Positions Available: 50

America Reads volunteers listen to students read in area elementary schools in an effort to improve their reading ability. Through the America Reads Program, you could: • Listen to a child read at one of our area elementary schools • Read to a child or group of children • Help a child learn new words • Help children understand what they have just read • Read stories to a classroom as an occasional guest reader • Help in a school library • Act out a story from a children's book to a group of students as a performer in our Readers Theater • Tutor students in math skills The time commitment is 1 or 2 hours per week during the school year. Volunteer opportunities are also available for summer reading programs.

Training/Experience: Training and orientation provided by RSVP/America Reads Coordinator. Free 2 hour training session may be one-on-one or a small group of America Reads volunteers.

Phone: 218.751.3963

Positions Available: 3

To prepare materials that are being entered into the Bemidji Library collection. To include item stamping, book jacketing and covering, and audio visual processing. A weekly commitment of 3 hours over a minimum period of three months is requested. Fine motor skills and attention to detail are critical skills

Training/Experience: Strong attention to detail required. A weekly commitment of 1 to 3 hours over a minimum period of three months is requested.

Restrictions/Limitations: Each volunteer must agree to a criminal background check.

Phone: 218.335.4058

The Boys & Girls Clubs of the Leech Lake Area seek to inspire and enable all local youth, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens. All Boys & Girls Club programs are based on a youth development strategy that builds, Self Confidence, Self-Esteem and fosters a sense of Cultural Identity, Belonging, Competence, Usefulness and Influence. These objectives are met through the 5 program areas of the Club: Education & Career Development The Arts & Cultural Enrichment Health & Life Skills Sports, Fitness & Recreation Service & Leadership Development. Volunteering your time by becoming a positive role model can positively impact a young person’s life. A variety of volunteering opportunities are available to match your interest whether it’s sharing your time, skills or experience with our kids and young adults.

Training/Experience: Able to work with staff to learn policies and procedures while volunteering.

Restrictions/Limitations: Must be able to pass a background check.

Volunteer needed to update our information and referral database. Volunteer will update existing resources as well as locate and enter new resources not already in our database.

Phone: 218-444-9490

Willingness to support Red Cross Mission. Provide timely response to disasters and assist victims. Respond to disaster scenes as assigned by Team Captain within specific time constraints. Provide Red Cross services (food, clothing, shelter) to disaster victims. Complete all ARC forms at disaster site. provide referrals to other agencies.

Training/Experience: Orientation to American Red Cross. Introduction to Disaster Services. Mass Care, Damage Assessment. Shelter Operations, Shelter Simulation. First Aid/CPR/LAED certification

Restrictions/Limitations: Ability to pass the background check.

Phone: 218-444-0735

Positions Available: 100

The program acknowledges the wisdom and skills of the elders to lead the way in designing many of its features. It will also turn to elders for advice to keep the program strong and culturally centered. Elders will help to evaluate the program usefulness and effectiveness.

Training/Experience: Participatory methodology training yearly conducted by our evaluator.

Restrictions/Limitations: Background check required to ensure no crimes of violence against others have been committed. A simple process conducted by the MN Department of Health and Human Services.

Phone: 218.751.3963

Positions Available: 5

Volunteer will setup refreshments for the event and clean up after the event. Volunteer will greet presentor and event attendees. This person may also assist library personnel in program development and implementation. Those with a warm, outgoing personality are encouraged to apply. Weekly hourly commitment will vary depending upon the Library's event schedule.

Restrictions/Limitations: Each volunteer must agree to a criminal background check.

Phone: 218-444-4522

Weeding; planting flowers and plants

Training/Experience: Ability to differentiate plants from weeds

Restrictions/Limitations: Background check for felonies

Working directly with Girl Scout Troops within the areas of Bemidji, Cass Lake, Onigum, and Bena to help them develop their leadership skills on a individual or group basis by doing activities that help them discover their values, skills, and the world around them. Volunteers can either have a short-term or long-term commitment Training will be provided after an application and background check is completed.

Phone: 218-333-8266

Volunteer provides local grocery shopping assistance (in their own vehicle)to seniors and disabled individuals. Clients may need rides to the grocery store or other errands around town, or may be homebound and need groceries delivered to them. Volunteers must submit monthly timesheets and are covered with liabiltiy insurance and offered mileage reimbursement.

Training/Experience: Applicataion required (available from our website). Background/reference checks will be completed and on-site orientation provided.

Phone: 218-751-7910

Positions Available: 1

The Beltrami Humane Society would like to improve the structure of its current website and produce attractive audio/visual materials for marketing purposes. The Information Technology Assistant would provide technical advice in regards to IT issues and would help produce the above mentioned materials. The IT Assistant would also assist in the regular updating of the Beltrami Humane Society website.

Training/Experience: none

Restrictions/Limitations: The volunteer should have experience in web editing with Adobe Dreamweaver.

Phone: 218-751-8223x125

Female age 18 or older needed to spend time with a middle school age girl. This girl is particularly interested in shopping, hair, and wants to go into law enforcement. Time commitment is an hour a week for a year. Mentoring includes spending time with the child and doing average and not so average activities such as going on walks, going to concerts, watching a movie, attending sporting events, etc. Mentoring not only benefits the child, it can be a lot of fun for you too! You can mentor one-to-one, be a mentor couple or a mentor family!

Training/Experience: Interview and one-on-one or group training with the Kinship North Coordinator. Kinship North manual and other helpful materials will be supplied.

Restrictions/Limitations: *Must be 18 or older. *Must be willing to go through a criminal background check and reference checks. *Must commit to one year of mentoring the same child. *Must have one to two hours per week to volunteer. *Must be a good role model and have a genuine concern for the well being of children in the community. *Must have your own transportation.