The Topeka and Shawnee County community care about you during these difficult times.
The Shawnee County Warm Line is designed to connect members of the community with trusted community volunteers during times of social distancing. The Shawnee County Warm 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 fully staffed by community volunteers, and was made possible through the partnership between Topeka Community Foundation, Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library, Valeo Behavioral Health, Jayhawk Area Aging Agency, Habitat through Humanity, United Way of Greater Topeka and HealthSource.
How it works
Community volunteers are needed to take and make calls from the Shawnee County Warm 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. A Background Check is also required for this volunteer role.
Shawnee County Warm Line Shifts
- Monday-Friday 10AM - 2PM
- Two, two hour shifts per day: 10am-12pm and 12pm-2pm
- There’s capacity to have up to three volunteers “logged in” taking calls during each shift
