisting with promotions, marketing, social media, donation requests, equipment preparation, etc.  Much of the work will be planning details in the office prior to the day of the event. 

This opportunity would be weekly schedule in the office, can be flexible with day hours and if desired evening hours to volunteer.  We expect the position to be approximately 10 - 15 hours per week commitment until the day after the events (June 3, 2019). Would want this volunteer to be available for the two day event, June 1 & June 2, 2019.

South Lansing Urban Gardens is a program of South Lansing Community Development Association.  Our gardens are an educational tool and a donation based growing opportunity for South Lansing.  The produce we grow is donated to local non-profit food pantries, community kitchens, and individuals in South Lansing.

A variety of duties are required for a successful growing season.  We are searching for individuals who want to assist with seed starting in our greenhouse, seedling transplants in our hoop, greenhouse, and outside garden space.  We want people who want to help maintain the soil in the garden with composting, weeding, and watering schedules.  Harvesting and distribution will be a weekly opportunity. Developing new growing areas to incorporate native plants and pollinators in our garden(s).  We hope to expand our gardening efforts to support other community gardens in our area.

You do not have to be an experienced gardener, just a love of the outdoors and a willingness to take directions.