Agency: Lawrence Humane Society

Address: 1805 E. 19th St.

Contact Person: Midge Grinstead, 843-6835

The Humane Society needs volunteers from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. to walk, bathe and train animals a couple hours a day. Volunteers may choose what days and hours they come in, but weekday afternoons are needed the most.

Volunteers must be over the age of 12 and may choose whether they want to work with dogs or cats. Children usually work with puppies and kittens. The society has 180 dogs and 225 cats.

Volunteers will have to complete an hourlong orientation, which is at 4:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. on the first Thursday of each month.

Last week’s results

Big Brothers and Big Sisters received 15 to 20 calls from people volunteering to join the Bigs in Schools Program. They still need about 50 more volunteers. Volunteers, paired with a child based on personality traits, visit their child in school for one or two hours a week. Activities range from sports to helping with homework.

Immediate volunteer needs

Kansas StreamLink is a statewide K-12 stream study program in need of several volunteer interns. Interns will help track the efforts of stream teams. Volunteers will go through team files to make sure various papers are in place and that current information is listed on the Web site, www.streamlink.org, and in the database. Basic computer skills are necessary. There are also occasions to work directly with schools and the general public through environmental education offerings. Please contact Alison Reber, StreamLink program manager, at (785) 840-0700 or e-mail at alison@streamlink.org

The Compeer Program of Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center needs volunteers to be matched with an individual and engage in friendship activities once a week, such as going to the movies or having a cup of coffee. Contact Eryn Wright-VanderZwaag at 843-8413.

Volunteers are needed to assist with the youth arts-based education program JAMS and “Let It Show,” a theater class led by a drama therapist. The fall program begins at the end of September. Contact Lynne Green at 842-3797.

Douglas County Senior Services needs volunteers in the senior meals department to deliver meals to seniors. Volunteer drivers are asked to commit to at least one day a week of delivering to home-bound clients in Lawrence. A typical route would have eight to 10 deliveries and takes about one hour, from about 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Call Mary Gillaspie at 842-0543.

Small World, a program for international women and children, needs volunteers to assist with the preschool Children’s Program as assistant teachers and nursery staff. Contact Kathy Mulinazzi at 841-3645.

ICAN, Interfaith Caring Neighbors, needs volunteers who can act as friendly visitors and do grocery shopping for elderly clients. ICAN also needs volunteers to help seniors with home maintenance projects. Contact Joylin Deeker at 749-2005.

Ballard Community Center needs a few volunteers to help pack commodity food boxes Wednesday. Contact Chip at 842-0729.

For more volunteer opportunities, contact Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of United Way of Douglas County at 865-5030 or see volunteer opportunities online at www.rhvc.org.