- Feed My Starving Children
- Jane Goodall Institute
- Roots and Shoots
- The Smile Train: cleft lip & palate surgery
- Gifts for Seniors
- People Serving People: #612-332-4500
- Volunteers of America of Minnesota: #763-546-3242
- Catholic Charities: #612-664-8500
- Little Brothers - Friends of the Elderly: #612-721-6215
- Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: #651-642-5990
- Volunteer Twin Cities
- Volunteer Match
- Greater Twin Cities United Way
- Youth Service America
- Operation Iraqi Children
- Habitat for Humanity International
- Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity
- Compassionate Kids
- The Salvation Army
- Heifer International
- Heifer International Read to Feed Project
- Coats for Kids
- The CAP Agency
- H.E.A.R.T.S. (Homeschoolers Educating, Assisting & Reaching Out Through Service)
- Global Giving
- Alternative Gifts
- SEVA Foundation
- Box Project
- Lakeville Food Shelf (Community Action Council): 20730 Holyoke, Lakeville; 952-985-5300; M-F 9am-5pm; needs include non-perishable foods, baby food & diapers, personal hygiene products, school supplies
- Armful of Love: coordinator 952-985-4090 ext. 5050 or 651-686-7253
- New Options: needs volunteers to work with adults with disabilities; call 952-403-7979
- Sight Night: Halloween time collection of used glasses and sunglasses: sponsored by LensCrafters and Lions Clubs; delivered to those in need by Gift of Sight international missions
- MN Pollution Control Agency
- National Wildlife Federation
Resources:
- The Busy Family's Guide to Volunteering: Doing Good Together, by Jenny Friedman, Robins Lane Press, 2003
- Complete Idiot's Guide to Volunteering for Teens, by Preston Galla, Alpha Books, 2001
- Volunteering: The Ultimate Teen Guide (It Happened to Me), by Kathlyn Gay, Scarecrow Press, 2004
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