Welcome to Volunteer Solutions!   United Way advances the common good by focusing on education, income and health.  These are the building blocks for a good life:  A quality education that leads to a stable job, enough income to support a family through retirement, and good health. To find volunteer opportunities in these areas follow the links at the bottom of the page.   Find A Volunteer Opportunity   Keywords  Zip  Zip Only Within 1 Mile Within 5 Miles Within 10 Miles Within 25 Miles More than 25 Miles   -- Issue / Interest -- Advocacy & Human Rights Animals & Environment Arts & Culture Business Children & Youth Civic & Community Community Development Consumer Crime Cultural Death and Dying Disabilities Domestic Violence Drug Abuse Education & Technology Elder Abuse Emergency Services Employment Environmental Family Planning Family Violence Foster Care Gay / Lesbian / Bi / Trans Health Homelessness Housing Human Services Hunger / Food Immigration Labor Legal Literacy Men's Mental Health Mentoring Services Nonprofit Organization Political Poverty Public Assistance Reproductive Rural Seniors Sexual Assault Substance Abuse Technology Teen Pregnancy Transportation Urban Women's (or try a full search)   Volunteer Login   Username Password Remember my login on this computer We have a separate login for agencies I do not have an account and would like to register Forgot your password?   News   Volunteer For Schools Of Hope Heart of West Michigan United Way?s Schools of Hope program is helping children read by providing over 1,000 reading tutors in 15 GRPS elementary schools. Tutors work with a child in grades 1 ? 3 for 30 minutes each week. Please join us in helping children succeed! Details Tax Volunteers Needed Volunteers are needed to prepare tax returns for low income families. Your commitment would be from January-April for approximately four hours per week. The returns will be completed on a computer using taxwise software and then filed electronically. Training is free! Details   Find a Volunteer Opportunity by Date   Nov 18 - Adopt-A-Family this Holiday Season (more) Nov 18 - After School Volunteer Tutor (more) Dec 09 - Children's Holiday Shopping Tour (more) Select a month  Nov 2008 Dec 2008 Jan 2009 Feb 2009 Mar 2009 Apr 2009   Save Time with a Saved Search   Retrieve search results based on your criteria next time you log in. Or receive results by email. Create a saved search   Health   Caregiver Relief/Respite Volunteer   Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association is looking for volunteers to provide caregiver respite support to. . . (more) Senior Friendly Visitor Volunteer   Spectrum Health Visiting Nurse Association is looking for volunteers who would enjoy visiting lonely seniors. . . (more) Market Place Volunteer   This job requires a commitment of 3-5 hrs/wk. The Market Place is where people can. . . (more)   More opportunities   Education   Provide child care while. . .   This is a group series that occurs Tuesdays 1:00pm-3:00pm. It is for parents of. . . (more) Help young mothers get. . .   There is a parenting group that meets Tuesdays from 12:30pm - 2:00pm. It is. . . (more) Assist with Child Care. . .   Families who are in need of temporary yet safe child care are able to use. . . (more)   More opportunities   Income   Meal Delivery Driver   Our program needs meal delivery drivers from 10am until 1pm Monday through Thursday. If you. . . (more) We are looking for. . .   This job has various opportunities. There are opportunities to work one-on-one with an individual. . . (more) Volunteers for Lowell and. . .   As of the 2008 tax season we are expanding our outreach to the Lowell and. . . (more)   More opportunities

Why Register?   Opportunities are increasing daily. If you register (it's free!), we'll let you know automatically via email about new opportunities that match YOUR interests. Register now!   Local Statistics   Opportunities: 342 Board Connections: 10 Agencies: 148 Referrals: 11,640   Spotlight   Arbor Circle Adopt-A-Family (Details) Deliver Holiday Boxes To Seniors (Details) Lowell Area Tax Preparers Needed (Details)   New Listings   (Nov 13) Financial management class (more) (Nov 13) Meal Delivery Driver (more) (Nov 11) Fulfill Orders (more) More new listings   Updated Listings   (Nov 14) Fun Holiday Activities (more) (Nov 13) Financial management class (more) (Nov 13) Meal Delivery Driver (more) More updated listings   Reflections   Awesome! (more) a lot of growth on my part. (more) More reflections   Need volunteers?   If you would like to start recruiting volunteers, please post your volunteer opportunities online.

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