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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