Jobs, volunteering opportunities in Detroit: Get involved 1%
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7/29/2026, 3:00:00 AM
Keywords: Get Involved In Detroit, Things To Do
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From trainings to volunteering and paid gigs, find opportunities to get involved in Detroit every week — brought to you by the Detroit Documenters.
Hey, Detroit: Community groups around the city need your input — while others offer free resources and job opportunities.
Take a survey about neighborhood improvements or one about flooding in your community.
Sign up to receive a free box of books.
Apply for $25,000 to build or expand fresh food options in the city.
Adults and youth are invited to learn more about community organizing.
Plus, join workshops on air quality monitoring, home repairs and combating rising utility rates.
And the Detroit Public Theatre, Belle Isle Conservancy, The Commons and Michigan Community Resources are among several organizations that are now hiring.
There are plenty of ways to make your voice heard, pitch in and get involved!
Happening soon
Green Grocer Program Applications
Wednesday, July 15 to Monday, Aug.
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Online
Applications are open for entrepreneurs who want to become grocers or add fresh food to an existing retail business to receive up to $25,000 from the City of Detroit.
Learn more and apply now.
Become a Detroit Documenter
Outlier Media’s Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor our elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists.
Join the Documenters network to get involved!
Using Data for Change
Wednesday, July 29, noon to 1:30 p.m.
Online
Join JustAir for a workshop on the challenges, lessons and resources for monitoring and collecting data on air quality.
Get details and register now.
DIY Home Repair Workshop
Wednesday, July 29, 6-7:30 p.m.
Eastside Community Network, 4401 Conner St., Detroit
This essential home maintenance series continues with a workshop on general maintenance and troubleshooting.
No experience required.
Register now.
Real Conversations Real Solutions: Combating Utility Rates
Wednesday, July 29, 6-8 p.m.
General Baker Institute, 15798 Livernois Ave., Detroit
Join General Baker Institute to discuss how utility rates keep rising while power outages become more common.
What’s up with that, and what can you do about it?
Plant Swap
Friday, July 31, 5-7 p.m.
Arab American National Museum, 13624 Michigan Ave., Dearborn
Bring your plants, seeds, cuttings and garden accessories to trade.
This free event is open to the public.
Register to attend.
Organizer Bootcamp
Friday, July 31 to Saturday, Aug.
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Location to be determined
Join Highland Park-based nonprofit Soulardarity to learn how to organize your community to affect change.
This annual gathering — on its third year — is free to attend.
Youth Organizing Institute
Monday, Aug. 10 to Friday, Aug.
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Detroit
Young people are invited to apply for a weeklong youth organizing training session as a first step to joining 482Forward’s Youth Organizing Collective.
Register for the address.
Learn more and apply now.
Community of Practice
Friday, Aug. 14, 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Spread Art, 5141 Rosa Parks Blvd., Detroit
Join Detroit Documenters for a casual meeting to learn more about how to leverage the Documenters experience for other civic engagement opportunities.
All community members are welcome to attend.
Create a free account to become a Detroit Documenter and register now for the event.
Neighborhood Vitality Index Survey
Online
Detroit adults can earn a $25 gift card by participating in an annual community-driven online survey about neighborhood improvements.
The survey takes about 20 minutes to complete.
Southeast Michigan Flooding Resilience Survey
Online
The Southeast Michigan Council of Governments (SEMCOG) is interested in finding out how flooding impacts your life and community.
Your input is used to shape a flooding and resilience plan for the region.
Take the survey.
Regional Freight Plan
Online
Give feedback on SEMCOG’s Regional Freight Plan draft policies and objectives.
Take the survey.
Bookapalooza 50K
Plymouth
Making Spirits Bright is offering free books for families and nonprofit organizations.
Sign up to get your free books!
Pick up will be in Plymouth.
You can also donate books, host a book drive or volunteer to sort and distribute books.
Now hiring
Volunteer Engagement Coordinator
The Belle Isle Conservancy is hiring someone to manage visitors and volunteers.
The full-time position pays a salary of $40,000.
Learn more about the job and qualifications, and send a résumé and cover letter to info@belleisleconservancy.org by Friday to apply.
Director of External Affairs & Communications
Michigan Community Resources is hiring someone to manage its public engagement.
Salary for the full-time position starts at $80,000 plus benefits.
Learn more about the position and apply now.
Associate Production Manager
Detroit Public Theatre is hiring someone to oversee the technical elements of productions.
The full-time position pays a salary of $45,000 plus benefits.
Learn more about the job and qualifications.
Then send a résumé, cover letter and supporting materials to employment@detroitpublictheatre.org with the subject line “APM APPLICATION.”
Barista
MACC Development’s café and laundromat The Commons is now hiring baristas.
Apply in person at 7900 Mack Ave.
Editors
Wayne State University Press is hiring an acquisitions editor to work with authors, editors and peer reviewers to manage scholarly and trade publications.
The full-time position pays a salary between $52,000-$58,000.
The press is also hiring an assistant editor to help with copy editing, proofreading and file management.
The full-time position pays a salary between $42,000-$52,000.
Learn more about both positions and apply now.
Development Coordinator
Birth Detroit is hiring a coordinator to support the development director in fundraising and relationship management.
The full-time position pays a salary of $60,000 plus benefits.
Learn more and apply by Friday, July 31.
Senior Analyst
Data Driven Detroit is hiring a researcher to support and coordinate two programs, tracking neighborhood conditions and promoting early childhood services.
This full-time, remote position offers a starting salary of $60,000, 32-hour work weeks and benefits.
Apply now.
Communications Director
Rising Voices, a Detroit nonprofit organizing Asians and Pacific Islanders in Michigan, is hiring someone to lead its communications strategy.
They will also oversee press relations and Michigan voter engagement efforts.
This hybrid position offers a salary of $63,750-$85,000, health coverage and more benefits.
Apply now.
Evergreen opportunities
Volunteer Usher
Detroit Public Theatre needs ushers this season.
These volunteers can watch the shows they help with or get free tickets.
Learn more and sign up now!
Free Tutoring
PrepandMe helps students prepare for college, leadership and lifelong success.
The free program offers tutoring and standardized test preparation, college counseling, a device to access online applications, a $1,000 annual stipend, college tours, summer programming and more.
The organization is currently accepting rising eighth graders with a 3.0 grade point average for sessions starting this fall.
Teachers can recommend students.
Families must meet household income eligibility criteria.
Learn more and apply now.
Volunteer With a Chess Club
The Wise Guys Chess Club is seeking volunteers to help with everything from coaching to youth mentoring, including graphic design, social media work and more.
Sign up now to help empower the next generation of thinkers.
Volunteer with PlayMates
PlayMates, a Detroit-based family social club offering free and low-cost play dates and community gatherings, is looking for volunteers to support upcoming festivals as community partners, play partners, face painters and other event helpers.
Sign up to volunteer.
Youth Engagement Survey
BridgeDetroit seeks to connect with local high school students ages 13-18 to understand how they consume news, what issues matter to them and how they want to engage civically.
The survey will inform BridgeDetroit's coverage and events.
Learn more and take the survey.
Education Survey
Education policy is a critical issue for Michigan’s next governor.
Chalkbeat Detroit and the Detroit Free Press are teaming up to learn metro Detroiters’ priorities.
Take the survey.
Detroit Wellbeing Survey
Be Well Beautiful People is leading a citywide effort to understand how residents feel about their well-being.
The survey “will help shape future systems” that support collective well-being.
Take the survey.
Free Health Screenings
Wayne Health’s mobile units deliver healthcare and social services directly to neighborhoods and places of employment.
Teams of registered nurses and medical professionals offer screenings for things such as high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and kidney disease, and COVID-19 testing and vaccines.
They can also connect you with mental health resources.
To see when they’ll be in your neighborhood, view the event calendar.
We Walk Detroit
Join a walking group and exercise with friends.
Through September, meet up for a one-hour walk at eight city parks, the Joe Louis Greenway and the riverfront.
All participants get a T-shirt.
Check out the schedule.
Free Computer Classes
Detroit Public Library offers a wide range of computer- and technology-related classes for all ages.
From basic computer skills and troubleshooting your phone or internet, to classes in productivity and graphic design software.
Find free group and individual support at multiple library branches.
Donate Furniture
The Furniture Bank of Metro Detroit needs donations of mattresses, sofas and other home goods in clean, working condition for families in need.
Wayne, Oakland and Macomb County residents can submit furniture donations online and schedule a free pickup.
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