Volunteer Opportunities

Organizational Assistance (Onsite or Remote)

If you find a thrill in an organized filing cabinet, the hum of a shredder and the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up, then this is the volunteer opportunity for you! Help us improve our internal systems through a variety of organizational tasks: filing, sorting paperwork, organizing donations, etc. This volunteer frees up valuable administrative hours and allows our staff to focus on the work that meets community needs.

Details:

• Onsite opportunity located at our St. Paul administrative offices, see safety accommodations below. Prefer to work remotely? We have plenty of administrative tasks that can be handled remotely, please contact us!
• Flexible between 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Monday through Friday
• Limited opportunities available while our administrative offices are closed, individuals only (no groups)
• Ability to lift 15lbs. is desirable, but not necessary

Yard Maintenance Volunteer (Onsite)

Put your green thumb to good use by helping us maintain the yard space for our Transitional Housing Units. Our housing programs provide homeless women and their children with a safe, supportive place to stay as they participate in life skills training and stabilization services that prepare them for employment and stable housing in the community. By pulling weeds, placing mulch, and raking leaves, you’ll help beautify the green space where children in our program play. The ideal volunteer has the physical stamina to do physical work outdoors and can maintain confidentiality and respect for residents.

Details:

• Opportunity is located at our St. Paul housing properties, see safety accommodations below.
• Opportunity is available for individuals and groups.
• Schedule and time commitment are flexible.

Adopt a Unit (Onsite or Remote)

Individuals/Groups can adopt an apartment/unit and assist with preparing the space after a tenant moves out for a new family. This includes cleaning, painting, waxing floors and minor repairs. The ideal volunteer has the physical stamina to do physical work and can maintain confidentiality and respect for residents.

Details:

• Opportunity is located at our St. Paul housing properties, see safety accommodations below. Prefer to stay remote? You can help by sponsoring a unit.
• 3–5 volunteers, 1 day/month (based on move-out dates), 6-hour commitment
• In-kind supply donation items appreciated.

Create a “Birthday Party in a Bag”

Help parents and families in YW’s housing programs celebrate their children’s birthday by providing all the supplies they’ll need to host a birthday party. Please package a gender neutral, all-ages party bag with the following items: candles, birthday hats, streamers, tablecloth, paper plates, napkins, utensils, cups, etc. Please only include new items, which you can purchase at your local Dollar Store, Target, Walmart, etc. 

To drop off your completed “Birthday Party in a Bag”, please contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@ywcastpaul.org. 

Volunteering is more fun with friends! Coordinate with a group of, family or colleagues to assemble multiple party bags or purchase supplies.

Welcome Baskets

Many of the families in our housing programs come to us from shelter or from having no home at all. By providing essential items and assembling a welcome basket, you can welcome a family in our community to a new home and a new life. 

Please contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@ywcastpaul.org for current needs, supply lists and to coordinate drop offs.

Volunteering is more fun with friends! Coordinate with a group of, family or colleagues to assemble multiple party bags or purchase supplies.

Blankets for Families

Many of the families in our housing programs come to us from shelter or from having no home at all. By providing homemade blankets, you can help make a new home feel more comfortable for a family in our community. 

Please contact our volunteer coordinator at volunteer@ywcastpaul.org for crafting instructions and to coordinate drop offs.

Create Your Own

Do you have a skill set or idea not listed here? Email volunteer@ywcastpaul.org with a short proposal of how you or your group would like to volunteer.