We Care: Check out these volunteer opportunities and events

Come on out to VFW Post 2503 on Saturday, June 14th for an all-day family event celebrating the Army’s 250th Birthday! 

Starting at noon, family games will be going on at the post as well as baseball games broadcast throughout the facility. They will also be having an amateur BBQ contest –which means come hungry!! 

Hamburgers will be served until the food lasts. Birthday cake and movies into the evening. A day of baseball, BBQ and good family fun as we celebrate a quarter of a millennium of service by your United States Army! 

Skip the downtown crowd and come out to the post – just east of 90th and Military at 8904 Military Road. Servicemen and women, and their families, and the general public are welcome to participate!!

If you’re looking for a volunteer opportunity, check out the links below.

Get more info at the links below.

Better Business Bureau CLICK HERE

Boys & Girls Club of the Midlands CLICK HERE

Boys Town **See below for more info CLICK HERE

Completely Kids CLICK HERE

Food Bank for the Heartland CLICK HERE

HETRA CLICK HERE

(Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy)

Heartland Family Service CLICK HERE

Kids Can CLICK HERE

Mentor Nebraska CLICK HERE

Nebraska Humane Society CLICK HERE

Open Door Mission CLICK HERE

Project Harmony CLICK HERE

Restored Wings CLICK HERE

The Salvation Army CLICK HERE

If you have a charity event and would like us to get the word out, please email wecare@thekat.com

***📢 Announcing the NEW Boys Town National Research Hospital Volunteer Program! 

The Volunteer Program offers a variety of options to fit the skills of both teens and adults. Some of the tasks may include:

  • Greeting and escorting patients
  • Serving as an internal courier or runner for clinic staff
  • Engaging patients in waiting room with interactive activities
  • Making rounds with the activity cart (coloring, books, crafts) or coffee cart
  • Providing clerical support
  • Reading to patients
  • Taking patients on wagon rides
  • Cleaning toys

Volunteer Requirements

  • Must be at least 16 years of age and able to transport themselves or acquire transportation to Boys Town National Research Hospital at 139th and Pacific Street
  • Volunteer a minimum of two hours each week, with a total of eight hours a month
  • If needed, exceptions can be made for special circumstances (vacations, illness, etc.)
  • Volunteers between the ages of 16 and 18 are asked to make an initial commitment of 6 months and volunteers over 19 are asked to make an initial commitment of 1 year

CLICK HERE to apply


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