Opportunities From: VolunteerICT

Provide companionship, in-home care and/or respite care to homebound senior clients 60 years of age and older. Senior Companions earn a stipend by volunteering 15 - 40 hours per week. Provide in-home care such as light housekeeping (dusting, light meal preparation) and transportation to appointments. Provide social support.

Now is your time to shine. Take advantage of this flexible opportunity to share your gifts and mentor a young person.  Compeer is a national mentoring program sponsored by the Mental health Association of South Central Kansas that focuses on youth who are at-risk for or who are dealing with mental health issues. MHA has multiple opportunities available to serve as a mentor. Volunteers spend an hour a week with a child providing friendship and socialization while doing fun activities in the community. Our phone buddy program matches volunteers with youth via phone/text/email. Our lunch buddies program allows a volunteer to have lunch with their buddy once a week at the buddy's school. Our community program allows matches to take part in community activities. Wait no longer to make a positive change for you and the community. Apply today.

"Look beyond what is in front of you and see what could be". anonymous The Mental Health Association of South Central KS, is looking for outstanding individuals to become Compeer mentors. Compeer is a national mentoring program hosted by MHA that serves the needs of those dealing with mental health issues (or who have a guardian dealing with Mental health issues). Currently we are recruiting mentors for our Compeer Lunch Buddy program. Volunteers are trained in mentoring and mental health before they are matched with a student. Once matched, they spend at least one hour a week at the student's school during lunch/recess. Step up and provide a child with a positive role model, mentor, and caring friend; be a Lunch Buddy and make a difference for you and them.