Needs From: Konza United Way

• Thrift Store Support

• Organizing Donations

• Food Pantry Assistance

We would love to have someone take care of the landscaping of our organization including taking care of the flowers and removing weeds.

We would love to have someone mow and weed eat our properties. 

Join us for Stuff the Bus 2026, a high-energy community event dedicated to helping local students start the school year prepared and confident!

Volunteers will be stationed at Walmart in Manhattan, KS, collecting donated school supplies and engaging with shoppers to support this impactful cause. As a volunteer, you’ll help greet customers, share information about the event, and encourage donations of essential school items like backpacks, notebooks, and pencils. You may also assist with organizing and sorting collected supplies throughout the day.

This is a fun and meaningful way to give back, connect with others in the community, and make a direct impact on local students and families. Whether you come solo or with a group, your time and enthusiasm will help ensure every child has the tools they need to succeed.

Volunteers are an essential part of our agency.  The Crisis Center, Inc. volunteers can assist staff with daily routines, lending a hand in the offices, performing small handy work, organizing donations, yard work, interacting with clients, playing with children, providing transportation, staffing outreach booths, answering hotlines, and could become a Police Response Advocate.  No matter what you are interested in, we will find the right fit for you! If you are a student, you can use your volunteer time for school hours if needed.

All volunteers must go through online training is done through the KCSDV, Kansas Coalition against Sexual and Domestic Violence, website on the Coalition Manager. 

To find all information regarding the application, please visit The Crisis Center, Inc. website at https://www.thecrisiscenterinc.org/volunteering.cfm. 

We need helpers to be at the pantry when people come to shop for food. Greet and check people in, help them select food items, answer questions, and overall, be a welcome presence to let them know we care. The pantry is open Sundays and Tuesdays, 2-4pm and Mondays and Thursdays, 5-7pm. Volunteers come about 15 minutes before the pantry opens and stay a few minutes after it closes to clean up. Work as many shifts a month as you want for these "shopping shifts". Email peacefullpantry@gmail.com for details.  Helpers are also needed to unpack food Tuesday and Friday mornings, from around 9-10:30am. These needs are ongoing and you can help any Tuesday or Friday you are able to. If you commit to helping with an actual shopping shift, we'll need you to keep that commitment or let us help find a substitute. Thank you!!

Thank you for volunteering to help our community's charities take advantage of donated truckloads of books, cleaning supplies, household items, and other non-perishables, graciously provided to our community. 

Through this partnership, Konza United Way is proud to coordinate volunteers to oversee the distribution of these items from the warehouse at the former Ag Press building.

Thank you for volunteering to welcome and assist our social service community members in securing donated items to support our community.

Day-of-Event Instructions for Volunteers:

1. Welcome staff from our local social service community who are looking for items available.

2. To enter, please see the lock box on the back south door...7454 is the lock box code # to get the key.

3. You are not expected to assist with moving or loading items.

4. Parking is located on the south side of the Ag Press Building. Please do not block the loading dock so the agency representatives have access.

5. Have fun!