Individual Volunteer Opportunities in the Twin Cities
Administrative Service 
Aging Service Children and Youth Service Creative Service Housing & Emergency Service Immigrant and Refugee Service Meal Service Transportation Service Drives and Donations
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Administrative Service Volunteer Opportunities
Administrative Volunteer
- Volunteer to assist with special administrative projects. Maintain databases, assist with mailings phones and filings.
Available at multiple sites throughout Twin Cities
Front Desk Worker
- Volunteer to answer telephones, greet clients, create files for new residents and make rounds at a residential shelter.
- Volunteer to greet guests, process incoming phone calls and assist residents. Family Service Center, Maplewood
- Volunteer to greet guests, answer phones and direct visitors from the front desk to offices and meeting spaces. Catholic
- Charities Administrative Center, Minneapolis
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Aging Service Volunteer Opportunities
Driver
- Volunteer to drive the elderly to their personal and medical appointments. Throughout the Twin Cities
Elderly Visitor
- Socialize with an isolated elder a few hours each week: play cards, talk or share coffee. Throughout the Twin Cities
Caregiver Support
- Volunteer to serve as an elderly companion, enabling full-time family caregivers to take a much-needed break. Throughout
the Twin Cities
Grocery Shopper
- Volunteer to accompany elders on their shopping trips, or shop on their behalf. Throughout the Twin Cities
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Children and Youth Service Volunteer Opportunities
Activities Programmer/Teacher
- Volunteer to help coordinate activities, serve as a field trip aide, facilitate group mentoring or read stories to children.
Family Service Center, Maplewood
Child Care Volunteer
- Volunteer to assist teachers with classroom activities for infants and children up to 12 years old by working in groups or one-on-one. Northside Child Development Center, Minneapolis (Northside is open Monday through Friday (daytime only opportunities)
- Help serve in a child care facility for infants and children (sensitivity to diverse economic and racial and cultural
backgrounds appreciated). St. Paul
- Volunteer to provide a safe and nurturing learning environment for children when their parents attend group sessions.
Family Service Center, Maplewood
Special Event Assistant
- Volunteer to host a gathering or party to offer support for guests who are working toward greater stability. Minneapolis
Special Talent Teacher
- Volunteer to share and teach your artistic skills or talents to a diverse group of students. Northside Child Development
Center, Minneapolis
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Creative Service Volunteer Opportunities
Social Event Coordinator
- Develop engaging activities for low-income male and female residents (arts and crafts, bingo, exercise or movie programs,
etc.). Exodus Residence and Evergreen Residence, Minneapolis
- Develop activities to engage residents who are in the late stages of chronic alcoholism (arts and crafts, exercise or movie programs, etc.). Glenwood Residence, Minneapolis
Performer (Singer/Dancer)
- Communities benefit from the joy brought by artistic expression. Showcase your talents as a singer, dancer or poet and
extend the benefit of your talent to our clients. Adult or children's performance opportunities exist at many Catholic
Charities
sites
Special Talent Teacher
- Volunteer to share and teach your artistic skills or talents to a diverse group of students. Minneapolis
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Housing & Emergency Services Volunteer Opportunities
Employment Services Assistant
- Assist clients in the computer resource lab with their job searches, including finding job leads, sending resumes and
preparing for interviews. Dorothy Day Center, St. Paul and Family Service Center, Maplewood
Maintenance Assistant
- Help with general maintenance year-round with a flexible schedule. Spring: Clean up grounds after winter. Summer: Cut
grass, tend to gardens and clean grounds. Fall: Rake leaves and cut grass. Winter: Shovel walkways after snow.
Family Service Center, Maplewood.
Shelter Support Assistant
- Provide assistance to clients, staff and visitors to the Family Service Center in a variety of ways: work with clients
one-on-one, assist case managers/advocates with a variety of duties, provide office support, help run children's activities
and assist in the computer room. Volunteers needed weekdays and weekends. Family Service Center, Maplewood
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Immigrant and Refugee Volunteer Opportunities
Family Refugee Befriender
- Volunteer to help refugee families settle into the Twin Cities and adjust to American culture by assisting as needed in
shopping, household chores and transportation to appointments. Migration & Refugee Services
Tutor
- Prepare lessons, tutor, administer progress tests and evaluate the progress of non-English speaking individuals learning
English. Training provided. Migration & Refugee Services
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Meal Service Volunteer Opportunities
Meal Provider
- Aid in the up-keep and operation of the kitchen and dining area during meal times. Breakfast 8:15 – 9:30 a.m.,
Lunch 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m., Dinner 4:45 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. For one or two volunteers. Exodus Residence, Minneapolis
Meal Service Support
- Assist staff and cook/kitchen coordinator with meal preparation, serving and clean-up duties. Volunteers needed for
Tuesday and Friday lunches. Family Service Center, Maplewood
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Transportation Service Volunteer Opportunities
Driver
- Volunteer to drive the elderly to their personal and medical appointments. Throughout the Twin Cities
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Drives and Donations - great for groups of all ages
- Hold a collection or drive for clothing, toys or other children’s items
- Hold a collection or drive for basic needs including bedding, toiletries, kitchen/cooking supplies or school supplies
- Hold a drive to collect household supplies, children’s clothing, diapers and wipes or school supplies
- Host a school supply drive to collect notebooks, pens, folders and other needed supplies
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