Huskers and RSOs can connect with service opportunities to help the Lincoln community. Join fellow Huskers this month to learn about Environmental Injustice and volunteer at nonprofits connected to solving this social program.
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Explore and Understand: Environmental Injustice
Environmental injustices are defined as problems with environmental systems and resources that may have emerged as a result of human developed infrastructure and interference. Additional social issues may emerge as a result, which can impact surrounding communities and have long-lasting effects.
Huskers can learn more about Environmental Injustice by reading this article.
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Habitat for Humanity
Volunteer opportunities exist on weekdays between 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help with the Habitat Lincoln ReStore helping restock shelves, answering phones and working in the donation center to prep items for the sales floor. Volunteer opportunities also exist on Saturdays to help with building or refurbishing homes.
Sign up to volunteer
Questions?
Reach out to: Ropbroek@lincolnhabitat.org
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Lincoln Parks and Recreation
Volunteer opportunities exist to help with afterschool programs, coaching youth sports and cleaning up local parks/trails.
Sign up to volunteer
Questions?
Reach out to: parksvolunteers@lincoln.ne.gov
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Lincoln Children's Zoo
Volunteer opportunities exist to help maintain animal habitats, clean up the park, assist with administrative work and more.
Sign up to volunteer
Questions?
Reach out to: volunteers@lincolnearthday.org
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Keep Nebraska Beautiful
Volunteer opportunities exist to help clean up local neighborhoods, Downtown Lincoln and collect recyclables.
Sign up to volunteer
Questions?
Reach out to: KLLCB@lincoln.ne.gov
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Nebraska Recycling Council: April 23
Volunteer opportunities exist on April 23 between 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to help collect items, set up the event, unload vehicles and direct traffic located at the Nebraska Innovation Campus.
Sign up here to volunteer
Questions?
Reach out to: amajerus@nrcne.org
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Questions?
Do you want more volunteer opportunities?
Huskers can find more volunteer opportunities anytime on Handshake.
Watch this video for how to find volunteer opportunities on Handshake.
For more information contact Andrew Brown within Student Leadership, Involvement, & Community Engagement at andrew.brown@unl.edu or 402-472-8721.
More details at: https://involved.unl.edu/