January 22, 2024
February is known for being a month dedicated to love, making it the perfect time to spread love and kindness in your community through volunteer work.
Check out upcoming and future volunteer opportunities in the Detroit Region below:
Project Linus is an organization that provides handmade blankets to children in the U.S. who are ill and in need. Prior to making any blankets, volunteers are encouraged to contact their local chapter. There are six chapters in Michigan, including the Dearborn/Wayne County chapter and the Troy/Eastern Oakland County chapter.
Coming up on Saturday, Feb. 17, is National Make a Blanket Day. Interested in participating? Contact your local chapter for more details.
Are you interested in inspiring the next generation? Sign up to be a Girls on the Run Coach and help teach life skills through interactive lessons and running games. Girls on the Run coaches are trained volunteers who lead a team of girls in 3rd-8th grade through a season of impactful lessons, with a 5K running event at the end of the program.
Volunteers do not need to have prior running experience. Before making a commitment to coach, volunteers should keep in mind that teams meet twice a week for 75 minutes. Head coaches (21+) and coaches (18+) must attend all practices and participate in the 5k, while assistant coaches (18+) must attend at least one practice a week and participate in the 5k.
Volunteer applications for the spring 2024 season are open, with training starting at the end of February and the season beginning March 11.
Focus: HOPE is an organization committed to fighting racism, poverty, and injustice. Every year, the organization serves thousands of community members across Southeast Michigan through its programs, including early learning, youth development, food for seniors, and more.
Volunteers are needed to help pack food boxes, assist senior shoppers, and deliver food to homebound seniors.
Currently, there is a high need for food delivery volunteers. Open volunteer dates include Feb. 6-8, 10, 13-15, 17, 20-22, 24, and 27-28.
Gleaners is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing households with access to sufficient, nutritious food and related resources. It relies on volunteers to help feed community members across Southeast Michigan.
Volunteers help sort and pack food at Gleaners’ warehouses and distribution centers, operate mobile grocery stores, tend community gardens, and more. Currently, volunteer areas in need of critical help include the Mercado Food Hub Pantry in Detroit and the Taylor South Distribution Center in Taylor, MI.
Open volunteer dates include Feb. 1, 5-8, 12-16, 22-23, and 26-29.
