Weekend Projects
Most Saturdays throughout the year (and occasionally on Fridays or Sundays), YVCKC sponsors several community service projects for youth. These projects are typically in the morning and last 3-4 hours at a Greater Kansas City area nonprofit organization. Times will vary.
To volunteer with us, please complete a YVCKC Volunteer Profile and Guardian Waiver and return it to our office or bring it with you to your first project. If you have volunteered with us in the past, but have not yet volunteered with us this school year (August - May), you must re-submit the necessary forms so that we can keep our files updated. You can sign up for a project by filling out one of the contact forms below (we will send you a confirmation email), or by contacting the Team Leader office. Click on each project's address to be sent to a Google map pinpointing the location of the event. It is important to sign up in advance, since some projects have limited space and work available. It is preferable to contact us at least 24 hours in advance of a project—our office closes at 4:30 p.m. on Fridays.
To volunteer with us, please complete a YVCKC Volunteer Profile and Guardian Waiver and return it to our office or bring it with you to your first project. If you have volunteered with us in the past, but have not yet volunteered with us this school year (August - May), you must re-submit the necessary forms so that we can keep our files updated. You can sign up for a project by filling out one of the contact forms below (we will send you a confirmation email), or by contacting the Team Leader office. Click on each project's address to be sent to a Google map pinpointing the location of the event. It is important to sign up in advance, since some projects have limited space and work available. It is preferable to contact us at least 24 hours in advance of a project—our office closes at 4:30 p.m. on Fridays.
Our Stories of Service
| Saturday, Feb. 25
6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. There will be no projects this weekend, so join YVCKC for our yearly fundraiser and dinner celebration! Youth will share their experiences service with YVCKC, and there will be a silent auction filled with lots of local goodies. It's sure to be a great evening! Visit YVCKC's Our Stories of Service page for more info about how to purchase tickets! |
Please note: Signing up to volunteer does not necessarily guarantee you a spot on a project. Do not show up for a project without first receiving confirmation (via email or phone) from our Team Leaders that your spot is secured.
Cross-Lines (Commodity Center)
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? |
TurnStyles Thrift Store (Olathe)
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: 1703 Mur-len Olathe, KS 66062 Come volunteer with YVCKC 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! |
Sanctuary of Hope
Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: 2601 Ridge Ave. Kansas City, KS 66102 It's time once again for our monthly project with Sanctuary of Hope, a nature retreat center right in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas! Youth volunteers will be doing hiking trail and building maintenance, as well as preparing garden beds for the spring. As always, the good folks at Sanctuary of Hope will provide a fantastic lunch for our hard-working youth! |
Bethel Neighborhood Center
Time: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Location: 14 South 7th Street Tfwy. Kansas City, KS 66101 What's this? A new agency! Founded in 1911 by the Women's American Baptist Home Mission Society, Bethel was originally founded to serve underprivileged immigrants that worked in the meat packing plants of the West Bottoms. Today, they exist to offer a renewed sense of hope through the sharing of material, educational, social, and spiritual resources. They work closely with refugees from Myanmar (Burma), as well as local senior citizens and minority youth. YVCKC volunteers will be helping clean the facility, as well prepare Bethel's community garden beds for the spring. Snacks will be provided. Sign up today to be the first team to ever work with this awesome agency! |
| March 12 - 16
Check out YVCKC's Spring Break of Service, offering youth the opportunity to serve during their spring break! For more information, or to sign up for a project, visit our Spring Break of Service web page.
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Rosedale Community Garden
Saturday, March 17
Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: 1444 Southwest Blvd. Kansas City, KS 66103 (across the street from Rainbow Mennonite Church) Can you name the man in this photograph? Help us celebrate the legacy of humanitarian and farm labor advocate Cesar Chavez during the month of March with our wide array of agricultural projects! ¡Si, se puede! Part of the Rosedale Healthy Kids Initiative, their community garden provides a source of camaraderie and education as people work side-by-side to learn about nutrition and gardening! Youth volunteers will be helping with Rosedale's early planting, applying compost to the garden, as well as helping with row covers. Volunteers will also have the opportunity to hear a Team Leader-led service learning lesson based on the life work of Cesar Chavez. |
Cultivate Kansas City
Saturday, March 24
Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: 4223 Gibbs Road Kansas City, KS 66106 Can you name the man in this photograph? Help us celebrate the legacy of humanitarian and farm labor advocate Cesar Chavez during the month of March with our wide array of agricultural projects! ¡Si, se puede! Cultivate Kansas City (formerly the Kansas City Center for Urban Agriculture) is a locally-grown non-profit that helps people grow and eat good food in city neighborhoods. Youth volunteers will be helping CKC prepare for their busy growing season! Volunteers will also have the opportunity to hear a Team Leader-led service learning lesson based on the life work of Cesar Chavez. |
J-14 Enterprises (Organic Farm)
Saturday, March 31
Time: 9 a.m. to noon Location: 4600 Sortor Dr. Kansas City, KS 66104 Can you name the man in this photograph? Help us celebrate the legacy of humanitarian and farm labor advocate Cesar Chavez during the month of March with our wide array of agricultural projects! ¡Si, se puede! At J-14, youth volunteers will perform a variety of tasks to help Farmer Joe Jennings get ready for his busy growing season—planting vegetables, tending fruit trees on his property...who knows, you might even see a chicken or two! Farmer Joe has been serving the Kansas City area with his organic produce donations for years, and we're excited to work with him this spring! Volunteers will also get the opportunity to hear a Team Leader-led service learning lesson based on the life work of Cesar Chavez. |
Please note: Signing up to volunteer does not necessarily guarantee you a spot on a project. Do not show up for a project without first receiving confirmation (via email or phone) from our Team Leaders that your spot is secured.
Shawnee Indian Mission
Time: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Location: 3403 W. 53rd St. Fairway, KS 66205 Listed on the National Registry of Historic Places in 1968, the Shawnee Indian Mission was one of many locations established as manual training schools for boys and girls from Shawnee, Delaware, and other Indian nations from 1839 to 1862. Youth volunteers will get to help preserve history by participating in cleaning, painting, landscaping, and other various tasks around the mission site. Lunch will be provided for the hard-working youth who sign up for this awesome project! |
Gillis Center
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: Coming Soon |
Cherith Brook
Time: 9 a.m. to noon
Location: 3308 E. 12th St. Kansas City, MO 64127 Come help Cherith Brook, a local Catholic Worker House, with their monthly work day! One of the guiding principles of the Catholic Worker Movement (founded by social activists Dorothy Day and Peter Maurin in 1933) is hospitality towards those on the margin of society; to that end, Cherith Brook does a lot of work with the homeless in the KC area, giving food to the hungry and revitalizing their neighborhood. Volunteers will help organize, clean, and paint around the intentional community, as well as cook and do some work out in the garden. A tasty lunch will also be provided after we finish working. |
Global Youth Service Day
Saturday, April 21
9 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. Pierson Park Douglas and 55th Kansas City, KS 66101 Join YVCKC for our GYSD Kick-Off Event, to be held at Pierson Park in Kansas City, Kansas! To start the weekend off right, we will be offering free donuts, juice, and coffee to everyone who shows up to hear our very special guest speak about the importance of service and civic engagement. We strongly encourage all youth who are volunteering for Global Youth Service Day projects to attend this event, whether you are signed up for the Pierson Park project or not. Signup for GYSD below, or check out our GYSD page for more info! |
KCKS Parks & Rec.
Saturday, April 21
9:30 a.m. to noon Location: Pierson Park Douglas and 55th Kansas City, KS 66101 Let's shoot for ONE HUNDRED YOUTH VOLUNTEERS as we kickoff Global Youth Service Day with Kansas City Kansas Parks and Recreation at Pierson Park. Youth will be cleaning this beautiful park top to bottom, including the hilltop pavilion, tennis courts, skate park, and lakefront. Volunteers will also be performing trail maintenance on many of the park's winding hiking paths. Youth should arrive before 9 a.m. in order to attend the kickoff event, which will feature a guest speaker and donuts. Bring your friends, brothers, sisters, and anyone you can get in the car to volunteer on the largest service event in the world! |
Sanctuary of Hope
Saturday, April 21
10 a.m. to noon Location: 2601 Ridge Ave. Kansas City, KS 66102 YVCKC is excited that our friends at Sanctuary of Hope have decided to participate in Global Youth Service Day with us this year! Sanctuary of Hope is a nature retreat center right in the heart of Kansas City, Kansas, whose mission is to provide a peaceful place to escape the noise, violence, and stress of everyday life. Youth volunteers will be doing hiking trail and building maintenance, as well as preparing garden beds for the spring—and maybe even planting some vegetables! |
J-14 Enterprises (Organic Farm)
Saturday, April 21
1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 4600 Sortor Dr. Kansas City, KS 66104 Planting season will be in full swing on GYSD, so that means Farmer Joe is going to need all the help he can get! At J-14, youth volunteers will perform a variety of tasks to help Farmer Joe Jennings get ready for his busy growing season—planting vegetables, tending fruit trees on his property...who knows, you might even see a chicken or two! Farmer Joe has been serving the Kansas City area with his organic produce donations for years, and we're excited to work with him this spring! |
Harvesters (Team A)
Saturday, April 21
1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Location: 3801 Topping Ave. Kansas City, MO 64129 Come volunteer at Harvesters, YVCKC's fellow GYSD Lead Agency, and 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! |
Harvesters (Team B)
Saturday, April 21
2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Location: 3801 Topping Ave. Kansas City, MO 64129 Come volunteer at Harvesters, YVCKC's fellow GYSD Lead Agency, and 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! |
Indian Mound Neighborhood Association
Time: 8 a.m. to noon
Location: 5100 Budd Park Esplanade St. Kansas City, MO 64124 Hooray for new agencies! YVCKC will be helping IMNA for the first time by participating in their neighborhood cleanup event for Historic Northeast KC. Youth volunteers will work on picking up litter, clearing brush and collecting dumped tires. There is also a vacant lot in the neighborhood that they are trying to convert into a community park and green space. Sign up today to be the first to work with this exciting new organization! Stick around after the project for a spring cookout. |
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