Get Involved!

Each year, over 200 community volunteers help Peace Neighborhood Center deliver vital programming and services.

Peace has an ongoing need for volunteers! Opportunities include: providing individualized academic support for K-12 youth in our After-School Programs; supporting our weekly Food Distribution; helping with our annual Holiday Assistance; cooking meals to support programs; and other one-time projects.

We would love to find a good fit for you, or your group, to support Peace Neighborhood Center.

In addition, if you are interested in larger, one-time projects such as landscaping and grounds maintenance, please call Bonnie Billups, Jr. at 734.662.3564.

Summer 2026 Volunteer Opportunities  |   Food Distribution  |  Volunteer Interest Form

Summer 2026 Volunteer Opportunities

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ACADEMIC BRIDGE CAMP VOLUNTEER TUTORS
Monday – Thursday
August 10 – August 13 and August 17 – August 20
10:00AM – 12:00PM

Volunteers are preferred to commit for the entire two-week session. We will consider applicants who can commit to one of the two weeks. 

Every summer the average student loses 17-34% of what they learned the prior year. Academic Bridge Camp was created in order to help bridge the gap between summer and school. The goal during Academic Bridge Camp is to overview fundamental information for children before school starts. As a volunteer tutor in this program you will work one-on-one with a child (or a small group) to maintain and increase academic skills. Assist children with workbook activities, academic games, reading practice and literacy skill building.

All volunteers must attend orientation, Tuesday, August 4th at 11:00 AM 

Peace will complete background checks on all volunteers 18 years or older, please be prepared to provide a government issued photo ID during orientation. 

For questions or additional information please contact Peace Volunteer Coordinator, Anabel Cruz at [email protected]

 

Click Here for Summer Volunteer Application

After-School Tutoring

Peace is currently recruiting volunteer tutors to help tutor kindergarten through high school students in our After-School Programs.
Volunteer tutors help students with homework and help build academic skills in core subjects, including reading, writing, and math.
 
Tutors are asked to make a MINIMUM commitment to meet at least once a week with a student during the
Fall Semester (September – December), Winter Semester (January – April), and/or the Spring Term (April – May).
 
Volunteers must be in 9th grade or older.

 

Tutoring Opportunities

● Elementary School Students at Peace Neighborhood Center (1111 N. Maple Road):

Tuesdays and/or Thursdays, 5:45pm – 6:45pm

●  Elementary School Students at one of our two Satellite Centers:

Mondays: 4:45pm – 5:45pm @ Maple Meadows (880 South Maple Road)
Wednesdays: 4:45pm – 5:45pm @ West Arbor (717 North Maple Road)

●  Middle School Students at Peace Neighborhood Center (1111 N. Maple Road):

Mondays and/or Wednesdays, 5:30pm – 6:45pm

● High School Students at Peace Neighborhood Center (1111 N. Maple Road):

Wednesdays, 5:30pm – 6:45pm

 


Apply to Be A Tutor:

  1. Complete our online volunteer application.
  2. Attend a Volunteer Orientation at Peace Neighborhood Center (1111 N. Maple Road)
    Orientation Dates: TBD (will be posted in August)    * Both new & returning volunteers must attend orientation.
    Please bring your government issued picture ID to orientation.
    We complete DHS background checks on all volunteers 18 years and older.

Questions? Contact Anabel Cruz: acruz@peaceneighborhoodcenter.org or call (734) 662-3564.

 

After-School Volunteer Tutor Application

Food Distribution

Since 2011, Peace has been partnering with Food Gatherers to distribute perishable food items every Friday morning.  Each week, Peace welcomes a diverse population of people from across Washtenaw County at our main Ann Arbor facility at 1111 North Maple Road. As an open choice distribution, families can choose from a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables, as well as other food items such as bread, desserts, and healthy snacks. What began as a temporary  voucher-based program, serves on average over 40 families/households each week. Thank you to our partners at Food Gatherers for helping us meet this need.

If you are interested in volunteering to help at Peace Neighborhood Center’s Friday Morning Food Distribution from 8:30-11:30am, please click on the button below to view the online sign up sheet:
Sign Up!

Thank you for your interest in supporting our community! For more information about this service, please email MaryAnn Johnson at: [email protected].

Volunteer Interest Form