Every $140 you donate provides a month of quality after-school experiences for teens. Every $450 you donate provides three teens with 18 hours of life skills and character development.
When you make a donation, The Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation will match it 2 to 1 so your donation will go three times as far.
Your gift will make a lasting impact. We promise you. On behalf of the teens we serve, thank you so much for your help.
With gratitude on behalf of The ROCK teens, staff, and board,
Beverlee Wenzel
Executive Directort
Adult Volunteer Opportunities (Age +18)
Grounded After-school Program
The ROCK has three after school locations including Jefferson Middle School, Northeast Middle School and The ROCK Underground at The Greater Midland Community Center. We need volunteers from 2:30 to 6:00 pm each day. You can help serve snack/meal, help with homework, play video games, do crafts or participate in a variety of ways. You can volunteer once a week, once a month, or as often as you wish!
Discover You Developmental Educational Program
Our suite of developmental educational programs are facilitated throughout Midland, Bay, and Saginaw counties. These volunteers work directly with youth people, leading discussions, games, and activities as part of our strength-building curriculum.
Unplugged Special Events
The ROCK hosts and co-hosts several community-wide events each year. Opportunities for service range from setup, to managing registration, serving refreshments, cleaning up, taking photos…the roles are endless! If you’re interested in being contacted to support a large event, let us know and we’ll add your name to the roster!
Administrative
The ROCK offices are located in the Midland Community Center and are open five days a week from 9:00 am to 3:30 pm. There is always much to be done to support the fantastic programs we offer to the youth. Volunteers can sign up to work for an hour or two at a time to assist with making copies, preparing activities, stuffing envelopes, data entry, etc.
Youth Volunteer Opportunities (6th through 12th Grade)
Youth volunteers are a huge help to The ROCK staff and volunteers and there are many opportunities available! The ROCK encourages youth to give back to The ROCK and the community. It’s a great way to prepare for entry into the world of work and to have fun at the same time!
Grounded (After-school Program)
Youth volunteers are welcome to assist with a variety of tasks.
Unplugged and Special Events
Many hands make light work at The ROCK Unplugged and other special events! If you have an interest in helping to set up or tear down, represent The ROCK at an information table, act as a greeter, lead a craft, help run an inflatable, stuff envelopes, put up posters, or be a runner to help with whatever is needed, complete an application and deliver it to The ROCK office!
How to Help
To reach out about volunteering, please contact Ginger:
989-835-2542 | ginger@therockc4yd.org
For current job postings, please click here.
We’re hiring for a Discover You Youth Coach, Teen Program Staff (Afterschool), and an Afterschool Program Van Driver.
IT’S YOUR MOVE!
It’s Your Move! is our year round fundraising campaign for our Grounded program. Each opportunity is simple and often low-cost.
Each month, we’ll add an event on our events page with details on that month’s campaign.
See our events page for this month’s fundraiser!
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KROGER REWARDS
If you shop at Kroger, pick up a rewards card and pick “Reaching Our Community Kids” as your charity. The ROCK receives a percentage of what you buy.
How it works:
- if you do not already have a Kroger Plus card, pick one up the next time you shop at Kroger.
- Go to www.krogercommunityrewards.com Click on “Create an Account”
- Enter your information in the boxes provided then click on “Create Account”
- Put in the card number from the back of your Kroger Plus Card then click “Save”.
- A screen with your information comes up next – go to the bottom and click on “Enroll” to enroll your card for Community Rewards
- Type “Reaching” into the search box and click “Search”
- Click on “Reaching our Community Kids” and then click “Enroll”
- If you need help call Ginger at The ROCK at 835-2542