Dedicated and enthusiastic volunteers are a critically important part of our vibrant campus communities. Together we help single moms and their children learn, grow and succeed. Your commitment of time and talent can make a measurable difference in the success of our families.
We offer a variety of volunteer opportunities on our Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses for both individuals and groups. Training is provided to ensure a positive and meaningful experience.
We are a community-driven organization with over 1,400 members volunteering 19,200 hours, annually. Our volunteers work to help mothers break the cycle of poverty two generations at a time. Click on each opportunity to learn more.
As a safety standard, we are currently only accepting volunteers for our virtual opportunities .
The Job Skills program’s purpose is to provide Jeremiah Program mothers with support and insight from career professionals. Partner with a Jeremiah Program Minneapolis or St. Paul mother in her career journey by providing the tools and opportunities to promote job readiness and success.
Experience:
Frequency: Job Skills Volunteers are needed year-round. Time commitment is flexible and varies based on individual needs and school/work schedule. Volunteers partner with moms on an as-requested basis.
Advocates access their personal and professional network to help connect students to others along their career journey
Support a resident in her postsecondary education journey by sharing your knowledge in a subject area of your strength.
Experience: Strength in one or more subject areas and a desire to help others succeed academically
Frequency: Flexible; dependent upon students’ individual needs and school/work schedule
Examples of subject areas include: math, psychology, writing, presentation skills, economics, biology/science, humanities, etc.
Welcome our new participant families by providing a welcome basket brimming with items that are useful when settling into a new home.
Frequency: Flexible; this is an ongoing need
A great group endeavor. Download the Welcome Basket flyer.
Jeremiah Program occasionally has opportunities for internships. Please complete a volunteer application and include internship requirements or guidelines and we will follow-up with you. Applicants typically have completed one year of college and must be at least 18 years old.
Help care for the children of Jeremiah while their mothers attend work, school, Life Skills classes and Resident Council meetings.
Experience: Childcare experience, interest, and/or education; enjoy working with children
Frequency: Tuesday and Thursday evenings (6:00-8:00pm) and daytime hours needed
Flexible and weekly scheduling available; 6-month commitment preferred; training required
Purchase, prepare, and serve a meal for families on the evenings when mothers attend Life Skills programming.
Frequency: Tuesday and Thursday evenings – meal served from 5:15-6:00 pm. Cook once, once a month, once a quarter… it’s up to you!
Perfect team building service opportunity for corporations, faith communities, civic organizations, families, friends, and neighbors.
Sign up now using the join code cfkgroupleader:
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St Paul
Represent Jeremiah Program by hosting our front desk. Greet residents, guests and staff; answer phones; light administrative duties.
Hours of coverage: Monday-Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, and Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5:00-7:30 pm. Weekly, or bi-weekly commitment preferred.
This position is critical in order to help maintain the smooth operations of our Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses.
Propel is Jeremiah Program’s young professional group, a board of 10-15 emerging leaders focused on fundraising, volunteerism and professional development.
Propel hosts fundraising and networking events, leads a strategic volunteer initiative and engages the millennial generation. Propel engages new board members on a rolling basis, so reach out if you’re interested.
To get involved, contact Propel@JeremiahProgram.org, or check us out on Facebook.
All of our events require an expansive, energetic team. Help out at our Golf and Tennis Tournament, Propel Beer Tasting, or our Bullfrog Bash! Meet and work with scores of other Jeremiah Program supporters at a fantastic social event.
Experience: Dedication and a desire to have fun!
Frequency: a few times per year
Sign up now using the join code events:
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Thank you for your interest in hosting a fundraiser to benefit the families at Jeremiah Program! Jeremiah Program is dedicated to helping families transform themselves from poverty to prosperity two generations at a time. We provide single mothers and their children with a safe and affordable place to live, support for a career-track college education, early childhood education, life skills and empowerment training, and a supportive community. Support from individuals such as yourself is beyond appreciated!
We have put together a Fundraiser Template Kit branded with Jeremiah Program’s logo and color scheme. Feel free to edit the texts on these templates to meet the needs of your fundraiser. Templates included in this kit:
Flyer
Save-the-Date
Invitation
Facebook Posts
Post-Event Thank You
Jeremiah Program Fact Sheet
We have also put together a Fundraiser Guide Kit. This Fundraiser Guide Kit is equipped with resources to help you with planning and executing your fundraiser. Resources that are included in this kit:
Fundraiser Ideas
Getting Started
Tips for a Successful Fundraiser
How Jeremiah Program Can Help
Need help?
Please reach out to Lianna Cotant, Individual Gift Officer, at 651-332-5015 or lcotant@jeremiahprogram.org with any questions you may have. We are more than willing to answer any questions and assist with the planning and execution of your fundraiser in any way that we can!
If you have already volunteered and/or completed an orientation, visit the links below to sign up for specific events and shifts:
Fill out the online application below to help us match your talents and interests with the location where you would like to volunteer.
Jeremiah Program Minneapolis-St. Paul is Service Enterprise Certified
A Service Enterprise certification is awarded to organizations that leverage volunteers and their skills to successfully deliver on its social mission. Certified organizations have integrated volunteers deeply into their strategic plan and organizational infrastructure, thereby allowing them to reduce costs, and increase efficiency and effectiveness in providing services to fulfill their mission. As a result, volunteers change the core of the organization for the better!
