Here’s a great way to get kids involved in this easy and fun activity for pets

Open volunteer times are available at different times between 9:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Sunday.

More than 240,000 volunteers have come from 3,000 colleges and universities since Peace Corps was established in 1961.

200 Volunteers are needed so Meals on Wheels can get back to 5-days-a-week meal delivery

Focus: Hope has been in Detroit for more than half a century helping people and bringing together the community.

Volunteers are needed to help make the family-friendly event spooktacular by dressing in costumes and passing out candy in the Huron River.

Here's who was recognized this year by United Way of Washtenaw County for their efforts in advocating, giving, volunteering and promoting equity in area communities.

Volunteers help in different capacities including passing out promotional materials, giving directions to patrons, collecting donations and helping with A2SF’s Zero Waste initiative.

Will Jones rejoins WDIV/Local 4 as an anchor and reporter it was announced by WDIV Vice President and General Manager Bob Ellis.

Learn more about NAP's upcoming ecological burn season in Ann Arbor.

Here are some ideas on how you can serve on Martin Luther King Jr. Day if you can’t make it to a live event.

Families enjoyed a festive evening at Ronald McDonald House in Ann Arbor ahead of the holidays.

The owner of Argus Farm Stop is honored for helping support local farmers, her volunteering and philanthropic efforts.

Help cut back invasive plants during two workdays in November.

The Michigan football program embarked on a jam-packed tour of Michigan this summer.

The Detroit Golf Club’s “Rocket Mortgage Classic” is officially underway.

Pitch in during an Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation workday in August to improve pollinator habitats.

One local teen has made it her mission to help others.

Lend a hand and get creative this week in Argo Park.

Christy regularly volunteers her time to make sure that those in need of help, or food, are able to get it.

Ronald McDonald House in Ann Arbor is welcoming back volunteers.

A volunteer with special needs and a heart of gold has made it her mission to make every patient at Beaumont Royal Oak feel special.

Volunteer during a beloved annual event at Gallup Park.

You’ve probably thought of growing your own little garden in your backyard (or maybe you already have), but what happens when that garden becomes more than just a fun side project -- and ends up helping the community around you?

Teaching new skills to those who could benefit from them is one of the core ways a time bank operates.

When you walk by Jim Deveny at the St. Pete Timebank, you immediately hear the sound of a knife being sharpened.

One of the best things about the St. Pete Timebank is that you can find people from all ages coming out to make the community better.

After 5000 miles to Ukraine and back, Anthony Pate is gearing up for another trip, taking a variety of items from clothes to medicine.

The annual event needs volunteers for its 60th festival happening in-person and online between March 22-27.

Natural Area Preservation will conduct controlled burns in natural areas during weekdays between Feb. 17 and May 27 between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m., as weather allows.

A lot of people want to help homeless pets, but aren’t in the position to adopt them and give them a forever home.

Ann Arbor will hold an information session and training for its volunteer controlled burn crew in February.

U-M's Matthaei Botanical Gardens is now accepting applications for volunteer docents.

Volunteers with Big Brothers Big Sisters Washtenaw County have mentored and guided local children and teens for 30 years.

Volunteer vacations are popular with gap-year students, retired seniors, and millions of people in between. Perhaps you’re just starting to travel again, for the first time in a long time, considering the pandemic, and you’re thinking about a volunteer vacation.

Help out the city and a U-M student group aiming to improve the city's parking website.

Michigan Humane is looking for volunteers to help its mission.

Volunteer workdays are back at Nichols Arboretum and Matthaei Botanical Gardens.

Soon it will be 21 years since Sept. 11, 2001 and the tragic terrorist attacks that surround that day -- and it’s hard to believe it’s been that long.

Arbor Hospice is in search of volunteers in three counties.

Place an order for a delicious food truck dinner to support IHN at Alpha House.

NASA is looking for volunteers to help them simulate a mission to the Red Planet.

Food Gatherers has distributed millions of pounds of food this past year.

The Ann Arbor Art Fair is now accepting temporary staff and volunteer applications for the three-day event.

A new organization is making it easier than ever to discover the many nonprofits serving the Greater Detroit community

See how you can support two local breweries and make donations to Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley's 2021 House That Beer Built.

Help commemorate Earth Day by cleaning up one of many parks across the city of Detroit

Celebrate Earth Day with Ann Arbor's Natural Area Preservation this weekend.

Volunteers for Women Build 2021 pose at the Simby family home in Ypsilanti. YPSILANTI, Mich. – Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley began work on its 2021 Women Build home with volunteers on Friday. A volunteer helps with renovations on the 2021 Women Build home on March 26, 2021. (Habitat for Humanity of Huron Valley)“We are excited to safely host volunteers with Health & Safety Guidelines related to COVID-19,” Borst continued. To learn more about Women Build or to sign up, visit www.h4h.org/women-build.

PITTSFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. – Pittsfield Township resident Xing Pan was discovered on Sunday by a volunteer who had joined efforts to locate her after her family reported her missing. Pan, who suffered from dementia, was found deceased by a volunteer who joined the search party. According to authorities, she was known to frequently walk in the area of Carpenter Road and Packard Road. The Pittsfield Township Police Department conducted surveillance video checks, area searches, K9 searches, helicopter aerial searches, drone flights, used FLIR technology and more to locate Pan. Ad“Please keep the family in your thoughts and prayers,” the Pittsfield Township Police Department wrote in a Facebook post.

ANN ARBOR – Want to get outside and try something different this spring? The city of Ann Arbor’s Natural Area Preservation is searching for volunteers to help monitor frog, toad and salamander populations in the city’s parks and nature areas. Salamander Survey Kickoff and TrainingLearn to monitor Ann Arbor’s five species of salamanders. AdThe Saturday Zoom session will run from noon to 2 p.m.Frog & Toad Survey Kickoff and TrainingLearn to identify frogs and toads by eye and ear, and select which route you’d like to survey. The Saturday Zoom session will run from 2:30-4:30 p.m.

Parents know that keeping kids active and engaged has never been more challenging than in the last year. Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, kids have been enduring so much while experiencing many of the life changes of growing up. The YMCA of Metropolitan Detroit hosts a variety of programs for kids that are both virtual and in-person. For example, Its Girls on the Run program works to empower young girls in the community. Girls on the Run is a youth development and social and emotional program for girls in grades (three) through eight,” Picoharczyk said.

'The Cube' is motionless in the video portraying an empty U-M campus. ANN ARBOR – Life during the coronavirus pandemic has been turned upside down, and for college students whose normal experience relies so heavily on social interactions, this year in isolation has left many feeling disconnected. In response, University of Michigan’s Student Life recently launched Find Community, a new website geared toward helping students connect with one another. The site has suggestions for a variety of interests, including those who want to:Join a student organizationJoin a fraternity or sororityConnect with others and exerciseConnect with others and volunteerLearn about leadership opportunitiesConnect with resources during a difficult time“Meeting people, participating in Student Orgs, volunteering and just getting involved is so essential to the campus equation,” Susan Thwing from Student Life Communications wrote A4 via email. “Student Life’s new Find Community website is available to help by providing many options for getting involved either virtually or through activities with safety protocols in place.”For more information, visit www.studentlife.umich.edu/find-community.

ANN ARBOR – It’s nearing the end of February, and you know what that means in Ann Arbor: controlled burn spring season. The volunteer program with the city’s Natural Area Preservation will kick off virtual training on Thursday, Feb. 18 from noon to 5 p.m. The Spring 2021 Controlled Ecological Burn season begins on Friday, Feb. 19 and ends on Friday, May 29. During the Spring 2021 Controlled Burn Season, NAP has permits to conduct burns in the following locations: Arbor Hills Nature Area, Argo Nature Area, Berkshire Creek Nature Area, Bird Hills Nature Area, Black Pond Woods Nature Area, Botsford Nature Area, Buhr Park, Buttonbush Nature Area, Cedar Bend Nature Area, Earhart Nature Area, Gallup Park, Huron Parkway Nature Area, Kuebler Langford Nature Area, Leslie Woods Nature Area, Marshall Nature Area, Maryfield Wildwood Park, Miller Nature Area, Scarlett Mitchell Nature Area, Stapp Nature Area, Sunset Brooks Nature Area, Swift Run Park, and the NAP office at 3875 E. Huron River Drive. The local fire department is notified before each burn, and cell phones and two-way radios are carried by staff conducting a burn.

(Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan)Girls on the Run Spring 2021 programming will practice enhanced safety measures due to the pandemic. ANN ARBOR – Registration will be opening soon for Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan’s spring season. This will be the organization’s 19th spring season, and its purpose goes far beyond running. Virtual programming will be available for the Spring 2021 season. (Girls on the Run of Southeastern Michigan)The program begins the week of March 22 and lasts eight weeks.

YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Washtenaw County Health Department and St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor hospital have partnered to staff a new COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Eastern Michigan University. “Running this community vaccination clinic is a huge undertaking,” Dr. Juan Luis Marquez, medical director at the Washtenaw County Health Department said in a statement. “We are grateful to partner with St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor to both continue and expand our community vaccination efforts. Registration will be done through the Washtenaw County Health Department. A member of the national guard is seen assisting in COVID-19 vaccination efforts at Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti.

Focus: HOPE urgently needs volunteers to assist with their Food for Seniors program. They rely almost completely on volunteers to assemble food packages for low-income seniors and to deliver food to homebound older adults in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, and Washtenaw counties. In partnership with federal and state agencies, Focus: HOPE provides more than 42,000 seniors with monthly food packages to help meet basic needs. A Message from Focus: HOPEAs a truly difficult year for all of us has ended, here at Focus: HOPE we are truly grateful to have HOPE for 2021 and beyond. Because of you, we are ready to bring HOPE to 2021 through our work here at Focus: HOPE.

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. – Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday also marks the 26th anniversary of the Day of Service, honoring the Civil Rights leader’s legacy. Despite COVID restrictions, some students in Southfield honored that commitment by leading by example. At MacArthur K-8 University Academy, community service is the center of everything the students do. Students and teachers work together on community service projects all year round, but on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, those service projects are highlighted. Observed every year on the third Monday of January, Martin Luther King Jr. Day is the only federal holiday designated as a national Day of Service to encourage everyone to volunteer.

Lend your hand at several events in February in Ann Arbor’s natural areas. The city of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation runs regular volunteer events to restore the city’s parks and natural areas while fostering a concern for the environment among residents. Then join the Stewardship Network’s Huron Arbor Cluster for an informal discussion on a monthly topic with volunteer and professional land stewards, plus others interested in nature. Join NAP to restore this valuable habitat by removing invasive shrubs at Leslie Park. Format: Zoom MeetingFire is used as a restoration tool in many of Ann Arbor’s natural areas.

DETROIT – With so many people out of work, the need is great this holiday season. Local organizations -- like Focus: HOPE -- are trying to ease the burden one meal at a time. Loretta Brown is one of hundreds -- yes, hundreds -- of volunteers working with Focus: HOPE to bring food to low income seniors across Metro Detroit. “So we’ll have the turkey, produce, stuffing -- all things for a holiday meal -- and not just for Christmas, but hopefully a few more days before and after that,” said Focus: HOPE Food Program Director Frank Kubik,Saturday, Focus: Hope delivered 1,400 special holiday boxes. “They said, ‘No problem!’ They stepped up and said they’ll do what needs to be done.”You can donate to Focus: HOPE on its official website here.

ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan student and music volunteer at Arbor Hospice, Sherwin Navaz, will be performing a virtual piano concert on Christmas Eve at 7 p.m. “As an Arbor Hospice music volunteer, Navaz brings comfort and peace to patients with serious and terminal illnesses,” read a news release. “Often, the sounds of his piano stir emotions and memories that otherwise feel like a lifetime away.”U-M student Sherwin Navaz will be putting on a free virtual concert on Christmas Eve. Viewers on Christmas Eve can expect to hear a diverse selection of music, from Beethoven to Chopin and The Sound of Music to The Beatles. To learn more about Arbor Hospice, visit www.arborhospice.org.

Then please consider volunteering with Focus: HOPE, who especially wants help with their Senior Holiday Delivery on December 19th! They’re looking for volunteers to pack and deliver food boxes to seniors across Southeast Michigan. Focus: HOPE distributes food packages to over 42,000 seniors throughout Southeast Michigan each month. Senior Holiday DeliveryDuring their annual Senior Holiday Food Delivery day, volunteers deliver holiday food & paper supplies to 1,400 homebound seniors across Southeast Michigan. Because of you, we are ready to bring HOPE to 2021 through our work here at Focus: HOPE.

ANN ARBOR – Members of Boy Scout Troop 27 of St. Francis Parish helped the St. Francis Parish Food Drive break its single-day collection record on Saturday. According to event coordinator and Troop 27 alumnus Zach Damon, Troop 27 collected 591 bags and boxes of food and personal items -- enough to help over 100 local families. Members of the National Eagle Scout Association NESA Alumni of Michigan were also on site over the weekend. All year long, the church collects non-perishable foods from its members and from local residents. According to Washtenaw County’s food rescue program Food Gatherers, its 170 network partners have reported a 30-300% increase in community members seeking food assistance since the COVID-19 outbreak began in March.

ANN ARBOR – Food Gatherers president and CEO, Eileen Spring, has been named United Way of Washtenaw County’s 2021 Woman of the Year. The award is given by UWWC’s Women United group to women who demonstrate leadership and commitment to the local community. Spring will be honored at UWWC’s annual “Power of the Purse” event on March 10, 2021, which will be held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Spring was central in developing a food security plan in response to the increased need due to the pandemic. From June 2019 to June 2020, Food Gatherers distributed 7.8 million pounds of food to those in need.

ANN ARBOR – The city of Ann Arbor’s Natural Area Preservation is looking for volunteers for its November events to restore and protect Ann Arbor’s natural areas. To preregister, sign up using Rec-1 by noon on the Friday before the weekend the event will be taking place. The exact meeting location will be provided once you register. Stewardship Workday at Sunset Brooks Nature AreaWhen: Saturday, Nov. 14, 1–4 p.m. Preregistration through Rec-1 using this link is required as space is limited.

ANN ARBOR – Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, one group of volunteers is helping raise funds for a local nonprofit by making handmade ornaments. For 25 years, volunteers with Arbor Hospice have created handmade Hearts of Remembrance ornaments during the holiday season as part of the nonprofit’s signature fundraising campaign, which raises $50,000 annually for the center. Arbor Hospice serves the greater Washtenaw area. “Arbor Hospice and the Arbor Hospice Foundation are so grateful and proud of this team of extraordinary women who’ve continued to work on these Hearts of Remembrance gifts during the COVID-19 pandemic,” Judy Vindici, director of philanthropy for Arbor Hospice said in a statement. Arbor Hospice recommends making a $25, tax-deductible gift for the first heart and $20 for each additional heart ordered together.

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. – Every Friday, a woman sets up shop in Hamtramck to give boxes of produce and gallons to milk to anyone who needs them. Like many people during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, Erica Owens wanted to help. She learned through Food Rescue Detroit that she could pass out boxes of food to people in need. “The real reason was Mohamed,” Owens said. “When I got a buck her her, like, ‘You need some help?’ Like, volunteer and stuff like that,” Mohamed Abdulla said.

ANN ARBOR – Michigan Medicine and Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson, are now recruiting for a double-blind phase III COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. Known as the ENSEMBLE study, the trial will test an investigational vaccine to prevent COVID-19. The University of Michigan is one of several test sites around the globe supporting the trial, which aims to enroll up to 60,000 volunteers. “Michigan Medicine is committed to supporting the continued study of the investigational Janssen vaccine and other vaccine candidates. The Janssen study is the second COVID-19 trial to be recruiting at U-M, along with the AstraZeneca trial.

ANN ARBOR – Each month, local anti-hunger organization Food Gatherers continues to break records as it works to serve community members experiencing food insecurity brought on by economic hardship during the COVID-19 health crisis. Nearly half of these visitors had never sought emergency food before, and in August, one parent who attended Food Gatherers' Summer Food Service Program said it acted as a lifeline for her family. Without its thousands of volunteers, Food Gatherers had to drastically change the way it serves the community this summer. In response, Food Gatherers increased its monthly food distribution by nearly 30%, and broke its own record in June of the largest annual total pounds of food distributed. We expect there to be a real need for food for a very long time.”Anyone in need of food can contact Food Gatherers at 734-761-2796 or visit their website where they can find an up-to-date list of food distribution sites.

ANN ARBOR – University of Michigan Student Life’s Maize & Blue Cupboard is now setting up a mobile food pantry twice a month on North Campus. The mobile distribution center sets up at Northwest Lot 10 along Hubbard and east of Murfin every other Wednesday and will run through Nov. 18. MAIZE & BLUE CUPBOARD ON NORTH@umich's effort to provide equitable access to healthy, nutritious and nourishing food to students, faculty and staff will be setting up a mobile food distribution center on North Campus tomorrow! To volunteer with the mobile food distribution center, click here. The Maize & Blue Cupboard is located inside the Betsy Barbour Residence Hall on central campus at 420 S. State St. Its hours of operation are Monday-Friday from 3 p.m.-7p.m.

Volunteer of the Spanish NGO Open Arms Julia Martin, 38, plays with 4-month old Biel, as his father makes a PCR test for the COVID-19 coronavirus at Vilafranca del Penedes in the Barcelona province, Spain, Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

DETROIT Focus: Hope started more than 50 years ago with a goal to help others -- a mission thats more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people continue to struggle to get by, volunteers at Focus: HOPE are helping those in need. Timmis is a commercial real estate broker that has had some spare time on his hands, so hes been volunteering at Focus: HOPE Detroit. Im making deliveries of food to senior citizens who are low income and would otherwise have difficulty getting sufficient food.Food delivery is just one way Focus: HOPE hope is helping. Roberson said donations and volunteers are always needed, but for those who cant give right now, Focus: HOPE is here to help.

ANN ARBOR United Way of Washtenaw County is seeking volunteers for its National Day of Virtual Action set to take place on June 19. United Ways Day of Action is traditionally held on the longest day of the year and encourages people of all ages to stand together around important issues within the community. Due to the ongoing health crisis, on-site volunteering opportunities are limited. "We wanted to find ways to continue to engage volunteers with finite opportunities to volunteer in-person than we have for previous Day of Actions. Take action on Juneteenth: United Way of Washtenaw County has been focused on equity and racial justice for many years but we need your help to make a change.

ANN ARBOR The city of Ann Arbor Natural Area Preservation will be resuming in-person volunteer opportunities this month with new safety protocols. Maintain a 6-foot distance from others at all times during the events. Participants must wear a mask and maintain a 6-foot distance from others at all times. Stewardship Workday: Sugarbush Nature AreaSaturday, June 13, 14 p.m.Join NAP in this scenic part of Ann Arbor to pull invasive species. Participants must wear a mask and maintain a 6-foot distance from others at all times.

ANN ARBOR The city of Ann Arbors Natural Area Preservation is calling on local volunteers to help pull invasive spring plant species as part of a virtual event. Volunteers are encouraged to remove spring invasive species from their yards and gardens as well as city-owned nature areas. Each season, aggressive non-native plants spread and outcompete native species, reducing the diversity of native wildlife, including butterflies and small mammals. Residents are asked to pull plants on their own or with members from their household. After youve pulled the plants, report your efforts to the Stewardship Network Spring Invasive Species Challenge.

ANN ARBOR – On March 20, Michigan Medicine put out the call for donations of personal protective gear and sanitizing supplies for its front-line health workers, and residents showed up. In the video, staff can be seen receiving and sorting boxes upon boxes of donations at its drive-up donation site at the North Campus Research Complex at Dock 90 on 2800 Plymouth Rd. Here's a message to everyone who has helped us by donating gear to protect our teams during #COVID19 care - and to everyone who might still be able to. We're also now collecting food for @FoodGatherers. Donations can be made at the drive-up site on weekdays and Saturdays from noon to 5 p.m.✉ Like what you’re reading?

ANN ARBOR, Mich. – Hope Clinic has announced that it will start serving additional hot meals to those in need during the week. In a statement released by Hope Clinic, the fully prepared hot meals were introduced in early October so as to address a gap in community services. The additional meals will run through mid-January of 2020 as Hope Clinic reassess community needs. (Hope Clinic)“We are excited to be doubling the number of meals served at Hope,” said executive director Douglas Campbell in the recent announcement. A community organization, Hope Clinic feeds those who are food-insecure within Washtenaw County.