| MissionPalooza Worksites |
Kanbe's Market & St. Paul's Food Pantry - Youth
Kanbe’s Markets is on a mission to turn food waste into food access and would love for you to be a part of it. Our typical volunteer activity is sorting donated produce into four tiers: Healthy Corner Stores: Produce sold at affordable prices in low-access areas; Donation Partners: Imperfect produce given to area hunger relief partners; Animal Feed: Produce given to non profit animal sanctuaries; Compost: Moldy, spoiled, or rotten produce used to make compost
St. Paul’s KCMO Pantry has been a vital resource in our community for over 40 years. They strive to create an environment where all guests feel welcome, respected, and empowered. Today, we distribute free bags of groceries to anyone in need—no questions asked. Volunteers play a crucial role in ensuring food reaches those who need it most. Volunteers assist with: Unloading and sorting food deliveries, packing grocery bags with nutritious staples, organizing bulk items into smaller portions, greeting and assisting guests during their visit and helping distribute fresh produce and pantry staples.
Up to 10 youth and 2 adults will help at Kanbe’s in the morning and St. Paul’s KCMO Pantry in the afternoon. | |
KC Pet Project - Youth
KC Pet Project
KC Pet Project is building a more compassionate community for pets and people by caring for over 16,000 animals a year. They work with other animal welfare organizations to increase the number of homeless pets adopted and focus on lifesaving programs promoting pet retention, identification, lost pet reunions, and supporting keeping families and their pets together throughout the community. Volunteers help in many ways, such as Animal Handling and Care:
Help keep animals happy and active by assisting with dog walking, playgroups, or socializing cats and dogs; Animal Enrichment: Help improve the mental health of the animals in our care by assembling dog and cat treats and toys. This opportunity is kid friendly!; Administrative Support
Use your organizational skills to assist with filing, mailings, data entry, returning phone calls and other clerical tasks; and Shelter Support (Non-animal handling): Help keep shelter pets happy and healthy through kennel cleaning, stocking inventory, and sorting donations.
Up to 10 youth and 2 adults will volunteer at KC pet project in the mornings and “at home” projects supporting KC Pet Project at St. Paul’s in the afternoon. | |
KC Scraps - Youth
KC Scraps Changes People and Things. Their mission is to provide resources, education and an environment for creative upcycling that encourages change in a more responsible community. Their vision is to transform the unwanted into something of value! As a volunteer you might be organizing manipulatives and classroom decor for an exciting reuse, assembling kits, wrangling textiles, hunting for treasures, or a yarn guru.
Up to 10 youth and 2 adults will volunteer at KC Scraps all day. | |
ReStore - Youth
Restore is Habitat KC’s discount home improvement store. They sell new and gently-used furniture, appliances, building supplies, home goods, and more. Habitat KC uses 100% of ReStore profits to build and repair homes in Kansas City. ReStore is open to the general public. ReStore is where people can go to find new and gently used building supplies, furniture, appliances, home décor, etc. Volunteers may help load and unload merchandise, assemble furniture, appliances, trim, tile, scrap metal or paint, landscaping, maintain signage and help make the ReStore a clean, safe and shoppable store.
Up to 10 youth and 2 adults will volunteer at Restore all day.
Volunteers will be e-mailed the link to a waiver directly from ReStore that must be completed prior to the start of MissionPalooza. | |
Thelma's Kitchen - Youth
Thelma’s Kitchen is Kansas City’s first pay it forward Cafe. Located on the corner of 31st and Troost we sit on the historic dividing line of Kansas City, and we invite all members of the Community from all walks of life into a gathering place. We offer affordable menu options for all budgets, and also provide free meals to all clients receiving services through our social and mental health program. We have been operating since 1986 on this historic corner, providing ID restoration, birth certificate, support, rent and utilities assistance, a foster grandparent program, and of course, Thelma’s Kitchen. Volunteers will help prepare food that goes into the Cafe, as well as catering to clients across the city who support our programs with their lunch dollars. We need support from volunteers, serving food, running the register, greeting our neighbors, providing kitchen prep and bussing tables. Come join us in the kitchen!
Up to 10 youth and 2 adults will help at Thelma’s kitchen in the morning and St. Paul’s in Kansas City Kansas in the afternoon. | |
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Go home at night
You may elect to have a parent pick you up at night and bring you back in the morning. | |