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Department of Community Corrections and Rehabilitation

Kind of work volunteers do

  • Welcome parents and visitors to the facility.
  • Plan and participate in special projects, initiatives, and events.
  • Partner with staff to develop new programming in the facility's living units.
  • Develop and implement leisure activities for juveniles (art, drawing, music, yoga, etc.)
  • Collaborate with juvenile correctional staff to monitor residents in living units.
  • Assist the Court Outreach Worker with locating youth for court.

Location

Juvenile Detention Center
Downtown Minneapolis
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Opportunities for 

21 years of age and older

Types of opportunities

Ongoing volunteering for a minimum of 250 hours per year

Shifts available

  • Evenings and weekends
  • Limited daytime hours (greeter, clerical support)
  • Volunteering a minimum of two partial days per week

Application process for becoming a volunteer

  • Fill out an online volunteer application form.
  • Successfully pass a reference check.
  • Participate in an exploratory interview.
  • Interview with perspective supervisory staff.
  • Successfully pass a fingerprinting background check.
  • Attendance at mandatory volunteer orientation session.

Special Information

  • Opportunities for personal and professional growth 
  • Work with a diverse client population
  • Excellent training opportunities
  • The facility is located on Metro Transit Light Rail and bus routes.