Where to volunteer: Explore unexpected nonprofits throughout Wisconsin

Kayla Jensen
Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:43:33 +0000
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By Kayla Jensen Girls on the Run Girls on the Run is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping preteen girls lead an active and […]

By Kayla Jensen

Girls on the Run

Hundreds of girls, all wearing race bib #1, start the 5k. Photo by Evan Benner.

Girls on the Run is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to helping preteen girls lead an active and healthy lifestyle. Coaches and volunteers lead girls in an after-school running program culminating in a 5K race at the end of the season. Throughout the program, leaders strive to teach girls about all areas of female development and give them the tools to maintain a positive lifestyle. Girls on the Run has six locations throughout Wisconsin: Bluff Country (Pierce County), Eau Claire, Madison, Milwaukee, Northwoods (Vilas and Oneida Counties) and Watertown.

girlsontherun.org

Growing Power

Growing Power is a nonprofit urban agriculture organization based in Milwaukee. The group is committed to sustainability and providing healthy, affordable food to people in the community. The only functional farm within the city limits offers weekly volunteer sessions Saturdays at 10 a.m. Volunteers are welcome at every level of the organization — from graphic design to farming.

growingpower.org

Ice Age Trail Alliance

The Ice Age Trail is a 1,000-mile footpath winding throughout the state of Wisconsin and supported by the Ice Age Trail Alliance, a nonprofit dedicated to creating and protecting the trail. The trail takes hikers through landscapes shaped by glaciers that covered the area more than 10,000 years ago. Volunteers help build and maintain the trail.

iceagetrail.org

The Road Home of Dane County

The Road Home of Dane County works with local faith communities and organizations to help homeless families with children. The organization runs programs designed to assist families through a difficult time by helping them find shelter and maintain stable, affordable housing. Volunteers may work in a variety of roles, from working directly with families to sorting donations and working in the office.

trhome.org