Opportunities From: HandsOn Twin Cities

Volunteer: Make a difference – join us on the beach!

Keeping our Great Lakes beaches clean starts with you! Adopt-a-Beach cleanups are a fun, free, easy way to give back to your community and keep plastic pollution out of our Great Lakes. It’s easy to jump right into the Adopt-a-Beach community. Join a cleanup today!  

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the Great Lakes region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes. We are active in advocacy, volunteering, education, and research.  

Each year, through the Adopt-a-Beach program, thousands of volunteers work to keep the Great Lakes shorelines healthy by removing litter from our beaches and collecting important data. 

Join the Adopt-a-Beach movement today! You can take part in two ways: 

Find an Adopt-a-Beach cleanup near you and sign up. A Team Leader will meet you at the beach with all the supplies! 

You can also become a Team Leader and host your own cleanup with friends, family, or community members. This is a great opportunity to keep your community beautiful and engage those around you. We have lots of resources to help you organize a successful cleanup! 

We have 2 Virtual Team Leader Trainings coming up that you can register for below: 

June 26, 2024 12pm-1pm CDT 

July 17, 2024 6pm-7pm CDT 

We hope to see you on the beach this season! 

Nonprofit: Alliance for the Great Lakes

Keeping our Great Lakes beaches clean starts with you! Adopt-a-Beach cleanups are a fun, free, easy way to give back to your community and keep plastic pollution out of our Great Lakes. It’s easy to jump right into the Adopt-a-Beach community. Join a cleanup today!  

The Alliance for the Great Lakes is a nonpartisan nonprofit working across the Great Lakes region to protect our most precious resource: the fresh, clean, and natural waters of the Great Lakes. We are active in advocacy, volunteering, education, and research.  

Each year, through the Adopt-a-Beach program, thousands of volunteers work to keep the Great Lakes shorelines healthy by removing litter from our beaches and collecting important data. 

Join the Adopt-a-Beach movement today! You can take part in two ways: 

Find an Adopt-a-Beach cleanup near you and sign up. A Team Leader will meet you at the beach with all the supplies! 

You can also become a Team Leader and host your own cleanup with friends, family, or community members. This is a great opportunity to keep your community beautiful and engage those around you. We have lots of resources to help you organize a successful cleanup! 

We have 2 Virtual Team Leader Trainings coming up that you can register for below: 

June 26, 2024 12pm-1pm CDT 

July 17, 2024 6pm-7pm CDT 

We hope to see you on the beach this season! 

Nonprofit: Alliance for the Great Lakes

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55114

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Master Water Stewards (Age 18 +)

The Master Water Stewards program certifies and supports community leaders to protect and improve the health of MN's water. Wherever you live, you can join over 250 Master Water Steward volunteers and work in our own community to contribute to the millions of gallons of polluted stormwater that stewards are keeping out of our lakes and rivers each year.

Everything on city streets flows to our water- bacteria, salt, litter, sediment, fertilizer. Each year, more polluted runoff reach our lakes and rivers faster, causing flooding downstream. Pollutants are not being filtered or broken down by passing through the soil, making water dirtier.

Learn how you can make a real difference just by joining your neighbors in action.

Nonprofit: Freshwater Society

The Master Water Stewards program certifies and supports community leaders to protect and improve the health of MN's water. Wherever you live, you can join over 250 Master Water Steward volunteers and work in our own community to contribute to the millions of gallons of polluted stormwater that stewards are keeping out of our lakes and rivers each year.

Everything on city streets flows to our water- bacteria, salt, litter, sediment, fertilizer. Each year, more polluted runoff reach our lakes and rivers faster, causing flooding downstream. Pollutants are not being filtered or broken down by passing through the soil, making water dirtier.

Learn how you can make a real difference just by joining your neighbors in action.

Nonprofit: Freshwater Society

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55114

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: HAFA CSA and Farm Volunteer

WHAT:

HAFA CSA and Farm Volunteer

WHEN:

May - November

Volunteer opportunities are available from the weekday, Monday - Friday. Volunteering availability on the weekend will vary on a case by case basis. Please contact us for more information if you wish to volunteer on the weekends.

Flexible volunteering hours! Let us know what works and we'll try our best to adjust!

WHY:

Have a little extra time on your hand? Come help out at the HAFA Farm! HAFA is looking for extra hand to assist on our 255 acre farm in Vermillion Township, Minnesota! No matter how big or small, every little bit counts and we are super appreciative for all the help we can get during these times! 

HAFA is open to ALL volunteers but have a higher demand for volunteers who can volunteer during the weekdays on M/T/W! Hours will vary but duties in demand will be during the afternoon hours from 12:00-3:00 PM! 

Common duties may include but are not limited to:

Putting CSA Boxes together Handling produce for CSA Boxes Packing and distributing produce into CSA Boxes Washing produce totes Helping organize and clean our HAFA Packshed Organizing produce cooler Cleaning up the HAFA Farm Picking up rocks Cutting up grass Helping re-paint our HAFA Sheds ...and many more!

Requirements:

Ability to lift at least 10 lbs. Ability to perform physical tasks. Ability to adhere to farm/food safety protocol and rules. Have an open mind to learn and be part of a diverse community. Reliable transportation to HAFA Farm.

Interested?

For any questions, concerns, or further details, please call or email our lines:

https://www.hmongfarmers.com/volunteer/

info@hmongfarmers.com
651-493-8091

Nonprofit: Hmong American Farmers Association

WHAT:

HAFA CSA and Farm Volunteer

WHEN:

May - November

Volunteer opportunities are available from the weekday, Monday - Friday. Volunteering availability on the weekend will vary on a case by case basis. Please contact us for more information if you wish to volunteer on the weekends.

Flexible volunteering hours! Let us know what works and we'll try our best to adjust!

WHY:

Have a little extra time on your hand? Come help out at the HAFA Farm! HAFA is looking for extra hand to assist on our 255 acre farm in Vermillion Township, Minnesota! No matter how big or small, every little bit counts and we are super appreciative for all the help we can get during these times! 

HAFA is open to ALL volunteers but have a higher demand for volunteers who can volunteer during the weekdays on M/T/W! Hours will vary but duties in demand will be during the afternoon hours from 12:00-3:00 PM! 

Common duties may include but are not limited to:

Putting CSA Boxes together Handling produce for CSA Boxes Packing and distributing produce into CSA Boxes Washing produce totes Helping organize and clean our HAFA Packshed Organizing produce cooler Cleaning up the HAFA Farm Picking up rocks Cutting up grass Helping re-paint our HAFA Sheds ...and many more!

Requirements:

Ability to lift at least 10 lbs. Ability to perform physical tasks. Ability to adhere to farm/food safety protocol and rules. Have an open mind to learn and be part of a diverse community. Reliable transportation to HAFA Farm.

Interested?

For any questions, concerns, or further details, please call or email our lines:

https://www.hmongfarmers.com/volunteer/

info@hmongfarmers.com
651-493-8091

Nonprofit: Hmong American Farmers Association

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55033

Allow Groups: Yes


Volunteer: Invasive Species Volunteer

Calling all nature lovers! True Friends is looking for volunteers like you who are interested in conservation and aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty. By joining our Invasive Species Volunteer Group, you’ll make a difference by not only protecting the native habitat, but also improving our grounds for the enjoyment of visitors and respite participants.  

Schedule: 

Spring and Fall  2-4 opportunities in the Spring and 2-4 opportunities in the Fall  2-3 hours at a time 

As an Invasive Species Volunteer you will:

Assist in the removal of invasive species including garlic mustard and buckthorn  Pull and bag mature flowering garlic mustard in the Spring  Cut and daub small buckthorn plants in the Fall.  Receive training on how to identify and remove each species 

You should apply if you are...

Age 18+ unless accompanied by an adult.  Comfortable working outdoors  Physically able to crouch, reach, and lift 50 pounds Happy working collaboratively in a group 

Nonprofit: True Friends

Calling all nature lovers! True Friends is looking for volunteers like you who are interested in conservation and aren’t afraid to get their hands dirty. By joining our Invasive Species Volunteer Group, you’ll make a difference by not only protecting the native habitat, but also improving our grounds for the enjoyment of visitors and respite participants.  

Schedule: 

Spring and Fall  2-4 opportunities in the Spring and 2-4 opportunities in the Fall  2-3 hours at a time 

As an Invasive Species Volunteer you will:

Assist in the removal of invasive species including garlic mustard and buckthorn  Pull and bag mature flowering garlic mustard in the Spring  Cut and daub small buckthorn plants in the Fall.  Receive training on how to identify and remove each species 

You should apply if you are...

Age 18+ unless accompanied by an adult.  Comfortable working outdoors  Physically able to crouch, reach, and lift 50 pounds Happy working collaboratively in a group 

Nonprofit: True Friends

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55346

Allow Groups: Yes