April is Volunteer Appreciation Month
Join us starting April 4 for a month-long celebration of all things volunteer. Meet some of our volunteers on our social media channels, tune into special United Way Wednesday episodes focused on volunteering, and mark your calendar to join us on Thursday, April 21, for our first (finally!) in-person Topeka Volunteers event at Fairlawn Plaza.
If you’ve ever wanted to volunteer but weren’t sure how to get started, Topeka Volunteers: The Event has your answers! Come visit with representatives from 50 local groups and agencies and learn how volunteers make their work possible. We can also show you how to get connected online using TopekaVolunteers.org, our volunteer portal where you can browse opportunities, sign up for a shift and even see exactly what your volunteer time is worth in our community.
We’ll be at Fairlawn Plaza from 11 am to 5:30 pm—stop by any time! It’s free, and potential volunteers of any age are welcome! If you have questions, please email Jess Barraclough.
Participating Agencies/Groups
- America Red Cross
- Big Brothers Big Sisters
- Boys and Girls Clubs of Topeka
- Breakthrough House
- CASA for Shawnee County
- Catholic Charities
- Childcare Aware
- Community Action, Inc.
- Doorstep
- Fellowship Hi-Crest Church
- Greater Topeka Youth Foundation
- Habitat for Humanity
- Harvesters Community Food Network
- Jayhawk Area on Aging
- Jayhawk Theatre
- Junior Achievement of Kansas
- Kansas Children's Discovery Center
- Kansas Children's Service League
- Kansas Neurological Institute
- Let's Help, Inc.
- LULAC Senior Center
- Meals on Wheels
- MIRROR, Inc
- NAMI
- Omni Circle
- Parent's As Teachers/Pine Ridge Prep
- Positive Connections
- Salvation Army
- Saving Death Row Dogs
- SENT
- Silverbackks
- Sunflower Soccer
- Sunshine Connections
- TDC Learning Center
- Team Rubicon
- TFI Family
- The Capper Foundation
- Top Teer
- Topeka Housing Authority
- Topeka Rescue Mission
- Topeka Shawnee Co. Public Library
- United Way of Greater Topeka
- Valeo Behavioral Health
- Washburn University
- YWCA