Make an Impact Now!

Busy schedule? new to volunteering? If you want to give back to the community and answered yes to either of these questions, then Impact Now is for you!

- Medical Supply Sorters Volunteer

Getting involved is easy! Sign up and show up - it's as simple as that!

Current Impact Now Projects:

• Beauty Night - Put on a Beauty Night at Vision Loss Resources in Minneapolis.
• BINGO Night at Presbyterian Homes - Help out with Bingo Night in Arden Hills.
• BINGO Night at the MN Veterans Home - Help out with Bingo Night in Minneapolis.
• Decorating at Benedictine - Add some seasonal cheer to the décor at the Benedictine Health Center in Minneapolis.
• Fifth Fridays Bingo Night at Minnesota Veterans Home - The luckiest months stretch to include five Fridays – whenever this happens, the Minnesota Veterans Home celebrates with a special edition of Bingo Night in Minneapolis.
• Game Day - The Game Day project strives to provide a warm and inviting social opportunity for individuals seeking recovery in St. Paul.
• Manicures in Northeast - Give manicures and provide social interaction to seniors in Northeast Minneapolis.

• Bridal Revival! - Volunteers are needed to help prepare for Goodwill/Easter Seals' annual Bridal Showcase in St. Paul.
• Clean Sweep - Tackle cleaning projects at Jeremiah Program in Minneapolis.
• Cook It Up - Prepare, cook and serve meals to residents of Ascension Place.in Minneapolis.
• Cute as a Button - Help create baby items in New Brighton.
• Fill the Food Shelf - Volunteers are needed to help unload, sort, organize, and repackage food so it can be easily distributed in Minneapolis.
• First Mondays @ the Sibley Bike Depot - Make roadworthy bicycles available to low-income adults in need of them in St. Paul.
• Medical Supply Sorters - Help sort Medical kits bound for Third World countires in Fridley.
• Resupply & Revitalization - help with a variety of tasks in Minneapolis.
• Saturday Childcare - Provide childcare to parents enrolled in programming at the Jeremiah Program in Minneapolis.
• Stock the Shelves - Sort, organize and stock shelves at a donation warehouse in Minneapolis.
• Sunday Dinner - Prepare and share a meal with families at The Family Place in St. Paul.
• Supper Servers - Help serve dinner at People Serving People in Minneapolis.

• Computer Hour - Help our new American neighbors learn about computers in Minneapolis.
• Night at the Museum - Visit the Minnesota Children's Museum in St. Paul once a month to help with cleaning projects that would otherwise go undone.
• Reading Boost at Fred Moore - Help students with reading in Anoka.
• Reading Boost at Phalen - Help students with reading in St. Paul.
• Reading Boost at Ames - Help students with reading in St. Paul.

• Bridal Revival! - Volunteers are needed to help prepare for Goodwill/Easter Seals' annual Bridal Showcase in St. Paul.
• First Mondays @ the Sibley Bike Depot - Make roadworthy bicycles available to low-income adults in need of them in St. Paul.

- Reading Boost Volunteer

Impact Now provides a flexible and easy way to volunteer. The program offers a variety of projects each month that require no long-term commitment, allowing people to try different volunteer options that fit their schedule. Each project is led by a HandsOn Twin Cities Project Coordinator and provides an opportunity to meet others who want to make a difference. Whether it's playing Bingo with nursing home residents, sorting medical supplies shipped to third world countries or serving a meal in a homeless shelter, our growing program offers many ways to "Be the Change".

Volunteers Sorting Medical Supplies

- Bingo Night Volunteer

Lead!

Interested in leading an Impact Now project? Each of our projects needs a project Coordinator to lead it and help recruit and communicate with volunters. To learn more, click here.