Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement is connecting Huskers and RSOs with service opportunities to help the Lincoln community. Here are four local nonprofits seeking volunteers this month.
Southern Heights Food Forest
Volunteer opportunities exist to help with the basic work of maintaining our site- weeding, planting, pruning from 9am - 11am weekly on Saturdays.
Sign Up (https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5226279?ref=preview-header-click)
Questions?
Reach out to southernheightsfoodforest@gmail.com
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Boy Scouts of America
Volunteer opportunities exist to to help with After school scouting clubs at Lincoln Elementary Schools from 2:50 - 5:30pm weekly m-f.
Sign Up (https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5145688?ref=preview-header-click)
Questions?
Reach out to Liz Loes, Liz.Loes@scouting.org
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Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy
Volunteers will assist with barn maintenance such as stall cleaning, sweeping, cleaning waterers and mowing during a weekly shift between Monday-Saturday from 9am - 12pm and Sunday from 10am - 1pm.
Sign Up (https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/3661578?ref=preview-header-click)
Questions?
Reach out to Rachelle Tidwell, rtidwell@hetra.org
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Connection Point
Volunteers can assist in the Kids Zone supervising kids while their guardians shop in the Open Shelf Pantry during 1 hour shifts between 2pm - 5pm weekly Tuesdays and Fridays.
Sign up (https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5268478?ref=preview-header-click)
Questions?
Reach out to connectionpointlincoln@gmail.com
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Asian Cultural Community Center
Volunteers are needed to provide assistance with homework, lead interactive activities and build relationships with students during Middle School After school clubs. These programs take place on Thursdays and Fridays from 3:00pm - 4:30pm at Park and Good Rich schools.
Sign up (https://unl.joinhandshake.com/jobs/5256533?ref=preview-header-click)
Questions?
Contact Joy Karges, joy@lincolnasiancenter.org
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Streets Alive
The event will be held on Sunday, September 26th with volunteers needed for 2 hour shifts between 8:30am to 6:30pm. Volunteers can assist with set up, assist exhibitors in finding tables and help check in vendors during the event.
Sign up (https://www.signupgenius.com/go/20f054aaaae23a5ff2-20211)
Questions?
Reach out to Veronica Cockerill, vcokerill@healthylincoln.org
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Do you want more volunteer opportunities?
Huskers can find more volunteer opportunities anytime on Handshake (https://unl.joinhandshake.com/).
Watch this video (https://mediahub.unl.edu/media/17238) for how to find volunteer opportunities on Handshake.
For more information contact Andrew Brown within Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement | andrew.brown@unl.edu | 402-472-8721.
More details at: https://unl.joinhandshake.com/