Organization |
Mission |
| American Red Cross | The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. |
| AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Volunteer Program of Volunteers of America – Minnesota | ou’re invited to volunteer with RSVP: the 1-stop volunteer connection for people 55 and over. We’ll connect you with a fulfillng opportunity at a local nonprofit based on your skills, interests, schedule and location. It’s flexible: you choose how, where, and when you volunteer. We also provide free benefits including supplemental insurance, partial travel reimbursement, e-newsletter, recognition events, and ongoing support as your volunteer needs evolve. To learn more, visit RSVP Website |
| Ampersand Families | Ampersand Families recruits and supports permanent families for older youth, and champions practices in adoption and permanency that restore belonging, dignity and hope. |
| Animal Humane Society | Every year, Animal Humane Society provides direct care and services to help nearly 100,000 animals in need across Minnesota. As one of the nation’s leading animal welfare organizations, AHS is transforming the way shelters care for animals and engage their communities. From innovative medical and behavior programs to investments in outreach and advocacy, we’re advancing animal welfare and creating a more humane world for animals everywhere. |
| Bhutanese Community of MN | The mission of BCOM is to serve Bhutanese refugee families in their growth as new Americans on the pillars of community, culture and hope. |
| Bridging | OUR MISSION: Through the effective reuse of donated items, Bridging improves lives by providing quality furniture and household goods to those transitioning out of homelessness and poverty. |
| Brighton Hospice | At Brighton Hospice, we believe that the end of life should be just as beautiful as the beginning. Hospice care provides patients with the quality of life they deserve and freedom from pain as they leave this life. Brighton Hospice recognizes that the dying process is a part of the normal process of living and focuses on enhancing the quality of remaining life. Our volunteers are an essential part of the Brighton team. A hospice volunteer is an individual specially trained by Brighton Hospice to provide assistance to patients, their families, and the hospice team. As a volunteer, you help fulfill the promise of hospice in many ways. You are the hand to help and to hold, the friendly face that brings warm conversation and welcome respite. Our trained volunteers provide invaluable services. Volunteer tasks can be patient related or non-patient related. |
| Bundles of Love Charity | Volunteer-driven nonprofit that partners with community organizations to assist Minnesota families in need by providing handmade items for their newborns so every newborn has access to the basics. |
| Can Do Canines Assistance Dogs | Can Do Canines trains and places assistance dogs with people who have physical disabilities, free of charge. |
| City of Roseville | offers many opportunities to make a difference in our vibrant city and in the lives of those who visit, work and live in Roseville. |
| CLUES, Comunidades Latinas Unidas en Servicio | CLUES is Minnesota’s largest Latino non-profit agency. Our mission is to advance the capacity of Latino families to be healthy, prosperous, and engaged in their communities. |
| Community Action Partnership of Ramsey and Washington Counties | Community Action Partnership of Ramsey & Washington Counties is part of a national nonprofit network that helps 17 million low-income Americans annually achieve economic security. Closer to home, we help low-income households in Ramsey and Washington counties achieve success each year. For over 50 years, Community Action has provided a local, flexible, single point of entry for programs that lift people up. Whether it’s early childhood education, transportation, saving for a home, getting an education or raising awareness, we strive to help people become independent and have a voice in our community – and to make America a better place to live. At Community Action, we continuously stay in touch with the needs of our community, looking for new ideas and new understandings about the issues that low-income individuals and families face. |
| Do Good Roseville | To make connections to do things that have a positive impact on our community |
| Every Meal | Every Meal is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with a mission to fight child hunger. We focus on filling the food gaps children face on weekends, extended breaks, and summer when they’re not able to access school meal programs. Through our multiple food gap programs, we provide children and families experiencing food insecurity with access to good food at more than 500 locations in Minnesota. |
| Falcon Heights/Lauderdale Lions Club | To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace and promote international understanding through Lions clubs |
| Feed My Starving Children | Feed My Starving Children actively works to feed the poorest of the poor across the world. We have sent over 4 billion meals since our founding in 1987. We welcome volunteers for our 1.75 hour long sessions. At the sessions volunteers can pack meals, work in our warehouse, or label bags. We have 5 sessions most days and can host over 3,000 volunteers a week on busy weeks. |
| Feline Rescue, Inc. | We provide safe shelter, veterinary care, and socialization, for stray, abandoned or abused cats until good permanent homes can be found for them. We welcome your volunteer time with open paws! |
| Friends for a Non-Violent World | We champion nonviolence as the foundation for effective programs and actions to promote the dignity of every human being. |
| Girl Scouts River Valleys | Girl Scouts of Minnesota and Wisconsin River Valleys’ work is supported by 6,500 volunteers who deliver the Girl Scout Leadership Experience to nearly 18,000 girls in southern Minnesota, western Wisconsin, and one county in Iowa. Girl Scouts River Valleys is one of 111 Girl Scout councils that make up the national Girl Scout Movement, sharing the mission |
| Global Volunteers | Since 1984, Global Volunteers has engaged more than 33,000 “volunteer vacationers” on meaningful service programs. If you’re open-minded, service-oriented and light-hearted, we’ve got a place for you. |
| Greenheart Exchange | NFP international student exchange program |
| Hearts and Hammers | The mission of Hearts & Hammers –Twin Cities is to provide exterior home improvement assistance for Senior Citizens, Disabled Adults, and Veterans of the United States Armed Forces or their Surviving Spouse so that they may continue living independently. |
| Help At Your Door | Help At Your Door helps seniors and individuals with disabilities maintain their independence and continue living in their homes. Volunteers assist with grocery services, home maintenance and chores. |
| Interim Hospice | Interim Hospice provides comprehensive hospice services to patients throughout the Twin Cities metro area. |
| Karen Organization of Minnesota | The Karen Organization of Minnesota’s mission is to enhance the quality of life for Karen and other refugees from Burma by assisting refugees to settle, integrate and become self-sufficient. |
| Kids in Need Foundation | Kids In Need Foundation is committed to creating equitable learning environments for teachers and students in under-resourced communities. We do that by providing school supplies in the form of backpacks for students and supply boxes to teachers. |
| Kiwanis | Serving the Children of the World |
| League of Women Voters | The League of Women Voters, a non-partisan political organization, encourages informed and active participation in government, works to increase understanding of major public policy issues, and influences public policy through education and advocacy. |
| Friends and Co | Little Brothers – Friends of the Elderly is a volunteer-based organization committed to relieving isolation and loneliness among elders with very little family or friendship support in their lives. |
| Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota – Senior Corps | The Lutheran Social Service of MN Senior Corps programs offer people age 55 and older the opportunity to serve seniors or children in their community and receive a small stipend for their service. |
| Lyngblomsten | Influenced by Christ, Lyngblomsten provides a ministry of compassionate care and innovative services to older adults in order to preserve and enhance their quality of life. |
| Make-A-Wish MN | Mission: Together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Our vision is to grant the wish of every eligible child in Minnesota. |
| Memorial Blood Center | Saving lives by providing blood and biomedical services. |
| Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance | The mission of the Minnesota Brain Injury Alliance is to raise awareness and enhance the quality of life for all people affected by brain injury. |
| Minnesota Children’s Museum | Minnesota Children’s Museum is dedicated to sparking children’s learning through play. We thrive as a happier, healthier and more innovative community through the radiant power of play. |
| Minnesota Council of Churches | MCC Refugee Services is a local affiliate of Episcopal Migration Ministries, a program of the Episcopal Church that is contracted by the US Department of State to resettle refugees in the United States. We work closely with and represent the denominational and judicatory partners of the Minnesota Council of Churches. We also partner with individuals, congregations of many denominations, community resources, and public agencies to |
| Minnesota Literacy Council | Minnesota Literacy Council improves the lives of Minnesotans with literacy issues—by providing educational services, strengthening literacy programs, and engaging Minnesotans in the cause. |
| Minnesota Tool Library | Mission: To cultivate a more resilient and equitable community and reduce waste by empowering residents with access to tools, training, and work spaces. We have 2 locations St Paul & NE Minneapolis |
| NE Youth and Family Services | The senior chore program provides help with chores. We want people to stay living independently in their homes for as long as possible. There is a sliding fee for services provided. |
| Nine North | Nine North is a community media center that serves the residents of nine cities. We feature programs created by volunteers. CTV provides training in video production free use of equipment. |
| North Suburban Evening Lions | To empower volunteers to serve their communities, meet humanitarian needs, encourage peace, and promote international understanding |
| North Suburban Chorus | NSC brings enjoyment and memories to seniors through musical performances at senior housing, nursing homes, assisted living residences and senior clubs throughout the five county metropolitan area. |
| Outfront MN | To create a state where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people are free to be who they are, love who they love, and live without fear of violence, harassment or discrimination. |
| PAI | PAI: Where People with Disabilities Connect with the Community and the World. PAI is a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit organization providing day progamming for adults with developmental disabilities. |
| Peacemaker Minnesota | PeaceMaker Minnesota provides direct services and financial resources to public and private schools, across Minnesota, committed to teaching social emotional skills and ensuring a positive learning environment. We help schools teach kids things like cooperation, kindness, respect, and positive conflict resolution skills. |
| Philando Castile Peace Garden | The Community Peace Garden has been designed to feature and preserve art pieces created and placed there by community members in the wake of Philando Castile’s tragic death, and to allow families and community members, law enforcement, and local, state, national and international leaders to join together in the search for peace and justice. |
| Planting People Growing Justice | Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute seeks to plant seeds of social change through education, training, and community outreach. |
| Prepare + Prosper | For over 45 years, Prepare + Prosper has continued to assist Minnesotans by providing free tax preparation and assistance, free financial services, and local and national advocacy. |
| Project for Pride in Living (PPL) | PPL builds the hope, assets, and self-reliance of individuals and families who have lower incomes by providing transformative affordable housing and career readiness services. |
| Project Linus | Handmade blankets to comfort children/teens |
| Ramsey County | When you volunteer for Ramsey County, you are doing more than a good deed. You are developing skills, learning about career options and networking, while making a positive impact on your community. |
| Roseville Area Schools | Partners for the Future…. volunteers to help student read, mentors for grades 5-8 and business partnerships |
| Regions Hospital/Health Partners Clinics | Our mission is to improve the health and well-being of our patients, families, and community. |
| Rice Street Gardens | Community garden |
| Ronald McDonald House Charities | We, in partnership with our community, provide a comfortable and caring home-away-from-home that supports keeping families together and reduces stress during a child’s serious illness. |
| Roseville Area Senior Program | The Roseville Area Senior Program provides a broad range of services to older and disabled adults. Including essential services such as Meals on Wheels, transportation, and service coordination. |
| Roseville Lions | Roseville Lion’s motto is we serve. Whether its blindness, feeding the hungry or helping wherever there is a need there is a Lion. We help wherever we can. |
| RSVP Volunteer Program, VOA-MN | We match the skills, talents and interests of people 55 and over with fulfilling volunteer opportunities at our 70 nonprofit partners–serving literacy, housing, hunger, seniors, low income, veterans. |
| SparkPath | SparkPath creates powerful learning experiences that challenge students to explore their interests, discover new perspectives, connect with professionals in the community, and visualize their success beyond the classroom. SparkPath’s history includes 30+ years of working with schools to provide relevant, highly valued enrichment programs to students across the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. |
| Salvation Army – Emergency Disaster Services | Disaster volunteers are needed to offer meal services to survivors, support first responders or just offer a comforting smile |
| TPT – Twin Cities Public Television | TPT’s mission is to enrich lives and strengthen our community through the power of media. |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity | Our Mission: Eliminate poverty housing from the Twin Cities and to make decent, affordable shelter for all people a matter of conscience. |
| Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity – Holy Hammers | Coalition of north suburban churches partnering with Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity to build houses for low-income families. |
| Urban Ventures | Urban Ventures started 25 years ago with a mission of educating children, strengthening their families, and building a healthy community. |
| Vision Loss Resources | For more than 100 years, Vision Loss Resources has changed lives in the metro area by providing the services, skills and community of support to assist in regaining independence after vision loss. |
| Wilder Foundation | The Amherst H. Wilder Foundation is a nonprofit community organization that creates lasting, positive change rooted in people through direct services, research and community building. We combine knowledge, compassion and action to improve lives today and for generations to come. |
| Wildlife Rehabilitation Center | Provides quality medical care and rehabilitation for all injured, sick and orphaned wild birds and animals, and shares its knowledge with the people who care about them. |
| Windjammers Harmonica Band | We welcome anyone who would like to learn how to play the harmonica and join us for simple fun and honoring those old favorite songs of days gone by. |
| Wish for a Lifetime from AARP | As a charitable affiliate of AARP, Wish of a Lifetime grants life-changing wishes to older adults and inspires people to redefine aging in America |
| Wishes and More | Memorial funds to the parents of a child who does not survive to experience a wish. |
| Women of Nations | Women of Nations is a Native American culturally specific domestic violence (DV) and sexual assault (SA) victim/survivor services organization whose largest program is its 44-bed capacity emergency shelter for women, children, LGBTQ+ individuals, and their pets. |
These wonderful organizations have great opportunities for volunteers! We are pleased that each one of these organizations have participated in one or more of our Roseville Area Community Volunteer Fairs. Click on the name of each organization to go to their website.