Volunteer Opportunities in Mankato

Access Program, Community Services, Julaine Trapp 345-5222

ACES – Before and After School Child Care Program, Cori Sendle, 387-5501 http://www.mankatocer.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi

Alterra Sterling House of Mankato, Holyy Resner, 386-1779

The Arc SW Trish Johnson, 345-4223

Blue Earth/Nicollet County Guardian ad Litem Program, Paul Horrisberger, 934-0271

Dakota Meadows Middle School, Laura Abbott or Sherri Blasing, 387-5077 http://www.isd77.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school310

Early Childhood and Family Learning, Grant Rockswold, 625-4620 (Read to and aid teachers with pre-school students)

Family Literacy, Clarice Esslinger, 344-1965 (working with English Language Learners grades K-12 and their parents; tutoring in reading, writing, math, computers, and other subjects; organize and participate in recreation activities)

Franklin Elementary School, Mary Johnson, 345-4287 ext. 229 http://www.isd77.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school361

Harry Meyering Center, Judy Arzdorf, 387-8281

ISD 77 Community Education/Recreation – WalkAbout Joan Eisenreich, Marilyn Solberg, or Melanie Schmidt, 387-5501 http://www.mankatocer.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi

ISD 77 Community Education/Recreation – Youth Development Joan Eisenreich, Marilyn Solberg, or Melanie Schmidt, 387-5501 http://www.mankatocer.com/se3bin/clientgenie.cgi

Jumpstart, 389-6076 http://www.mnsu.edu/activities/jumpstart/

Junior Achievement of the Mankato Area Lisa Boelter, 387-9609 http://www.ja.org/

LEEP: Recreation Has No Limits, Becky Kunst, 387-5122

Lifeworks, Bre Roberts, Andrew Pietsch, Kristi Powers, 625-7522

Mankato Area Living at Home/Block Nurse Program, Cindy Chadwick, 345-2985

Mankato East Junior High/Alternative Learning Center, Cindy Westmark or Tiann Madson, 345-6625 ext. 302 http://www.isd77.org/se3bin/clientschool.cgi?schoolname=school308

Mankato Volunteer Tutor Program, Marilyn Solberg, 345-5222 ext. 411

Maple River West Elementary School, Sara Diel, 507-351-2385 http://www.isd2135.k12.mn.us/mrwelem/index.htm

MRCI Work Source, Cathy Groebner, 386-5600

New Focus, Chris Walchuk, 388-2995 http://www.newfocus.org/drupal/node/4

Partners for Affordable Housing, Tracy Walberg, 387-4061

Project G.E.M. Alice De Tonge, 726-6047 http://home.mchsi.com/~gem7773/

Salvation Army Robin M Tietz, 345-7840 ext. 37

Sexual Violence Resource Center, Jayme Jackson, 304-4295

SMILES Southern Minnesota Independent Living Enterprises & Services, Sarah Mullenbach, 345-7139

Somali Student Association After School Tutoring and Mentoring Sharmarke Issa 612-532-1227 (tutoring and mentoring K-12 students)

Theresa House, Anna Larson, 388-1664 http://www.theresahouse.org/page/TheresaHouseVolunteers.php

The Third Floor Youth Center Nicole Whalen, 934-9886 (chaperone and participate in fun activities for 4^th-8^th graders; assist with homework, monitor and teach social skills to youth)

VINE Faith in Action, Claudia Collier, 387-1666

YMCA Mankato – After-School Adventures, Ann Schwartz, 345-9809 http://www.mankatoymca.org/programs/afterschool.php

YMCA Mankato – Teen Nights, Ann Schwartz, 345-9809 http://www.mankatoymca.org/programs/teens.php

YMCA Mankato – Preschool Discovery Program, Ann Schwartz, 345-9809 http://www.mankatoymca.org/programs/preschool.php

YMCA Mankato – Brother/Sister Program, Ann Schwartz, 345-9809 http://www.mankatoymca.org/programs/brothersis.php

YWCA Club Girlz World Mentors, 345-4629 http://www.mankatoywca.org/programs/girls.php

YWCA Girls on the Run, 345-4629 http://www.mankatoywca.org/involved/volunteer.php