time to help

The Empowerment Plan is a Detroit-based nonprofit dedicated to serving the homeless community. The organization hires homeless parents from local shelters to become full-time seamstresses so they can earn a stable income, find secure housing, and gain back their independence for themselves and for their families. The individuals that The Empowerment Plan hires are trained … Read more

Friends, neighbors, volunteers! We are wonderfully surprised to have run out of volunteer slots 2 weeks before our event. But don’t worry, to help meet the demand for everyone we’ve added 10 more slots for February 20th’s A Time to Help at Forgotten Harvest. Sign up today! Visit atimetohelp.org/volunteer to register. Questions, comments, concerns? Email us at atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com

Forgotten Harvest is a food rescue organization that rescues surplus, prepared and perishable food and donates it to emergency food providers. Volunteers will be re-packing nutritious food into family size portions destined for the table of those in need.  Volunteers will also help with clean-up of work area at end of shift. Date/Time:  Feb 20, … Read more

The annual holiday party for shelter residents at The Salvation Army is A Time to Help’s largest volunteer effort and most-cherished activity.  Having a special gathering for homeless parents and their children is heart-warming for everyone involved; residents, volunteers and sponsors. With the help of a generous public, the A Time to Help holiday party … Read more

November 21, 2015, 9:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. Arts & Scraps is a Detroit nonprofit that uses recycled industrial materials to help people of all ages and abilities think, create and learn. Arts & Scraps serves 275,000 children and recycles 28 tons annually. Project Location:    Arts & Scraps | 16135 Harper | Detroit, MI 48224 | Map … Read more