Agency: Big Brothers Big Sisters

Contact: 843-7359 or www.kansasbigs.org

Big Brothers Big Sisters needs adult volunteers who will help make a difference in the life of an at-risk child. A Big Brother or a Big Sister is matched with a child between the ages of 5 and 17. The volunteers agree to spend 2 or 3 hours a week providing caring adult friendship while participating in everyday activities. Orientation sessions for volunteers are held at 5:15 p.m. Tuesdays and noon Wednesdays at the Big Brothers Big Sisters office, 1525 W. Sixth St., Suite A.

Immediate needs

• Ballard Community Services is in need of a small group of volunteers from 10 a.m. to noon Wednesday to assist with food distribution to area residents at the Ballard Center, 708 Elm. This is a trial run for a project that is planned to become a regular event on the fourth Wednesday of each month. To help, contact Andy at 842-0729, ext. 105, or send e-mail to andy@ballardcenter.org.

• Looking for a unique volunteer opportunity? Become a volunteer SHICK counselor and help Medicare beneficiaries make informed decisions about their health insurance options. Many volunteer options are available, including comprehensive Medicare counselor, Part C/D counselor, call center operator, education and outreach, and office assistant.

Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas volunteer training will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, and June 30 and July 1. Call Douglas County Senior Services at 842-0543, ext. 109, to register, or download a volunteer application at dgcoseniorservices.org.

• The Delaware River Watershed Restoration and Protection Strategy (WRAPS) seeks volunteers to assist with water quality protection and education projects. Projects include planting vegetation in bioretention cells; putting up watershed signs in the watershed; developing and distributing materials to educate the public about watershed and water quality concepts; and working with school children, teachers or the public at watershed education events. Previous experience or watershed knowledge is not necessary. For more information, go to delawareriverwatershed.org. Interested volunteers can contact Marlene Bosworth at 785-284-0080.

— For more volunteer opportunities, contact Tracie Howell or Paige Blair at the Roger Hill Volunteer Center, a service of the United Way of Douglas County, at (785) 865-5030 or volunteer@rhvc.org. Opportunities are also online at www.rhvc.org.