Volunteer: Donate a Meal!Thank you for donating a meal for our guests at the Lawrence Community Shelter! All meal donations must be scheduled and approved in advance. Meal donations must be prepared in a safe-certified or similarly regulated kitchen for quality assurance. Homemade donations are NOT accepted. However, you can volunteer to cook in the shelter kitchen instead.
Please reach out to schedule your meal donation. You will receive instructions for preparing meals, the number of servings, and noting common allergens. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Thank you for donating a meal for our guests at the Lawrence Community Shelter! All meal donations must be scheduled and approved in advance. Meal donations must be prepared in a safe-certified or similarly regulated kitchen for quality assurance. Homemade donations are NOT accepted. However, you can volunteer to cook in the shelter kitchen instead.
Please reach out to schedule your meal donation. You will receive instructions for preparing meals, the number of servings, and noting common allergens. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Garden VolunteerPeople experiencing homelessness typically do not have access to fresh, organic produce or productive green spaces. However, at LCS, volunteers help maintain a thriving vegetable garden and bring fresh harvests to the people we serve. Guests will sometimes participate in gardening activities alongside volunteers to reduce stress and learn more about growing food. All experience levels welcome! May volunteer as an individual or as a group. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter People experiencing homelessness typically do not have access to fresh, organic produce or productive green spaces. However, at LCS, volunteers help maintain a thriving vegetable garden and bring fresh harvests to the people we serve. Guests will sometimes participate in gardening activities alongside volunteers to reduce stress and learn more about growing food. All experience levels welcome! May volunteer as an individual or as a group. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Volunteer at the Lawrence Community Shelter!Volunteers are indispensable to the work we do at LCS. We are happy to partner with community members of all abilities and talents in support of people experiencing homelessness in our shelter. Volunteers at LCS promote awareness about homelessness, organize donation drives, maintain a community garden, and help with day-to-day operations at the shelter. Volunteers are added to a scheduling app where they can view the LCS Volunteer Calendar, request shifts, and track their hours. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Volunteers are indispensable to the work we do at LCS. We are happy to partner with community members of all abilities and talents in support of people experiencing homelessness in our shelter. Volunteers at LCS promote awareness about homelessness, organize donation drives, maintain a community garden, and help with day-to-day operations at the shelter. Volunteers are added to a scheduling app where they can view the LCS Volunteer Calendar, request shifts, and track their hours. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Front Desk VolunteerFront Desk Volunteers contribute to the welcoming environment of the shelter by greeting visitors, answering phone calls, and providing information about services and local resources for people experiencing homelessness in Douglas County. Training is provided. Sign up to make sure community members who want to learn more about Lawrence Community Shelter or receive services get a caring person to answer their questions! A scheduling app is used to view open shifts and request shifts. To sign up, please complete sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Front Desk Volunteers contribute to the welcoming environment of the shelter by greeting visitors, answering phone calls, and providing information about services and local resources for people experiencing homelessness in Douglas County. Training is provided. Sign up to make sure community members who want to learn more about Lawrence Community Shelter or receive services get a caring person to answer their questions! A scheduling app is used to view open shifts and request shifts. To sign up, please complete sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Office Assistant VolunteerOffice Volunteers enhance and promote the efficiency of LCS operations by providing valuable office support to staff. Responsibilities may include: answering phone calls, scanning documents, preparing mail, sorting digital files, and data entry. Qualified volunteers have the option to work on writing or graphic design projects. All office assistant volunteers must complete two training shifts to get started. Shifts are flexible. To sign up, please complete sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/.
Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Office Volunteers enhance and promote the efficiency of LCS operations by providing valuable office support to staff. Responsibilities may include: answering phone calls, scanning documents, preparing mail, sorting digital files, and data entry. Qualified volunteers have the option to work on writing or graphic design projects. All office assistant volunteers must complete two training shifts to get started. Shifts are flexible. To sign up, please complete sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/.
Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: No |
Volunteer: Donation Hours VolunteerAnyone can experience homelessness and lose everything. Our guests depend on donations to receive clothing, toiletries, and other items. Volunteers are responsible for greeting donors, providing donation receipts, logging new donations, and sorting those donations into the main inventory. Sign up and be the person who makes sure our donations are well-stocked and quality-assured. YOU can be the one to make sure our guests have their basic necessities met so they stay focused on finding housing. A scheduling app is used to view open shifts and request shifts. To sign up, please submit sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/.
Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Anyone can experience homelessness and lose everything. Our guests depend on donations to receive clothing, toiletries, and other items. Volunteers are responsible for greeting donors, providing donation receipts, logging new donations, and sorting those donations into the main inventory. Sign up and be the person who makes sure our donations are well-stocked and quality-assured. YOU can be the one to make sure our guests have their basic necessities met so they stay focused on finding housing. A scheduling app is used to view open shifts and request shifts. To sign up, please submit sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/.
Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: Yes |
Volunteer: Serve MealsServers are ESSENTIAL to keeping Lawrence Community Shelter guests fed while they are staying at the shelter! Servers will serve meals to guests through a cafeteria window during regular meal times. Servers are expected to help wash dishes. All guests at Lawrence Community Shelter are preparing to be housed from the moment they arrive. We need caring community members like YOU to make sure our guests see a friendly face while they are in a challenging moment of their lives. Shifts may include 1-2 servers. A scheduling app is used to view open shifts and request shifts. Please arrive FIVE MINUTES EARLY for your shift. Lunch begins at noon. Dinner begins at 6pm. To sign up, please complete the sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Servers are ESSENTIAL to keeping Lawrence Community Shelter guests fed while they are staying at the shelter! Servers will serve meals to guests through a cafeteria window during regular meal times. Servers are expected to help wash dishes. All guests at Lawrence Community Shelter are preparing to be housed from the moment they arrive. We need caring community members like YOU to make sure our guests see a friendly face while they are in a challenging moment of their lives. Shifts may include 1-2 servers. A scheduling app is used to view open shifts and request shifts. Please arrive FIVE MINUTES EARLY for your shift. Lunch begins at noon. Dinner begins at 6pm. To sign up, please complete the sign-up form at: https://www.lawrenceshelter.org/volunteer/. Agency: Lawrence Community Shelter Opportunity Type: Volunteer Date: Is Ongoing Zip Code: 66046 Allow Groups: No |