THE VOLUNTEER CENTER

Offering a Wide Variety of Volunteer Opportunities

Throughout Reno County, people of all ages are needed to volunteer for non-profit and governmental organizations. The services they provide are important. The list is long and the opportunities are varied. Some volunteers choose to have a set schedule, others prefer to be on-call for special projects and still some choose seasonal opportunities. The below opportunities are currently open. The staff at The Volunteer Center is happy to help you find a volunteer position that fits your time available and area of interest. Call 620-665-4960 or email volunteercenter@hutchcc.edu about the below opportunities and more!

American Red Cross Blood Drives

• Assist with registration/check-in for donors, or in the canteen serving snacks or a meal to donors

Buhler Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community

• Life Enrichment Assistants

Circles

• Ally Volunteers

Cosmosphere

• CosmoKids Area
• Space Education Helper
• Tour Docent
• Visitor Guide

Dillon Nature Center

• Green Team
• School Program Leader
• Office
• Carpentry, Construction and Other Work

Et Cetera Shop

• Store Workers

Et Cetera Shop-Builder's Bargains

• Store Workers (Tuesday, Thursdays and Saturdays)

Food Bank

• Substitute Clerks

Friends in Action

• Weekly Visitor for Elderly 
• Twice a Month Grocery Shoppers

Friendship Meals

• Meal Delivery
• Kitchen Help

Friends of the Zoo

• Train Drivers
• Gift Shop

Grand Staff Ministries Thrift Boutique

• Store Workers

Hospice and Home Care of Reno County

• Caregiver at Hospice House
• Dog Therapy
• Friendly Visitor
• Maintenance/Yard Work at Hospice House
• Office Volunteer
• No One Dies Alone program
• We Honor Veterans program

Hutchinson Community College Fine Arts Department

• Stringer Fine Arts Performances

Hutchinson Historic Fox Theatre

• Greeter/Ticket Taker
• Usher
• Concessions

Hutchinson Moms

• Child Care during meetings

Hutchinson Public Library

• Adult Tutors

Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Auxiliary

• Gift Shop
• ICU Waiting Room
• Information Desk
• Same Day Surgery

Hutchinson Zoo

• Animal Care Attendants
• Education Assistant
• Horticultural/Grounds
• Wildlife Rehabilitation Intake

Kansas Children's Service League

• Healthy Families Advisory Council

Kansas State Fair-Education Center

• Volunteers needed to help with event on May 31 from 9 a.m.-12 p.m. or 1 p.m.-4 p.m. doing crafts, replanting the pollinator gardens and supervising painting of flower pots with children and families.

Meals on Wheels

• Meal Delivery

Plum Creek Elementary School

• Lunch/recess supervision of Pre-K students 

Reins of Hope

• Arena Helpers

Reno County Department of Aging

• Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas (SHICK) volunteers assist patrons understand Medicare Part D and their prescription drug policy options

Rise Up Reno Prevention Network

• Read With Me (grade school)
• Mentors (grade and middle school)

Robert J. Dole VA Medical Center

• Appointment Drivers

Soup Kitchen

• Meal Helper
• Clothing Bank Helper

Stage 9

• Board Member w/ Financial Experience

Visions of Hope

• Serve on Citizen's Review Board

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program

• Tax Preparers
• Document Screeners
• Receptionists

Other opportunities also available! Give The Volunteer Center a call at 620-665-4960 or email volunteercenter@hutchcc.edu for more information.