Community Partner Volunteer Opportunities
Aurora Public Schools Back to School Kickoff
Saturday, August 7, 2021
10:00AM-12:30PM
Town Center of Aurora
Aurora Public Schools is currently coordinating its annual Back to School Kickoff! They will host over 15,000 APS students and families at the Town Center at Aurora (Aurora Mall) giving out over 6,000 backpacks with school supplies, providing immunizations, helping families register their students and giving out FREE FOOD!
If you would like to volunteer at the event this year, please sign up with the link below. There will be several options on how you can be involved, and we'll try our best to accommodate your choice. Click HERE to Sign Up today!
Volunteer at the Arapahoe County Fair July22-25
Greet 20,000+ fairgoers and help them find shows, exhibits and turkey legs. Maybe our golf cart shuttle service is more your speed? Or, are you a homesteader at heart, creator of crafts or a teacher looking for a fun summer activity? Help fairgoers experience the heritage activities of the West. There’s something for everyone (ages 16+)! Click HERE to learn more and to sign up today!
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Upcoming High Line Canal Conservancy volunteer opportunities
Join the High Line Canal Conservancy’s newly-launched Canal Conservation Corps (CCC) program by attending one of the following stewardship events in Aurora this summer:
Click on a shift below to Sign Up Today!
The CCC harnesses the commitment of community members from across the region, enabling and inspiring them to work together to enhance the Canal’s ecological health and future vitality. This dedicated coalition measurably improves the Canal’s ecosystem and the region’s climate resilience by significantly enhancing the Conservancy’s ability to care for the Canal through stewardship programs such as trash, weed and brush removals, tree plantings and other ecological restoration projects. The CCC is powered by trained youth and adult Corps Leaders, as well as individual and group volunteers.
Love Working with Kids and Changing Lives?
Aurora Community Connection is in search of energetic volunteers, with a passion for teaching, to work within our daily after-school program!
We empower kids K-12 by providing academic support, Monday through Thursday (3:30pm-5:30pm), with a focus on literacy, math, and homework assistance.
Commitment
We ask that volunteer tutors commit to working within the program for at least one full session (February—May; June—July; and/or August—December) and for a minimum of 4 hours per week (in some combination). Please note that during the summer, tutoring will occur earlier in the day: Mon—Thurs, 10:00am to 1:30pm
Click Here to Sign Up Today!
Looking
for a great opportunity to give back and provide end of life companionship?
Elevation hospice needs companionship volunteers! We are very flexible with
hours and serve from Boulder/Longmont down to Parker/Aurora! Our volunteers can
provide a variety of much needed services from companionship visits with our
patients and their loved ones, writing letters, doing hair and nails, assisting
in the office, playing music, etc. If you have a particular skill that you
think would benefit our patients, let's chat! Contact Rachel Oatman, Volunteer
Coordinator at Rachel.Oatman.Elevation@sagehospice.org
or call at (720) 608 - 2181.
Aurora Community Partner Organizations: Please click and browse through the above Make a Difference brochure which contains information and contacts for various volunteer programs throughout the city. Please feel free to reach out to them directly to volunteer for their programs.
Are you looking for a community service opportunity for your teen or young adult, or are you looking for your own way to plug in? The Aurora Youth Commission needs both youth ages 14 to 21 and adults to serve on this city commission, which advises the City Council, City Manager and the Parks, Recreation & Open Space director regarding the interests of youth in Aurora. The commission's mission is to better the well-being of Aurora's youth through representation, service and action. We are looking for members who attend or represent Aurora school districts, private schools and home school participation in Aurora. The commission meets once a month from August to May, and the term of service is two years. To apply click HERE!
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