Does anyone know where people can volunteer on Christmas Day in the Detroit area?

Answer 1

VolunteerMatch (http://www.volunteermatch.org), Idealist (http://www.idealist.org) and CraigsList (http://www.craigslist.com) all list volunteering opportunities with thousands of organizations, including in the Detroit area. There's also this government sponsored site (http://volunteer.gov/gov/) which provides volunteer positions through USA federal land agencies like Fish & Wildlife, Forest Service, National Parks, etc. Also, contact your local volunteer center; you can find this via the Points of Light Foundation web site (http://www.pointsoflight.org/centers/).

Volunteering during the holidays can be very difficult, because organizations are overwhelmed with requests from people wanting to do such at this time of year -- there often aren't enough opportunities to go around. Before you contact any organization, you need to have identified the skills you want to offer, identified how often you could volunteer and what time of day you can volunteer, and worked out any transporation issues. Then start applying for appropriate opportunities. Remember that finding a volunteering opportunity is a lot like finding a job -- you have to present yourself very well, and you have to contact many organizations before you are ultimately chosen.

Answer 2

Sure the El Centro Community Center where the Salvation Army (contact them) serves dinners to the poor and homeless.

Bless you.

Answer 3

You can deliver for meals on wheels that day. Go check
clickondetroit.com for more volunteering needed.

Answer 4

try the local shelters and churches or you can try star fish family it is a shelter for teens try it my son went there a few months ago

Answer 5

I will be too busy opening presents and eating.