People from all walks of life have Sober Corps to thank for helping them to — finally — find a sobriety program that works. Join us in our vision to see the Sober Corps program model reach even greater heights and make a donation to support Sober Corps today.
In addition to one-time gifts, we encourage our supporters to join our 12 on the 12th Club in which participants agree to donate $12 to Sober Corps on the 12th day of each month. Your recurring gift will ensure consistent support for Sober Corps’ life-changing mission. We’re excited to think about the impact we can have when thousands of individuals sign on for a small monthly commitment to support people in their recovery, increasing their chances of staying sober and learning how to be productive members of society.
Make a financial gift
If you prefer, you can make your donation online through Network for Good or GiveMN using your credit card or bank account, or mail your donation to: Sober Corps, 905 4th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55405. If you’d like to set up an automatic payment for monthly donations, we’d recommend using Network for Good.
Please note that your donation will be made to American Academy Initiative, Sober Corps’ parent organization. Rest assured, all donations made will go directly to Sober Corps. Also, if you wish to make a memorial donation, please indicate the name of the person you are honoring in the “Dedication or Gift” line of the online donation form.
Donate an item on our wish list
We’re currently in need of a printer (color inkjet printer preferred), a wireless-ready laptop computer and projector (to use with laptop presentations).
Volunteer
Sober Corps has a number of incredibly fulfilling volunteer opportunities. If our mission is one that resonates with you, please contact us. We’re always seeking assistance in increasing our reach in the Twin Cities area and helping more people find peace in their lives of sobriety. Here are some of the ways you can lend a hand:
Be a Life-Skills Mentor
As we expand Sober Corps, we need more life-skills mentors. We provide excellent professional training and then “make a match-up” with an approved candidate who is working through a recovery program and has obtained a sponsor. You can make a huge difference in helping a struggling individual achieve his or her first year of sobriety. It is typically an 8- to 10-month commitment, 1 to 2 hours per week. This is a great opportunity to actually, as they say, “make a difference.”
Be a Trainer
We will be running a series of workshops and are looking for volunteer trainers to lead them. Topics we would like to include are financial education (such as how to budget, how to save, etc.), job-search skills (how to interview, put a resume together, network), conflict resolution (how to resolve conflict on the job, at home) and more! We are open to suggestions, too. If you have an area of expertise you would like to share or if you know somebody who would make a great trainer, let us know.
Be of Assistance in Our Office
As we grow, we need to cover our offices located at Gethsemane Church in downtown Minneapolis. A volunteer in this capacity will respond to phone calls, follow up on certain contacts and provide administrative assistance. Commitments can be as short as 2 to 3 hours per week or every other week.
Be a Voice
We need your assistance in spreading the word of Sober Corps. This can mean offering to post flyers for upcoming events or speaking about Sober Corps at events, to helping us make calls to the recovery community.
“After meeting with the Sober Corps board and director, I support the development of this volunteer agency. I think their approach of one-to-one mentoring of addicted ex-offenders during that first tough year back in the community is exactly right. It is making connections with individuals one at a time like this, and with this kind of strategic planning, that will give people a chance to succeed.”
– John Stuart, Minnesota State Public Defender
