Spring Break of Service
Each year, YVCKC offers an opportunity for youth to donate their time and energy during spring break by working with a large selection of nonprofit agencies throughout the Kansas City area. This spring break, youth have the opportunity to encourage community gardening, feed families in need, spend time with the elderly, assist the Kansas City Humane Society, and even help ship basic medical and hygiene supplies to third-world countries!
Check out some of the great projects from 2012's Spring Break of Service!:
Check out some of the great projects from 2012's Spring Break of Service!:
Johnson County Human Services
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
March 12 - 15 Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Location: 4850 Rosewood Drive, Roeland Park, KS, 66061 Johnson County Human Services supports the independence, dignity and self-sufficiency of Johnson County residents. They providing housing support, community development, senior services and so much more! This Spring Break we are helping in their Seeds that Feed the Need garden! We will be mulching the pathways between the beds, turning the soil and breaking up clay. We will also be painting signs to note what is growing in the beds. If you have an interest in farming and gardening, this project is for you! We will be there for 4 days so you will really have the opportunity to learn and support the cause! |
El Centro
Tuesday, March 13,
AND Thursday, March 15 Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: 1330 S. 30th St. Kansas City, KS 66106 At El Centro Academy for Children many children are from homes where Spanish is the primary language. This can create challenges for them later in school. The Academy embraces both languages, helping the children maintain their native language, while also preparing them for the English learning environment present in Kindergarten. YVCKC is headed there over Spring Break to put our English skills to good use! We will help the kids practice their English through playing and reading. This is a double day project for Tuesday and Thursday. Hopefully we can form some good relationships, learn some Spanish and have a great time! La sonrisa de un niño puede iluminar un día. |
Cross-Lines Commodity Center
Tuesday, March 13
Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: 1401 Fairfax Trfwy., Building E, Suite 300 Kansas City, KS 66115 For more than 45 years, Cross-Lines Community Outreach—supported by a network of businesses, churches and individuals—has provided a daily source of assistance for at-risk families, the elderly and single individuals. Join YVCKC at the Cross-Lines Commodity Center on March 3 to help load grocery bags for hungry families! See how many bags you can load up over the course of three hours. Can you break the record? Youth volunteers will also help carry lots of groceries from the center to peoples' vehicles, so to prepare for this project, we suggest all volunteers spend a few hours in the gym pumping iron! Hooray! |
TurnStyles Thrift Store (Olathe)
Tuesday, March 13
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Location: 1703 Mur-len Olathe, KS 66062 Come volunteer with YVCKC for our Spring Break of Service at TurnStyles Thrift Store's new location in Olathe! TurnStyles aims to save people money so they can improve their lives, while at the same time generating support for over 20 other Catholic Charities programs that serve the Kansas City community. Youth volunteers will help sort, clean, price, and arrange donated items at the thrift store, as well as tidy up the facility. Come check out their awesome collection of old vinyl records! |
Harvesters Community Food Network
Tuesday, March 13
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 3801 Topping Ave. Kansas City, MO 64129 Come volunteer at Harvesters, the Food Bank of the year! So many great things are happening at this awesome organization. From the BackSnack program which sends hungry kids home with backpacks full of nutritious food for the weekend, to the Give Lunch Challenge which encourages work places to provide lunches for homeless teens, Harvesters is a staple in the Kansas City community of care! Spring Break is a time when kids who rely on discounted lunch programs really feel the burn of hunger. Lets help feed these kids! Currently Harvesters most needed items include: canned vegetables, canned fruits, boxed meals, canned meat/tuna, and peanut butter. |
Garden Terrace Life Care Center
Wednesday, March 14,
AND Friday, March 16 Time: 9:00 a.m. to noon Location: 7541 Switzer St. Overland Park, KS, 66214 Garden Terrace is a life care center for people with Alzheimer's, and over Spring Break YVCKC will be working in their garden! Many of the residence at Garden Terrace find great comfort and joy through nature. As their brains are altered by the disease they can still connect with the sights and smells of the outdoors on an instinctual level. Garden Terrace has a green house and two gated in courtyards for the residence to enjoy. In the spring, the entrance to the home is alive with rosebushes and gardens. On this project we will spend time making these outdoor spaces beautiful. We will also spend time connecting with the residence through games, crafts and music activities. This is a double-day project, so sign up to volunteer on Wednesday and Friday today! |
Heart to Heart International
Wednesday, March 14
Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: 1021 Pacific Ave. Kansas City, KS 66102 Interested in service abroad? From right here in Kansas City you can help strengthen communities in 60 countries around the world. Heart to Heart International is on a mission to improve global health by connecting people in need with resources all over the world. We will be assembling care kits for disaster relief areas and sorting medical equipment for Ready Relief Boxes. Haiti is currently one of Heart to Heart's biggest focus areas. They have deployed more than 400 medical volunteers to Haiti and delivered more than $20 million worth of life-saving medical aid since the earthquake. Heart to Heart is also actively working in the Sololá region of Guatemala, addressing sanitation issues to prevent water-related diseases. The more volunteers we bring, the more kits and boxes we can assemble. After signing up, take a minute to "like" Heart to Heart on facebook! |
Humane Society
Wednesday, March 14
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 5445 Parallel Parkway Kansas City, KS 66102 As one of the first and oldest no-kill shelters, The Humane Society of Greater Kansas City celebrates 100 years of faithful service to the lost, abandoned, and broken pets of the Greater Kansas City area. Their mission is to save and improve the lives of dogs and cats throughout the Greater Kansas City community by providing education, adoptions, preventive veterinary care and spay/neuter services. There are a million tasks at the Humane Society and their work is never done. Lets lend a hand this Spring Break to keep this amazing organization running smoothly! |
Harvesters Community Food Network
Thursday, March 15
Time: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 3801 Topping Ave. Kansas City, MO 64129 Come volunteer at Harvesters, the Food Bank of the year! So many great things are happening at this awesome organization. From the BackSnack program which sends hungry kids home with backpacks full of nutritious food for the weekend, to the Give Lunch Challenge which encourages work places to provide lunches for homeless teens, Harvesters is a staple in the Kansas City community of care! Spring Break is a time when kids who rely on discounted lunch programs really feel the burn of hunger. Lets help feed these kids! Currently Harvesters most needed items include: canned vegetables, canned fruits, boxed meals, canned meat/tuna, and peanut butter. |
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