Opportunities From: Helpline Center Volunteer Connections

Casseroles and Cooking Friends Welcomed (cooking and sharing)

LifeScape’s Mission:  “Empowering people to live their best lives.”

Do you enjoy cooking and want to share your delicious creations with adults supported by LifeScape?   “The secret ingredient in cooking, is always Love.”  LifeScape supports adults in 39+ residential locations.  A homemade meal made with love is exactly what lifts spirits and inspires people!

Whip up your favorite recipe, side dish, dessert, or try a new recipe and then schedule to drop it off at an assigned LifeScape Home.   All mealtime recipes welcomed such as casseroles, one dish meals, tacos, family traditions, soups, chilis, pastas, vegetables, fruit dishes, and more.  This can be an on-going cooking opportunity or a one-time opportunity.

Or if you would like to come to LifeScape home and teach a few people to cook your recipe?  We would love to invite you to our house to do some cooking together!  We welcome individual volunteers and/or 2-3 volunteers in our home to cook with us!

If you are interested in cooking and donating, please reach out to VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.org for all details and to be assigned a LifeScape residential home near your home.

Thank you for your interest in volunteering to share your passions and hobbies with others.  You make the world a better place by sharing your talents!

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Baking Desserts Buddies Welcomed (bake and donate)

LifeScape’s Mission:  “Empowering people to live their best lives.”

Do you enjoy baking desserts and treats but don’t want to eat them all? 

Do you want to bake and donate sharing your delicious creations with adults supported by LifeScape?   “Baking is done out of love, to share with family and friends, to see them smile.” 

LifeScape supports adults in 39+ residential locations.  A dessert made with love is exactly what lifts spirits and inspires people!

Whip up your favorite dessert recipe or try a new recipe and then schedule to drop it off at an assigned LifeScape Home. 

All dessert recipes are welcomed, no concerns about allergies.

If you enjoy baking with allergy awareness, we would have opportunities to bake for gluten free, peanut free, and/or dairy free as well.   

This bake desserts and donate can be an on-going cooking opportunity or a one-time opportunity.

Or if you would like to come to a LifeScape home and teach a few people to bake your dessert recipe to pass along a family tradition?  We would love to invite you to our house to do some baking together!  We could welcome individual volunteers and/or 2-3 volunteers in our home to bake with us!

If you are interested in baking and donating, please reach out to VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.org for all details and to be assigned a LifeScape residential home near your home.

Baking is not just a skill- it’s love, carefully folded into batter, layered with patience, and frosted with care. 

Thank you for your interest in volunteering to share your passions and hobbies with others.  You make the world a better place by sharing your talents!

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Holiday Caroling, Music Sing-a-longs, and Musicians Wanted

LifeScape’s Mission is Empowering people to live their best life.  Music is very empowering and we invite you to share your musical talents at LifeScape!  No experience or musical expertise required, all voices are beautiful!  Let’s sing together! 

Bring a small (2-3 people) or large group (3-15people) of friends to LifeScape to create a time of music and memories by singing holiday favorites and everyday favorites. We welcome acapella voices and/or musical accompaniment (bells, recordings, speakers, guitars, etc) as you share the classical kid and religious favorite holiday songs.

Monday through Friday:  10-11:30am, 1-2:30pm, 5:30-7:30pm

LifeScape welcomes groups until Dec 9 to share Musical talents.

If interested in sharing musical talents, caroling, or just want to have a sing-a-long, please contact Becky to discuss options and set a date.

email VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.org;  or call 605-444-9621.

Thank you for sharing you’re your love of holidays and music with children and adults supported by LifeScape.

Sign Language Communication Companion

LifeScape’s Mission is to empowering people to live their best life. 

Would you enjoy the opportunity to help with members of the Deaf community in a welcoming, supportive environment or maybe the opportunity to greatly improve receptive and expressive skills in ASL? LifeScape is in search of Sign Language/spoken English friends to assist in the communication between hearing individuals and the Deaf or hard-of-hearing.  Spend time together in leisure activities at person’s home or meet out in the community for fun opportunities. Days and times can vary according to everyone’s schedules.  Typically spending 1.5 -2.5hrs per time together.

Qualifications:

 1. Be compassionate, friendly, caring, patient, and dependable

 2.  Awareness of Deaf culture and ability to communicate with adults who use American Sign              Language in a variety of signing levels and styles.

 3. Good organization and time management skills.

4.  Dedication to dates established to get together.

5.  Willingness to try various leisure activities of interest to person supported by LifeScape.

The purpose of inviting volunteers to assist people in:

Questions:  please reach out to VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.org.

 LifeScape is committed to empowering people to live their best lives through personal connections, active community engagement, and fun.  . 

Holiday - Grant a Special Christmas Wish for Children and Adults with Disabilities

Want to spread joy and be Santa’s Helper for children and adults with disabilities this holiday season? 

LifeScape’s Wish Tree shines kindness and light into people’s hearts by granting a unique and special wish, specifically requested by a child or adults with disabilities supported by LifeScape.    Due to financial limitations or no family support, specific children and adults supported by LifeScape have been identified as not receiving any Christmas presents. Everyone deserves to feel special over the holidays and you can help make their Christmas filled with joy!

Timelines:  November 3, 2025 through Dec 14, 2025, email  VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.org  to request a unique wish list for a child or adult supported or ask questions.  Deadline to turn in gifts, December 17, 2025.

There are many ways to spread cheer this holiday season:

·         Purchase gifts from store: Request wishes that can be emailed to you per your request of quantity and cost.  Please wrap the gift, write your name on the tag, and deliver gift back to LifeScape.

·         Wish Trees can be located at community business partners such as Fourteen Foods Dairy Queen, Atoley Salon, Last Stop CD Shop, and more.  Please wrap the gift, write your name on the tag, and deliver gift back to community tree. 

If you do not enjoy shopping and wrapping gifts,

·         Purchase online from the LifeScape Amazon Wish List and have gifts delivered to LifeScape.  Email VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.orgfor the amazon wish list link.

·         Donation:  LifeScape welcomes donations such as gift cards, monetary, or tickets for community events such as theatre passes, sports game tickets, zoo passes, Wild Water West passes, Thunder Road entry fees, Music tickets, Washington Pavilion, Last Stop CD Shop, art class entry fees, cooking class entry fees, or restaurant gift cards.

All gifts will be delivered to people’s trees the week prior to Christmas so the joy and anticipation of having a special gift can shine in people’s hearts.

Email VolunteerServices@LifeScapeSD.orgfor questions or wishes. 

Happy Holidays to you and yours.

LifeScape is looking for a "Big Brother" mentor to be a support and friend for a young adult male at the Children's Campus.

Student is in his late teens and enjoys Sports, Legos and other various activities. He loves being active and learning. So someone willing to learn together, talk sports and being active would be ideal.
He is big fan of Video Games, going out to eat, painting and various other things.

Please reach out if you are interested in being an active mentor to this student and we can set up a meet and greet!

Sewing Volunteers Needed

Do you enjoy volunteering at your own home, on your own time?

Do you have a sewing machine and can help with sewing projects?

Do you want to use your ‘Sewing Super Powers’ to help ensure children and adults with disabilities have the fabric ‘tools’ to be successful everyday?

No need to be a master seamstress but an interest in helping and following pattern instructions to create needed, daily items.

LifeScape will have the sewing instructions and all the supplies, we just need your sewing skills to create and adapt to specific needs.

LifeScape has a variety of sewing needs such as (in order of need)

1.      Lunchtime t-shirt protectors (towels sewn under a t-shirt front). It’s easy!

2.      Ponchos for warmth and weather protector (child and adult sizes)

3.      Fabric covers for wheelchair lap trays

4.      Absorbent, long toddler bibs with snaps

5.      Medical adaptations of undershirts

6.      Pillow cases of all sizes (for repositioning)

7.      Patching seams and fixing hems

8.      Sewing on LifeScape Girl Scout Troop badges to vests/sashes

9.      Adapt sheets to fit crib sheet sizes

10.Alter Prom Dress straps

11.And more as needs arise.

To express interest in sewing, please reach out to Rebecca.sluiter@LifeScapeSD.org or Nicholas.Wolf@LifeScapeSD.org.

We can’t wait to meet you!