- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
Spots available: 10+
Equipment Sorting/Warehouse Set-Up
ORGANIZATION: Leveling the Playing Field Southeast Michigan (SEMI)
This opportunity is provided by VolunteerMatch's partner.
Please visit the new page to apply.
Please visit the new page to apply.
- A group opportunity. Invite your friends.
-
Spots available: 10+
Volunteers will be given an orientation to our mission and impact followed by a tour of our warehouse. Volunteers will then be tasked with sorting and inventorying incoming donations, reorganizing shelves and on occasion helping to put together donations that are going out into the community. Volunteers should bring clothing they do not mind getting dirty and supply their own gloves if they are not comfortable handling used and sometimes sweaty sporting goods! We also ask that volunteers bring their own water bottle. We have a water cooler to refill but ask that volunteers bring their own bottle to cut down on waste.
More opportunities with Leveling the Playing Field Southeast Michigan (SEMI)
No additional volunteer opportunities at this time.
About Leveling the Playing Field Southeast Michigan (SEMI)
Location:
3183 Meldrum Street, Detroit, MI 48207, US
Mission Statement
Did you know that 1 in 5 underserved households are not getting their kids involved in athletics because of the rising price of sporting equipment? Leveling the Playing Field (LPF) is a nonprofit that collects and redistributes equipment to expand access and equity within youth sports and recreation programs in under-resourced communities to keep ALL kids in play!
Description
Over the past few decades, the privatization of youth sports has led to a decline in public recreation and interscholastic athletics, and a rapid increase in registration fees across the board. This phenomenon is known as the "pay to play" model. This reality has led to a growing inequity divide as illustrated in a recent Sports & Fitness Industry Association (SFIA) survey that reported only 38 percent of kids from families with a household income of $25,000 or less are playing team sports, contrasted with a 67 percent of kids from homes with annual incomes of $100,000 or more.
Our Southeast Michigan warehouse, located in Detroit's Islandview Neighborhood, opened at the end of 2024. Volunteers have been instrumental to getting this warehouse up and running, sign up to volunteer with us today to make sure no kid is left on the sidelines.
CAUSE AREAS
Children & Youth,
Community,
Sports & Recreation
WHEN
Thu May 22, 2025
03:00 PM - 05:00 PM
WHERE
3183 Meldrum StreetDetroit, MI 48207
(42.35967 ,-83.01925 )
DATE POSTED
May 1, 2025
SKILLS
- Warehousing
- Inventory Management
- Operations
- Basketball
- Hockey
- Soccer
GOOD FOR
- Teens
- People 55+
- Public Groups
REQUIREMENTS
- This is a Done in a Day opportunity and there is no prior training or ongoing commitment needed.
- Must be at least 18
- 2 hours
- Volunteers will be in our warehouse, so please wear closed-toe shoes for safety, and clothing you don't mind getting dirty.