Why volunteer? It feels good, and it's good for you! All sorts of studies have confirmed it, but you don't need a study to tell you - any volunteers you know will tell you that. Our counties have a number of opportunities-we hope you choose to join our volunteer teams!
Barron County
Learn about volunteer opportunities in Barron County here and below, fill out our Volunteer Interest Form, or contact us at 888-538-3031.
Rusk County
Learn about volunteer opportunities in Rusk County below, fill out our Volunteer Interest Form, or contact us at 888-538-3031.
These programs help people living with varying levels of memory loss and their care partners stay engaged with others and their communities.
Volunteers help those with early memory loss and their caregivers to improve quality of life and personal connections. Help with daily programming such as exercise, music, meal time and socializing. Help with fundraising events and help bring awareness of the program to the community.
Help participants enjoy gardening by leading monthly two-hour workshops which include a presentation, snack and an activity in a variety of locations.
If you enjoy leading a group of adults as they learn together while improving their health, consider co-facilitating one of our workshops.
Evidence-based workshops: Healthy Living with Diabetes, Living Well with Chronic Conditions, Stepping On, and Powerful Tools for Caregivers. After you are trained, we ask you to co-facilitate a minimum of one workshop per year. Workshops are two or three hours weekly for six or seven consecutive weeks and held in various locations or virtually.
Boost Your Brain and Memory and Wits Works. Help participants maintain and build their brain health. Both workshops have one-hour sessions held in various locations or virtually; Boost Your Brain and Memory is seven consecutive weeks and Wits Works is monthly for a year.
These programs support healthy eating, a key element in maintaining good health.
Help prevent older adults from having to choose between food and other basic needs. There are monthly opportunities to help package and place food in participants’ personal vehicles in Barron and Rice Lake
Deliver hot meals to home-bound older adults to help them maintain their independence. Meals are delivered mid-day Monday-Friday. Routes cover the county and each route typically takes an hour to 1½ hours to complete. Volunteers can deliver monthly, weekly, or on a schedule designed to fit an individual volunteer’s needs.
Help ensure an active and welcoming dining program in your community! We serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner meals weekdays at dining sites in each county; meal days vary by location. Pick a dining site that works for you! Volunteer duties may include greeting and socializing with diners, serving food, cleaning tables, doing dishes, and packaging Meals on Wheels.
Create an environment where everyone can participate in a discussion of common experiences, leading the conversation and arranging speakers as needed. Opportunities in both Barron and Rusk Counties.