Summer of Service

YVCKC's Summer Volunteer Program is an 8-week intensive program for youth ages 11 to 18 to serve their communities in groups of 5-20. 

Each project lasts four days: Monday through Thursday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Youth serve for one week (or more if they choose) at projects all over the community.

Each week of service costs $20 per youth. For volunteering throughout the summer, each youth will receive a free t-shirt. 

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Finish the school year strong!

Do you have all of your service hours completed? Do you need something to take your mind off finals? Are you so excited for our Summer of Service that you want to start volunteering now?  We have some exciting volunteer opportunities happening throughout the rest of April and May!
  • Olathe Parks and Rec needs volunteers to help paint their cemetery fence! If you don't mind getting a little messy, make sure you check this project out.
  • M.E. Pearson Elementary has some great weeknight projects coming up. Tuesday, April 29th, they are hosting a family night where our volunteers will get to play BINGO with some of the students, and Wednesday, May 21st is the last Meals for Minds event!
  • This May we are doing a lot of work with community gardens and food distribution!  Volunteering with these causes is essential for families living in Kansas City's food deserts.

Help us reach our service goals for the school year!


Goals:

600
Volunteers

350
Projects

75
Agencies

6,000
Hours


Progress:

721
Volunteers

369
Projects

70
Agencies

6,131
Hours

Hosted by the YMCA of Greater Kansas City

With a shared commitment to youth development and social responsibility, YVCKC and YMCA of Greater Kansas City are natural partners. By working together, YVCKC and the Y can ensure that more youth ages 11-18 have the opportunity to learn and grow from giving back to their community through organized service opportunities.

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Each year, AmeriCorps offers 75,000 opportunities for adults of all ages and backgrounds to serve through a network of partnerships with local and national nonprofit groups. The work we do would not be possible without AmeriCorps!
United Way of Greater Kansas City’s work is focused on community impact, seeking to improve lives and strengthening communities. As part of this focus, they help fund the work of YVCKC. We cannot thank them enough for their contributions!