Summer Saturday Go Serve Opportunities
Hillcrest Clearance Outlet: Hillcrest Platte County offers supportive services for individuals and families who are homeless or insecurely housed to achieve sustainable independence. The thrift stores exist to help pay the bills for those who participate in the Hillcrest Transitional Housing programs. By volunteering at the clearance outlet, you are helping support their programs and providing a hand up to those working to transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency. Volunteers in the Clearance Outlet help sort and organize donations and clean the store. This opportunity is most appropriate for ages 8 and up. Volunteers 15 and under should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Lazarus Table/Boutique: Every weekend Lazarus Ministries serves around 100 hot meals through their meal program known as Lazarus Table. They have kitchen staff that cook and clean dishes and utilize volunteer teams of 10-12 people each day to set up, prep, and serve meals restaurant style and clean up afterward. This is an opportunity of fellowship and serving those facing poverty or homelessness in the urban core of Kansas City. This opportunity is for all ages and abilities. Volunteers 15 and under should be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
Northland Community Clean-up: This is a grassroots non-profit organization that is led by PWC member, Nancy Gorton. This group of volunteers work to improve the cleanliness, beauty, and safety of our community through on-going litter clean-up efforts. PWC partners with them every 2nd Saturday in various locations throughout the Northland. Most clean-up events take place along busy roads/highways. This opportunity is open to ages 14 and up with parent/guardian participation unless noted on the sign-up.
Harvesters Food Packing Event: Harvesters’ mission is to mobilize community to create equitable access to nutritious food and address the root causes and impact of hunger. Volunteers sort and repack food, which assists Harvesters in feeding more than 226,000 neighbors each month. Volunteer tasks are assigned based on product availability and project prioritization. Opportunities include:
- Sorting and boxing nonperishable food
- Packing fresh produce
- Sorting and boxing bread
- Repacking ready-to-eat food and bulk products
- May include refrigerated or meat products
All volunteers must be 8 or older: Volunteers 8-15 must have an adult chaperone, Individual 16-18 year olds may volunteer without a chaperone
If you have questions or concerns about specific volunteer locations, please contact Brandi Molina, Director of Missions.
Register for your project below! Volunteers meet at their respective serve location on Saturday morning.