Looking to volunteer with your family? Listed below are just a few of the volunteer opportunities in West Michigan. We’d love to hear from you. Tell us how your family volunteers? Or, if your organization needs volunteers, comment on the post and add it to the list!
Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding www.equestcenter.org
Equest Center is always looking for volunteers to do everything from cleaning the horse stalls, to helping riders with their therapy classes. All ages are welcome and a volunteer training class is provided ahead of time.
HandsOn Battle Creek www.handsonbc.org
Through out the year this organization offers many ways families can volunteer in the Battle Creek area. Everything from coat drives to community clean-up projects. On November 21 there is an opportunity to participate in National Family Volunteer Day.
Heart of West Michigan United Way www.waybetterunitedway.org
The United Way is committed to linking volunteers with opportunities to serve the community. Tell them what your family is interested in and they’ll put you to work!
The Heart of West Michigan United Way is taking action to help more kids meet reading goals. Here is how the “Schools of Hope” program works.
The goal is to close the achievement gap between the highest and lowest performing school districts in Kent County. Recently published information shows that more than 30% of fourth graders in Grand Rapids Public Schools are reading below grade level.
Research shows that reading volunteers can make a difference. That’s why United Way is asking 2,000 people to step up to the challenge and volunteer to help kids learn to read. It only takes 30 minutes a week during the school year and you can transform a child’s life. No prior training or experience is necessary.
