Agency: Central Junior High School

Contact: 330-4817

The afterschool program at Central Junior High School seeks volunteers to assist with activities.

Volunteers are needed to tutor, especially in math- and science-related subjects, provide support to staff with groups such as cooking, yoga and sports, and are also welcome to bring in presentations or workshops.

For more information, contact Laura Leonard at lleonard@usd497.org or 330-4817.

Immediate needs

¢ Headquarters Counseling Center is in need of volunteer counselors and will have informational meetings from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Thursday in the coffee shop at Borders, 700 N.H., and from 6 p.m. to 7:15 p.m. Aug. 26 in the Gallery Room at Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vt. For more information, contact Ray Dalton at 841-9900.

¢ Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking for advocates to assist in the office a few times a month. Contact Meg Hooper at mhooper@ksbbbs.org or 843-7359.

¢ Youth Volunteer Council is looking for young people ages 11 to 18 to join its volunteer organization. YVC does volunteer projects two to three times per month. For more information, contact YVC at youth@rhvc.org or 865-5030.

¢ Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice Care needs assistance with its annual Appeal fundraiser. One to three volunteers are needed to print cards and to stuff and label envelopes. Contact Judy Bellome at 843-3738 or judyb@vna-ks.org.

– For more volunteer opportunities, contact Tracie Massey or Rachael Perry at the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of the United Way of Douglas County, at 865-5030 or volunteer@rhvc.org. Opportunities are also online at www.rhvc.org.