Volunteer Opportunities

The City of Hopkins and community organizations rely on volunteers to help provide many services. In the case of the City, volunteers help expand the reach of City services without increasing the costs of these services. Community organizations may well need volunteers in order to provide most of their services. Residents who volunteer in Hopkins help improve the quality of life for everyone in our city.

Caring Youth Recognition

The Cities of Hopkins, Minnetonka, and Golden Valley, along with School Districts 270 and 271, sponsor a Caring Youth Recognition celebration.

Caring Youth Recognition

This celebration recognizes the volunteer efforts of youth in Hopkins and surrounding communities. It honors young people who have demonstrated a caring attitude through volunteer efforts, without expectations of rewards or recognitions. The recognition is not about scholastic or athletic achievement.

Eligibility

Caring  Youth nominations are open to students in grades 7-12 who live within  the city limits of Hopkins, Golden Valley, or Minnetonka or those who  attend a school in Hopkins School District 270 or Minnetonka School  District 271.

Nominations    

Young people may only be nominated by the organization they are serving. For  more information, including nominations guidelines and forms, visit the Minnetonka Youth Recognition Page.

Nomination Deadline

Nominations are due at the beginning of February each year. 

Southwest Twin Cities Beyond the Yellow Ribbon coalition

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon is the statewide organization that provides community support for:

  • Guard
  • Military service members
  • Reserves
  • Veterans and their families
A Yellow Ribbon around the State of Minnesota

Types of Resources

For instance, when a service member is deployed, Beyond the Yellow Ribbon provides community support by connecting the deployed service member’s family with sources for:

  • Counseling
  • Financial counseling
  • Household chores such as:
    • Lawn mowing
    • Raking
    • Shopping
    • Snow shoveling
  • Medical care
  • Mental health
  • Tutoring and counseling for children in school
  • Just a cup of coffee and a visit, and much more

Network of Support

Beyond the Yellow Ribbon provides the network of support that allows the service member to focus on the job at hand by helping the family to maintain a quality of life that is as normal possible.