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Intergenerational Opportunities

Alternative High School Woodshop Mentoring Program
Provide individual attention to at-risk students as they learn to use tools in a woodworking setting

RSVP Reading Tutors
Provide one-on-one tutoring to K-3rd grade students learning to read

BABES (Beginning Alcohol and Addictions Basic Education Studies)
Help 2nd graders with good decision-making skills using colorful puppets.

Big Brothers/Big Sisters
Provide friendship to a child

Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts
Assist with troop activities

Boys and Girls Club
Work with youth in various after school programs

Central Wisconsin Children's Museum
Interact with children as they explore exhibits and participate in hands-on activities

Family Resource Center
Provide child care during programs
Provide office assistance

Folk Fairs
Share a craft or demonstrate a hobby to school children

Head Start
Assist preschool children

Junior Achievement
Visit area classrooms to provide education on basic business and economic principles

Juvenile Detention Mentoring Program
Be a role model for youth in detention

Paws for Reading Literacy Program
Bring pets to schools to listen while children read to them

Schools (K - 12)
Tutor reading, math and spelling
Assist with preparation of materials
Assist in school library
Participate in oral history interviews

Community Opportunities

CAP Services Family Crisis Center
Various activities including running errands, sorting donations, assisting with children's programs

Cap Services Sexual Assault Victim Advocate
Provide crisis intervention and support to survivors of sexual assault

Community Crafters
Knit, crochet or sew items to be donated to people in need     

Community Industries Corporation
Assist adults with disabilities as they participate in community life

Community Partners Program
Provide friendship and share activities to adults with disabilities

Division of Motor Vehicles
Take photos for driver license and ID card applicants

Financial Wellness Program
Assist individuals and families who need help balancing income and expenses

Habitat for Humanity
Assist in building houses for eligible families

Interfaith Volunteer Caregivers
Provide companionship, transportation or other services to people in need   

Lettie W. Jensen Library
Provide general library assistance

Midwest Renewable Energy Association
Provide office assistance

Portage County Child Passenger Safety
Provide office assistance

Portage County Health and Human Services
Provide rides
Deliver food to people in need in rural areas
Serve as guardian

Portage County Humane Society
Provide care for shelter animals
Visit area classrooms to provide education on pet ownership

Portage County Public Library
Provide general library assistance

Portage County Literacy Council
Provide instruction to adults

RSVP Silver Threads Sewing Group
Sew projects for area nonprofit agencies

St. Vincent De Paul Thrift Store
Sort clothing; clean and display housewares; cashier

Salvation Army Hope Center
Provide office assistance
Assist with meal preparation
Assist with Kettle Campaign

Stevens Point Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Register conference participants

Stevens Point Transit
Familiarize new transit riders with the city bus system

Trinity Quilt Makers
Sew quilts for local distribution

United Way of Portage County
Provide office assistance

UWSP Disability Services
Record textbooks on audio tape  for students with disabilities

Wisconsin/Nicaragua Partnership
Provide office assistance

Legal/Justice System Opportunities

Call the Defendant Program
Call defendants to remind them of their court dates

Justiceworks Ltd.
Participate in restorative justice/mediation
Provide office assistance

Stevens Point Police Department
Provide office assistance, data entry, process  reports

Volunteers in Probation
Serve as a mentor to an offender with minimal risk factors

Cultural Opportunities

Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra
Usher at concerts

Monteverdi Master Chorale
Usher at concerts

Portage County Historical Society
Serve as museum docent
Assist with building projects

Riverfront Arts Center
Serve as greeter and provide information on current exhibits

Aging & Disability Resource Center Opportunities

Adult Day Center Program
Visit with older adults and adults with disabilities

Central Wisconsin Senior Olympics
Plan activities; register participants or officiate at events

Driver Escort Program
Provide rides to medical appointments for older adults and adults with disabilities

Holly Shoppe
Staff retail store for handcrafted items made by older adults

Homestead/Income Tax Assistance
Assist people in completing tax forms
 
Nutrition Program
Assist at meal sites (Lincoln Center, Hi-Rise Manor, Amherst, Plover, Rosholt, Junction City)
Deliver meals to homebound people
Provide office assistance

Senior Center
Provide class instruction
Tutor in computer lab
Provide office assistance

Telecare
Provide telephone reassurance for frail older adults and adults with disabilities

Vital Information Program (VIP)
Help people complete personal medical profiles for use in emergencies

Health and Nutrition Opportunities

American Red Cross
Serve as a blood drive volunteer
Teach first aid/CPR classes
Provide disaster relief 

Aspirus Comfort Care and Hospice Services
Visit patients

Epilepsy Foundation of Central Wisconsin
Provide office assistance

Meals on Wheels
Deliver noon meals to the homebound

Ministry Home Care Hospice Services
Visit patients

Nursing Homes/Group Homes
Visit residents, provide entertainment, assist with bingo

Operation Bootstrap
Assist in food pantry

Saint Michael's Hospital
Escort/visit patients
Deliver items to departments
Greet families in surgery waiting area
 
Lincoln Center
1519 Water Street
Stevens Point, WI 54481
715-346-1401