Community Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer with community agencies

Examples of current volunteer opportunities

AARP Tax Aide Client Facilitators: AARP Tax-Aide volunteers serve as client facilitators, who perform check-in duties, provide an important first contact to the taxpayers, and manage taxpayer-clients initial activities. You do not need to be an AARP member to volunteer.

Airport Foundation: Airport Travelers Assistance Program: The Airport Foundation MSP volunteers support the Travelers Assistance team, which provides information and services such as working at information booths, assisting travelers with directions, and providing resources to visitors of the MSP Airport.

Citizenship Group Processing Volunteer for the International Institute of Minnesota: The International Institute of Minnesota provides services and resources to New Americans (immigrants and refugees). Volunteers help bring economic and civic benefits to Minnesota residents that are eligible to apply for U.S. citizenship by assisting them to complete their citizenship application.

DECA Career Development Competition Judges: DECA prepares emerging leaders and entrepreneurs for careers in marketing, finance, business management, hospitality and tourism in high schools and colleges around the globe. Volunteers judge for team decision making events, individual series events, and written events. 

Every Meal Food Program: Every Meal is a nonprofit organization that fights child hunger through community and school partnerships. Volunteers prepare, pack and distribute individual food bags for students in participating schools. 

Future City Competition Judging: The Future City program is one of the nation’s leading engineering education programs. Volunteers serve as judges to evaluate the students’ work in this year's competition.

Great River Greening Environmental Opportunities: As Minnesota’s leader in community-based restoration, Great River Greening (GRG) engages thousands of volunteers each year in conservation projects, focused on habitat and pollinator restoration. 

Event 1: Spring Planting Event at Hidden Falls Regional Park - Volunteers join Great River Greening at Hidden Falls Regional Park in St. Paul to plants wild strawberries and waterleaf for native groundcover. 

High Tech Kids LEGO Robotics Tournaments: Teams of Minnesota kids are preparing to compete in a High-Tech Kids Robotics tournament. Volunteers of all skill sets assist in Robotics Competitions in November through February.

History Day Judging:  Judges view history projects, interview students (grades 6–8 or 9–12), select winners, and provide written feedback. 

Musicians at St. Paul Regions Hospital: Pianists, guitarists, vocalists, violinists, and other musicians perform soothing music for patients and guests in atrium areas. Intermediate to advanced level of music knowledge is required.

Mock Jury Trials:  Cases argued by student “attorneys” of the Mitchell-Hamline School of Law deal with traffic accidents. Volunteer jurors view the trial, deliberate on a verdict, announce it, and offer constructive advice. 

Partners in English:  Help international students and/or their spouse, friend or parent become more proficient with spoken English.  Conversations deal with topics of mutual interest which may lead to a discussion of the meaning of words, grammar and pronunciation.   

Reader/Writer Essay Program:  A literacy initiative that pairs public-school adolescents with writing-proficient adult volunteers. Each volunteer serves as a real-life audience and writing coach for one or two metro area public middle or high school students in a writing exchange conducted through the mail. This process builds writing fluency and resilience for teens.

River Valley Riders Equine Therapy: River Valley Riders is a nonprofit organization that seeks to create a supportive community where individuals with special needs connect with horses and experience life-changing benefits. Volunteers assist riders during therapeutic sessions with instructors.

The Bakken Museum:  Serve as a mentor to middle school students as they explore electricity, create robots or just invent something at the Bakken Museum, 3537 Zenith Ave, Minneapolis, MN.  

Twin Cities Regional Science Fair:  Judge science fair projects presented by middle and secondary school students at the Twin Cities regional competition. This is a large event involving hundreds of students so lots of judges are needed.

Urban Debate League’s Middle School Tournaments: Judge debate tournaments held at local schools and/or subsequent conference championship tournaments. 

Volunteer for your choice of project or find more information through URVC's Better Impact.
https://app.betterimpact.com/Login/Volunteer

Information on volunteer opportunities can also be found by contacting URVC (Email: [email protected] Telephone: 612-625-8016).