Volunteer Opportunites
There are many volunteer opportunities for volunteering in the Grand Rapids area. Here are some that we are aware of that are approved for LIC points. Please continue to explore and find your own–contact the Community Wellness Director to ensure that it is eligible for LIC points (see the Contact Us page).
Explore and enjoy serving!
Blandford Nature Center
1715 Hillburn Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
http://www.blandfordnaturecenter.org
- · Contact Becky Brown at (616)735-6240
Boys & Girls Club of Grand Rapids
235 Straight Ave. NW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616)233-9370
- Go to http://www.bgcgryc.org/contact.asp if you are interested in volunteering
Clark Retirement Community
1551 Franklin St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
http://www.clarkretirement.org
- ·Contact Geraldine Pringle at (616)452-0428
- Volunteers needed to help out in the retirement community
Degage Ministries
144 Division Ave. South
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616)454-1661
- Contact Brandi Fitzpatrick at brandi@degageministries.org
- · Volunteers needed to answer phones, hygiene desk volunteer, and much more…
God’s Kitchen
303 Division Ave. South
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
(616)454-4110
- Contact Vickie Delands-Kochans at (616)551-5666 or emailvolunteers@ccwestmi.org
- · Volunteers needed for donations, sorting , shelf stocking, lunch servers and preparers
Grand Rapids Home for Veterans
3000 Monroe NE
Grand Rapids, MI 49505
1-800-642-4838
- Volunteers needed for providing bingo games, picnic and trip opportunities, etc.
- · Call the 1-800 number for more information on volunteering
Habitat for Humanity
5701 Division Ave. South
Grand Rapids, MI 49548
(616)531-4591
- Contact Joni Jessup at (616)774-2431 or email Jjessup@habitatkent.org
- · Go to Habitat for Humanity, Kent county online and register: www.habitatkent.org
Kids Food Basket
Kids Food Basket is a hunger relief program for kids that currently provides a sack supper to approximately 640 elementary school children in Greater Grand Rapids; these children who have been identified by school officials as being nutritionally at-risk and would not otherwise be receiving an evening meal. Kids Food Basket is the only hunger relief program working with the school systems to assist undernourished children.
1203 Butterworth SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
(616)235-4532
kidsfoodbasket@kidsfoodbasket.org
- If you’d like to be a packer and sandwich maker, contact Kathie atkathie@kidsfoodbasket.org
Love I.N.C.
11620 60th Ave
P.O. Box 131
Allendale, MI 49401
(616)895-5683
- The New to You Store (retail store) needs volunteers to help sort and organize donations
- · Contact Donna at (616)895-5700
Mel Trotter
225 Commerce Ave. SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
http://www.meltrotter.org/Volunteer.aspx
- Visit the website to sign up
- · Volunteers needed to work dinner shifts, volunteers for retail stores, sorting through donations, mentors and mechanics
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
300 68th St. SE
Grand Rapids, MI 49501
(616)281-6308
- Go to http://www.pinerest.org/ click on “Volunteer” under the “Jobs” tab
Second Harvest Cleaners
864 West River Center Drive NE
Comstock Park, MI 49321
www.wmcleaners.org/volunteer.html
- Contact Dena Rogers at (616)784-3250 or emaildenar@feedingamericawestmichigan.org
- · Hours: M-F 9:00AM-4:30PM or Alternate Saturdays 8:00AM-1:00PM
The Salvation Army
- Contact Major Alice Scott at (616)459-3433 or Alice_Scott@usc.salvationarmy.orgVolunteers must volunteer time for the organization to receive LIC points, other donations are appreciated, but will not count toward LIC
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