Volunteer with Virtual Connections
Michigan volunteers
We help prospective coaches connect with the appropriate local partner, prepare for coaching and complete required background-check steps.
01 · Mid-Michigan
Contact Virtual Connections directly at virtualconnect@msu.edu. We will prepare you for smartphone and telehealth coaching sessions delivered with local partners. Prospective coaches will submit information to the Tri-County Office on Aging, our local partner, for a background check.
02 · Elsewhere in Michigan
If you live in Antrim or Otsego counties, we will connect you with our local partners for follow-up. Elsewhere in Michigan, we will work with you to locate an agency or library where your volunteer services can be used. When a site cannot complete a background check, we will ask you to submit your information to the Tri-County Office on Aging.
03 · Community organizations
We continually reach out to Michigan organizations seeking volunteer coaches and list them with our partners. If you belong to or know of an agency or library that may be interested in sponsoring digital-literacy sessions, please let us know. We will follow up and offer support as the organization prepares to launch sessions.
Outside Michigan
Helping someone you know? You are welcome to use our free smartphone guides and telehealth videos with relatives, friends and others in your community.
Interested in organized coaching? We will work with you to locate an agency or library where your volunteer services can be used. If you belong to or know of an organization that may be interested in sponsoring digital-literacy sessions, please contact us. We can follow up and support its efforts to launch sessions.
Start a conversation
Contact Us to find out more about becoming a volunteer smartphone coach.