Opportunities From: Crossroads of Michigan

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: Serve Others: Kitchen Managers

The Kitchen Manager: This person is task oriented and operates well within time constraints.  They are driven by the results of their work and how those results positively affect people in need.  They are naturally helpful and great observers. They enjoy building relationships with others and are not shy in supporting their peers.  They would make a great sous chef or operations manager.   This volunteer opportunity supports our Sunday meal service by directing volunteers, preparing and serving meals, packaging food, cleaning tables in the dining room and offering a smile and kind word to those we feed. Not only does our kitchen feed community members, but it offers a gathering space and sense of community. See one volunteer position that fits within this category below. 

Kitchen Manager

Help coordinate and manage Kitchen volunteers.   Assist Kitchen volunteers to prepare food, distribute food and beverages, and interact with community members.  

Program: Sunday Meal Service

The Kitchen Manager: This person is task oriented and operates well within time constraints.  They are driven by the results of their work and how those results positively affect people in need.  They are naturally helpful and great observers. They enjoy building relationships with others and are not shy in supporting their peers.  They would make a great sous chef or operations manager.   This volunteer opportunity supports our Sunday meal service by directing volunteers, preparing and serving meals, packaging food, cleaning tables in the dining room and offering a smile and kind word to those we feed. Not only does our kitchen feed community members, but it offers a gathering space and sense of community. See one volunteer position that fits within this category below. 

Kitchen Manager

Help coordinate and manage Kitchen volunteers.   Assist Kitchen volunteers to prepare food, distribute food and beverages, and interact with community members.  

Program: Sunday Meal Service

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: No


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!

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!

Program: Sunday Meal Service

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: Yes


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: 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


Volunteer: Administration Support: The Influencer

The Influencer This person is creative and enjoys making connections in the digital world. They are tech savvy and in the loop with what is trending. They have a keen eye for a photo opportunity to capture memorable moments.  

Help upkeep the social media presence of the organization and photograph events.  This person will expand our reach to clients, donors, and volunteers.  

Program: Administration Support

The Influencer This person is creative and enjoys making connections in the digital world. They are tech savvy and in the loop with what is trending. They have a keen eye for a photo opportunity to capture memorable moments.  

Help upkeep the social media presence of the organization and photograph events.  This person will expand our reach to clients, donors, and volunteers.  

Program: Administration Support

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

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: 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: Serves Others: Forgotten Harvest Food Distribution

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

Program: Sunday Meal Service

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

Program: Sunday Meal Service

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Multiple Shifts Available

Zip Code: 48208

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: General Food Drives

Acceptable Items to Collect and Donate: 

Peanut Butter  Canned Black, Kidney, Northern, & Garbanzo Beans  High Protein Soup  White, Brown, Jazmine Rice  Pasta & Spaghetti Sauce  Shelf-stable Milks  Shelf-stable High Protein Microwavable Meals  Cereal Mac N CheeseGrits  Instant Potatoes  Olive Oil  Nuts & Dried Fruit

Sounds Easy, AND Impactful right?!  Please follow these next steps:

1. Read through the Donation Drive Playbook (if you haven't already).

2. Sign up to host a drive through this Galaxy opportunity!

3. Start brainstorming cardboard box or container sources in your community (Grocery Stores etc.)

4. Start collecting food for your community, today!!


Program: Donation Drives

Acceptable Items to Collect and Donate: 

Peanut Butter  Canned Black, Kidney, Northern, & Garbanzo Beans  High Protein Soup  White, Brown, Jazmine Rice  Pasta & Spaghetti Sauce  Shelf-stable Milks  Shelf-stable High Protein Microwavable Meals  Cereal Mac N CheeseGrits  Instant Potatoes  Olive Oil  Nuts & Dried Fruit

Sounds Easy, AND Impactful right?!  Please follow these next steps:

1. Read through the Donation Drive Playbook (if you haven't already).

2. Sign up to host a drive through this Galaxy opportunity!

3. Start brainstorming cardboard box or container sources in your community (Grocery Stores etc.)

4. Start collecting food for your community, today!!


Program: Donation Drives

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Flexible

Allow Groups: Yes