Volunteer

Open Door Ministries mission is not to just provide food to needy families, but to help them to be able to provide food for themselves. We do this through our food pantry, job bank, ODM Graduate School, and one on one counseling. This is a community wide effort to provide meaningful help to those in need.

All ages are welcome to join this community wide effort.

Address

4301 South Lilley Road

Canton, MI 48188

Thursday's 3:00pm - 8:00pm

• Distributing Food
• Helping with Job Bank
• Packing Groceries
• Cleaning

Individuals

If you are an individual wanting to volunteer, you don't have to call. Just come in and see either Steve Darr or Kevin Brooks. We distribute food every Thursday evening except for Thanksgiving day and the week between Christmas and New Years.

Groups

We love to have groups come and help! If you're part of a group, please call us at 734.397.1777 ext 2011 or email us at [email protected] so that we can better coordinate your visit to be meaningful for your group.

Donations

If you would like to drop off donations at Open Door Ministry you can do so on Tuesdays from 9:00am - 11:00am, Wednesdays from 9:00am - 2:00pm, or Thursdays from 1:00pm - 8:30pm.

On the 3rd Saturday of every month, Trinity holds a Food Pantry that feeds over 200 families from our local community. Discover more and be a part of the teams that unpack and distribute food, serve soup and love on families, help with registration, and so much more.

Visit their website to sign up for a Saturday morning to help pack and distribute food.

The mission of First Step is to eliminate both domestic and sexual violence and to provide comprehensive services to individuals and families impacted by these crimes. You can read more about them at https://www.firststep-mi.org/ and download their Volunteer Catalog. You can also donate from their Wish List here.

Pregnancy Resource Centers are at the forefront of the pro-life movement in our Post-Roe country. But they need your help to keep their center running efficiently. AAA Pregnancy Center in Livonia has many opportunities including:

• Receptionist | Answer questions that callers have; directs calls as necessary.
• Client Associate | Meet with clients during their first appointment.
• Baby Shop Clerk | Sorts, organizes and distributes baby clothes and supplies.
• Medical Sonographer | Conducts ultrasounds using our equipment.
• Men2Men Associate | Meets with men who accompany women to ultrasounds.
• Handyman | Assists with repairs/updates to building, equipment or property.
• Cargo Carrier | Transport baby items from Mom2Mom sales to the AAAPRC.
• Mailing Volunteer | Assists in putting together mass mailings.
• Baby Bottle Volunteer | Assists in prepping or processing bottles for campaigns.
• Church Liaison | Communicates the AAAPRC’s needs and events to their church.
• Event Volunteer | Various responsibilities associated with special events.
• Fundraiser | Contacts various companies for possible donations.

Go to their website to volunteer.

Vista Maria volunteers ignite possibility! Every year hundreds of people share their time, thoughtfulness, and talents with our residents—helping each young person heal and transform, showing them love and empowering each person’s own courageous path. Go to their Volunteer page to find out how you can make a difference in a young girl's life today!

Hope Clinic is an interdenominational Christian nonprofit organization, provides compassionate and practical help to those in need, ministering to the whole person with dignity and respect and is located in Ypsilanti. Hope Clinic offers free dental and medical services. They also offer free weekend meals, a food pantry, laundry services, fresh produce distribution, care and share closet, baby care and financial assistance.

Click here to volunteer at Hope Clinic.

Sanctum House provides a safe refuge for women survivors of human trafficking. They provide 24/7 housing, healthcare, dental care, education and so much more. They are in need of the following volunteers:

• Drivers
• Mentors
• Social Media Support (to use and share pages on Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram)
• Fundraisers – Strategic fundraising planning Committee, specific event planning, general event volunteers, ie, greeters, clean-up, set-up, decorate, etc
• Hair Stylists
• Nail Technician
• Exercise
• Art & Craft
• Cooking/Baking
• Nutrition
• Personal finance
• Life skills
• Gardening
• Couponing
• Recovery classes and/or coaching
• Recovery Sponsors
• Animal Assisted Emotional Support Therapy

Visit their website to put your skills to work for good!

ANOTHER WAY PREGNANCY CENTER (AWPC) IS A NON-PROFIT WOMEN'S CARE ORGANIZATION

We exist so no woman or couple feels the need for abortion. Programs offered through our center focus on sexual integrity, fetal development, ultrasounds, parenting, adoption resources, material support, and opportunities for personal growth and restoration.

Volunteering at AWPC is an opportunity to care for those facing difficult pregnancy decisions as well as struggles in relationships, finances, physical health and spiritual well-being. All who work behind the scenes as well as those with direct client contact are vital to what we provide.

For general information or to volunteer, please Contact Us via email, or call our volunteer coordinator at 248-471-5858. Learn about some of our volunteer opportunities by clicking here.

Material Goods Donations

Please call us at 248-471-5858 to schedule a drop-off.

Please bring only clean, safe items. Due to our limited space and limited boutique staff, we ask that all clothing is sorted by size.

You can donate items by visiting their website to view a list of items most in need.

General Boutique Needs:

• Crib Sheets
• Lightweight Baby Blankets
• Girl Winter 9m, 18m, 24m and 2T outfits
• Boy Winter 18m, 24m and 2T outfits
• Maternity Spring/Summer Clothing: L, XL, XXL
• Holiday Clothing NB-2T (Valentine’s, St. Patrick’s, Easter, Patriotic, Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas)
• Vaseline
• Infant Car Seats (less than 4 years old)
• Convertible Car Seats (less than 4 years old)
• Toddler Car Seats (less than 4 years old)
• Baby Gates
• Diapers Size 5 and 6
• Wipes

Urgent Needs:

• Boppy Pillows and covers
• Toddler dishes, cups, and utensils
• Crib Sheets
• Similac Sensitive
• New Breast Pumps
• Baby Cereal
• Baby food in jars – vegetable and fruits (no meat)
• Teethers
• Baby Shampoo, Lotion, Oil

Specific Client Needs:

• Travel System
• Double Stroller
• Infant Car Seat
• Baby Swing

The mission of CARES of Farmington Hills is to offer comprehensive support services for individuals and their families in and around the Farmington Hills area that are in need or have limited access to everyday necessities due to insufficient financial resources or family instability. CARES will offer needed support in the areas of food, clothing, job education and training as well as access to other community and county support services – all on one campus.

Volunteer with CARES

The St. Mary Community Outreach Center opened its doors to the public on September 3rd, 2003. The Outreach Center is home to the Food Depot & the Open Closet Clothing Bank.

34646 Sims St. (Corner of 2nd & Sims St.) Wayne, MI 48184

• Director......Malynda Garcia (734) 326-2234 or Email: [email protected]

Cities We Service:
Wayne, Westland, Canton, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Livonia and Plymouth

The St. Mary Community Outreach Center relies on volunteers, donations, and sponsors to keep it running and able to support those who are in need. Even by something as simple as spreading the word, we hope to keep the Outreach Center running indefinitely to continue the vision of helping our brothers and sisters in need.

Volunteers

Volunteers are always welcome!
Contact the Outreach Center and ask for Malynda.

Donate

Clothing, small household items, and unexpired food can all be donated during regular business hours. Please call (734) 326-2234 for the procedure to donate large household items such as furniture or appliances.

The Outreach Center is a 501C3 organization. All donations are tax deductible.

OLGC has been responsible for staffing the Tuesday morning volunteers at Manna Meals for well over 20 years. This ministry prepares and serves sandwiches and soup for the homeless at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in downtown Detroit in an effort to provide fellowship for marginalized brothers and sisters.

Manna Meals meets once per week on Tuesday mornings at 6am in the OLGC parking lot to carpool downtown. Come join us by contacting Ann Schneider at (248) 767-0778 or email her at [email protected]

St. Aloysius in Detroit is in need of volunteers for various duties.

To volunteer, visit their website.

SCCS is a non-profit organization that serves the needs of the community, foremost among them the Soup Kitchen and Food Pantry.

To volunteer, please call Maggie at (313) 543-1527.

Located on Woodward Avenue in the heart of Detroit’s North End neighborhood, the Center for the Works of Mercy is the new home of Catholic Charities in Detroit. In collaboration with numerous community partners, the Center for the Works of Mercy puts love into action by offering multiple services under one roof that fulfill a person’s basic needs. These basic needs are the foundation of the corporal works of mercy.

Go to www.ccsem.org/cwm or click here to download the brochure: Center-for-the-Works-of-Mercy-Brochure-Final

Located in the heart of downtown Detroit, Pope Francis Center provides vital services to individuals experiencing homelessness. On an average day, we welcome nearly 200 guests and provide them with nutritious meals, showers, laundry, and access to doctors, dentists, lawyers, and housing providers through our free clinics. We've been serving Detroit’s most vulnerable citizens since 1990, and we’re committed to eradicating chronic homelessness in our city.

Sign up to Volunteer at the Pope Francis Center as an individual or with a group!

Better WAY Detroit™ [BWD] engages, pays, feeds, and counsels homeless persons, and connects them to services for housing, medical and mental health care, and stable employment opportunities. In return, BWD participants help community organizations like St. Vincent de Paul-Detroit and Detroit Goodfellows serve the underserved. During the summer months, we also help clean Detroit parks and neighborhoods of trash and overgrowth to help make them safer.

Contact BWD to volunteer.