Volunteer Opportunities


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Volunteer Opportunities

There are thousands of opportunities to volunteer every day. Choose a cause that you’re passionate about, find an opportunity that matches your skills, interest and schedule. Be a great volunteer! The links listed below will direct you to volunteer opportunities within the Northville area and organizations serving Northville.

American Cancer Society

Metro Detroit Resource Center
20450 Civic Center Drive
Southfield, MI 48076
Phone 248-663-3410
Fax 248-663-3409
Northville Relay for Life webiste

Southeastern Michigan Chapter
100 E. Mack
Detroit, MI 48201
313-833-0602

To donate blood:
36650 Five Mile
Livonia, MI
734-542-0442

Angela Hospice Home Care

14100 Newburgh
Livonia, MI 48154
734-464-7810

Areas of volunteer service include:

• Clerical Support - Providing essential office services such as typing, filing copying and bulk mail preparation.
• Hospice Home Care - Providing companionship to the patient and respite for his family in the home.
• Hospice Care Center - Providing assistance to our professional staff and companionship for residents of our inpatient unit.
• Bereavement Services - Providing emotional support to family members or friends for 13 months following a patient's death.
• Spiritual Care - Providing spiritual and emotional support to patients and families.
• Pediatric Care - Providing support to families in our "My Nest is Best" pediatric hospice and homecare programs.
• Speakers Bureau - Informing the general public about Angela Hospice through lectures and other special events.
• Fundraising - Assisting in the planning and implementation of events that financially support the Good Samaritan and other Angela Hospice programs.

Arbor Hospice

331 N. Center
Northville, MI 48167

Opportunities include assisting patients in The Arbor Hospice Residence, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or patients' home environments. In addition to direct patient care, a wide array of volunteer opportunities are available, including office assistance, fundraising, public speaking, crafting, grief support and much more.

Touch a Life…Forever

To volunteer or for further information, please contact Michelle Grysko, Volunteer Coordinator, at (248) 348-4980, or via email.

Civic Concern

42951 Seven Mile
Northville, MI 48168
248-344-1033

Civic Concern is in desperate need of food donations. At the top of their wish list is cereal, canned fruit, laundry soap and canned meats like tuna or chicken. They are also in need of everything from paper products and cleaning supplies to canned food and gift cards.

Civic Concern is an all-volunteer organization whose primary purpose is to help those in need with food. Civic Concern services approximately 50 families from the City of Northville, Northville Township, and Novi as well as Focus Hope recipients.  Primarily funded by the contributions of Northville community residents, we are asking for your help to replenish their shelves. 

For your convenience donations will be accepted at Northville City Hall through the holiday season. You may also drop off your donations at Civic Concern located at 42951 Seven Mile in the Highland Lakes Shopping Plaza. For more information please contact Northville Civic Concern at 248-344-1033.

The organization is also searching for families, businesses or community groups who would be willing to adopt a family, senior citizen, or adult this Christmas.

Due to the 501(c)3 status of Civic Concern, all contributions are tax deductible.

Northville Arts Commission

Northville Art House
215 W. Cady
Northville, MI 48167
248-449-9950

The Northville Arts Commission and Art House is staffed completely by volunteers. With the excitement and success of the Art House our programs and activities are expanding and, consequently, our need for volunteers is also expanding. If you would like to be a pART of the group, please complete the Volunteer Recruitment form and return as indicated.

Volunteer Recruitment Form

Northville Baseball Softball Association

P.O. Box 147
Northville, MI 48167

Please volunteer to coach.  It is a great opportunity to work with our young players and support our program.  Training for coaches is provided free of charge.  Click here for more information on coaching.

Northville Beautification Commission

Contact: Annamarie Cusmano
248-349-7049

The Northville Beautification Commission is looking for women and men interested in making a visible difference in the city. Join this "Garden Glove Group" which meets monthly April-November. Volunteers will help plan, plant & primp.

Northville Community Foundation

18600 Northville Road, Suite 275
Northville, MI 48168
248-374-0200

The Northville Community Foundation has numerous volunteer opportunities for the many events we host for the Northville community.

Independence Day Parade
Volunteer Form

Maybury Farm
Volunteer Form

Northville Historical Society

248-348-1845

Volunteer Opportunities at Mill Race Village  include:

• Village Docent/Host Building Maintenance
• Stone Gang
• Children's Christmas Workshop Fourth of July
• Croquet Tournament
• Victorian Festival
• Cemetery Walk
• Progressive Dinner
• Publicity/Membership
• Archives/Fundraising
• Plant Swap
• Gardening & Grounds
• Christmas Walk

Northville Kiwanis Club

Contact: 
Kris Wilson
President, Northville Kiwanis Club
734-420-2142

For information on volunteer opportunities, please click on the link above.

Northville Soccer Association (NSA) is a parent-supported, volunteer organization. Our volunteers are one of the reasons soccer is growing. NSA strives to offer the highest quality soccer in Michigan.  For addition information, click on the NSA link above, or call (248) 982-4045.

303 W. Main St. (Northville Community Center)
Northville, MI 48167
248-344-1618

Mentors

An hour a week – a lifetime of change.

Become a mentor.  It only takes an hour a week to be that one person who can change everything for a child.

• A mentor is a friend who doesn’t judge.
• A mentor is a person who listens and understands.
• A mentor is a role model who teaches responsibility.
• A mentor is someone to do things with.
• A mentor is a person who helps a child find a spark and follow his or her dream.

The reward? Knowing you’ve helped a young person live up to his or her potential. More than 96% of mentors say they’d recommend becoming a mentor to a friend.

Northville Youth Assistance is looking for adults who can remember what it was like to have someone like this when they were a child, or what it was like to wish they did.

Volunteer mentors participate in a ten-hour training program, which takes place one evening a week for five weeks.  Then they are matched with a Northville child between the ages of five and 16 and asked to spend an hour or so a week with the child, becoming a trusted friend and having fun together.

Northville Youth Assistance is a shared service between the City of Northville and Northville Township, with support of the Northville Public Schools.  The purpose of this community-funded program is to improve the lives of Northville’s youth and their families through advocacy and program development.  The program provides a variety of  programs that center around building resiliency skills in the community’s youth to help prepare them for the challenges that face them.  In addition to mentoring, NYA provides free counseling for youth and families in the Northville community,  tutoring for elementary school children, homework help for middle school children, community service in lieu of suspension for middle school and high school students, youth empowerment classes and speakers on parenting issues. A separate component offers first time youthful offenders counseling, educational groups and community service as a diversion from the court system.

Seedlings - Braille Books for Children

P.O. Box 51924
14151 Farmington Livonia, MI 48154
734-427-8552 / 800-777-8552

Solstice Run

The Solstice Run is held in the City every summer.  Please visit the Solstice Run website for more information on volunteering as a course marshals, handing out water, etc.  Or send an email for additional information.

Tipping Point Theatre

361 E. Cady Street
Northville, Michigan 48167

The Tipping Point Theatre is a popular destination in Northville for theatre-goers to come out to see a show, enjoy a meal and shop in our beautiful downtown area.  We produce classic plays, musicals and bring the best of current off-Broadway productions to our professional little theatre. We are proud to have entertained over 48,000 people in this very short time and pride ourselves on producing high-quality, accessible and affordable theater for the communities of Novi as well as the Metro Detroit area.

The theatre itself is small and quaint; seating about 100 patrons and it is very warm and welcoming. Every time you see a play here, you will feel like you’re part of the show---a connection is made between the cast and the audience.

Volunteer opportunities include:
- Ushering performances
- Administrative/Box Office
- Set Building
- Events
- Cleaning/Maintenance
- Gardening

Contact: Julanne Jacobs 248-347-0003
Volunteer Application

1212 Griswold
Detroit, MI 48226
313-226-9200

Serving Macomb, Wayne and Oakland Counties

YMCA

Visit the YMCA website for location information.  Volunteer opportunities include greeters at the door; office opportunities (copies, computer inputting, phone calls, etc); volunteer coaching positions (these jobs are seasonal and last 8 weeks). Sports include basketball, soccer, baseball, volleyball & Girls on the run); Child Mentor (mentor and supervise children ages 6 and up). Volunteers are middle school age up thru retirees.

If your group or organization is in need of volunteers, and you would like to be added to our list please contact Michelle Nabozny.