Our Volunteers are Valuable!
At the Independent Sector's rate of $19.51 per hour, 23,275 ECS volunteer hours were worth an in-kind donation last year of more than $454,000! That’s a lot of cash… but we know our volunteers are priceless!
Do not forget to entertain strangers, for by so doing some people have entertained angels without knowing it. –Hebrews 13:2
Which volunteer opportunity is right for you?
Hungry Shut-Ins are Waiting for Your Special Deliveries
If someone you know was homebound and hungry, you’d bring them a meal, wouldn’t you? An elderly relative, a lonely neighbor, a disabled retiree—they’d be most fortunate to know you and to receive your generosity.
But what about those who don’t have someone like you? They are “the poor, the friendless and the needy” recalled in the Book of Common Prayer. They need you more than ever.
Episcopal Community Services needs you in our Meals on Wheels ministry. Volunteer drivers deliver meals to shut-ins in Midtown and Kansas City’s East side. Drivers pick up nutritious hot meals at the Kansas City Community Kitchen (located at 8th and Paseo [map]), and are provided with directions and a route, which takes about an hour to complete.
You can deliver just once or twice a month—or more, if you like. For most of our clients, this is the only substantial meal of the day—and you are the only friendly face they see. Maybe your Small Group or Book Club would like to take on this ministry!
E-mail Meals on Wheels coordinator Richard Gooch or call (816) 682-4226.
Prepare and Serve Hot Meals at Noontime
Kansas City Community Kitchen is always looking for volunteers who have a passion for feeding the hungry. Those who volunteer here at the Kansas City Community Kitchen find the experience to be both rewarding and spiritually invigorating. There are several different opportunities available for small groups or individuals. Contact Erika Rucker, Kitchen Manager and Volunteer Coordinator.
Distribute Food to Hungry Pantry Clients
There are ongoing volunteer opportunities at the many neighborhood pantries of the Episcopal Hunger Relief Network. Click here for the phone numbers and e-mail contacts for pantries throughout the metropolitan area.
Prepare, Serve or Clean-Up at Breakfast at St. Paul's
Every Saturday morning, about 200 hungry neighbors come for a hot breakfast at St. Paul's Episcopal Church at 18th & Washington in Kansas City, Kansas. Whether you like to set tables, flip flapjacks, scramble eggs or wipe down the counters, there's a job for you! Contact Julie Marcus.
Here are some of our more specific volunteer needs:
Teaching assistant needed for the Culinary Cornerstones program
- Assist with class prep and grading
- 20 – 30 hours a week (can be shared by two people)
Math Tutors: Culinary Cornerstones Program
- Assist with class assignments, converting measurements and fractions
- Other basic math skills
- Wednesdays and/or Fridays: 11:00 – 12:00
Meals on Wheels Drivers
- Deliver meals to homebound people in the Midtown/Westport or East Kansas City area over the lunch hour.
- Flexible schedule – deliver once a week or once a month. Choose the dates you are available.
- Directions provided to each stop.
- Monday – Friday (1 to 1½ hours to complete)
Kitchen Prep Teams
- ECS’ Kansas City Community Kitchen is looking for prep groups to help prepare food. A prep group consists of 4 to 12 individuals who work together for two hours to prepare fruits and vegetables for the next day’s lunch. Each group may choose their time to arrive between 3:00 and 6:00 pm on weekdays or on a Saturday morning.
St. Paul’s (KCK) Saturday Pantry Volunteers
- Assist neighbors in their experience
- Provide child-care assistance
- Saturdays 10:00 – 1:00
If you can provide any of the items or services above or would like to volunteer, please contact Erica Rucker at erucker@episcopalcommunity.org or (816) 472-0744. Thank you.
