Opportunities From: United Way of the Plains Volunteer Center

We are blessed to receive an abundance of food for our neighbors in need. Help carry food boxes out to families in vehicles.

Shifts available Monday, Wednesday and Friday afternoon from 1 pm - 4 pm

Close-toed shoes only, please. 

United Methodist Open Door--Community Food Ministry is cleaning vigilantly to keep everyone safe.

If you are excited by Space Exploration and helping to mentor students for real-world experiences in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM), then we need you.  

We are building a unique STEM Lab facility for the area schools and you can be an essential part of the program.

If you have a few hours or more to volunteer you are welcome aboard a most exciting adventure in learning at Space Discovery in Andover Kansas

For more information, please contact us at 1-833 Go2Mars or call direct at 407 739-7863.

Assist us as we get creative with ways you can volunteer from home! 

We will provide the guidance, materials and instruction and you provide the inspiration and passion to put it together.

Contact: Arthur Eldridge, contact@spacediscovery.org with questions.

Help us make videos for our Breakthrough club members so they can continue to develop skills from home. If you have a hobby or knowledge on a topic and would love to share your wisdom, contact us today about making educational how-to videos for our members and community!

Have a skill but no videography training? That's fine! We can find ways to help! Have an ability, but don't want to be on video? We can have you teach someone that would like to be!

Write notes of encouragement for our homeless for us to place in their breakfast sacks. We have had to move to grab and go breakfast, limiting the amount of time we can spend socializing with our community.

Please help us by writing kind notes of encouragement and hope to be placed in the sacks. While the quarantine helps prevent the virus, it is further isolating our community. It can also act as writing practice for children who are now doing school from home. You can mail your notes to us, call ahead to drop off, or scan and send them to our email.

Thank you for helping us put some hope into our breakfasts!

We need your help! If you are handy with utilizing google searches, we would love it if you would help research community resources, job openings, mental/physical health tips and much, much more!

All can be done from home!

Dole VA Whole Health program is looking for a certified yoga instructor to teach classes once a week on outpatient Veterans. 

We are located inside a 1938 school building with recurring maintenance needs. Responsibilities include "handy-person" tasks such as changing out florescent light bulbs, fixing door hinges, light plumbing, and maintaining window A/C units. We will pay for any materials needed. This volunteer position has a very flexible schedule. You could be "on call" as needed, or come in on a weekly basis, etc.

This is an opportunity for an individual to pick up the recycling from the Trees for Life office once a week and take it to Pro Kansas Recycling. Time required for each pickup/drop off is approx. 1-2 hours. This position has a very flexible schedule. 

Assist with preparation and set up, roles and assignments or the clean up and tear down required upon conclusion of the event. Events include Annual Benefit Golf Tournament, Red Shoe Society Kickball Tournament, Holiday Cocktail Party and Lights of Love.

All meals must be prepared on site at our Ronald McDonald House.  We want to ensure good health and sanitation for the families staying in our Houses - so for that reason, we ask that the meals are made in our kitchen.  We simply ask volunteers to provide their ingredients for the meal.  You are welcome to check with me and see if we have the ingredients that you are needing. We then supply all of the pots, pans, bowls, utensils, etc. necessary to prepare the dinner.  Our kitchen have dual cooking stations and offer five sinks, six refrigerators, two stoves, etc. to help accommodate cooking for a larger population.  Generally we average 35 individuals nightly.  I recommend you check in with me a day or two beforehand and I can give you a more accurate headcount.  All Volunteers must be of High School age or older, and we ask that you limit your group size to no more than 12. We have found that it is easier to prepare casseroles or dishes that freeze easily or make good leftovers.  However; please feel free to be as creative as possible with your meal! You are welcome to come in anytime of the day to prepare the meal, as our families come and go all day. They eat when they are back at the house from the hospital. This gives them the freedom to remain bedside with their child! Feel free to send me your menu, this way if we have the needed items in our pantry or freezer I'm happy to set those aside for you to use for our families.

Please go to http://rmhcwichita.org/meal-program/ to see our current openings for a meal and to sign up!

Our House Volunteers Provide support to the House Manager with various daily duties. Our House Volunteers help with the following areas; Administrative Work (database aptitude necessary), Front Desk (Technology & Customer Service aptitude necessary), House Warmer (Household tasks/cleaning) and Family Services (Plan and execute family services).

Prompt, reliable, willing to assist as needs arise, takes directions well, listens, likes to keep things orderly, and able to climb stairs. Must be willing to Volunteer al least one 3-hour sfift weekly or biweekly. Shifts are 8:30 - 11:30 am, 11:30 am - 2:30 pm, 2:30 - 5:30 pm and 5:30 - 8:30 pm Monday - Sunday. Training provided

All Volunteers must be in High School, applicants 15-17 years of age must serve with their parent/guardian.

To serve families with pediatrics patients in Wesley Children's Hospital by being present for a full four hour shift in the Family Room; ensuring the room is open and available for their needs. Volunteer shifts are from 8:30 am - 12:30 pm, 12:30 - 4:30 pm & 4:30 - 8:30 pm seven days a week.

You will supervising the Family Room and overseeing that policies are upheld. Assisting families by answering basic questions and providing a tour of the room, Registering families for RMHC Wichita reporting purposes and tracking room usage/census. Along with restocking supplies and organizing the pantry.

Volunteers will have a training with the Volunteer Manager and Guest Services at Wesley Medical Center.

Are you a kind, encouraging person who enjoys building other women up, bringing out the best in them, and helping them succeed in their careers?

You could be a great fit for volunteering at Dress for Success Wichita. We are a group of supportive women, empowering other women. Our mission is to help women feel confident and empowered to take on new jobs. 

Volunteer Stylists / Personal Shoppers work directly with clients to deliver our mission of inspiring confidence and empowering women in their careers.

They help clients get set up with "the works" for work. This includes helping clients build an outfit they LOVE and feel great in. Outfits include a suit, blouse, shoes, purse, jewelry, new makeup, new undergarments, and personal care products (ex: toothpaste, soaps, etc).

It's amazing to see the transformation in women over the course of their appointment. You can help women leave here feeling happy, excited, and ready to take on new jobs.

You do this providing individualized attention, encouragement, and a supportive environment for the client during her suiting appointment.

Duties include:

Volunteers are assigned to local non-profit agencies such as hospitals, schools, nursing homes, museums, crisis/emergency centers, information booths, courts, libraries, social service departments, etc.

General volunteer position includes placement in a variety of volunteer opportunities to meet and match your interests, skills and schedule.

Greet and scan homeless persons coming to the Homeless Resource Center for meals and other assistance. Will check identification and direct clients to the appropriate facility services. Minimum age is 20.

Sort, test and clean donations, tag, stock and shelve merchandise, provide customer assistance and help with donation pick-up.

Licensed medical volunteers are required to care for those in need.We request 4 hours per month to volunteer. We shall accommodate your schedule.

Practice conversational English with students in the English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program. Assist teachers with classroom activities.  Day and evening hours.

Provide one-on-one tutoring in math and language arts to GED preparation students. Day or evening classes. High School Diploma or GED required. Teaching experience a plus.

Provide one-on-one tutoring in math and language arts to Spanish speaking GED students. Evening hours. High School Diploma or GED required. Must be bilingual and fluent in Spanish. Evening classes only.

Help maintain gardens during spring and summer seasons. Duties include planning and preparing five garden areas and weekly watering and weeding of the gardens throughout the season.

Groups of 10 or more are welcome to volunteer during Spring and Summer months, working in the Encampment and garden areas or putting together craft kits. In exchange, the groups will be given a free tour of the museum.

Facilitate guided tours and related activities to paid museum attendees in groups of 15 or more on a needed basis.

Greet and welcome clients coming to the Community Food Ministry for assistance. Will furnish applications to clients and do a cursory check of required information. Interact with Intake Workers and File Room Workers.

We are looking for volunteers to assist staff prepare and serve a nutritious breakfast including beverages using safe food handling practices. Hours are Tues-Friday from 7:15 am to 8:15 am and 8:15 to 9:30 am. Volunteers typically work one day a week, and schedules are flexible. We welcome groups. Volunteers must be able to stand for an extended periods.  Volunteers will need a valid food handler’s license (or in process).  If interested, please contact jacquette.thompson@breakthroughwichita.org or 316.665.8619

Work on active construction alongside staff and volunteers. Potentially guide and direct crew in completing a task. Strive for perfection, not excellence.

Our Core volunteers are really the backbone of our organization, we couldn't do it without them!  They all volunteer on a regular basis, our minimum requirement is at least two days a month.  Most volunteer more than that.  They enjoy flexible schedules and a monthly appreciation breakfast. Many, but not all, are retired and just enjoy giving back and the great social aspects of our program. Contact us directly for more information on this great program. 

Many of our Core's go on to take our safety classes and become "Site Coaches," volunteers willing to lead groups of other volunteers and coach them in activities on our construction sites.  

Victim advocates provide support to victims of sexual assault and their significant others by responding to crisis calls and calls to the hospital for medical attention and evidence collection. Must complete 40 hours of training and be able to provide own transportation.

Help children and families by donating much needed miscellaneous items (backpacks, school supplies, clothing, etc.) or organize a drive at your church or place of business so your fellow employees can also contribute. No minimum age.

Must be 21 or older, Drive our truck to pick-up donated furniture.

The first Friday of each month, pick-up bread donated by Panera Bread at 1605 N Rock Rd Wichita KS. At 8:55 pm to pick up the bread and drop it off at His Helping Hands 1441 E 37th St N. Wichita KS 67219

Our volunteers support every aspect of producing our eight shows per season at WCT. All our board members, our cast, crew, directors, production help, work day participants, and box office and snack bar staff are all volunteers. Volunteering for cast and crew requires going to an audition, typically scheduled two months before opening night for each show. Directors submit applications per season, and are selected via an interview process by the Play Selection Committee, headed by the Vice President. Production help is recruited through each individual director, and so requires contacting each director per show. Our work day participants come on announced Saturday mornings from approximately 10 am until 2 pm and do tasks like moving flats, painting, and constructing the set. As the show gets closer to opening night, these mornings may involve theater cleanup, too. Box office and snack bar positions are available on each show night, and involve receiving money and providing either programs, soft drinks, or snacks. Additionally, we send out posters to businesses and organizations, and are looking for new avenues for inexpensive advertising, so coming up with new ideas is also a great way to volunteer. All of these opportunities are available to someone without any theater experience.

This opportunity changes depending on the projects at the time but can include help with mailings, filing donor communication, assisting with special events or other projects.

In our school-based mentoring program, we ask mentors to spend 45 min - 1 hour each week with a child and to commit to mentoring for one school year. Youth Horizons does have strict requirements that have to be met in order to mentor. Intensive training is provided along with full service case management. Minimum age is 18. 

Volunteers will assist in clearing brush and stubble, trimming trees and hedges, mowing grass, weeding, raking, and other similar duties. Miscellaneous maintenance duties and tasks will be available at various times. Minimum age is 12, with adult supervision.

Mentor youth ages 5 - 14 by balancing spiritual activities (attending church, youth groups, serving others, etc.), life skills development (fixing a car, money management, cooking, etc.) and fun activities (sports, movies, going to the park, etc.) for 2 - 3 hours each week. Youth Horizons does have strict requirements that have to be met in order to mentor. Intensive training is provided along with full service case management. Minimum age is 21. 

Help residents and staff with shopping trips, putting away groceries, letter writing, balancing checkbook and on community outings or teaching classes in the Adult Day program.

Help to prepare and cook 500-3000 meals from 11 am - 2 p.m. Mon -Fri or 12 pm - 3 pm Sat & Sun., under the direct supervision of the chef. Activities include cutting vegetables and fruits, preparing desserts and salads, assembling casseroles, setting up the hall for evening meal and dishwashing. Minimum age is 15 and must obtain a food handlers card at the Health Department.

Assist moms while shopping in the thrift store, stock store and keep it tidy, sort and put away donations, write up moms shopping ticket, count change. Two shifts available Monday - Thursday from 10:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. and/or 12:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. Wednesday 3 pm - 5 pm. Minimum age is 18 and must be female.

Sack groceries at the food ministry serving low-income people. Volunteer must be able to stand during the three-hour shift and able to lift 30 - 35 pounds. Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes.

Work in warehouse, sorting out donations of clothing, household items and small furniture. Hang clothing.

Duties include landscaping, facility upkeep and cleaning. Minimum age is 16 unless accompanied by an adult

Duties include serving food, bussing dishes, refilling drinks, dining hall clean-up and washing dishes. Minimum age is 16, but can volunteer with parent or guardian if between the ages 12 and 16. All volunteers must attend food handlers class at the Health Department.

Duties include serving food, bussing dishes, refilling drinks, dining hall clean-up and washing dishes. Minimum age is 16, but can volunteer with parent or guardian if between the ages 12 and 16. All volunteers must attend food handlers class at the Health Department.

Greet clients as they come to the food truck. Serve the meal to guests.

Meal is served from 4 pm - 6 pm Monday through Friday.

Minimum age is 16, but can volunteer with parent or guardian if between the ages 12 and 16. All volunteers must attend food handlers class at the Health Department.

Greet clients as they come to the food truck. Serve the meal to guests.

Meal is served from 4 pm - 6 pm Monday through Friday.

Minimum age is 16, but can volunteer with parent or guardian if between the ages 12 and 16. All volunteers must attend food handlers class at the Health Department.

Greet clients as they come to the food truck. Serve the meal to guests.

Meal is served from 4 pm - 6 pm Monday through Friday.

Minimum age is 16, but can volunteer with parent or guardian if between the ages 12 and 16. All volunteers must attend food handlers class at the Health Department.

Volunteers are needed for plant maintenance, including weeding, raking, pruning, mulching and deadheading. Planting help is needed to set out new material, relocate existing plants and to divide and replant bulbs. Minimum age is 16 without an adult.

Purpose of the JDF Door Greeter is to welcome parents/family as they come in for regular visitation. The door greeters will assist visitors who are unfamiliar with how to operate the personal lockers and contacting the control booth operators. JDF door greeters will answer general questions about visitation and the facility. Visitation days hours are posted below. Please contact Greg Jamerson if interested in greeting for any of the visitation timeslots (partial commitment is permitted!)

Tuesday:                     6:30pm – 7:15pm and 7:30pm – 8:15pm

Thursday:                    6:30pm – 7:15pm and 7:30pm – 8:15pm

Saturday:                    9:00am – 9:45am and 10:00am – 10:45am

                                  1:00pm – 1:45 pm and 2:00pm – 2:45pm

Sunday:                       9:00am – 9:45am and 10:00am – 10:45am and 7:00pm – 7:45pm

                                  1:00pm – 1:45pm and 2:00pm – 2:45pm and 6:00pm – 6:45pm

Help with facilitating garden activities, supervise garden play or selling snacks in the snack shack.

Read at mass from the lectionary. Need to be Catholic.

Wash outside windows, plant bulbs, tidy up garden areas, weeding, trimming, etc. The attractiveness of garden areas is a real bonus to residents.

Are you knowledgeable about gardening, photography, woodworking, hair care, computers, personal grooming, arts and crafts or other leisure/recreational/educational topics? Share your skills and interests by presenting a 30 to 45 minute program for students at the K.T. Wiedemann Adult Learning Center. Students are adults with disabilities ranging in age from late teens to late sixties. Minimum age is 17.

Help relieve staff at high volume times, emergencies, etc. by answering the phones, taking messages, and directing walk-in customers to appropriate area.

Enthusiastic volunteers to identify and contact retailers in specific areas of the City and ask them to sell Riverfest buttons in their store(s). Contact with retailers will need to be made in February, with delivery of buttons made to each location by April 5. Volunteers should have a strong customer service and sales background, be able to drive and able to lift 10 - 15 lbs. Project begins in January with training and ends April 5; hours are flexible.

Area 1 - 67213/67209 zip codes South of Kellogg to 47th Street East to Broadway

Area 2 - 67212 zip code North of Kellogg to 21st Street Maize to Ridge

Area 3 - 67203/67204 zip codes West Street to Broadway Douglas to 21st Street

Area 4 - 67218 zip code I-135 to Greenwich Kellogg to Pawnee

Area 5 - 67206/67208/67214/67220 zip codes Hillside to Rock Road 37th Street to Kellogg

Area 6 - 67226/67230 zip codes Rock Road to Andover Rd 21st Street to Kellogg

Varied duties including bulk mailings and special projects like packaging printed materials, labeling envelopes, sorting by zip codes, lending any other skills and expertise.

The Museum has Docent positions available, offering a wide range of volunteer opportunities and flexible scheduling. If you enjoy learning, sharing knowledge and working with students of all ages, consider volunteering to lead school tours at the Historical Museum.

Greet moms, presenters, donors, etc. that come into the building. Answer multi-line phone. Check moms in using a computer system. Assist moms wanting to watch an educational video or turn in homework. Basic office work such as filing, making copies, etc. Must be female and minimum age is 18.

Help with mailings, prepare literature packets, photocopying and filing.

Please join us to help raise donor dollars in hopes of finding a cure for our patients.

Deliver literature to hospitals and doctors' offices and run various errands. Sporadic time commitment, volunteer would be "on-call" (not 24 hours).

CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) Emergency Training

Conduct a variety of activities with the youth such as crafts, cooking, life skills and recreational activities.

Duties include assisting clients with weekly grocery shopping, unloading truck and stocking shelves. Must be able to lift 35 pounds. Hours vary, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Volunteers are needed every Sunday evening from 5:45 p.m. - 9:15 p.m.to help conduct Bingo games by selling bingo tabs, verifying winners and prize distribution.

The Entre Nous Victorian dancers need ladies and gentleman to learn time-period Victorian dances to perform for guests at various special events and weekends. The Dixie Lee Dance Troupe also needs ladies for their raucous, rowdy saloon girl act. Must be available Saturdays and for various special events. Rehearsals for both groups are on Monday evenings.

Assist with the cleaning of exhibit areas. Opportunity to obtain a behind-the-scenes experiences with the objects which help bring history to life. Duties include sweeping, dusting, window washing and artifact handling. Volunteers must be detail-oriented, conscientious with the handling of artifacts, and have the ability to follow directions. Minimum age is 16 unless accompanied by an adult.

Give visitors their first impression of the museum with a helpful and friendly greeting. Orient them to the admissions process and the benefits of a museum membership. Position is available mainly on the weekends. Minimum age is 16 unless accompanied by an adult.

Step back in time and serve as a period-appropriate site interpreter. Provide historical interpretation and demonstrations for families, friends, individuals, schools and groups as it relates to the history of Wichita, Sedgwick County and lifestyles from 1865 - 1882. History knowledge and training required. Some period clothing available on a limited basis. Minimum age is 16 years unless accompanied by an adult.

Calling all talented performers (musicians, vocalists and variety acts which are period-appropriate) to entertain visitors. Minimum age is 16 unless accompanied by an adult.

Sew and/or repair period clothing for museum wardrobe. May include women's dresses, undergarments, bonnets, aprons, men's shirts and children clothing. Patterns and fabric provided. This job can partially be done at home. Minimum age is 16 unless accompanied by an adult.

The museum has numerous special events throughout the year that need special fun-loving volunteers! Different events have different needs, ranging from helping children enjoy crafts and games, serving refreshments, operating hand-car, lighting luminaries, etc. Minimum age is 16 unless accompanied by an adult.

Share knowledge and stories with visitors. Must enjoy working with the public.

Assist the Education Director in developing and delivering educational programming.

Docents will present a program centered around a specific topic and utilize learning stations to supplement the program.

Assist Curator of Exhibits in building, painting, etc. on new exhibits for this short-term, seasonal position.

Create graphic content for exhibits, programming and marketing materials.

Assist Marketing Director in developing and distributing electronic and physical marketing materials. Some marketing experience preferred.

Guiding tours from schools, adult groups and local organizations on each floor of the museum.

Help victims of domestic violence through the court system. Interviews, phone contact and follow-up to help assess victim's needs and to help make this process more comfortable for victims.

Volunteer to help answer multi-line telephone, routing calls to appropriate people, taking messages, ensuring that visitors, employees and trainees sign in and out, faxing, typing, copying, sending/receiving e-mails. Previous office experience preferred.

Volunteers needed to assist with fundraising events, letter writing campaigns, making telephone calls and sending emails.

Help clean office building by vacuuming, taking out trash, cleaning restrooms and countertops, sweeping and mopping floors.

Facilitate information about business, economics and free enterprise to children in school classrooms in grades K - 12. All information is written in a simplified "How To" booklet. Elementary programs require a 5-hour commitment per semester; middle school grades require a 6 to 8 hour commitment; and high school requires an 8-hour semester commitment. Classes meet for 1 hour each week unless pre-arranged with classroom teacher and approved by JA Staff. These classes may be done all in one day, over a week or 2-week time period. Minimum age is 18 unless special circumstances apply.

Volunteer will complete general cleaning duties including but not limited to mopping, vacuuming and dusting of front lobby and public restrooms.

Act as sources of support for persons with disabilities. Volunteer must be familiar with disabilities.

Volunteers needed to assist with setting up and tearing down of booths for special events.

Assist making lunches, preparing coffee and tea, washing cups, pulling client lunch cards and completing light cleaning duties. Volunteer should be a high-school graduate, self-directed, require little or no supervision, have the ability to get along with all personality types, be patient and compassionate.

Volunteer to sort and hang donated used clothing and shoes and assist shoppers at the Klothes Kloset. This is a good opportunity for small groups of up to six volunteers to do together. Volunteers must wear closed-toe shoes.

Answer the Safehouse Crisis Hotline and document any incoming calls. On-call staff will be available to answer any questions or approve admittance of potential clients.

Retrieve and re-file files as clients are being served at the Community Food Ministry, perform routine clerical tasks. File room worker must be able to be on their feet during most of their shift and be able to bend and stoop to reach files.

Ride along with a van driver to deliver commodity boxes to area senior citizens on distribution days. Must be able to lift 30-pound boxes. Closed-toe shoes are required.

Interview low-income people applying for assistance at the Community Food Ministry. Candidates for this position need to be comfortable working with people from a wide variety of backgrounds. They must be flexible and compassionate but also assertive. This is an excellent training opportunity for a student majoring in sociology, psychology, social work or similar discipline. Minimum age is 20.

Assist clients with parking in small, congested lot on Community Supplemental Food Program distribution days. Three hour shifts in the morning and/or afternoon.