We are working to engage young professionals in the community by helping them connect to service opportunities throughout the year. We invite you to send information about how YPN members can serve your organization or event by completing this simple request form. Requests will be reviewed and approved by the YPN Steering Committee.
Lutheran Social Services of South Dakota |
Contact: Michelle Madsen
Phone: 605-221-2403
Email | Website |
In just 30 hours per year, you can make a big difference in the life of a child. Lutheran Social Services School-Based Mentor Program empowers youth to succeed by establishing trusting relationships with adult volunteers. Mentors have a significant impact on youth by increasing self-esteem, providing guidance and developing consistent, long-term friendships. Volunteers spend an hour a week one-on-one with an elementary, middle or high school student working on fun activities or just hanging out and talking. All public schools in Lincoln and Minnehaha County are participating in this program. Contact us today at 221-2403, mentoring@lsssd.org or visit http://mentoring.lsssd.org and complete an application! |
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Ronald McDonald House |
Contact: MJ Schmidt
Phone: 605.336.6398
Email | Website |
Help out the Ronald McDonlad house and the families that we provide a home for. Contact us for specific opportunities! In the meantime begin collecting pop tabs and drop them off at the Homes in Sioux Falls! |
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Native American Scholars & Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire |
Contact: Tate' Walker
Phone: (605) 334-1635
Email | Website |
Join Native American Scholars and Big Brothers Big Sisters as we seek to change the lives of children in our community for the better! We need positive adult role models to mentor our city's at-risk youth. Native Americans in Sioux Falls suffer the worst graduation rates of any student demographic; Native American Scholars works with mentors and the Sioux Falls School District to change that trend. The mission of Native American Scholars is to ensure academic success and cultural appreciation among our youth; as a mentor, you will help with homework, provide job-shadowing opportunities, and have FUN! Our programs are FREE for everyone involved (including mentors - we give you resources so you don't have to pay for the activities you and your mentee participate in)! Mentors requirments include: spend 2-4 hours each month with your mentee for a minimum of one year; have legal use of a vehicle; pass a background and reference check; and HAVE FUN (did we say that already?). You will no doubt find the experience rewarding and we hope to hear from you soon! Check us out on Facebook by searching "Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Sioux Empire." There you will find other program information, in addition to some of the awesome events we provide our matches. Call or email today! |
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SculptureWalk |
Contact: Jim Clark
Phone: 366-1265
Email | Website |
Several volunteer opportunities available to suit your talents and time and all are fun and rewarding. |
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The Community Outreach |
Contact: Linda Leier Thomason
Phone: 605-331-3935
Email | Website |
Log onto www.thecommunityoutreach to learn more about the programs and download a mentor application and policy sheet. Support a Sioux Empire family in need through these mentorship opportunites. A two hour training is required before meeting your client or client family. Join the growing team of mentors making a difference every day in the lives of fellow citizens. |
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Girls on the Run of Sioux Falls |
Contact: Stacy Stahl
Phone: 605-336-3660 ext 208
Email | Website |
Girls on the Run is an afterschool program that works with young girls, ages 8-11, on building self confidence and learning about how to live a healthy lifestyle. If you are a woman, age 18 and older, we want you to be a role model and mentor in healthy living for our girls! Volunteer coaches work with our girls for 10 weeks - once or twice a week (we are flexible and can work with a variety of schedules) for an hour and 15 minutes. During this time, there is a lesson (we use a prepared curriculum - no prep work involved!), games, activities and running (non-competitive - no running experience required!) to empower girls to feel good about themselves and to have positive attitudes, etc. It's a great way to get involved in the community, by working with it's youngest members on issues that we all faced as pre-adolescents. Our fall season starts in September and there are over 20 different schools in the Sioux Falls area that will be hosting GOTR programs - we can put you at a site that is close to work or home. Give Stacy a call to set up a time to meet and chat about getting involved! |
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The Banquet |
Contact: Shiloh Oorlog
Phone: 605-335-7066
Email | Website |
The Banquet needs help serving breakfast on Monday, August 16, from 6:30AM to 8:30AM. If you are available to help, please call 335-7066 or email us at thebanquet@thebanquetsf.org.
Thank you!!! |
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The Banquet |
Contact: Shiloh Oorlog
Phone: 605-941-9907
Email | Website |
The Banquet needs help for the following 3 meals: Aug 26 from 5:30-8pm, Aug 27 from 5:30-8 pm, and Aug 30 from 6:30 - 8:30AM.
If you are available, please contact The Banquet at shiloh@thebanquetsf.org or call 335-7066. Add us to Facebook if you'd like to receive requests for help directly.
Thank you for your willingness to serve!!! |
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Family Visitation Center |
Contact: Aaron Wimmer
Phone: 605-275-2071
Email | Website |
Visitation Monitor: Volunteers ensure that children have a positive, safe visitation with one or more non-custodial adults. Interactions are monitored and documented in a neutral/factual manner to provide safety for all participants.
Bear Den Coordinator: Safety Bears are adopted by our children to add a sense of safety & security during visits with non-custodial adults. Volunteers are needed to organize and prepare the bears so they are ready and waiting for the visiting children each day.
The Family Visitation Center is open seven days a week with day, evening and weekend volunteer hours avaliable. Quality, informative, hands on training is provided. To learn more about these or other volunteer opportunites contact us.
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Rotary Group Study Exchange |
Contact: Kate Campbell
Phone: 605-321-8355
Email | Website |
Local Rotary clubs invite young professionals to apply for a Group Study Exchange with Uttatr Pradesh, India. The team of five will travel from January 4 to February 3, 2011. Those eligible must be between 25 and 40 years old, have at least two years of work experience, and work or reside in the area. They may not be related to a Rotarian. For details, go to "Rotary 5610 GSE" on Facebook and to www.rotary.org. |
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The Community Outreach |
Contact: Sean Salyer
Phone: 605-331-3935
Email | Website |
The Community Outreach has several volunteer opportunities available to anyone interested.
We are continuously looking to train volunteers as mentors, for Project JumpStart and The Genesis Program, to serve as mentors for our clients and families who come to us looking for help. Mentors are asked to meet 9 or 12 times (depending on which program you get involved with)and teach them basic skills. These skills often include goal settting, basic financial management to pay bills, parenting & life skills.
To learn more about The Community Outreach, our mentor opportunities, and/or any of our other volunteer opportunties please contact Sean Salyer. |
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Sioux Falls Marathon/Half Marathon |
Contact: Sioux Falls Sports Auth./ Mike Sullivan
Phone: 605/373-2041
Email | Website |
Volunteer to help build what may become the biggest single day sporting event in Sioux Falls. We need your help to be successful. We need on course management people from water stops, street corner management,cross street management, finish line assistance etc. |
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Volunteer Sioux Falls Ambassador |
Contact: Amy Smolik
Phone: 605-373-2054
Email | Website |
I am participating in the 2010 Volunteer Sioux Falls Day, which will be held Saturday, Sept. 25, as one of the event’s ambassadors. To date, there are about 45 projects planned with hundreds of people donating their time to make a difference in the community through a variety of projects. I’m still looking for people to join my volunteer team and help with a project; can you share some of your time to participate in Volunteer Sioux Falls? I will be working with the Great Plains Zoo to do a fall clean up of some of their exhibits to get ready for winter (don’t worry – the animals won’t be there while we’re cleaning/raking!). We’ll also do some Zoo Boo decorating to get ready for the fun, fall event. Volunteer Sioux Falls Details: Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010 12:30-3:30 p.m. Great Plains Zoo & Delbridge Museum All materials will be provided by the zoo – we just need to show up! Bring a friend! What’s in it for you: · A FREE Volunteer Sioux Falls T-shirt · See the Great Plains Zoo behind the scenes · Give the Zoo staff a break – they work so hard to make the Zoo one of Sioux Falls’ best attractions · Make a difference for the animals who call the Zoo their home · Give back to the community · See old friends/make new friends · Pad your resume with a great volunteer opportunity · Hang out with ME · Hang out at the Zoo for free after we’re done If you’re interested in helping with Volunteer Sioux Falls or know of anyone who would like to assist on Sept. 25, please let me know or pass along a name ... call 605.373.2054. FYI, (here’s the guilt …) I will be 36 weeks pregnant on Sept. 25 and I’m volunteering my time – can you spare a few hours to help me out? Thank you, thank you, thank you! Amy |
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South Dakota Humanities Council |
Contact: Samantha Hendriks
Phone: 605-688-6113
Email | Website |
We are looking for volunteers to help with the SD Festival of Books. We would like to invite you to an informational meeting about the SD Festival of Books (to take place September 24-26, 2010 in Sioux Falls, SD). The meeting is just a chance to listen to what’s going on with the festival and (if you desire) to get involved with the festival. The meeting will be held February 16th at 6:00 pm in the Oak View Branch of the Siouxland Library of Sioux Falls. The address is 3700 E. 3rd Street Sioux Falls, SD 57103-6661 (meeting room 2) 605-367-8060 http://www.siouxlandlib.org/contactus/branches/oak_view.aspx Please feel free to invite anyone you think might be interested in learning more about how to get involved with the SD Festival of Books. If you have any other questions I’d be more than happy to answer those for you. There are leadership positions to fill in many areas as well as general volunteer opportunities. The SDHC is a well-respected and time-honored organization and your involvement would help to keep that proud tradition going. |
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Minnehaha County 4-H |
Contact: Amber Lounsbery
Phone: 605-367-7877
Email | Website |
The goal of 4-H is to develop citizenship, leadership, and life skills of youth through mostly experiential learning programs. Though typically thought of as an agriculturally focused organization as a result of its history, 4-H today focuses on citizenship, healthy living, and science, engineering and technology programs. We are in need of volunteers willing to lend a hand leading project areas or clubs or helping out at various county events on a short term basis. |
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