Agency: Lawrence Meals on Wheels

Contact: Kim Culliss at 830-8844 or at 4mealsonwheels@sbcglobal.net

Lawrence Meals on Wheels provides hot, nutritious meals to the homebound elderly and disabled residents of Lawrence. Route delivery drivers are needed to serve as either substitute or regular route drivers. Substitute drivers are desperately needed for the remainder of the month of August to make sure all of our clients are fed. Delivery is 11:15-12:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. Routes generally take less than an hour to deliver to six to eight homes. Regular route drivers are also needed for a weekly Friday route. This is a great opportunity for families with young children. This also works well for business folks who want to use their lunch hour to do something meaningful for others.

• Ballard Community Services operates as a nonprofit organization that provides affordable, high quality early education and essential basic life assistance to people in need. Ballard Community Services is looking for volunteers to help with its fundraiser, “Blues, Brews, and BBQ,” on Sept. 19 at Abe and Jake’s Landing, 8 East Sixth St. Two-hour shifts for a variety of tasks are available from 3 to 11 p.m. Volunteers receive free admission for the event. Please contact Megan Stuke at megan@ballardcenter.org or at 842-0729 to volunteer.

• Douglas County CASA is looking for volunteers to serve as Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASAs) for abused and neglected children who have been removed from their homes and are in the care of the court. CASAs monitor the case, attend hearings and meetings, submit reports to the court and advocate for the child. Volunteers must be 21 years old, submit an application, pass a background check and complete 30 hours of training. The next training session begins Sept. 19. For more information, go todccasa.org and click on volunteer, or contact Maria Butler at 832-5172, or at mbutler@douglas-county.org.

• Visiting Nurses is a nonprofit organization providing home health care and hospice services for the community. Visiting Nurses Hospice seeks volunteers to pick up and deliver one Caring Cuisine Meal per week to a hospice family. Caring Cuisine is a full-course meal donated weekly by Merchants Pub and Plate. Most Caring Cuisine deliveries are in Lawrence and will be delivered on Thursdays around 5:30 p.m. Volunteers need to provide their own transportation. Please contact Sarah Rooney for more information at 843-3738 or at sarahro@kansasvna.org.

• Big Brothers Big Sisters of Douglas County provides one-to-one relationships for children facing adversity. Are you looking to make a difference in the life of a young boy in our community? For a few hours, a couple times a month, you can give a “Little” the invaluable gift of your friendship. Are you a male, 18 years or older, and wanting to be a positive influence in a boy’s life? If so, Big Brothers Big Sisters is looking to match an 8-year-old boy. He lives with his mother and three sisters, so he is excited to have some “guy” time with a mentor. This young person enjoys games, sports, exploring the outdoors and drawing. To make a difference in the life of this young man, please contact Stacie Salverson-Schroeder at 843-7359 ext.112, or at sschroeder@ksbbbs.org.

— For more volunteer opportunities, please contact Shelly Hornbaker at the United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center at 785-865-5030 or at volunteer@unitedwaydgco.org or go to www.volunteerdouglascounty.org.