NATURAL RESOURCES FOUNDATION (NRF) protects Wisconsin’s lands, waters, and wildlife by providing funding, leading partnerships, and connecting all people with nature. NRF needs volunteers to help with office assignments including mailings, computer research and various office projects.
HENRY VILAS ZOO is ready for volunteers to help with the Zoo train and carousel! They would also like to have Gate Greeters to welcome visitors!
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE needs volunteers interested in helping on weeknight evening shifts and weekend shifts.
Help support adult students, immigrants, and refugees achieve their literacy goals by being a volunteer tutor with LITERACY NETWORK! Training and ongoing support is provided.
NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE COMMUNITY CENTER needs volunteers to help host their Memory Café – a social gathering for anyone with memory loss or dementia. They meet on the 3rd. Mondays of each month from 11am-12:30pm followed by a Healthy Living Luncheon which is ‘lunch and learn’ and discussion of health topics. Volunteers can help with set up at 10:30am, welcome guests, engage attendees in conversation, and help with serving of snacks/meals, and clean up. Volunteers can assist where they feel comfortable.
Volunteers are also needed for the Connections program on Thursdays from 10am-12pm. Connections is a casual drop in program for older adults (age 50 plus). Volunteers would prepare coffee and set up the Community Room to welcome guests, engage in conversation, games, cards, or any other casual connection.
CATHOLIC MULTICULTURAL CENTER needs help delivering fresh and healthy food to local schools! Their Culinary Creations Catering enterprise delivers catering orders prepared by trainees and staff to four area schools each weekday. Volunteers are asked to sign up for a weekly shift, one day a week. You will be driving our catering van so it is not necessary to have your own vehicle. All you need is good driving skills and the ability to do moderate lifting (15-20 lbs).
BADGER PRAIRIE NEEDS NETWORK is a resource center in Verona totally run by volunteers that provides not only a Food Pantry but many other social services and resources in Dane County. Volunteers are needed to help with shifts in the Food Pantry and picking up and delivering donated food from stores and businesses in the area.
HABITAT RESTORE needs volunteers to help sort and shelve used and new building materials and supplies, assist shoppers, and work at the cash register with purchases.
Donation Processing – ReStore East
- Help at our ReStores, which are critical to raising funds that allow Habitat to build affordable housing. This work includes: unloading the donation truck, sorting through donated items, assembling/repairing small items, and merchandising the store floor. Shifts are 9am-1pm or 1pm-5pm, offered Tuesdays-Saturdays.
- Location: 4207 Monona Dr, Madison WI
Construction – Oregon
- Build homes with us! No experience is needed as all tools and training will be provided on site. This work includes: any number of construction tasks! Be sure to dress for the weather! We welcome volunteers to help build duplexes in Oregon, Thursdays-Saturdays, 8:15am-3:30pm.
- Location: 557 Kay Ct, Oregon WI
SOCIAL JUSTICE CENTER on Williamson St. connects people with needed resources like food, housing, and other essential living services. They need volunteers to help with their food pantry and information desk.
BRAILLE LIBRARY AND TRANSCRIPTION SERVICES is gearing up for their Fall training to become volunteer transcribers to prepare and provide books in braille. You can learn to turn print into braille! All transcribers take a one year braille transcription course that consists of weekly classes and culminates in certification by the library of Congress.
WHEELS FOR WINNERS is an earn-a-bike program that rehabs used bikes and offers them to participants who earn them through community service. You can help clean and fix bikes and see the smiles on kids faces when they earn a bike and helmet!
ALDO LEOPOLD NATURE CENTER needs dedicated volunteers at their reception desk to engage with visitors, assist community members in person and via phone and email, and perform administrative tasks. Weekday and weekend shifts are available!