Opportunities From: HandsOn Twin Cities

Volunteer: Do you speak Hmong or Karen? Volunteer with Hlub Zoo & ThayGeMoo on 5/28

As part of Hlub Zoo & ThayGeMoo, we host programs for students to learn, explore, and strengthen various parts of their identities. At the end of the school year, we bring everyone together for a celebration. You can support this important programming by volunteering on May 28.

Volunteers must speak some Hmong or Karen to participate. Open to volunteers 18 or older.

Volunteer Shift:

Help with serving food & clean up from 6:00-8:30pm on Thursday, 5/28.

Register:

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AAFA822A6FFC61-63756348-2026#/Email Paige at paige.stein@wilder.org with any questions.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

As part of Hlub Zoo & ThayGeMoo, we host programs for students to learn, explore, and strengthen various parts of their identities. At the end of the school year, we bring everyone together for a celebration. You can support this important programming by volunteering on May 28.

Volunteers must speak some Hmong or Karen to participate. Open to volunteers 18 or older.

Volunteer Shift:

Help with serving food & clean up from 6:00-8:30pm on Thursday, 5/28.

Register:

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094AAFA822A6FFC61-63756348-2026#/Email Paige at paige.stein@wilder.org with any questions.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Happens On May 28, 2026

Zip Code: 55104

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Morning opportunity to deliver meals to seniors in St. Paul on a weekly basis

Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver noon meals to older adults and people with limited mobility in the Saint Paul area. You can volunteer solo, with a friend or family member, or with a work or community group for a 1.5-hour shift from 10:30am-12pm on a weekly or substitute basis with weekday morning options on Monday-Friday. You can choose one or more days per week.

Responsibilities include utilizing your own vehicle to pick up meals from our location and dropping off at community members' homes. Routes may include downtown Saint Paul and non-downtown routes. Mileage reimbursement is available. Join us and support the well-being and independence of your neighbors!

Current openings:

Tuesday weekly route

Learn more:

Contact Paige Stein at volunteer@wilder.org for more information, or visit our website here.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Meals on Wheels volunteers deliver noon meals to older adults and people with limited mobility in the Saint Paul area. You can volunteer solo, with a friend or family member, or with a work or community group for a 1.5-hour shift from 10:30am-12pm on a weekly or substitute basis with weekday morning options on Monday-Friday. You can choose one or more days per week.

Responsibilities include utilizing your own vehicle to pick up meals from our location and dropping off at community members' homes. Routes may include downtown Saint Paul and non-downtown routes. Mileage reimbursement is available. Join us and support the well-being and independence of your neighbors!

Current openings:

Tuesday weekly route

Learn more:

Contact Paige Stein at volunteer@wilder.org for more information, or visit our website here.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55104

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Join this active role as a Child Development Center kitchen helper

Wilder Child Development Center has a commercial kitchen where we prepare breakfast, lunch and snacks for our students onsite and Wilder's day-treatment program across the street. We receive a Wednesday food delivery at our center, and we are seeking support to receive and unload this every other week. We are also looking for help with basic cleaning, inventory, and stocking tasks. This role is a very physical and hands-on one.

Responsibilities:

Attend training with our Child Development Center Cook and Education CoordinatorVolunteer for a shift every other week alongside our cookVolunteer may set tables, do light cleaning, take inventory, stock food and place items in bins, open boxes or cases, run the dishwasher, and other hands-on projects

Qualifications:

Be 18 years of age or older.Ability to be independent and take initiative with tasks on own.Ability to work in a kitchen environment and follow safety protocols.Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally. No carrying required as our delivery driver brings in items.Physical ability to bend and reach with stocking or cleaning sometimes requiring reaching lower items or higher shelves.Flexibility to support projects as needed - exact time of the food delivery varies each week, so we will ask this volunteer to help with other projects before and after.Helpful demeanor and strong customer service.Dependable and on time.Have organizational skills and attention to detail.Complete a criminal background check (Wilder covers the cost) and other onboarding steps before starting.

Time requirements and location:

Total time commitment: Minimum 3-month commitment to this every other week volunteer role.Time: Wednesdays from 9am-1pmSite: Wilder’s Child Development Center, St. Paul, MN 55104

Learn More:

Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer@wilder.org or express interest via Idealist to learn more.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Wilder Child Development Center has a commercial kitchen where we prepare breakfast, lunch and snacks for our students onsite and Wilder's day-treatment program across the street. We receive a Wednesday food delivery at our center, and we are seeking support to receive and unload this every other week. We are also looking for help with basic cleaning, inventory, and stocking tasks. This role is a very physical and hands-on one.

Responsibilities:

Attend training with our Child Development Center Cook and Education CoordinatorVolunteer for a shift every other week alongside our cookVolunteer may set tables, do light cleaning, take inventory, stock food and place items in bins, open boxes or cases, run the dishwasher, and other hands-on projects

Qualifications:

Be 18 years of age or older.Ability to be independent and take initiative with tasks on own.Ability to work in a kitchen environment and follow safety protocols.Ability to lift up to 50 pounds occasionally. No carrying required as our delivery driver brings in items.Physical ability to bend and reach with stocking or cleaning sometimes requiring reaching lower items or higher shelves.Flexibility to support projects as needed - exact time of the food delivery varies each week, so we will ask this volunteer to help with other projects before and after.Helpful demeanor and strong customer service.Dependable and on time.Have organizational skills and attention to detail.Complete a criminal background check (Wilder covers the cost) and other onboarding steps before starting.

Time requirements and location:

Total time commitment: Minimum 3-month commitment to this every other week volunteer role.Time: Wednesdays from 9am-1pmSite: Wilder’s Child Development Center, St. Paul, MN 55104

Learn More:

Contact Volunteer Services at volunteer@wilder.org or express interest via Idealist to learn more.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55104

Allow Groups: No


Volunteer: Pack meals for Saint Paul seniors on a on-call or substitute basis

Join our hardworking Meals on Wheels team to pack meals for delivery to older adults and people with limited mobility in Saint Paul. Volunteer packers visit our site to warm hot meals and additional items for each participant, so participants can receive nutritious meals. After you pack them, volunteer drivers get these meals directly out into the hands of older adults and people with limited mobility.

You can support the well-being and independence of your neighbors.

Current openings:

Volunteer on-call to fill in with Monday-Friday morning options

Learn more:

Complete an application, and we will follow up about onboarding steps and training.Contact Paige Stein at volunteer@wilder.org or call 651-280-2460 with any questions.

Be part of our community of volunteers who takes action together.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Join our hardworking Meals on Wheels team to pack meals for delivery to older adults and people with limited mobility in Saint Paul. Volunteer packers visit our site to warm hot meals and additional items for each participant, so participants can receive nutritious meals. After you pack them, volunteer drivers get these meals directly out into the hands of older adults and people with limited mobility.

You can support the well-being and independence of your neighbors.

Current openings:

Volunteer on-call to fill in with Monday-Friday morning options

Learn more:

Complete an application, and we will follow up about onboarding steps and training.Contact Paige Stein at volunteer@wilder.org or call 651-280-2460 with any questions.

Be part of our community of volunteers who takes action together.

Nonprofit: Amherst H. Wilder Foundation

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 55104

Allow Groups: No