Make create-your-own story booklets! Take four pieces of copy paper with a colored cover, fold the stack in half, and staple it together!

The Grand Traverse Steward Initiative (GTSI) is hosted at Inland Seas and is part of the Great Lakes Stewardship Initiative (GLSI) network. The program is focused on connecting teachers and community partners, providing professional development and support to educators, and facilitating classroom projects. These are done through a place-based lens. As a GTSI volunteer, you…

Ship Ambassador volunteers are needed for tasks aboard either of the schooners that are not assigned to instructors or crew. As a Ship Ambassador Volunteer, you may: assist the cook on a Breakfast sail, share information about Inland Seas in a variety of settings, and provide support on chartered program sails.

Our congregation hosts and supports a Kalamazoo Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry in partnership with Lutheran Church of the Savior, St Mary’s Catholic Church, and employees of Pfizer. To volunteer your time at this pantry please contact: [email protected] or call the church office at 349-3047.

First Day Shoe Fund operates thanks to several committees, including: Fund Development, Finance, Marketing/PR, and Program Development.

Volunteers in the Journeys program work directly with grieving children. Two Tuesday evenings each month families come together at the Oakland Centre. Children and youth participate in small groups based on their age. Some volunteers are trained to facilitate these peer support groups. Professional grief support counselors organize the activities for each session and support…

Event support volunteers make themselves available for special events. Hospice Care of Southwest Michigan conducts fund raising events such as our Golf Fore Hospice and Duck Derby every year. Volunteers help on out on the day of these events in ways that assure the participants a fun, relaxed event.

Do you have a pet that is friendly and plays well with others? We are looking for a special volunteer to bring their furry friend to Heritage for monthly visits. Pet therapy eases anxiety and brightens our residents’ days! Your pet must be up to date on all of their shots, a therapy certification is…

Visit regularly and get to know and develop relationships with one or two specific residents. During your visits you might play cards, reminisce, go on a walk, join in on an activity, work a puzzle, etc…

Visit regularly and get to know and develop relationships with one or two specific residents. During your visits you might play cards, reminisce, go on a walk, join in on an activity, work a puzzle, etc…