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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.

  • Ring up sales, label sold items, price smaller items and answer phones as a cashier at Habitat For Humanity ReStore in Greenfield. Contact nciaccio@milwaukeehabitat.org or (414) 366-0853.
  • Provide companionship during hospice visits to fellow U.S. military veterans as part of AseraCare Hospice’s Veterans Visiting Veterans program in Milwaukee and surrounding counties. Contact melanie.burns@aseracare.com or (262) 785-1356.
  • Read, play music or a game and share stories and memories with a hospice patient and provide caregiver respite in the West Allis area. Contact Allay Home and Hospice at pczarnik@allayhh.com or (262) 317-5233.
  • Greet customers, handle transactions, assist with inventory and clean the Boutique at St. Ann Center For Intergenerational Care-Bucyrus Campus. Contact myarn@stanncenter.org or (414) 210-2432.
  • Greet, escort and transport patients and visitors at new Aurora Health Center Six Points Clinic in West Allis; Spanish bilingual skills helpful. Apply here or contact michelle.tisljar@aurora.org or (262) 329-4615.
  • Prepare and serve an evening meal, clean-up afterward and interact with St. Vincent de Paul Society of Milwaukee’s guests; north and south side locations. Contact pwest@svdpmilw.org or (414) 915-3353.
  • Welcome guests, run photo booth, assist at button making and 3D pen created peace signs stations and more Jan. 21 for MLK Day at Milwaukee Public Library- MLK branch. 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!

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