Haven’t worn some of your clothes in awhile? Then choose to donate them!

If you have some clothing that hasn’t been put to use lately, then donate to Circle of Hope! Circle of Hope is holding an event next Saturday March, 23rd. Circle of Hope is looking for donations of gently used clothing, accessories and they will even be holding a bake sale.

Clothing donations can be dropped off at First Methodist Church (“Coppertop Church”) on March 22nd between 8 a.m. and noon.

Circle of Hope is looking for volunteers to help pick up donations and organize the event.

Interested? Contact Peggy Anderson at (218) 525-1905

New volunteers needed, apply today.

Thanks to the weekly service scoop, volunteerinduluth in able to stay EXTRA updated with volunteer opportunities on a week-to-week basis. Here is how you can get involved!

Be a Part of the Community Investment Process

The United Way of Greater Duluth has 12 positions open for volunteer panelists who, in January and February, review applications for funding and go on site visits to help determine the percentage of United Way funding request that is granted to our agencies.

Panel A: INCOME

Orientation:    Wed.  January 9     9:00 AM-11:00 AM

Q & A:           Wed.  January 23   9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

Site Visits:     Wed.   January 30   8:30 AM – 1:05 PM *

Site Visits:     Wed.   February 6    8:30 AM-2:15  PM*

Ranking:        Wed.  February 20  9:00 AM – 11:00 AM

*meals provided

Panel B: HEALTH

Orientation:    Wed.  January 9       9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Q&A:            Thur.  January 24     9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
Site Visits:     Thur. January 31     9:00 AM – 12:05 AM*
Site Visits:     Thur.  February 7     8:30 AM – 1:15  AM*
Ranking:        Thur.   February 21    9:00 AM – 11:00 AM
* meal provided

If you are interested in becoming a panelist please contact Shannon to start the application process. Applications are due December 3. 

Agency: United Way of Greater Duluth

Contact: Shannon Wagner

Phone: 218-726-4728

Email: sb6americorps@unitedwayduluth.org

Volunteer and help with long-term flood recovery

It’s impossible to forget the floods that hit Duluth and surrounding areas this past summer. The damage caused by the flooding still surrounds us and survivors are still in need of help and assistance. If you feel the urge to help your fellow neighbors and citizens with relief efforts, volunteerinduluth wants you to know that there are still opportunities out there to get involved.

According to the weekly service scoop, The Long Term Flood Recovery team is still searching for skilled and unskilled volunteer help. The Long Term Flood Recovery team says,

Ideal volunteers should be able to handle light to moderate lifting and willing to help do a variety of small tasks. Currently, work centers around getting people moved out of homes, emptying garages and assisting with flood survivors immediate needs before more winter moves in.

Weekdays, weeknights and weekends are all times that your help and skills could be utilized. The Long Term Flood Recovery team is open to working with your availability and areas of expertise. So what are you waiting for?!

How to get involved?
Contact: Ilsa Peterson (218)206-9882
Ilsa.peterson@lssmn.org

photo by Olivia Franti of Chester Creek flooding in Duluth, MN

If you’re interested in receiving the Weekly Service Scoop newsletter, visit one of our recent posts here to find out how!

We have updated our About page

Make sure you check out our about page, located at the top of our volunteerinduluth blog! We recently updated it to provide volunteers of the northland a great outlet for finding opportunities. Be sure to let us know what you think by emailing us at volunteerinduluth@gmail.com. Remember that comments, questions and concerns are always more than welcome.

Sign me up! For the volunteer center weekly service scoop

Here’s an opportunity to add yourself to United Way of Greater Duluth’s mailing list. They send out a Weekly Service Scoop for people interested in local volunteer opportunities. It’s as easy as 1-2-3!

  • Get yourself on the list by clicking here
  • Enter and confirm your email
  • Wait for the United Way of Greater Duluth’s Volunteer Center to send you their Weekly Service Scoop

OR be even more proactive by accessing their volunteer page here.

CHUM: providing Duluth with social safety net programs

Duluth is currently a city that struggles with a lot of poverty, homelessness and low-income families. If you are feeling fortunate and want to extend a helping hand to people who might fall into any of these three categories, then CHUM could be the perfect organization for you to get involved with. According to the organization’s website,

“CHUM provides core social safety net programs which include emergency food, shelter, advocacy, and outreach to over 7,000 hungry, homeless and low-income people each year. Housing advocates and street case managers provide stabilization services through case management programs for homeless or imminently homeless families and single adults. CHUM’s congregational outreach and community organizing efforts center on social justice issues relating to homelessness, poverty and employment.”

If you want to gain experience with different demographics along with new life experiences, then CHUM has several volunteer opportunities to offer.

The first step to getting involved is filling out this application and sending it to the CHUM center’s volunteer coordinator, Elizabeth Olson. She can be reached through email at eolson@chumduluth.org or by or by calling 218-740-2496. Once the application has been completed, she will contact you with opportunities that best fit your areas of interest.