Warm Line Offers Connection and Volunteer Opportunity

Warm Line

The Topeka and Shawnee County community cares about you during these difficult times.

The Shawnee County Community Cares Line is designed to connect members of the community with trusted community volunteers during times of social distancing. The Shawnee County Community Cares Line is not a crisis line, but simply a line to create connections and conversations, and where you will find a listening ear to help you feel reconnected to your community. This line is staffed by community volunteers and was made possible through funding from the Topeka Community Foundation, and a partnership between the City of Topeka, Shawnee County Health Department, Valeo Behavioral Health, Family Service and Guidance Center, United Way of Greater Topeka and HealthSource.

Community volunteers are needed to take calls from the Shawnee County Community Cares Line. Volunteers will simply serve as a listening ear and provide friendly conversation to callers. Volunteers will need to have access to a smartphone and be willing to download a free app that will forward calls right to the volunteers’ phone during the shift. There will be a brief recorded virtual training and an info packet sent out to volunteers prior to volunteering.

Shawnee County Community Cares Line Shifts

Monday-Friday 9am-5pm
Four, two- hour shifts per day: 9-11am, 11am-1pm, 1-3pm, 3-5pm
Three volunteers can be logged in taking calls during each shift

You must be 21 or older, and you must have access to a smartphone. Prospective volunteers must register for a shift by going to topekavolunteers.org to sign up. If you do not have an existing TopekaVolunteers.org account, you will need to create one. The process is simple and secure. If you have questions, please email Jess Barraclough at jnb@unitedwaytopeka.org.