volunteer opportunities
Groups
Adopt-a-Garden
Beginning in April and finishing up in October, people are in their gardens creating painted landscapes of flowers, bushes, trees and ornamental grasses. Several of our homes have gardens, ranging in size from accessible garden beds to sweeping landscapes of annuals and perennials. We have both scheduled and impromptu garden dates where family, friends, volunteers and the people we support get their hands into the soil to keep our gardens looking beautiful all summer long. If you are a Master Gardener, an experienced gardener or a novice and you would like to spend some time outdoors then this is the opportunity for you. Choose an established date or e-mail Toni O'Brien at tonio@dakcom.org to create your own garden day with your group.
Adopt-a-Highway
Twice a year in the spring and fall our self-advocates with their support staff venture out to Hwy 110 in Mendota Heights between Dodd Road and Marie Avenue in Eagan to clean up the roadway near our corporate office. Dakota Communities is proud to be an active participant in this program and the people we support report that they feel a sense of pride in giving back to a community that has been home to many people who have received services through the Dakota Communities. View photos from the Fall 2011 cleanup.
Support our STARS!
Dakota Communities' self advocacy group, STARS, meets monthly in St. Paul, MN. Volunteers are needed to sponsor and support these meetings which meet the second Monday of each month from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. Set up and clean up, refreshments and friendship are the activities that volunteers can assist with, along with the chance to participate in a very exciting movement towards independence and the ability to have everyone's voice heard, regardless of ability. Meeting dates are listed below.
Adopt-a-Home
Groups looking for the chance to connect with individuals in one location can achieve that by choosing one of our homes to connect with on a weekly, monthly, yearly or one - time basis. We pride ourselves on being parts of our communities, and our homes and their locations reflect that part of our mission. But we are always looking for opportunities to invite our communities into our homes. Whether it's a day of yard work, an outdoor barbeque, throwing a birthday party or "kitchen shower" for the home, the chance to get to know people and develop friendships in one location over time is an amazing opportunity.
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