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:

• Bedtime Stories (Ages 18+) - Read to children while their parents take a break. Maplewood.
• Bingo Night at Presbyterian Homes (Ages 10+) - Play bingo with assisted living residents. Arden Hills.
• Bingo Night at Minneapolis Veterans Home (Ages 12+) - Play bingo with veterans. Minneapolis.
• Creativity in The City (Ages 18+) - Create art and craft projects with youth at The City, Inc. Minneapolis.
• Decorating Day (Ages 8+) - Add some seasonal cheer to the décor at the Benedictine Health Center in Minneapolis.
• Fifth Fridays Bingo Night at Minnesota Veterans Home (Ages 12+) - Play bingo with veterans. Minneapolis.
• Game Day (Ages 18+) - Socialze with individuals experiencing mental illness. St. Paul.
• Manicures in Northeast (Ages 16+) - Give manicures to seniors. NE Minneapolis.
• Neighborhood Connector (Ages 18+) - Explore Neighborhoods. Reach out to the Latino and other immigrant communities. Minneapolis & St. Paul.
• Saturday Bingo (Ages 18+) - Play bingo with assisted living residents. Maplewood.
• Value Village Volunteer Sortathon! (Ages 8+) - Sort and unpack donations at ARC's Value Village Thrift Store. St. Paul.

• Bridal Revival (Ages 18+) - Help with Goodwill EasterSeals bridal showcase. St. Paul.
• Children's Activity Group (Ages 18+) - Play games and activites with children and youth. Minneapolis.
• Clean Sweep (Ages 14+) - Tackle cleaning projects at Jeremiah Program. Minneapolis.
• Computer Hour (Ages 18+) - Teach new immigrantswithout computer experience a few of the basics. Minneapolis.
• Cook It Up (Ages 18+) - Prepare, cook and serve meals to residents of Ascension Place. Minneapolis.
• Cute as a Button (Ages 10+) - Create baby items for babies in need. New Brighton.
• Fill the Food Shelf (Ages 18+) - Unload, sort, organize and repackage food for easy distribution. Minneapolis.
• First Mondays @ the Sibley Bike Depot (Ages 16+) - Repair bicycles for low-income adults. St. Paul.
• Medical Supply Sorters (Ages 10+) - Sort medical supplies bound for third world countries. Fridley.
• Resupply & Revitalization (Ages 18+) - Clean and organize Sabathani Community Center. Minneapolis.
• Saturday Childcare (Ages 18+) - Provide childcare for moms attending classes at Jeremiah Program. Minneapolis.
• Stock the Shelves (Ages 18+) - Sort, organize and stock shelves at Sabathani Community Center. Minneapolis.
• Sunday Dinner (Ages 12+) - Prepare and share a meal with families at The Family Place. St. Paul.
• Supper Servers (Ages 13+) - Serve dinner at People Serving People. Minneapolis.
• Warehouse Team (Ages 18+) - Help Rebuilding Together Twin Cities. Minneapolis.

• Computer Hour (Ages 18+) - Teach new immigrants without computer experience a few of the basics. Minneapolis.
• Creativity in The City (Ages 18+) - Create art and craft projects with youth at The City, Inc. Minneapolis.
• Day at the Museum (1) (Ages 14+) - Greet guests and play with kids at the Minnesota Children's Museum. St. Paul.
• Day at the Museum (2) (Ages 14+) - Greet guests and play with kids at the Minnesota Children's Museum. St. Paul.
• Gardening Group at CIC (Ages 8+) - Assist with yard and garden work. Minneapolis.
• Next Generation Gardening Project – LYNDALE (Ages 8+) - Participate in urban gardening that will benefit youth. Minneapolis.
• Next Generation Gardening Project – POWDERHORN (Ages 8+) - Participate in urban gardening that will benefit youth. Minneapolis.
• Next Generation Gardening Project – WEST SIDE (Ages 8+) - Participate in urban gardening that will benefit youth. St. Paul.
• Night at the Museum (Ages 14+) - Help clean the Minnesota Children's Museum! St. Paul.

• Bridal Revival! (Ages 16+) - Prepares dresses for Goodwill/Easter Seals' annual Brial Showcase. St. Paul.
• First Mondays @ the Sibley Bike Depot (Ages 16+) - Repair bicycles for low-income adults. St. Paul.
• Frontier Volunteers (Ages 16+) - Upkeep the grounds at the Gibbs Museum. Falcon Heights.
• Garden Group at the Benedictine (Ages 18+) - Volunteers are needed to help maintain the plants and flower beds. Minneapolis.
• Gardening Group at CIC (Ages 8+) - Assist with yard and garden work at The City, Inc. Minneapolis.
• Minnehaha Park Pick-Up (Ages 4+) - Pick-up trash at Minnehaha Park. Minneapolis.
• Native Nature (Ages 15+) - Help maintain the native wildflowers and grasses at Nokomis Naturescape Gardens. Minneapolis.
• Nature Restoration (Ages 10+) - Remove invasive species to help revitalize Bruce Vento nature Sanctuary. St. Paul.
• Next Generation Gardening Project – LYNDALE (Ages 8+) - Participate in urban gardening that will benefit youth. Minneapolis.
• Next Generation Gardening Project – POWDERHORN (Ages 8+) - Participate in urban gardening that will benefit youth. Minneapolis.
• Next Generation Gardening Project – WEST SIDE (Ages 8+) - Participate in urban gardening that will benefit youth. St. Paul.
• Value Village Volunteer Sortathon! (Ages 8+) - Sort and unpack donations at ARC's Value Village Thrift Store. St. Paul.
• Welcome Home (Ages 18+) - Plant, weed, water and mulch the landscaping of affordable housing units. 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.