The Bridge for Youth appreciates community members who wish to make a difference for youth. Volunteers play a vital role, offering support, sharing expertise, and even saving staff time and dollars, which increases the capacity of The Bridge to work with youth.
Whether you can only commit to two hours one day or want to be involved every month, we welcome your help and expertise in making a difference for the youth we serve. We hope you will join our team of volunteers!
GROUP & ONE-TIME OPPORTUNITIES
Groups or one-time opportunities allow you to make a difference even if you have limited time to volunteer or want to volunteer as a group to make a tangible impact on our ability to help youth.
Email us to request more information.
DIRECT-SERVICE VOLUNTEERS
Direct service volunteers make an incredible difference for the young people we serve. Because The Bridge values the safety, confidentiality and comfort of our youth, these opportunities require a greater level of commitment, an interview process and specific training to prepare individuals for direct-service volunteering. All volunteers must be 21 years old or older.
Sign-up process: Because these opportunities involve working with minor youth, we screen and interview our volunteers to ensure our youth’s safety. Check out the FAQs to learn more about the process to become a volunteer or email us to request more information.
INTERNSHIPS
The Bridge coordinates one of the largest, most rigorous youth worker and youth counselor training programs in the Twin Cities. Each year, college students from across the state participate in our counseling internship program.
Email us to request more information.
Program Education Volunteer Position PDF
Position Overview:
This position involves assisting youth with distance learning, homework, projects, test preparations, papers and other academic support. In addition to providing educational support, the ideal candidate will have skills and compassion to building the capacity of youth with direct experience working with non-traditional learners (IEP’s/other educational supports), BIPOC and LGBTQIA youth. Comfortable with technology utilized for distance learning as well as other educational software. Based on program need, volunteers will be assigned to either Marlene’s Place, Gloria’s Place or Resilience House.
Qualifications:
To apply: Email your resume with the subject line “Program Education Volunteer” to Tim Mercure at t.mercure@bridgeforyouth.org. Please share your availability in the body of the email.
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