Community

Community Service Opportunities

Date	Volunteer Opportunity	Location	Contact Information
Now thru August 31, 2015	Project REACH (Rural Early Childhood Initiative) Make front facing book shelves for child care programs in the Crowder College service counties. Pattern will be provided.	McDonald, Barry, Lawrence, Stone, Barton, Vernon,	Julie Humphrey 417.451.7219 Web Email
September 12, 2013	YMCA – Four States Flattest 5K Looking for volunteers to help. 6:00PM	Neosho YMCA	Sarah Sonis 417.455.9999 Email
Now thru November 11, 2015	United Way of Southwest Missouri & Southeast Kansas Volunteers are always needed for different projects throughout the year	Joplin Office – 3510 E. 3rd St.	Valerie Searcy; Director of Marketing 417.624.0153 Web Email
Year-Round	Spiva Center for the Arts Lobby Desk Docents, Administrative, Education, Special Events, Maintenance, and Technology Volunteers.	Joplin, MO	417.623.0183 Web Email
Year-Round	Joplin Humane Society Offer any help needed.	Joplin, MO	Chelsey Waddell 417.623.3642 Web Email
Year-Round	Watered Gardens Offer any help needed/ office, inventory (sorting, moving, stocking), running errands, general labor (cleaning, etc.)	531 S Kentucky Joplin	Marsha Whitford 417.623.6030 Web Email
Year-Round	Little Lighthouse Church/Neosho Help Center Helping to sort food boxes.	Neosho, MO	Donna Wilson 417.389.1626
Year-Round	MO Department of Conservation The MO Conservation in Southwest MO is ALWAYS looking for a little help! Park maintenance, construction, repair, sign repair etc. Locations in Barry, Barton, Jasper, McDonald and Newton Counties. We look forward to hearing from you!	Southwest MO	Terry Cook 417.451.4158 Web Email
Year-Round	Faithful Friends Animal Advocates, Inc Animal rescue group for Newton and McDonald counties	Neosho, MO	Helen Hale/Leanne Williams(President) 417.592.2512 Web Email
By Arrangment	Cerebral Palsy of Tri-County We are in need of a new web site design.	1401 W. Austin Webb City,MO	Christy G. Graham Ed.D. 417.673.4940 Email
Every Monday night	McDonald County Childrens Choir In need someone to play piano for the practices on monday nights 6:30 to 8 :00 pm	pineville methodist church	Amber Nelson choir director 417.631.7690 Email
Every Friday	Joplin Schools Each Friday from 11:30 to about 1:30 we pack the food for our Snackpack Program. Students can come in for an hour at a time or help the entire two hours. This project will last all school year.	The location is our Food Service warehouse located	The contact is Cynthis Marlow-Sweet and anyone wan 417.438.9350 Email
Tuesdays and Thursdays	We Care of the 4 States Food Pantry helping the needy with groceries	6879 E. Newman Road	Dorothy Platt 417.625.1600 Web
Year Around	National Remember Our Troops Campaign Help a Military and Veterans Charity. There are many ways you can help. Volunteer-From-Home or Volunteer-In-Public. Anywhere in the USA.	Volunteer-From-Anywhere USA	Thomas Ruley 410.687.3568 Web Email
The first and third Tuesday of the month (Sept- Ma	MOPS and Moms Next Our Carthage MOPS and Moms Next group are looking for volunteers for our Moppet program. We need child care providers that are willing to watch our kiddos on the first and third Tuesdays of the month from 6pm to 8 pm.	631 S. Garrison St. Carthage, MO [First Baptist Ch	Jessica Carrick 417.388.8425 Web
Ongoing	Newton County Extension Processing monthly newsletters		Smith Hall 417.455.9500 Email
Year Round	Rebuild Joplin Rebuild Joplin is a non-profit that uses volunteers to rebuild homes affected by the May 22, 2011 tornado. Joplin is still in great need of volunteers, as approximately 25% of homes still need rebuilding. We accept skilled and unskilled volunteers.	Joplin, MO	Theo Holtwick 417.623.0065 Web Email
Year Round	ACCESS Family Care Appointment reminder calls, pick up, organize lobby, xerox copies, customer service follow up calls, mailing appt/followup reminder letters, stock exam rooms, make paper files, insurance packets, cutting out play money	Cassville, Anderson, Joplin, Neosho	Laura V. Pina 417.451.9450 Web Email