August 2011
Volunteer Opportunities
for Families
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Kiddywampus , the awesome children's shop and art studio in St. Louis Park, is hosting a charity day for Doing Good Together tomorrow, Saturday, July 23.
Kiddywampus will be donating 20% of the day's retail sales to DGT! They are located at 4400 Excelsior Boulevard, St. Louis Pk. Store hours are 10-5.
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Splish Splash Donation Drive
Cornerstone Advocacy Service
Date/Time: This is an ongoing opportunity
Location: Donations can be dropped off at 1000 East 80th St., Bloomington
Cornerstone is a 27 year old domestic abuse prevention agency deeply rooted in the communities they serve. Cornerstone supports children and adults to live violence-free lives by providing comprehensive programming to victims of domestic abuse like supportive services, legal services, services to youth, violence prevention in public schools, safe housing, transitional housing, and community education. Collect the following items to be given to women and children in Cornerstone's emergency shelter:
- Hand Towels
- Bath Towels
- Wash Cloths
- Full Size containers of Lotion and Body Wash
- Full Size Containers of Shampoo and Conditioner
- Bathrobes
Ages: All ages can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Contact: 952-884-0376 and ask for the donation line or email donations@cornerstonemn.org
www.cornerstonemn.org
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Lunch Provider for Shelter Guests
Simpson Housing Services
Location: 2100 Pillsbury Avenue South, Minneapolis
Date/Time: This is an ongoing opportunity
Providing lunch for shelter guests is a very flexible and fun way to help people experiencing homelessness. Our shelter is open overnight only, from 6 pm until 7 am. When guests leave in the morning they may take sandwiches (and bag lunches if we have them) to eat later. This helps bridge the food gap during the day and also allows working people to save their money. Volunteers can arrange to make the sandwiches/bag lunches at our shelter - along with a tour and other educational activities, or make them at their own site and deliver to us. There are three different volunteer opportunities available:
- Sandwich Provider: Purchase plastic gloves, bread, meat, cheese, and sandwich bags. Any kind of bread, meat, and cheese is welcome, please keep in mind you are to make sandwiches that you would like to eat. Quality is more important than quantity. You will purchase enough materials to make 100 sandwiches.
- Bag Lunch Provider: Purchase paper lunch bags, bottled water, individual bags of chips, individually wrapped cookie/brownie/granola bar, and napkins. You will need enough to make 50 bag lunches.
- Square Meal Dealer: These volunteers put together both sandwiches and bag lunches.
Ages: All ages are welcome
Time Commitment: Flexible
Contact: Christina Giese, 612-874-8683, cgiese@simpsonhousing.org
www.simpsonhousing.org
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Love In[Deed]
Wooddale Church
Date/Time: Saturday, August 6, 8:30 am-Noon
Location: Wooddale Church Gym, Door 5 6630 Shady Oak Road Eden Prairie,
Join Love In[Deed] in making a difference in the Twin Cities. Just show up, choose from a variety of pre-planned volunteer opportunities, and then go serve the community. Buses will be provided to transport volunteers to sites they select.
Ages: All ages are welcome
Time Commitment: 3.5 hours
Contact: For more information visit www.wooddale.org/loveindeed
To contact the church regarding Love In[Deed] please email them at loveindeedwc@gmail.com
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National Night Out
Neighborhood House
Date/Time: Tuesday, August 2, Shifts run from 10am-9pm
Location: Wellstone Center, 179 Robie Street East, Saint Paul. The festivities will take place on the baseball field next to the Wellstone Center
Join the Neighborhood House on National Night Out for a night filled with carnival games, family-friendly activities, cultural performances, unique food and table presentations from local business. This event seeks to raise awareness on drug and crime prevention efforts, and to strengthen police-community relationships. There are carnival games, family activities, performances, food from local vendors and lots of people attending. We need volunteers to help with set up/start-up of the event from 10:00-4:30, and take-down/clean-up from 7:00-9:00pm. This is a free event and all are welcome to attend.
Ages: Volunteers need to be 7-13 (with adult), 14+ (without adult) but families of all ages are welcome to attend the event
Time Commitment: 2-4 hours, shift times are flexible
Contact: Riley Karbon 651-789-3626, rkarbon@neighb.org
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Back to School supply drives & school supply distribution
Help provide school supplies for all children Many local organizations help to provide school supplies for children who would otherwise be unable to start school with the school supplies they need. The programs listed below need help with either collecting school supplies or distributing supplies to children. If a program close to you isn't listed below you can also contact your local school district to see how you can help in your area. STEP: St Louis Park Emergency Program, STEP Back to School Program School supply donations are needed by August 12. Kate Burggraff, Volunteer Coordinator, 952-925-4899 x14 or kate@STEPslp.org ResourceWest: ResourceWest Back to School Program ResourceWest School Supplies list School supplies will be distributed August 29-September 2 Rosemaris Campos, Volunteer Coordinator, 952- 988-5352 or rosemaris@resourcewest.org PRISM: PRISM School Supplies list Call Prism's Volunteer Director at 763-432-4207 for more information Neighborhood House: Neighborhood House Volunteer information School Supplies Drive August 22-24, 9am-6pm. Volunteers age 7 and up are needed to sort, package, and distribute school supplies for school-age children from low-income families. Riley Karbon, Volunteer Coordinator, 651-789-3626, rkarbon@neighb.org VEAP: Volunteers Enlisted to Assist People, VEAP Back to School Program VEAP Back to School Supplies list VEAP supply Collection Dates: July 20-August 15 Children and Youth Services Program Manager, 952-888-9616 Project for Pride in Living: PPL Volunteer opportunities Julie Huck, PPL Volunteer Mgr., at 612-455-5111 Read here to learn how collecting supplies for others soothed one almost-kindergartner's back-to-school worries. |
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Food Shelf Stock Up
Aeon
Date/Time: This is an ongoing opportunity
Location: I822 3rd St. South, Suite 300, Minneapolis
Coordinate a food drive with your family, friends, and neighbors . By collecting donations to stock our small emergency food shelves, you are giving our residents a crucial source of nutrition and comfort when money runs short. Help our residents have enough to eat! Many people living in our apartments have a tough time meeting all of their basic expenses. Sometimes they are forced to decide between paying for rent, food, or medical costs. We need healthful, nonperishable items such as:
- Rice
- Pasta and spaghetti sauce
- Ramen noodles
- Hearty soups and stews
- Canned meals (ravioli, chili, pork and beans, chow mein)
- Canned meat (tuna, Spam, chicken)
- Canned vegetables (beans, corn, potatoes)
- Canned fruit
- Fruit juice
- Crackers
- Peanut butter and jelly
- Microwaveable instant oatmeal
- Pancake mix (mix-with-water) and syrup
- Boxed potatoes and gravy
- Boxed macaroni and cheese (instant is best!)
Donations can either be dropped off at the above location or Aeon can arrange for pick-up of larger quantities of donations.
Ages: All ages can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Contact: Tashia Weisenburger, Volunteer Program Coordinator, volunteer@aeonmn.org or 612-341-3148 ext. 224
www.aeonmn.org
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This list was compiled by Doing Good Together (www.doinggoodtogether.org). When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project.
© 2011 Doing Good Together
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