Current Service Projects

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Start Date Project Name Description Organization
11/05/07  Ongoing...call or go our website to see what's new  Nearly every Saturday during the school year we do at least one project with our many nonprofit agency partners. These operate as mini-service learning projects, usually three hours long in the late m  Youth Volunteer Corps of Greater Kansas City 
04/26/08  Maple Park Goes Green  To improve the landscaping and appearance of the front of the school  Maple Park Middle School 
08/12/08  Kansas City Community Kitchen  Serve meals to our homeles guests.  Kansas City Community Kitchen 
08/12/08  Harvesters  Sort and repackage donated foodand household supplies for distribution to nearly 60,000 people every week, through a network of more than 550 social service agencies.  Harvesters - The Community Food Network 
08/12/08  Heartland Book Bank  Count, sort, and shelve donated books.  Heartland Book Bank 
08/12/08  Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries  Assist in "work in store". Duties include sorting donations, pulling older items from floor, putting out new items, creating floor displays, etc.  Helping Hand of Goodwill Industries 
08/12/08  Hillcrest Thrift Store  Painting facility to preparefor August 2008 grand opening.  Hillcrest Thrift Store 
08/12/08  Hope Care Center  Plan and implement a picnic for residents.  Hope Care Center 
08/12/08  Harvesters  Assist with sorting and repacking donated food and household items.  Harvesters - The Community Food Network 
08/12/08  Kamens' Angels, Inc  Assist Kamens' Angels,Inc. & Genesis Alternative School) with taking an old utility closet and turning it into a functional storage area for school equipment and needs for the youth.  Kamens' Angels, Inc 
08/12/08  Kansas City Community Gardens  Give low-income seniors the opportunity to eat more nutriously and cheaply by growing their own food. This project involves building five raised beds and filling them with soil. The bed will be built  Kansas City Community Gardens 
08/12/08  Kansas City Community Kitchen  Assist with cleaning projects. Duties include cleaning of both kitchen/food prep & storage areas, and dining area.  Kansas City Community Kitchen 
08/12/08  Kansas City Free Health Clinic  Paint ornaments to be given to patients, clients, and volunteers.  Kansas City Free Health Clinic 
08/12/08  Kansas City Hospice House  Cook a meal for 25 people, assist with basic yard work, and/or bake cookies with clients.  Kansas City Hospice House 
08/12/08  Wayside Waifs  Deep clean cat kennels and clean and remove trash from the bark park and grounds.  Wayside Waifs 
08/12/08  Jackson County Casa  Plan and implement a bowling party, picnic, or similar activity to thank our volunteers and their support system (friends/family).  Jackson County Casa 
08/12/08  Bridging the Gap  Educate the public about recycling center and assisting patrons with getting recyclables from automobiles to recycling bins.  Bridging the Gap 
08/12/08  Kansas City Community Kitchen  Assist with food preparation. Duties in include preparing food items, slicing vegetables, mincing onions, etc.  Kansas City Community Kitchen 
08/12/08  Habitat ReStore  Pour concrete for a sidewalk, making sure it is smooth and finished correctly.  Habitat ReStore 
08/12/08  Chateau Village  Assist with spring cleaning of center. Area would include 3 levels, bathrooms, community room, office, laundry room, craft room, lobby, kitchen, etc.  Chateau Village 
08/12/08  Community LINC  Clean the basements of six apartment buildings.  Community LINC 
08/12/08  Crittenton Children's Center  Various project available including, but are not limited to: Story Time, Canteen Cleanup, Caring at Carrier House, Horticultural Therapy Greenhouse/Garden Project, Health Fair Day, and an Activity Day  Crittenton Children's Center 
08/12/08  Budget & Financial Management Assistance  Paint offices located in loft (equivalent of at two bedroom apartment.  Budget & Financial Management Assistance 
08/12/08  DAVE's Place  Insulate attic and finish by adding flooring.  DAVE's Place 
08/12/08  Habitat ReStore  Assist facility manager in the handling of donated materials for use in Habitat homes or for sale at ReStore.  Habitat ReStore 
08/12/08  Gillis  Assist with various landscaping projects. Duties include weeding around air conditioner, placing mulch around building and playground area, trimming bushes, planting flowers and bushes throughout the  Gillis 
08/12/08  Gillis  Assist with various painting projects. Duties include painting interior and exterior of residential cottage, painting doors of each building, painting baskerball goals (poles and backboards) and paint  Gillis 
08/12/08  Hayley ReStore  Assist with building a new sidewalk. Duties include digging out a 4'x100'x4 trench for the sidewalk and building the forms for the concrete.  Habitat ReStore 
08/12/08  City Union Mission  Assist with wrapping gifts for the poor and homeless.  City Union Mission 
08/12/08  Gillis  Accompying the children in residential care on a trip to the Zoo or Worlds of Fun.  Gillis 
08/12/08  Habitat for Humanity  Assisting in the construction of a home for a low-income family.  Habitat for Humanity 
08/12/08  Friendship House/ Catherine's Place  Assist with various landscaping projects. Could include weeding, trimming, raking, and mulching.  Friendship House/ Catherine's Place 
08/15/08  City Union Mission  Assist with a variety of projects at Transitional Living Apartments.  City Union Mission 
08/15/08  Don Bosco Center Senior Center  Assist older and disabled adults with providing yard work and spring cleaning. Most individuals are homebound, frail elderly who receive Meals On Wheels from agency. The type of work may include mowin  Don Bosco Center Senior Center 
08/16/08  Phoenix Family Housing Corporation  Assist with some summer improvements to the main office. Duties include minor maintenance, sorting technology donations, general office cleaning and organization.  Phoenix Family Housing Corporation 
08/16/08  Shepherd's Center of Kansas City Central  Assist with maintaning their yards. Duties include raking leaves, trimming bushes, cleaning out window wells, put away lawn furniture, paint flowers, etc.  Shepherd's Center of Kansas City Central 
08/16/08  Salvation Army - Divisional Headquarters  Host a BBQ cookout and fun time for 100 residents at an assisted living/nursing home. Duties include set-up of tables and chairs, grilling, games, clean, etc.  Salvation Army - Divisional Headquarters 
08/16/08  Rose Brooks Center  Prepare a meal and fun activities for 75 women and children.  Rose Brooks Center 
08/16/08  Rose Brooks Center  Assist with various maintenance projects.  Rose Brooks Center 
08/16/08  Ronald McDonald House Charities  Provide a Saturday lunch for the families and offer fun activities such as face painting, arts/crafts, etc. Some light house chores also available.  Ronald McDonald House Charities 
08/16/08  ReDiscover  Paint parking lot lines on large area of agency parking lot.  ReDiscover 
08/16/08  Salvation Army Adult Rehab Center  Assist in processing department by sorting through donations, hanging clothes, and removing others from hangers.  Salvation Army Adult Rehab Center 
08/16/08  Phoenix Family Housing Corp - Stonegate Meadows  Assist with some summer improvements to the after school program center. Duties include minor maintenance, painting, general cleaning and organization.  Phoenix Family Housing Corp - Stonegate Meadows 
08/16/08  Ozanam  Help wash windows and clean areas in and arounf campus.  Ozanam 
08/16/08  Ozanam  Assist with outdoor landscaping projects such as weeding, gardening and trimming.  Ozanam 
08/16/08  Ozanam  Paint approximately 20 children's dorm rooms.  Ozanam 
08/16/08  Operation Iraqi Children  Assemble school supply kits and prepare items for shipment to Iraq.  Operation Iraqi Children 
08/16/08  Operation Breakthrough  Hang out with children (babies and preschoolers) in classroom in the AM. Tutor or read to school age children in the PM.  Operation Breakthrough 
08/16/08  Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry  Scrape and paint a small 1.5 story house with narrow wooden siding for a senior adult who cannot afford the repairs.  Metropolitan Lutheran Ministry 
08/16/08  Linwood YMCA  Paint the community center teen room. Would like to have a mural created in this area to reflect teens.  Linwood YMCA 
08/16/08  Sherwood Center  Assist with a variety of indoor painting projects. Duties include painting classrooms and touch-up painting throughout school building.  Sherwood Center 
08/16/08  Sherwood Center  Assist with grounds clean-up. Duties include picking up brush and chunks of asphalt, spraying/pulling weeds, moving, cutting branches, picking up sticks and trash, and other outdoor clean up.  Sherwood Center 
08/16/08  Marlborough Manor/ Phoenix Family Housing  Assist residents with some heavy duty cleaning. Duties include pulling out kitchen appliances to clean behind them and also cleaning windows.  Marlborough Manor/ Phoenix Family Housing 
08/16/08  Walnut Grove Neighborhood Association  Assist with "Dumpster Day" which includes walking through a section of the neighborhood (4 quadrants)and picking up trash to put in the dumpster provided that day.  Walnut Grove Neighborhood Association 
08/16/08  Shepherd's Center of the Northland  Assist with yard work for clients.  Shepherd's Center of the Northland 
08/16/08  Villa Ventura  Volunteer to play cards, bingo, paint nails, or just visit.  Villa Ventura 
08/16/08  Carondelet Manor  Volunteer to play cards, bingo, paint nails, or just visit.  Carondelet Manor 
08/16/08  Saint Joseph Medical Center-Carondelet Heath  Different volunteer opportunities.  Saint Joseph Medical Center-Carondelet Heath 
08/16/08  St. Luke's Health System  Different volunteer opprtunities.  St. Luke's Health System 
08/16/08  The Hope Lodge  Provide an evening of entertainment, cook food, or just help out cancer patients receiving treatment in KC and have to travel 40+ miles for their care.  The Hope Lodge 
08/16/08  New House Shelter  Do art or read with kids that were victims of domestic abuse.  New House Shelter 
08/16/08  Urban League of Kansas City  Assist with planting flowers and beautifying courtyard of building, assist with bathroom renovation project, carpet cleaning, library assistance, etc.  Urban League of Kansas City 
08/16/08  Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corporation  Assist with an area clean up of the Pergula on Paseo Blvd. Duties include removing vines and brush from structure, washing down area, etc.  Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corporation 
08/16/08  Spofford  Provide a fun activity day for boysa and girls (host a holiday party, group activities, etc.)  Spofford 
08/16/08  Sherwood Center  Assist with a variety of outdoor painting projects. Duties include painting lines on the parking lot, painting around windows, etc.  Sherwood Center 
08/16/08  Bishop Sullivan Center/St. James Food Kitchen  Serve a hot meal or work in the food pantry.  Bishop Sullivan Center/St. James Food Kitchen 
08/16/08  Spofford  Assist with various maintenance projects.  Spofford 
08/16/08  Swope Ridge Geriatric Center  Decorate bulletin boards in residents rooms. Projects involves visiting with residents while working in their rooms, taking down old decorations and putting up new ones appropiate to the season and pe  Swope Ridge Geriatric Center 
08/16/08  Spofford  Become a homework helper and assist school-age children with completion of homework assignments.  Spofford 
08/16/08  Spofford  Become a dorm friend. Enjoy games, sports, activities, etc. with a group/dorm of 10 children.  Spofford 
08/16/08  Spofford  Assist with providing a sports clinic. Plan various games for youth (volleyball, kickball, basketball, etc.)  Spofford 
08/16/08  Stewardship Initiative Project  Assist with some spring cleaning. Duties include scraping windows, painting, putting together a fence, and painting a fence.  Stewardship Initiative Project 
08/16/08  Shoal Creek Living History Museum  Assist with a variety of projects throughout the 14-acre museum area. Duties may include gardening, painting of buildings, chinking of log cabins, etc.  Shoal Creek Living History Museum 
09/05/08  Uplift Organization, Inc.  Sort donations at Uplift warehouse. Shifts are available the 2nd Saturday of each month from 9am to 11am.  Uplift Organization, Inc. 
09/05/08  Spofford  Help organize our children's library. Responsible for putting books back on their assigned shelves in order.  Spofford 
09/05/08  Harvesters- The Community Food Network  Celebrate your birthday at Harvesters. Instead of gifts, askyour friends to bring canned goods or money donations for Harvesters.  Harvesters- The Community Food Network 
09/05/08  Harvesters-The Community Food Network  Help sort and repackage donated product in Volunteer Outreach Center (VOC). Great youth geoup, summer camp, school, neighborhood, family, etc., project. We're generally opn Monday-Saturay, 8am-4pm, al  Harvesters- The Community Food Network 
09/05/08  Bridging The Gap  Assist with the ecological restoration of Kansas City's remnant natural areas.  Bridging The Gap 
09/05/08  Bridging The Gap  Become a Kansas City WildLands volunteer and do hands-on ecological restoration of Kansas City's remnant natural areas. Depending on location and time of year, volunteers may assist with cutting, pull  Bridging The Gap 
09/05/08  Spofford  Organize news clippings and photographs into scrapbooks and albums for display purposes.  Spofford 
09/05/08  Spofford  Decorate monthly bulletin board with current volunteer pictures and facility events.  Spofford 
09/05/08  Newhouse, Inc.  Breaking the cycle of domestic violence by providing the tools that allow women to make positive choices and lead self-sufficient lives.  Newhouse, Inc. 
09/05/08  American Red Cross- Greater Kansas City Chapter  Assist with School Chests "Classroom in a Box" project. Collect school supplies for children in disaster and other emergency areas both in the United States and abroad.  American Red Cross- Greater Kansas City Chapter 
09/05/08  American Red Cross-Greater Kansas City Chapter  Assist with Change Your Clock, Change Your Batteries project. Hold a battery drive and then distribute batteries and fire prevention brochures (from American Red Cross) to seniors in your neighborhood  American Red Cross- Greater Kansas City Chapter 
09/05/08  Bridging The Gap  Assist with cutting, thinning woody growth and clearing of trails.  Bridging The Gap 
09/10/08  Old Northeast, Inc.  Assist with neighborhood clean-up projects. Duties include trash and large item pick-up, brush cut-up and bundle, and removal of large bulky items and tires.  Old Northeast, Inc. 
09/10/08  Westport Historical Society  Assist with giving tours at the Harris-Kearney House, an 1855 Museum House.  Westport Historical Society 
09/10/08  The Salvation Army  Assist with camp clean-up. Volunteers are needed to help with the grounds cleaning of our 3 Trails camp facility.  The Salvation Army 
09/10/08  Niles Home for Children  Assist with neighborhood clean-up projets and plant flowers in courtyard.  Niles Home for Children 
09/10/08  Kansas City Ballet  Pass out KC Ballet balloons and flyers during the annual arts festival on the Country Club Plaza.  Kansas City Ballet 
09/10/08  Bridging the Gap/ Keep Kansas City Beautiful  Become a Great American Clean-up Volunteer. Duties include work to improve the quality of life in their local communities through projects such as neighborhood cleanups, litter cleanups, tree/flower p  Bridging the Gap/ Keep Kansas City Beautiful 
09/10/08  Bridging the Gap  Create and coordinate or be part of a team to engage in litter prevention, beautification and waste reduction efforts in our community.  Bridging the Gap 
09/10/08  LULAC National Educational Service Center (LNESC)  Be a young readers volunteer and assist small groups of children with their reading and writing activities and assist with setting up activity stations.  LULAC National Educational Service Center (LNESC) 
09/10/08  Literacy Kansas City  Assist with workshop setup/tear down; welcome the participants.  Literacy Kansas City 
09/10/08  Swope Ridge Geriatric Center  Assist with general grounds cleanup and maintenance and assist with cleaning and washing wheelchairs.  Swope Ridge Geriatric Center 
09/17/08  Arthritis Foundation  Assist with various special events.  Arthritis Foundation 
09/17/08  Clay County Clothes Closet  Keep the grounds mowed and clean.  CLay County Clothes Closet 
09/17/08  City Union Mission  Assist with various maintenance/renovation projects for groups. Sort and tag clothing of donated items. Work inside the Thrift Store. Duties include making sure that clothes are in good condition and  City Union Mission 
09/17/08  Children's Center for the Visually Impaired  Provide special event support. Duties may include packet stuffing; helping fill runner/walker bags with goodies and fliers; packet pick-up; help distribute t-shirts, bid numbers and chips.  Children's Center for the Visually Impaired 
09/17/08  Carondelet Manor  Provide activity for elderly population. Suggestions: Bingo group, simple art/craft project, sing along, etc.  Carondelet Manor 
09/17/08  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City  Assist 4 hours a week or more answering the simple BBBS phone system.  Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Kansas City 
09/17/08  ACED  Assist with one-on-one instruction under the supervision of an instructor. Volunteers should be friendly, patient, out-going, enthusiastic, helpful, and possess good communication skills.  ACED 
09/17/08  Brain Injury Association of Greater Kansas City  Assist with a variety of office duties including mailings, etc.  Brain Injury Association of Greater Kansas City 
09/24/08  One Homeless Night/ Synergy Services  Assist with encouraging church and organization groups into joining and partnering with Synergy Services.  One Homeless Night/ Synergy Services 
09/24/08  Reach Out and Read  Assist with labeling children's books and packing kindergarten book bags for distribution.  Reach Out and Read 
09/24/08  Irish Musuem and Cultural Center  Work with the IMCC programming coordinator and committee to research, schedule speakers, musicians and programs about Irish heritage eduacation, preservation or celebration at the Irish Center in Uni  Irish Museum and Cultural Center