Huskers and RSOs can connect with service opportunities to help the Lincoln community. Join fellow Huskers this month to learn about health and volunteer at nonprofits connected to fixing this social problem.
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Explore and Understand: Health
It is widely known that Americans’ health status has declined. Lincoln, like the U.S., is experiencing increasing rates of obesity, diabetes, heart disease deaths, and other indicators. Lincoln, however, still has lower rates than the U.S. as a whole on many measures.
Read more about health risk factors.
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Partnership for a Healthy Lincoln
Volunteer opportunities exist on September 25 from 1pm to 4pm to assist with setting up the event and checking participants into the event.
Sign up here to attend the meetings.
Questions?
Reach out to: vcockerill@healthylincoln.org
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Tabitha
Volunteer opportunities exist to monitor phones and assist with administrative work weekly on Thursdays from 3pm to 5pm.
Sign up here to volunteer.
Questions?
Reach out to: Laura.Bennett@Tabitha.org
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Project Connect Lincoln
Volunteer opportunities exist to help with Project Connect Lincoln from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. September 27 at Pinnacle Bank Arena.
Sign up here to volunteer.
Questions?
Reach out to: lincolnhomelesscoalition@gmail.com
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Foster Care Closet
Volunteer opportunities exist to help with sorting donations and assisting individuals as they shop for clothing in the store on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10am to 5pm.
Sign up here to volunteer.
Questions?
Reach out to: fostercarecloset@fostercarecloset.org
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Homecoming Blood Drive
Volunteer opportunities exist to donate blood on Sep 26 – 28 from 11am to 6pm in the Centennial Room on city campus, and Sept. 29 from 9am to 4pm in the Great Plains Room on east campus.
Sign up here to volunteer.
Questions?
Reach out to: andrew.brown@unl.edu
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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/find-volunteer-opportunities