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Thank You For Supporting Our Community

These are some suggestions for how you can volunteer with Oakridge Neighborhood, but we’re always open to more ideas!

Choose a category to get started:
Ways my company or organization can support
  • Partner with us to provide summer jobs or mentorships for our Oak Futures youth employment program participants (we pay the youth salaries, you provide the guidance).
  • Donate your organization’s professional expertise to help us strategize and grow.
  • Sponsor or volunteer as a corporate team at National Night Out or Fall Fest.
  • Help us acquire major wish list items, like a passenger van or pool table.
  • Make a corporate contribution to fund a specific neighborhood project.
  • Be a sponsor of one of our annual fundraising events.
  • Provide a special meal during our youth Summer Blast Camp.
Things I can do with a group (Coworkers, faith community, or friends)
  • Partner with us to provide summer jobs or mentorships for our Oak Futures youth employment program participants (we pay the youth salaries, you provide the guidance).
  • Donate your organization’s professional expertise to help us strategize and grow.
  • Sponsor or volunteer as a corporate team at National Night Out or Fall Fest.
  • Help us acquire major wish list items, like a passenger van or pool table.
  • Make a corporate contribution to fund a specific neighborhood project.
  • Be a sponsor of one of our annual fundraising events.
  • Provide a special meal during our youth Summer Blast Camp.
Things I can do on my own
  • Attend or host a table at one of our fundraising galas.
  • Assist youth at our Oak Studio Teen Tech Center at Mainframe Studios (no need to be techy!)
  • Lend a hand at health clinics and community giveaway events.
  • Use your maintenance or trade skills to help with campus projects.
  • Assist adult English Language Learners in our ELL classes.
  • Read with preschoolers once a week as a United Way Book Buddy.
  • Refresh our office environment with a fresh coat of paint.
  • Read with K-2 students after school a few times a month.
  • Help 3rd–5th graders sharpen their skills at our weekly chess club.
  • Engage with us on social media and share our content.
  • Connect neighbors to our services as a community ambassador.
  • Reach out to share a unique idea or skill not listed here. For example, do you knit or crochet? Come teach our youth!
Ways to contribute my specialized skills or hobbies
  • Donate your professional expertise to help us grow.
  • Apply your trade skills to assist our maintenance team.
  • Guide teens through tech projects at our Oak Studio Teen Tech Center.
  • Assist adult learners learn English in our ElL classes.
  • Mentor students in our weekly chess club.
  • Use your painting skills to refresh our offices.
  • Let us know if you have a unique talent you’d like to share.
Ways to help children and students
  • Read to Oak Academy preschoolers weekly as a Book Buddy.
  • Mentor a youth or provide a summer job in our Oak Futures Youth employment program.
  • Mentor teens in tech and creative projects at Oak Studio Teen Tech Center at Mainframe Studios.
  • Read with K-2 students after school a few times a month.
  • Play chess with 3rd–5th graders during their weekly chess club.
  • Donate treats to our afterschool program or a classroom, like sugar cookies for decorating on a holiday.
  • Support adult students learning English in ESL classes.
Quick ways to help from home
  • Engage with our social media posts to boost our reach.
  • Connect people in your network to our community services.
  • Arrange a donation of treats for our festivals or youth program.
  • Help us find donors for wish list items like a pool table.
  • Make a monetary donation online to support our work.
  • Organize a drive with your friends of diapers, toiletries or other essential needs.
Opportunities to get outside
  • Help with outdoor activities at National Night Out or Fall Fest.
  • Plant flowers to beautify the campus in the spring.
  • Clean up the grounds at Oakridge, Silver Oaks, or Oak Academy in the spring.
  • Weed and prune our gardens from spring through fall.
  • Tackle outdoor maintenance projects with a group of friends or coworkers.

Volunteer Contact Information:

Oakridge Neighborhood
515 | 244-7702

Christine Irvine
Vice President – Communications
[email protected]

Will Dutchuk
Communications and Marketing Coordinator
[email protected]