Volunteer Services

People helping people helping people

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Click here to see current volunteer needs and to download an application.

Click here to read the latest edition of The Lyngk, the quarterly newsletter of Lyngblomsten Volunteer Programs and Services. 

Thank you for exploring volunteer opportunities at Lyngblomsten.  Approximately 600 active intergenerational volunteers ranging from toddlers to 96-year-olds enhance the lives of the seniors Lyngblomsten serves.  With over 100 volunteer possibilities, you'll find a special position that's just right for you and your interests.

Whether you're looking to learn new skills, make new friends, have more fun, or just make a difference in someone else's life, we'd love to have you on our team of volunteers.

Generous, compassionate people like you have built a legacy of volunteering for Lyngblomsten since 1906.

 

Be a part of our intergenerational volunteer team!

The people who volunteer for Lyngblomsten are retired, employed, raising children, in school, or just learning to walk!  Volunteers are involved throughout all areas of  Lyngblomsten.  Volunteer commitments range from weekly to every other week, monthly, or on call.  Just let us know how you'd like to be involved.

Volunteer opportunities are available for youth who can volunteer independently at 10 years of age.  Children under 10 can volunteer with a parent or other adult.  We have both Summer and School-Year Youth Volunteer Programs.

Come by yourself, come with your family, or come with a friend or two.

Volunteering that matches your schedule and gifts.

Just a few ideas:

  • Lead a group
  • Assist with regular activity groups in 
  • Therapeutic Recreation, the Apartments, 
  • Community Center, Alzheimer's Programs or in the Service Houses
  • Transport residents to and from in-house events/appointments
  • Bring a young child or a favorite pet to visit
  • Drive the bus
  • Assist with clerical tasks
  • Deliver mail to residents
  • Play a musical instrument or sing
  • Cashier in the Gift & Coffee Shop
  • Be a Volunteer Special Friend
  • Assist the chaplains
  • Help with special projects or events

Commit only to what works for you!