Volunteer Opportunities at Hope

Youth Program Volunteer Opportunities

Learning in Community:
Work with a children’s literacy program in a supportive community environment, where children have fun learning one-to-one with adult volunteers. Activities include reading, writing, and storytelling. Volunteers play the important role of encouraging and supporting the children as they develop their skills. The group meets on Tuesdays from 5:30-7:30. Volunteers are asked to commit for the length of the quarterly series. The first two program sessions provide a total of 4-hours of training for volunteers.

Leadership Development:
Challenges young people to be the best they can be by giving them resources to explore their own power. There is a strong focus on power, civic engagement, and public achievement. Volunteers assist the program facilitator(s). Class is held on Saturday mornings.

Youth Tutor Program:
Tutors are matched with youth K-8th grade from the community, and work one to one in weekly sessions during the school year to provide additional academic and personal support and encouragement outside of the school setting. Schedule to be determined according to volunteer and youth availability. For more information, contact Dhop at dhop@hope-community.org or phone: (612) 435-1673.

Youth in the City Saturday Mentoring (YIC):
Catches kids during the middle ages before they reach the teen years. YIC mentoring centers around self responsibility. Volunteers assist the program facilitator. Class is held on Saturday mornings.

Group Volunteer Opportunities

Hope Community also welcomes volunteer groups! Year-around projects are available in the areas of gardening/grounds maintenance, building beautification, and clerical work. Special projects create additional opportunities. Please contact Will Delaney, Real Estate Specialist, at wdelaney@hope-community.org for more information about group volunteer opportunities.