Get involved

Provide a ride

Become a volunteer driver and provide rides for JFCS clients through the Garber Transportation Program, which operates Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Valid driver's license, car insurance and good driving record required. Contact Dana at dshapiro@jfcsmpls.org to learn more. jfcsmpls.org.

Get settled

Help people coming out of chronic homelessness by building tiny homes, doing street outreach, providing purposeful work opportunities and more. Join Settled at settled.org/connect/volunteer-interest.

Tax help

Become a customer support volunteer and brighten someone's financial future in Prepare and Prosper's free, in-person tax preparation clinics. Be the friendly face that welcomes, guides and checks in our customers at one of 9 locations in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Bloomington and Brooklyn Center. Sign up for a no-strings-attached information session to learn more. prepareandprosper.org/volunteer.

Host for the holidays

Make fleece blankets

Kids in Need Foundation distributes free school supplies to students in need. Groups and individuals will tie fleece blankets for students who do not come to school with warm gear. Blankets can be any size or design. kinf.org.

Provide a meal

Purchase, prepare and serve a nutritious meal to 24 guests at Our Saviour's emergency shelter. Needed 365 nights a year. Total time on site is about two hours with dinner served at 7 p.m. Meal sponsorship is also an option. More info at oscs-mn.org/osh-volunteer-opportunities. Sign up at bit.ly/31w4TKA.

Ignite curiosity

Vet to vet hospice

Ecumen Hospice needs veterans to volunteer with hospice patients who are fellow veterans. Training and support provided. Flexible scheduling. Minimum four hours per month for six months. Opportunities across the metro area. ecumenhospice.org.

Horse therapy

Assist We Can Ride in Minnetonka with its therapeutic riding and hippotherapy programs. Daytime and evening shifts available. Help with feeding the herd, barn maintenance and special events. wecanride.org.

Pet visitor

Dinner for youth

Help prepare dinners for youth (ages 16-20) staying at the Lutheran Social Service Metro Homeless Youth Emergency shelter. Prepare meals off-site and deliver to the shelter. lssmn.org.

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