Library, Recreation and Cultural Services
15151 E Alameda Pkwy – Aurora, CO 80012 303-739-7759 – 303-739-7547 (Fax) – volunteer@auroragov.org
The Aurora Volunteer Center is your connection to finding volunteer opportunities that make a difference in our community. Volunteering will provide you with an opportunity to make friends, improve your skills and discover new interests. Opportunities range from one day events to ongoing volunteer positions. Get started today by using the searchable database, download the publications listed below or contact us at 303-739-7759. Check out our Volunteer Opportunities Videos: Arts Victim Advocate Outdoors
Volunteer for the City of Aurora Are you looking for a way to improve or use your skills, meet new people and make a difference while volunteering for the City of Aurora?  We’d love to talk to you to about the wide variety of volunteer opportunities available to you.  Are you interested in reading to children, planting a garden, ushering at live theater, assisting at events or coaching youth sports?  We have these volunteer opportunities and much more.  Get started now!
Search the Volunteer Opportunities Database The Aurora Volunteer Center’s volunteer database for Aurora and the surrounding community will match your interests to volunteer opportunities.  View the volunteer opportunities.  If you would like to include your agency’s volunteer positions, sign up at no charge.
Download Publications
	Lend A Hand: City of Aurora Volunteer Guide lists volunteer positions with the City of Aurora.						Lend A Hand: Community Volunteer Guide lists volunteer opportunities with nonprofit organizations that serve Aurora.
Volunteer for KidSpree KidSpree, Colorado’s largest free outdoor event for children, will provide thousands of children with a fun-filled day of creative hands-on activities on July 18 and 19.  Volunteers may choose from morning or afternoon shifts and all volunteers will receive a free T-shirt and lunch.  If you would like to join the fun as a volunteer, register now. KidSpree will take place in Bicentennial Park at the corner of Alameda Ave. and Potomac St.  Questions? Call 303-739-7759 or e-mail the Volunteer Center.
Volunteers Provide Critical Support A record number of volunteers provided assistance and support to diverse City of Aurora volunteer programs in 2008.  Statistics collected by the Aurora Volunteer Center show that 13,831 citizens contributed 215,937 hours to the City of Aurora.  Based on the Independent Sector’s determination of the value of a volunteer’s time at $19.51 per hour, the total value of the volunteers’ contribution was $4,212,931.  The total number of volunteer hours contributed is equivalent to 107 full-time employees.  Contact at Susan Everett at 303-739-7759 for complete statistics.
Make a difference—be a volunteer.
Volunteer Spotlight Lowry Community Christian Church Volunteers of the Week In January 2006, the Zebulun Tribe of Lowry Community Christian Church chose Morning Star Adult Day Program for their community outreach project. Once per month, seven members of the LCCC volunteer as program leaders calling BINGO, assisting the participants and purchasing gifts for the winners. The monthly BINGO program lead by these outstanding volunteers is the highlight of the month and much appreciated by Morning Star’s enthusiastic BINGO players! The staff and participants at Morning Star are lucky to have such a great group of dedicated and generous volunteers. Thank you Jerome Springs, Bobbie Murphy, Charlotte Ingram, Benjamin Peeples, Sandra Peeples, Woodrow Dowell and Louise Glover (pictured above). For information about volunteering at Morningstar Adult Day Program, contact Autumn Boyer 303-326-8323.
The Volunteer Center is a program of the Cultural Services Division, Library, Recreation & Cultural Services Department, City of Aurora. The Cultural Services Division is the largest single provider of arts and culture in the City of Aurora offering programs in performing arts, fine arts, history, public art, special events and festivals, and community volunteerism.