Needs From: Volunteer Center of Greater Battle Creek and Kalamazoo

Join us for a joyful and energetic evening at our Tiny Toes Family Dance Party!

This special event brings together young children and their families for music, movement, and connection.

Volunteers play a key role in creating a welcoming, fun, and smooth experience for everyone involved.

Party Set-Up: 9:00 am

Dance party; 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm

Clean-Up 7:00 pm to 7:30 pm

Location: YWCA Kalamazoo: 353 E. Michigan Avenue, Kalamazoo, MI 49001

We are looking for enthusiastic volunteers to assist with the following:

Registration Table (2 people) Greet families, assist with check-in, and help set the tone for a warm welcome.

Photography Booth (1 person): Support our photographer by helping families get organized and ready for fun photo moments.

Food Station (4 people): Help serve snacks, keep the area tidy, and ensure families have what they need.

Event Setup (4 people, 9:00 AM): Assist with decorating, arranging tables, and preparing the space before guests arrive.

Take Down/Clean Up (4 people): Help with packing up materials and restoring the space after the event. This is a wonderful opportunity to support families in our community while being part of a fun, high-energy celebration. Thank you for helping us make this event memorable for our little dancers and their loved ones!

The Kalamazoo Drop-In Child Care is a free childcare program for income-eligible families. Volunteers assist the staff in the daily operation of childcare. Activities include engaging children in play and other educational activities. Qualifications include an interest in the well-being of children, consistent and dependable, and available to work a minimum of a 2 hour block at least one day per week. Benefits include gaining an understanding of early childhood development, personal satisfaction of helping children grow by interacting with them through play. Volunteers learn how to work with others and respect differences. Hours: Mon-Fri [11am-3pm], can do 2 hour blocks [11-1] or [1-3] or a minimum of 1 day/week. Minimum age: 13

For a detailed explanation of volunteering at KDCCC, please see our Volunteer Handbook on our website at:  http://www.kdccc.org/p/volunteers.html

We are always in need of volunteers to help with our clients in their therapeutic riding classes, grooming and tacking horses, and with barn work.  Volunteers will groom and tack horses, lead horses during classes or side-walk for safety, and help the client participate in class.  We also often have need for administrative assistance, barn help, grounds assistance, trail grooming, maintenance, fundraisers, etc.  We have opportunities for group projects as well.  

Volunteers working with clients will need to attend a 2 hour, hands-on orientation and pass a background check.  Our class sessions run 4-6 weeks and we have multiple classes Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday afternoons/evenings.  We do ask that volunteers commit to the same time each week for the duration of that session.  

Family & Children Services is seeking pantry volunteers to help organize and track the needs of the parents and children served by the agency. We also are seeking volunteers to pick up trash and weeding of the flower beds. 

Our Learning Lab program consist of one-on-one and small group sessions in which volunteers work with students on a particular academic skill (reading, writing, math, science, homework assistance, etc.). Premier Athletics’ main focus is on building students’ strengths or helping them improve their skills in areas that challenge them.

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