Provides support through education, empowerment, protection, and advocacy services. Services include: - 24-hour crisis support line - Advocates that includes a Spanish speaking advocate - Educational presentations - Legal options and advocacy - Limited emergency safe housing - Restraining Order assistance - Safety planning - Support Group: Offers a Spanish speaking support group - Systems coordination and referrals to resources - Transportation - Volunteer opportunities for those interested in providing transportation, community outreach, staffing information booths, fundraising, quarterly newsletter, and serving on the Board of Directors

CHUM welcomes volunteers to help with: - Event planning and support (various events year-round) - Food shelves (drivers; unloading, sorting, and stocking shelves) - Gardening (various locations) - Moving (furniture donation pickup) - Office Support (data entry and mailing) - Property and equipment (cleaning, painting, etc.) - Second Saturdays - monthly opportunities (ongoing or one-time) to volunteer with others; projects vary - Serving meals at various sites

- Comfort cart (hand out items like magazines, earbuds, lip balm and eye masks) - Department specific help (Cancer Center, endoscopy, Joint Trails Unit and radiation therapy) - Escorting patients or concierge - Gift shop - Help desk (greet guests and answer questions) - Mailings and special office projects - Patient advocate (ask what patients need to make their stay more comfortable) - Piano playing - Popping popcorn in cafeteria - Quilt making, book bag assembly - Saint Joseph's Medical Center Auxiliary fundraising for special projects that improve patient care and comfort, and provide scholarships to nursing students

Volunteers assist with various services, including Neighbors Helping Neighbors, Meals on Wheels, Senior Café, Home Safety Visits, Family Access Center, fundraising and visibility events, and Board of Directors opportunities. - Assurance/friendly visit calls - Caregiver Respite Volunteer - Child care - Companionship visits - Event planning/fundraising - Food box assembly - Food box/Meals on Wheels delivery driver - Food distribution - Food donation pick up - Grocery shopping - Handy worker - Home safety check - Household helper (housekeeping) - Interpreter - Laundry helper - Lawn mowing/yard work - Packing/moving - Painting - Paratransit driver/transportation - Snow removal - Student tutor - Technology assistance

CHUM welcomes volunteers to help with: - Event planning and support (various events year-round) - Food shelves (drivers; unloading, sorting, and stocking shelves) - Gardening (various locations) - Moving (furniture donation pickup) - Office Support (data entry and mailing) - Property and equipment (cleaning, painting, etc.) - Second Saturdays - monthly opportunities (ongoing or one-time) to volunteer with others; projects vary - Serving meals at various sites

Offers a variety of advocacy programs including: - Counseling for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, and child abuse - Community education and professional training - Support groups: Topics include violence education and self-sufficiency - Volunteer program: Roles may include community education, fundraising, office operations, and client services

- Automotive repair projects - Fundraisers - Junk removal projects - Landscaping projects - Snow removal projects

State of the art, accessible, mobile scientific laboratory, and classroom designed to educate school children and adults about the environmental and natural sciences. - Carries up to 32 students to outdoor learning sites - Tools to explore the site - Programs including exploration of lakes, rivers, streams, wetlands, prairie and forest ecology, and other topics. - Volunteers needed to help with office chores, running our programs, doing outreach and public relations, fund-raising, participating in committees, and more.

- Animal caregivers - Animal foster caregivers - Fundraising opportunities - Walking dogs and socializing cats

Individuals, community groups, and businesses can support victims of domestic violence by donating materials or volunteering. Available volunteer positions range from court advocacy to roles in maintenance, mentorship, office assistance, public speaking, reception and transportation support. All items should be new or gently used. Bedding and Household Items: - Standard size pillows - Twin blankets - Twin Bedding - Towels and wash cloths - Cooking utensils - Pots and pans - Cookie sheets - Toilet paper - Paper towels - Air mattresses Infants and Toddlers: - Baby teething rings, pacifiers, bottles, bibs - Diapers, sizes 4, 5, and 6 - Pull-ups - Disposable wipes - Baby bottles - Baby Monitors - Baby formula - Pedialyte - Clothes - Boys underwear - New Car Seats Children's enrichment center items: - Family board games - Card games (Uno, playing cards, memory, etc.) - Barbies, baby dolls, Infant toys, dump trucks - Art supplies (paints, brushes, colored pencils, glitter, stencils, markers) - Office paper, colored construction paper, butcher paper - Combined easel/chalkboard - School supplies Transitional clients moving out: - Hangers - Kitchen mat - Soap dispenser - Dishes - Cups/mugs - Silverware - Pots/pans - Coffee maker - Microwave - Toaster - Blender - Can Opener - Peeler - Cutting boards/cutting mats - Toilet paper - Toilet brush - Plunger - Towels - Shower curtain - Cleaning supplies, mops, brooms - Curtain rings - Curtain liner - Wastebasket - Personal care items Pet Supplies: - Dog collars - Dog and cat harnesses - Dog and cat food/treats - Dog and cat grooming combs/brushes - Litterbox liners - Cat litter Other Items: - Large bottles of shampoo, soap, face wash - Band aids - Hair products for women of color - Feminine hygiene products - Bus Tokens (Dial-A-Ride) - Gift cards for gas, retail stores, or groceries - Books (adult and child) - Paint By Number (for adults and children) - Ladies business attire - Ladies bathrobes - Household tool kits - Women's 1x pants, pajamas, hoodies - Women's tennis shoes & sandals size 8, 9, 10 - File-type organizers - Planners All cell phones are accepted, including cell phones without chargers or accessories, and broken cell phones. If a phone can't be converted, it is recycled. To donate, simply drop off or mail cell phones to the Mid-Minnesota Women's Center

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Beverage cart - Serves complimentary refreshments to patients' family members and visitors. Canine Companion - Certified therapy dogs, with their handlers, visit patients and their families offering comfort and companionship. Canine Companion teams must be certified through a nationally-accredited therapy dog organization. Clinic Check-In Assistant - Helps patients and their families find appointment locations, understand any safety protocols that may be in place, guide patients through the virtual check-in at our lobby kiosk, and assist patients in, out, and around the facility. This may include pushing a wheelchair. Gift Box (gift shop) - Welcomes guests who are visiting or staying at the hospital, and assist in gift shop operations including stocking shelves, assisting customers to find the perfect gift, and working the cash register. Greeter - Assists patients/family members/visitors navigate OMC's patient care building. This position may require pushing a wheelchair. Music Enrichment - Provides gentle and relaxing music* to patients, visitors, and staff. Sewing and Crafts - Creates comfort items including blankets, newborn holiday stockings, tummy pillows, hats, and other projects for patients. Special Events - Assists during special events that are either hosted by OMC or attended by OMC staff and/or the Volunteer Coordinator. These events can include holiday and cultural festivals, community celebrations, volunteer recruitment, back to school events and more. Volunteers will speak to attendees about OMC and pass out logoed items. Spirituality Volunteers - Offers spiritual support to patients, family members, caregivers, staff, and others. Certified clergy or lay persons may provide visits. Spiritual care services include, but are not limited to, communion, companionship, spiritual counseling, last rites, prayer, and baptism.

Volunteer opportunities available helping with fundraiser, classes, daily activities, or food service Daily volunteers at the reception desk and coffee shop

Provides scholarship monies to support community scholarship programs by: - Raising scholarship money - Coordinating other local scholarships - Providing a single application process - Maintaining preferential collegiate partner connections - Providing fundraising event volunteer opportunities

- Assist Hospice patients and families - Assist in the health care departments - Greet and escort patients and visitors - Help coordinate fundraising events and projects - Help with administrative work - Provide pet therapy - Stock supplies - Volunteer in a gift shop

- Funding for critical needs, hospice services, equipment, and facility updates - Health Care Education Scholarships for Hutchinson Hospital and Clinic employees and community members enrolled in health care related education ?- Special Projects funding - Volunteer opportunities for fund raising projects including fundraising events and pledge drives and serving on Board of Directors ?

Volunteer opportunities including: - Event ideas, planning and implementation - Fundraiser hosting - Monthly gathering set up/clean up - Monthly kids' activities - Monthly meal preparation and cooking for a group

Accepts donations of money and supplies, including: - Fleece tie blankets - Pillows - Quilts - Twin bedding appropriate for children ages 2 - 17 - Twin bed sheets - Twin comforters - Twin mattress pads Provides a twin bed frame, box spring, twin mattresses, mattress pad, bedding, a new pair of pajamas, and a dental kit delivered to a child's home. Assistance is limited to one in a lifetime. Volunteer opportunities include bed delivery and in-home setup, as well as fundraising activities.