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Administrative Service Aging Service Children and Youth Service Creative Service Housing & Emergency Service Immigrant and Refugee Service Meal Service Transportation Service Drives and Donations
Administrative Service Volunteer Opportunities Administrative Volunteer
- Volunteer to assist with special administrative projects. Create and maintain databases, assist with mailings and file client cases. 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. Glenwood Residence and Evergreen Residence, Minneapolis
- Volunteer to greet guests, process incoming phone calls and assist residents. Family Service Center, Maplewood
- Volunteer to greet and check in clients as they come to the food shelf. Branch II Food Shelf, Minneapolis
- 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
Elderly Visitor
Caregiver Support
Grocery Shopper
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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
- Help serve in a childcare facility for infants and children (sensitivity to diverse economic and racial and cultural backgrounds appreciated). Seton Services, 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
Special Talent Teacher
Volunteer Grandparent
- Volunteer to provide support for youth in St. Joe's emergency shelter by playing games, reading stories, sharing meals and giving general assistance to newly arrived children. Current need is for male volunteers to support boys. St. Joseph’s Home for Children, 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
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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, St. Paul
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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 Donations/ Deliveries Drivers
Driver
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Drives and Donations
- Hold a collection or drive for clothing, toys or other children’s items. St. Joseph’s Home for Children, Minneapolis
- Hold a collection or drive for basic needs including bedding, toiletries, kitchen/cooking supplies or school supplies. Adoption Services, Migration & Refugee Services, Parenting Services and Prenatal Services, St. Paul
- Hold a drive to collect household supplies, children’s clothing, diapers and wipes or school supplies. Northside Child Development Center, Minneapolis
- Host a school supply drive to collect notebooks, pens, folders and other needed supplies. Northside Child Development Center, Minneapolis
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