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On-call Receptionist Volunteer
Staff the front desk. Duties include: answering a multi-line phone, accepting and organizing donations, sorting mail, attending to the doorbell, and writing thank you notes. (Monday-Friday 12pm-5pm, as needed)

Shelter Children's Services Volunteer
Help us provide a safe nurturing and fun environment for the children in Shelter Children's Services. Read books, do arts and crafts, play games, rock babies, and assist the teachers with cleaning and organizing.(Monday-Friday, 8am-5pm, two hours per day)

Study Buddies
Do you want to help children succeed in school? Provide academic assistance and homework help to youth in the Shelter Children's Services. Duties may also include preparing snacks, playing educational games, or going on field trips. (Monday-Friday, 2:30pm-5pm)

Mailing Volunteer
There is always an ongoing need for administrative help at the YWCA. Duties include helping with mailings and other projects. (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-5pm, as needed.)

Mainenance Volunteer
Assist the YWCA staff in completing minimal repairs and maintenance. (5 hours per week)

Donations Volunteer
Sort, organize and put away community donations that come in. You will work in the housewares closet, hygiene closet and clothing room. (20 hours per week.)

Kitchen Volunteer
Assist in sorting and organizing food donations. Light kitchen cleaning and possible food preparation. (Monday-Friday, 9:30am-6pm, 10-15 hours per week.)

Transitional Housing Volunteer
Stay busy by helping move residents, clean apartments, and pick up furniture and other donations. This opportunity does require som heavy lifting. (Monday-Friday, 10 hours per week.)

Education and Employment Volunteer
The YWCA Education and Employment program is always looking for professionals and experts to give presentations on topics such as budgeting, credit, health, parenting, customer service, women's history, etc. These presentations should be one hour in length. We also need help in our Jobs Plus program by organizing and putting binders together for participants. (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm, as needed.)

Special Events
Volunteers are needed at the YWCA's special events. Please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at 701.232.3449 about upcoming events and how you can get involved.

Website Volunteer
Are you familiar with updating websites and want to use some creativity? This is the volunteer opportunity for you. We are looking for someone to update our website on a weekly basis. Knowledge of Dreamweaver 8 is preferred. (Monday-Friday, 8:30am-4pm, 5 hours per week.)

It's Time to Talk: Forums on Race Facilitator
Make a difference and be a facilitator for small group discussions on race. To become a facilitator, you must complete a three hour training from the YWCA. Once you are trained, you decide how may dialogues you'd like to facilitate. The upcoming dialogues are sent out via e-mail and the first available facilitators participate. All supplies are provided. Facilitations are between 45 minutes and one hour long. Facilitators are required to arrive 15 minutes early and stay 15 minutes after for reflection. Please contact the Racial Justice Coordinator at 701.232.2547 for more information.