North Star Reach program volunteers are positive, caring adult role models focused on putting our kids and families first. Our widely diverse staff of amazing volunteers bring a wealth of worldly experience with them (volunteers must be at least 19 years of age, with the exception of individuals volunteering for Solstice Camp–for teen-aged campers–who must…
Do you find fundraising fun? If you’d like to host an event to support us, you just might become our favorite volunteer ever, or at least one of them. There are many things you can do to help keep camp cost-free. Raising money for kids with serious health challenges is amazingly rewarding and we can’t…
Volunteers are needed to assist the Group Facilitators in setting up activities before group and cleaning up after group. Groups meet bi-monthly throughout the school year.
Skype & FaceTime, Ancestry Searches, E-Journaling, Music Apps for Relaxation
Painting, Music, Scrapbooking, Creative Writing, Poetry, Museum Visits
According to the 1992 Survey of Adult Literacy, 35 percent of Flint residents and 21 percent of Genesee County residents read at or below a level 1. That means they have trouble with simple everyday reading, writing and math activities like reading signs and counting change.
Assistance with the seniors in our program
Volunteers prepare and package food to be distributed to those in need. Opportunities include sorting through donated non-perishable food items, stocking meat coolers, bagging fresh fruit, building fresh food boxes, loading emergency bags, stocking shelves, and pulling orders. Volunteers also take bulk food items such as Rice Krispies, granola, or cookies and package them into…
We’re looking for creative ideas and a team of people to establish events to help raise funds for the Children’s Grief Center. This team will organize events, create marketing pieces, gather needed supplies and create opportunities for the community to invest in making the Children’s Grief Center sustainable for the long-term.
Are you a good listener? Volunteers are needed to help facilitate our peer support group. Volunteers are skillfully prepared through our 15-hour facilitator training where they learn communication skills like Reflective Listening and participate in creative activities to connect and share with each other in training. They are asked to make a commitment for one…