Agency: Douglas County Senior Services
Contact: 842-0543

Volunteers are needed to provide companionship and support to senior citizens through the Douglas County Senior Services’ Friendly Visitor Program. Volunteers commit to spend one hour a week as a Friendly Visitor volunteer.

For more information, contact Ashley Schemm at aeschemm@sunflower.com or 842-0543.

Immediate volunteer needs

¢ MOPS, Mothers of Preschoolers, needs volunteers of all ages to work in its Moppets program.

MOPS will meet from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on the first and third Tuesdays of the month throughout the school year at Lawrence Free Methodist Church, 3001 Lawrence Ave.

For more information, contact Barbara at 841-4428.

¢ Lawrence Community Shelter is in need of a volunteer evening meal coordinator who can seek out and schedule churches, organizations and individuals interested in preparing and serving meals at the overnight shelter. Volunteers can work at home or at the shelter with a commitment of five hours a week.

Contact Dianne Huggins at 766-3357 for more information.

¢ Douglas County Visiting Nurses, Rehabilitation and Hospice is looking for a volunteer coordinator to oversee recruitment, scheduling and retention of volunteers.

Contact Judy Bellome or Sarah Randolph at 843-3738 for more information.

– 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 also are online at www.rhvc.org.