The holidays are just around the corner and there are many local non-profit organizations who are seeking help. The volunteer opportunities are endless. You can help coordinate an Adopt a Family program, deliver food boxes to the needy, or perfectly gift wrap presents. Below is a list of places to volunteer. Some of these opportunities are for the holidays and others can be all year round.
• Community Housing Network needs volunteers for their Adopt a Family program. They need assistance for donor coordination, data entry, shopping, gift wrapping, and pickup and delivery scheduling for the food.
o 570 Kirts Blvd, Suite 231 Troy, MI 48084
o Holiday opportunity
o 248-928-0111
• Arts & Scraps needs volunteers to help kids on the holiday projects using recycled materials.
o 16135 Harper, Detroit, MI 48224
o http://ARTSandSCRAPS.org
o Holiday opportunity
o (313) 640-4411
• Focus HOPE needs volunteers to help deliver boxes of nutritionally-balanced food to the nearly 10,000 low-income senior citizens who have no transportation or are otherwise unable to pick up food from our food centers.
o 1355 Oakman Boulevard, Detroit, MI 48238
o Ongoing opportunity
o (313) 494-4343
• Old Newsboys' Goodfellow Fund Detroit needs volunteers for their "No kiddie without a Christmas" program. They're looking for their volunteers that can assists in the Doll Program. Goodfellow provide undressed dolls and volunteers provide clothing and accessories for it. Dolls are distributed in May and returned to the Goodfellows in October or November for packaging and distribution to girls 4 years old through 10 years old during the holiday season. Dolls are 13" tall.
o P.O. Box 44444, Detroit, MI 48244-0444
o Year round opportunity
o 586-775-6139
• Salvation Army is looking for people to get their bells on this holiday season. They want to fill 50,000 two-hour shifts across Oakland, Wayne and Macomb counties. This position starts on November 13 through December 24.
o Oakland, Wayne and Macomb Counties
o Holiday opportunity
o 877-SAL-MICH
• Judson Center is seeking compassionate individuals to help during these times of joy like this Holiday Season. They need volunteers that are willing to give their time and talent in Judson Center corporate office and giving a morning or an afternoon helping with intake of gifts.
o 4410 W 13 Mile Road, Royal Oak, MI 48073
o Holiday opportunity
o (248) 549-4339
• Children and Family Services are looking for volunteers for their Operation Good Cheer program. Every year they put together a Christmas gift giving program for children in foster care.
o 2157 University Park Dive, Okemos MI 48864
o Holiday opportunity
o 517-349-6226
• The Lighthouse of Oakland County Thanksgiving and Holiday Programs are seeking a number of volunteers to help ensure families in need will not be forgotten during these special days of the year. The Thanksgiving effort requires volunteers the beginning of October through the week of Thanksgiving. The Holiday Adopt-A-Family program needs your help October 5 through December 22.
o 46156 Woodward Avenue, Pontiac, MI 48342
o Holiday opportunity
o (248) 920-6060 ext. 2210
• Learning for Life the special needs division is looking for volunteers to assists the youth with special needs by planning and staffing big events. Every year they have two big events, the camp for the children and Christmas party at COBO Hall.
o 17776 W. Warren Ave, 48208
o Holiday and all year round opportunity
o 313-361-1281
• Gleaners has volunteer opportunities for people to get involved in. The opportunities are Kids helping Kids program. Kids Helping Kids is a program to teach young children about hunger and ways they can help out the hungry. They may need people to go to schools to talk about hunger, or assist children in making bowls for themselves and gleaners.
o 2131 Beaufait, Detroit, MI 48207
o All year round opportunity
o 866-GLEANER, ext. 231
• First Step Western Wayne County Project on Domestic Assault need volunteers in various areas like the Assault Response Team, Provide support at our emergency shelter, help with day to day operations at the office, accompany individuals to court, help with special projects, and spreading the word about First Step Services.
o 44567 Pinetree Drive Plymouth, MI 48170
o http://www.firststep-mi.org
o All year round opportunity
o (734) 459-5900
• Starfish Family Services is looking for people to read to pre-schooled, tutor elementary or middle school students, fundraise, landscape or help with other needs.
o 30000 Hiveley Road Inkster, MI 48141
o http://www.sfish.org
o All year round opportunity
o 313-563-5005
• Josie Odum Morris Literacy Project is looking for volunteers to assists with their literacy projects, such as reading books to children or becoming a tutor.
o P.O. Box 74, Inkster, Michigan 48141
o All year round opportunity
o 734.620.1335.
• Dominican Literacy Center is looking for tutors, helping with mailings, phone calls, flyer distribution, computer data entry, social events and publicity.
o 11148 Harper Detroit, MI 48213
o All year round opportunity
o 313-267-1000
Women Empowered, Council for Women with Physical challenges is looking for help with mailing, fundraising, events, publicity.
o 261 Mack Detroit, MI 48237
o All year round opportunity
o 313-745-6574
If you are aware of other volunteer opportunities, please email it to publicaffairs@wwjtv.com..
