Agency: Just Food

Contact: Aundrea Shafer at programs@justfoodks.org

Just Food and its partners fight hunger in our community by increasing the availability of a variety of foods while reducing waste from discarded food. Just Food is hosting its fourth annual Food Truck Festival from 4 to 10 p.m. May 6 in the Warehouse Arts District. Many, many volunteers are needed throughout the afternoon and evening to make the event successful. To participate in this fun volunteer event, please contact Aundrea Shafer at programs@justfoodks.org.

Help four-legged friends

The Lawrence Humane Society nurtures the human-animal bond by providing shelter, care and advocacy for homeless and abused animals, as well as resources for the people and pets in our community. The Lawrence Humane Society will be holding its 3rd Annual Paw Valley Festival and 5K — Lawrence’s only dog-focused 5K and festival celebrating pets and the people who love them — from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at South Park. Volunteers 18 years of age and older are needed for a variety of tasks including setup before the event starts, assisting during the event, and cleanup after the event. Please contact Jennifer Gormley at volunteer@lawrencehumane.org for more information.

Help with springtime sprucing

Community Living Opportunity exists to make a meaningful difference in the lives of children and adults with special needs. CLO helps individuals with developmental disabilities achieve personally satisfying, fulfilling lifestyles in our community. Many of the CLO homes need their yards spruced up for spring. Individual volunteers and/or volunteer groups are needed to help with the yardwork, including trimming shrubs, laying mulch, planting flowers and cleaning up any trash. For more information, please contact Yolanda Hargett at yolandahargett@clokan.org or at 913-221-3632.

‘Hunt treasure’

The Lawrence Community Housing Trust administers the Lawrence Community Housing Trust (LCHT) Program, which sells homes for $20,000-$50,000 below market value to families with low and moderate incomes. Three to five volunteer treasure hunters are needed to help clear out the storage shed belonging to the agency. Estimated time to complete the task is six to eight hours for a group of volunteers. Please contact Alicia Skeen at askeentth@gmail.com or at 842-5494 for more information.

Be a Big

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 or girl in our community? For a few hours, a couple times a month, you can give a “Little” the invaluable gift of your friendship. Big Brothers Big Sisters is seeking mentors to spend time with a young boy or girl on their waiting list. If you have a few hours a week to be a volunteer, this is your opportunity to make a difference in the life of a youngster. For more information, please contact Mark Gordy at 843-7359.

Give Harvesters a boost

Harvesters, the community food bank, needs volunteers to assist with Stamp Out Hunger, The National Association of Letter Carriers’ food drive, held on the second Saturday in May each year. It is the largest one-day food drive event in the nation. Volunteers are needed to fold 80,000 grocery bags and supplies for letter carriers to distribute along their routes. By folding each bag, volunteers help increase the food donations from this drive by 35 percent. Volunteers can reserve bags to fold throughout the months of March and April. Contact Harvesters now to reserve your bags and sign up at fighthunger@harvesters.org or 861-7750.

— For more volunteer opportunities, please contact Shelly Hornbaker at the United Way Roger Hill Volunteer Center at 843-6626, ext. 301; at volunteer@unitedwaydgco.org; or go to volunteerdouglascounty.org.