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Do good. Feel great. Volunteer!
Here are a few ways to volunteer and make a difference in our community.
Volunteer Milwaukee, a service of the Nonprofit Center of Milwaukeefeatures both one-time and ongoing volunteer opportunities in our community. Here are a few ways to help.
- Prepare and serve breakfast to those who are hungry and homeless 7 to10 a.m. weekdays; groups and individuals welcome. Contact The Gathering at angela@thegatheringwis.org or (414) 272-4122.
- Mentor a small group of high school students on building good, personal money-management habits weekdays February-May; training Jan. 5 or Jan. 26. Contact SecureFutures at kristen@securefutures.org or (414) 273-8101.
- Help with set up, organization, registration, decoration, food preparation and clean-up at various special events for the Milwaukee LGBT Community Center. Contact hgutierrez@mkelgbt.org or (414) 271-2656.
- Answer phones, update donor spreadsheet, send out thank you letters and other clerical tasks weekdays for USO Wisconsin. Contact joshsova@usowisconsin.org or (414) 763-2214.
- Review and provide feedback on the usability of a website for Optimist Theatre/Shakespeare in the Park; a list of questions to research and record your observations will be provided. Contact ssfry@optimisttheatre.org or (262) 498-5777.
- Visit with, play games or take strolls around the nursing home/assisted-living facility with hospice patients in Milwaukee County. Contact Heartland Hospice at emilee.high@hcr-manorcare.com or (414) 944-2000.
- Prepare materials, welcome kids and caregivers, help with arts and crafts, and participate with story-time activities Tuesday mornings at Milwaukee Public Library- Central. Apply here or contact dmwrobl@milwaukee.gov or (414) 286-3000.
Visit VolunteerMilwaukee.org to find additional opportunities to make our community a better place!
