Possible places to volunteer:
- Balance, Inc. (an organization supporting individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in and around Ozaukee County).
- Betty Brinn Children's Museum
- Discovery World
- Habitat for Humanity
- Hunger Task Force
- Local nursing homes (see below for further info.)
- Schlitz Audobon Nature Center
- St. Francis Children's Center
- Summit Educational Association (become a role model/tutor for inner city students) www.summitea.org
- Soup kitchens
- Uihlein Soccer Park
- Urban Ecology Center
- Zoological Society of Milwaukee Education (zoosociety.org/education)
Other resources:
Bay Volunteer program: The summer program provides youth entering 9th thru 12th grade an opportunity to become leaders in the community by working with students in preschool to 8th grade in summer day camp settings. Applications can be found at the high school, middle school and Whitefish Bay Recreation and Community Education Department. Please see WFB Recreation Department website for further information.
Counselor-in-Training (CIT) program: This paid summer Counselor-in Training program is for teens entering their senior year of high school where they are mentored and trained to be youth camp counselors. It is an 8 week commitment consisting of 25 hours a week at either Cumberland or Richards Day Camps.
Heartis North Shore Senior Living: A community serving older adults who need assistance. There is a memory care unit and an assisted living unit. Looking for wonderful, vibrant volunteers to join their community and bring joy to their seniors through hands-on activities. Contact information: northshorevld@islllc.com or (414) 409-6700.
www.volunteermatch.org
www.dosomething.org
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