Established in 1997 to galvanize volunteerism on a regular basis, A Time to Help stages monthly projects to aid the needy and promote unity in metro Detroit.
Since then, more than 200 monthly projects have been completed by thousands of volunteers, ranging from building houses, delivering meals, beautifying city streets, running adoption fairs, repairing homeless shelters, packing food, and hosting an annual Christmas party to a shelter for battered women.
Mitch Albom and WJR co-host Ken Brown lead each monthly project, usually held on Saturdays between 9AM – noon. Volunteers can sign up for one, two or all, and there are no requirements, except that, for most events, volunteers should be at least 18 years of age. Older teenagers can come if accompanied by at least one adult supervisor for every four of them.
Do you have a suggestion for a project, or have a question about volunteering? Contact us at atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com.
A Special Opportunity to Help a Working Family
We have a special weekday opportunity this month to help another volunteer group complete a landscape project at one of SAY Detroit’s Working Homes/Working Families projects. We have added another task – building a fence line along the back of the property – and we are looking for an additional 8-10 volunteers. Although we’ll be supervised by a professional, please know that there will be some heavy lifting involved.
Date: Thursday, May 18
Time: 9:30 am – 1:30 pm
Location: 19302 Stotter, Detroit, 48234 (located on the west side of Van Dyke Ave.)
Parking: Street
Attire/Other info: Unless it’s inclement weather, the project is a rain or shine event. Please dress appropriately, in layers, and feel free to bring your own work gloves. All tools will be on site. We’ll take a short break at 11:30 am (sandwiches) for lunch, and refreshments will be provided as well. Our next ATTH project is scheduled for Tuesday, June 27 – EAT Detroit, our second largest fundraiser of the year. Volunteer registration is open now!
Volunteers Needed: 10
Sign up at InitLive at https://app.initlive.com/JE/4wfy5s1kg8k8tk
Questions: atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com
NOTE: This event registration has moved to our new volunteer platform at InitLive. If you previously registered for it, your signup was automatically transferred. This new platform will be used for all volunteer opportunities with SAY Detroit moving forward, including EAT Detroit!