Agency: Visiting Nurses Association

Contact: Sarah Rooney at sarahro@kansasvna.org or at 785-843-3738

Visiting Nurses Association provides hospice care, home health care, rehabilitation care and private duty care. Volunteers are needed to work directly with patients and families by providing needed companionship for patient and/or respite for primary caregiver in home settings or care facilities. Volunteers are needed for a variety of commitments from once a month to once a week, depending on your availability. Mandatory hospice training will be provided. No medical knowledge is required. This is a very fulfilling experience. Find your purpose through service. For more information, please contact Sarah Rooney at sarahro@kansasvna.org or at 785-843-3738.

Help United Way campaign

The United Way of Douglas County brings community resources together to support a better life for residents by focusing on improvements in health, education and financial stability. The United Way is looking for volunteers to assist with assembling campaign materials. Days and times are flexible based on the volunteer schedules. For more information, please contact Shelly at 785-865-5030, ext. 301 or at volunteer@unitedwaydgco.org.

Provide emotional counseling

Headquarters Inc. improves the emotional well-being and safety of adults and children through readily available counseling, education and information services in Douglas County. Headquarters Inc. offers ongoing training opportunities for volunteer counselors of adult age. Informational meetings to learn more about the program offered by Headquarters and how to become a volunteer counselor for Headquarters Counseling Center will take place at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday at 211 E. Eighth St., with actual volunteer training starting on Sept. 17. For more information, please contact Kristin at kristin@headquarterscounselingcenter.org.

Deliver lunches

Lawrence Meals on Wheels provides hot, nutritious meals to the homebound elderly and/or disabled residents of Lawrence. Lawrence Meals on Wheels needs regular volunteers to deliver meals to the homebound during the lunch hour, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m., Monday through Friday. Volunteers can sign up to deliver on a specific day each week. Routes generally take less than an hour to deliver to six to eight homes. This is a great opportunity for families with young children. It also works well for business folks who want to take a break during the week during their lunch hour to do something meaningful for others. Please contact Kim Culliss at 785-830-8844 or at 4mealsonwheels@sbcglobal.net 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 785-843-7359.

— 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.