Opportunities From: Crossroads of Michigan

Volunteer: Serve Others: Sunday Kitchen Prep and Serve (full day)

Sunday Kitchen Prep and Serve is a volunteer program dedicated to combating hunger by preparing nutritious, heartwarming meals to those in need. In this program, every volunteer plays a crucial role as they prepare and serve meals. The Sunday meal is about love, food, and you!

Please note: If your preferred date is not showing, there are no volunteer opportunities available for that day. Please select another day.

Program: Sunday Meal Service

Sunday Kitchen Prep and Serve is a volunteer program dedicated to combating hunger by preparing nutritious, heartwarming meals to those in need. In this program, every volunteer plays a crucial role as they prepare and serve meals. The Sunday meal is about love, food, and you!

Please note: If your preferred date is not showing, there are no volunteer opportunities available for that day. Please select another day.

Program: Sunday Meal Service

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Change lives: Computer Lab Assistant

Volunteers help clients with basic computing skills and other entry-level tasks in our computer lab. Advanced skills are not necessary

Program: Client Impact

Volunteers help clients with basic computing skills and other entry-level tasks in our computer lab. Advanced skills are not necessary

Program: Client Impact

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Change Lives: Client Impact Associate

Client Impact Associate  

Meet with clients to identify needs and assist clients with empathy and compassion.    Create a welcoming and non-judgmental environment for clients.    Work with supervisors to advocate for clients and empower clients.     Provide emergency assistance to clients experiencing poverty and/or housing insecurity to contribute toward stability.    Complete client notes after meeting with clients    Volunteers must be welcoming, empathetic, understanding, and able to deal with a wide range of people.    This position requires a background check we will pay for once you complete in-person onboarding. 

Program: Client Impact

Client Impact Associate  

Meet with clients to identify needs and assist clients with empathy and compassion.    Create a welcoming and non-judgmental environment for clients.    Work with supervisors to advocate for clients and empower clients.     Provide emergency assistance to clients experiencing poverty and/or housing insecurity to contribute toward stability.    Complete client notes after meeting with clients    Volunteers must be welcoming, empathetic, understanding, and able to deal with a wide range of people.    This position requires a background check we will pay for once you complete in-person onboarding. 

Program: Client Impact

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Help Behind the Scenes: Data

Office Assistant
Help us serve more people by helping with tasks like data entry, sorting, and distributing mail.

Program: Client Impact

Office Assistant
Help us serve more people by helping with tasks like data entry, sorting, and distributing mail.

Program: Client Impact

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Help Behind the Scenes: The Handy Helper

The Handy Helper  

Home Depot is this person’s happy place. They can fix anything… or love trying.  They’re as happy cutting the grass as they are hanging up a picture.  Squeaky doors and leaky faucets are no match for this DIY whiz.  This volunteer’s skills are magic to us as they allow us to be better stewards of donor dollars instead of hiring fixers and contractors. See two volunteer positions that fit within thiis category below. 

Maintenace  

Interested in general maintenance     Ranging from minor wall patching and painting    Testing the emergency lighting monthly    Hanging/anchoring different items    Changing light bulbs as needed    Attentive to detail   

 

Groundskeeper  

Helps keep mulched areas neat and keep the property debris free Can plant annuals, trim bushes, pull weeds, etc 

Program: Help Behind the Scenes

The Handy Helper  

Home Depot is this person’s happy place. They can fix anything… or love trying.  They’re as happy cutting the grass as they are hanging up a picture.  Squeaky doors and leaky faucets are no match for this DIY whiz.  This volunteer’s skills are magic to us as they allow us to be better stewards of donor dollars instead of hiring fixers and contractors. See two volunteer positions that fit within thiis category below. 

Maintenace  

Interested in general maintenance     Ranging from minor wall patching and painting    Testing the emergency lighting monthly    Hanging/anchoring different items    Changing light bulbs as needed    Attentive to detail   

 

Groundskeeper  

Helps keep mulched areas neat and keep the property debris free Can plant annuals, trim bushes, pull weeds, etc 

Program: Help Behind the Scenes

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Serves Others: Mid-Week Market Food Distribution

Help distribute food to our clients.  It's a time to be social and share the giving power of food.  

Program: Help Behind the Scenes

Help distribute food to our clients.  It's a time to be social and share the giving power of food.  

Program: Help Behind the Scenes

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Administrative Assist: Office Assistant

The Detailed Devotee 

This person has a color-coded planner and loves making a daily to-do list. They enter data into computer programs and file documents with ease. This person has the patience to potty train a puppy. This volunteer opportunity supports our many needs of database entry, recording client needs, filing, answering phones, and sorting mail sent to us for our clients. This person is the first point of contact for clients and is vital in keeping the daily operations of the organization running smoothly. See one volunteer position that fit within this category below. 

  Office Assistant  

Help manage office assistant duties.   Assist organizing and distributing client mail received at Crossroads.  

Program: Administration Support

The Detailed Devotee 

This person has a color-coded planner and loves making a daily to-do list. They enter data into computer programs and file documents with ease. This person has the patience to potty train a puppy. This volunteer opportunity supports our many needs of database entry, recording client needs, filing, answering phones, and sorting mail sent to us for our clients. This person is the first point of contact for clients and is vital in keeping the daily operations of the organization running smoothly. See one volunteer position that fit within this category below. 

  Office Assistant  

Help manage office assistant duties.   Assist organizing and distributing client mail received at Crossroads.  

Program: Administration Support

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Administrative Assist: Data Entry Enthusiast

The Data Entry Enthusiast This person has a knack for being able to sort, organize, and enter various data sets into several different systems.  They might find it relaxing and rewarding when transferring handwritten hard copy notes into electronic data files. They see the need for digital organization.  This volunteer is important in a helping organization’s mission to become paperless so we can share our story and impact better while serving our clients in a meaningful way. 

Program: Administration Support

The Data Entry Enthusiast This person has a knack for being able to sort, organize, and enter various data sets into several different systems.  They might find it relaxing and rewarding when transferring handwritten hard copy notes into electronic data files. They see the need for digital organization.  This volunteer is important in a helping organization’s mission to become paperless so we can share our story and impact better while serving our clients in a meaningful way. 

Program: Administration Support

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Community Care Resources: The Overjoyed Organizer

Stocking/Organizing  

Helps maintain a clean, stocked, and welcoming environment for clients   Works within our food pantry, clothing room, and health and wellness room  

Forgotten Harvest Delivery Set Up and Distribution  

Needs to be able to lift and arrange tables and chairs   Set up for food distribution to community members   Distribute food to community onsite at Crossroads  

Donation / Loading Dock Keeper  

Dedicated to receiving, documenting (receipts when donors drop off items), sorting, and stocking donations of food and clothing that come in each day    Assists in keeping track of the inventory in the cleaning supply storage area    Ensures food stored downstairs is rotated

Program: Client Care Resources

Stocking/Organizing  

Helps maintain a clean, stocked, and welcoming environment for clients   Works within our food pantry, clothing room, and health and wellness room  

Forgotten Harvest Delivery Set Up and Distribution  

Needs to be able to lift and arrange tables and chairs   Set up for food distribution to community members   Distribute food to community onsite at Crossroads  

Donation / Loading Dock Keeper  

Dedicated to receiving, documenting (receipts when donors drop off items), sorting, and stocking donations of food and clothing that come in each day    Assists in keeping track of the inventory in the cleaning supply storage area    Ensures food stored downstairs is rotated

Program: Client Care Resources

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Help Behind the Scenes: Stock

Resource Room Stocking
Stock and organize food, clothes, and hygiene products.

Program: Client Impact

Resource Room Stocking
Stock and organize food, clothes, and hygiene products.

Program: Client Impact

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: Yes