
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 Time to Help Motown Soup – February 2023
Motown Soup is a volunteer-driven nonprofit that produces and sells products such as soup and dips to benefit nonprofits and community organizations that feed the homeless and hungry. SAY Detroit has been grateful recipients of funding the past few years to support our meal program for Detroit youth at the SAY Play Center at Lipke Park. Volunteers will be working in teams packaging various mixes.
Date: Saturday, February 18
Where: Motown Soup is located at 45160 Van Dyke Ave., Utica, MI 48317 (corner of Hall Road and Van Dyke), in the lower level of Trinity Lutheran Church. Look for our ATTH sign, which will be outside the door. | Map
Parking: Free parking in lot adjacent to the church.
Attire/Other Info: All volunteers will be outfitted in aprons, hair nets/caps and food safety gloves on location. This is a registration-only event on CERVIS. If you don’t feel well, please don’t attend and do unregister through CERVIS.
Volunteers Needed: 30
Sign up via our CERVIS form: atimetohelp.org/volunteer. Registration-only event; space is limited.
Questions: atimetohelp.detroit@gmail.com