Apply before midnight!

Come see us at the Volunteer Fair at the Student Union Ballroom on Monday, August 26 from 10am-3pm.

Come see us at HawkFest 2019! Behind the Spencer Museum of Art in the Parking Lot 91!

Join us in the Student Union from 7:00pm-10:00pm on Friday, August 23rd!

The Kansas Neurological Institute is a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities. After opening its doors in 1960, KNI protects and maintains the health of it’s residents by building their relationships with others, and creating an inclusive community within their jobs and homes.
Time: 12:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 11:15am
Amount of Volunteers: 15

Kaleidoscope is a free experience provided by Hallmark Cards for young children to create art with leftover materials from Hallmark’s manufacturing process. Volunteers will help children craft and create! 
Time: 12:00pm-4:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 11:00am
Amount of Volunteers: 12

The Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually-impaired and print-disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri .Volunteers should dress in long sleeves and long pants. Clothes should be suitable for gardening (jeans, etc.). Volunteers will help cut down grass, rake up leaves and debris, cut back dead branches from plants, spread mulch, and plant bulbs and new plants
Time: 10:00am-12:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 9:40am
Amount of Volunteers: 5-12

Baldwin City’s Midnight Farm is an unforgettable outdoor experience that offers a petting zoo, horseback riding, pumpkin and blueberry patches, camping and picnic sites, a fishing pond, and much more - and the best part is, it’s all handicapped-accessible! Weather permitting, volunteers will be doing garden work to ensure that the Midnight Farm trails remain beautiful and safe.
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 9:20am
Amount of Volunteers: 10-15

The  Friends of Hidden Valley, Inc. provides support for Hidden Valley Camp, a camp for Girl Scouts. Volunteers will be working on their Pollinator Project by increasing habitats for pollinators by planting large swaths of milkweed and other wildflowers needed by pollinators. Volunteers will also be preparing the camp for the Friends of Hidden Valley Day Camp by renovating woodpiles and fire rings and clearing back brush. Volunteers should wear outdoor clothing that they are willing to get dirty or torn; long pants and sleeves are recommended, sunscreen and insect repellant are necessary, durable and totally enclosed shoes are required. 
Time: 1:00pm-4:00/5:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 12:45pm
Amount of Volunteers: 30  

Clinton Lake State Park is a nature preserve four miles outside of Lawrence. Volunteers will be spreading mulch around plants and playground equipment. Volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes, long pants, and are asked to bring work gloves if possible.  Bug repellent, a hat, and sunscreen are recommended.
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 8:30am
Amount of Volunteers: 20

The Kansas Neurological Institute is a residential facility for people with developmental disabilities. After opening its doors in 1960, KNI protects and maintains the health of it’s residents by building their relationships with others, and creating an inclusive community within their jobs and homes.
Time: 12:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 11:15am
Amount of Volunteers: 15

Mental Health America of the Heartland is a non-profit organization devoted to helping people lead mentally healthier lives through advocacy and education. Volunteers will be working on building/property maintenance and beautification. 
Time: 10:00am
Amount of Volunteers: 8-12

Clinton Lake State Park is a nature preserve four miles outside of Lawrence. Volunteers will be spreading mulch around plants and playground equipment. Volunteers must wear closed-toed shoes, long pants, and are asked to bring work gloves if possible.  Bug repellent, a hat, and sunscreen are recommended.
Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 8:30am
Amount of Volunteers: 20

Maggie’s farm is a small diversified USDA Certified Organic Farm with livestock, small grain production, and fruit and vegetable production. Volunteers will work on amending rows with compost in preparation for planting asparagus beds and potatoes, and foliar feeding the garlic and shallots. 
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm
Amount of Volunteers: 8

Ozanam is a multi-service treatment center that offers residential and educational day treatment programs for boys and girls ages 12 to 18. Ozanam also provides additional independent living services and consultations services for schools. Volunteers will be doing landscape work around the Ozanam campus and greenhouse.  *Ozanam is HIPPA compliant and asks that no pictures or video be taken of youth on campus
Time: 10am -1pm, meet at the Lied Center at 9am
Amount of Volunteers: 10-15

The  Friends of Hidden Valley, Inc. provides support for Hidden Valley Camp, a camp for Girl Scouts. Volunteers will be working with other faculty and community members to work on camp and trail maintenance, renovation of campsites, tree and shrub plantings, mulching, cutting, and hauling invasive shrubs, spreading grass seed or planting native grass plugs, gardening, and more. Volunteers should wear outdoor clothing that they are willing to get dirty or torn; long pants and sleeves are recommended, sunscreen and insect repellant are necessary, durable and totally enclosed shoes are required. 
Time: 1:00-4:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 12:45
Amount of Volunteers 30

Cultivate Kansas City is a locally-grown non-profit that helps the community grow and eat good food in city neighborhoods. Volunteers will be working on Cultivate KC’s 2 acre urban farm doing work such as seeding, greenhouse work, mulching, and bed preparation. Volunteers will need to dress weather appropriately and in closed toed shoes. 
Time: 9am-12pm, meet at the Lied Center at 8:00am
Amount of Volunteers: 15

Bridging the Gap is the leading non-profit in the Kansas City area dedicated to making the region sustainable by connecting the environment, economy and community. Volunteers will help sort recyclables at and learn about the Metro North Community Recycling Center. 
Time: 1:00pm-5:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 12:00pm
Amount of Volunteers: 6

Harvesters is a food bank with locations in Kansas City and Topeka. Since 1979, Harvesters has helped collect and distribute food and household products to the community. With the help of volunteers Harvesters distributes more than 3 million pounds of donated food and household supplies each month.  Volunteers will be working in the Volunteer Outreach Center to help sort and repack donated items for distribution to partnering agencies. Volunteers are encouraged to bring a canned good for donation, and must wear closed toed shoes.
Time 1:00pm-4:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 12:20pm
Amount of Volunteers: 20

Maggie’s farm is a small diversified USDA Certified Organic Farm with livestock, small grain production, and fruit and vegetable production. Volunteers will work on amending rows with compost in preparation for planting asparagus beds and potatoes, and foliar feeding the garlic and shallots. 
Time: 9:00am-12:00pm 
Amount of Volunteers: 8

he Kansas Audio-Reader Network is a reading and information service for blind, visually-impaired and print-disabled individuals in Kansas and western Missouri .Volunteers should dress in long sleeves and long pants. Clothes should be suitable for gardening (jeans, etc.). Volunteers will help cut down grass, rake up leaves and debris, cut back dead branches from plants, spread mulch, and plant bulbs and new plants
Time: 1:00pm- 3:00/4:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 12:45pm
Amount of Volunteers: 5-12

Baldwin City’s Midnight Farm is an unforgettable outdoor experience that offers a petting zoo, horseback riding, pumpkin and blueberry patches, camping and picnic sites, a fishing pond, and much more - and the best part is, it’s all handicapped-accessible! Weather permitting, volunteers will be doing garden work to ensure that the Midnight Farm trails remain beautiful and safe.
Time: 10:00am-1:00pm, meet at the Lied Center at 9:20
Amount of Volunteers: 10-15

Cultivate Kansas City is a locally-grown non-profit that helps the community grow and eat good food in city neighborhoods. Volunteers will be working on Cultivate KC’s 2 acre urban farm doing work such as seeding, greenhouse work, mulching, and bed preparation. Volunteers will need to dress weather appropriately and in closed toed shoes. 
Time: 9am-12pm, meet at the Lied Center at 8:00am
Amount of Volunteers: 15