JOY In Serving
This holiday season, we’re thrilled to offer a variety of volunteer options for you and your friends! Whether you’re looking to participate in Serve Saturday or help serve Thanksgiving and Christmas meals, there’s something for everyone.
Ready to make a difference this JOY-filled season? Click the links below to explore opportunities and sign up!
We can’t wait to see you there!
Serve this Holiday Season
Unite in service alongside community partners to make a difference in Kansas City. Join our dedicated staff and discover the organizations tirelessly working to enhance our city. Explore opportunities to get involved and contribute to building a better community together. Together, we can create lasting change. Join us today and be a part of the Resurrection Mission.
Urgent Hunger Response
Serve with us—extra shifts added to meet growing need
Due to current economic conditions, the need in our community continues to grow. We are adding Drive Thru Pantries, Food Packing events, and more to help .
Our volunteer opportunities update daily, sign up here to receive email updates and stay informed about new ways to serve through our Hunger Ministry.
NOVEMBER 15th
Resurrection Leawood
Join us as we grow together in our mission to develop cultural awareness and acceptance for all our neighbors. By participating, individuals will gain empowerment and education, fostering a deeper understanding of our diverse community and enhancing cross-cultural interactions. 16 & Older
NOVEMBER 15th
Fall Cleanup
KC Shepherd Center supports older adults by to increase social activity, reduce food insecurity, and build lasting relationships. Everything they do helps seniors age in the place they call home.
Join in as we work together as we rake leaves for older adults, doing yard work for those who can’t afford help, and who can’t care for their yards. under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
Hunger Response
Food Access
Join us as we partner with Kanbe’s Markets to get fresh produce to families in need.
Kanbe’s needs volunteers throughout the week to help sort and prepare produce that Resurrection can distribute to the community. Learn more about their current volunteer opportunities by clicking the button below.
NOVEMBER 15th
Helping Hands
All skill levels welcome. Work with other volunteers on projects including construction, organization, and clean-up to support our community partners.
For November we are building privacy fencing and completing various repair projects at SAVE, Inc. in KC, MO. Ages 15 and older.
NOVEMBER 15th
Care Community
Did you know that foster families are far more likely to thrive when surrounded by a Care Community—a small group that provides practical, ongoing support?
Join us for an informational meeting to learn how you can come alongside a foster family through simple acts of service
November 20th
Friendsgiving
Mother’s Refuge provides shelter and education to homeless, pregnant and parenting young women by providing comprehensive services that empower them to make successful life decisions for themselves and their babies.
Join us at Mother’s Refuge as we help set up and host their afternoon Friendsgiving.12 & older
NOVEMBER 22nd
Downtown
Now that the Thanksgiving meal bags have been collected, we need your help to sort and organize them for distribution to our community! Join us on Serve Saturday, November 22nd, as we work together to bring holiday cheer to those in need through our hunger ministry. 10 & Older
DECEMBER 10th
Sisterhood Party
Amethyst Place is a long-term supportive housing program for women and children recovering from generational poverty, substance use, and trauma.
Join in as we share our time between preparing /serving holiday meals and interacting with children in the program.
18 & older
December 18th
Christmas Store
reStart exists to end homelessness in Kansas City. For over four decades they have tackled homelessness from all angles of the housing continuum using experience and insight to mobilize teams and partners to address this urgent and growing need.
Get ready to create a magical shopping experience at the reStart Holiday Store!
Refugee
Our vision is that every individual will be nourished, educated, and supported in an atmosphere of love and respect to permit them to achieve their full potential.
DECEMBER 20th
Meal & Holiday Store
Amethyst Place is a long-term supportive housing program for women and children recovering from generational poverty, substance use, and trauma.
Join us as we share our time serving brunch to residents, helping mom’s shop at onsite Christmas store, while playing holiday games with children.
18 & older
December 25th
Christmas Dinner
Hope Faith is Kansas City’s daytime homeless center that provides critical services to those experiencing homelessness.
Join us at Hope Faith as we share a homemade Thanksgiving Meal with individuals experiencing homelessness. Must be 18 and older to serve at this event.
18 & older
NOVEMBER 8th
Fall Party
Join us at JOY Meadows to provide encouragement, community and connections for foster and adoptive parents, provide a trauma-informed space for children to experience fun childhood activities, and to connect caregivers to the resources they need. 10& Older
Foster Care
Joy Meadows’s mission is to provide foster families with community, support, housing, and resources so that children in foster care can find stability, healing, and joy.
Refugee
Global FC uses soccer as a vehicle for transformative impact.
We support underserved youth, many of which come from refuge and immigrant families, with the tools to overcome obstacles to success by providing resources, opportunities, and relationships towards a brighter future.
NOVEMBER 15th
Lees Summit
Now that the Thanksgiving meal bags have been collected, we need your help to sort and organize them for distribution to our community! Join us on Serve Saturday, November 15th, as we work together to bring holiday cheer to those in need through our hunger ministry. 10 & Older
Consturuction and Housing
During Pride Build, Habitat KC and hundreds of volunteers partner with LGBTQIA+ homeowners to build homes or complete minor and critical repairs that help them maintain a safe and healthy place to live. No construction experience is needed. Habitat for Humanity gives you the tools and skills you need to make an impact.
NOVEMBER 15th
Holiday Prep
Lee’s Summit Social Services has a mission to assist low-income, elderly, and/or disabled persons in the Lee’s Summit Social Services service area with emergency needs while enabling them to maintain their dignity and learning to set realistic goals. 10 & Older
NOVEMBER 15th
Mission Center
Now that the Thanksgiving meal bags have been collected, we need your help to sort and organize them for distribution to our community! Join us on Serve Saturday, November 15th, as we work together to bring holiday cheer to those in need through our hunger ministry. 10 & Older
NOVEMBER 15th
Homeless Thanksgiving Celebration
Join us at Resurrection Downtown as we host the Hillcrest Transitional Living Young Adult Program for their Thanksgiving celebration. This is a great opportunity to serve individuals between the ages of 16-24 that are experiencing homelessness and working hard at improving their lives. We need assistance in setup and teardown, hospitality, serving, and more!
Housing
ReStore generates funds that support our work with local families in need of a safe, decent, and affordable place to call home. Sorting donations, taking inventory, and assisting customers, are some examples of group volunteering opportunities in Kansas City that help us increase our impact.
NOVEMBER 15th
Overland Park
Now that the Thanksgiving meal bags have been collected, we need your help to sort and organize them for distribution to our community! Join us on Serve Saturday, November 15th, as we work together to bring holiday cheer to those in need through our hunger ministry. 10 & Older
NOVEMBER 15th
Brookside
Now that the Thanksgiving meal bags have been collected, we need your help to sort and organize them for distribution to our community! Join us on Serve Saturday, November 15th, as we work together to bring holiday cheer to those in need through our hunger ministry. 10 & Older
Homeless
Our Mission Center is home to our Food Mobile, Book mobile, Bed Ministry, and Resurrection’s Truck Ministry. Join us to help assemble sack lunches that we distribute through our FoodMobile and community partners to our homeless communities around Kansas City.
November 22nd
Meal & Holiday Store
The mission of Lazarus Ministries KC is to offer unlimited compassion while providing for the unmet needs of Kansas City’s urban core. We bring hope and opportunity to those in need and work toward solutions for homelessness and food insecurity.
NOVEMBER 22nd
Refugee Thanksgiving Celebration
Join us at Resurrection Downtown as we host our newest immigrant newcomers and neighbors for a Thanksgiving celebration. This is a great opportunity to break bread, learn, and serve those that our new to our community. We need assistance in setup and teardown, hospitality, serving, and more!.
16 & older
Resurrection Overland Park
We will be assembling meals for our neighbors in need. A great way to start the day and engage with both your church community and the broader community you’re serving. FAMILY FRIENDLY!
NOVEMBER 26th
Thanksgiving Dinner
Avenue of Life’s mission is to mobilize the greater Kansas City community to equip and empower low-income individuals and families to be self-sustainable and independent.
Join us at Avenue of Life as we share Thanksgiving Dinner and lead holiday crafts and games for community families.
16 & older
NOVEMBER 27th
Thanksgiving Meal
Healing House Kansas City is a substance use disorder recovery organization. Our mission is to enrich the lives and spiritual well-being of all we serve and improve the safety and welfare of our community by equipping each participant with resources to maintain a healthy, self-sufficient, and purposeful life.
16 & older
Partner Schools
Mission: To support the social, emotional and reading skills that are foundational to student success by advancing our literacy platform and mobilizing community volunteers. 12 & Older
NOVEMBER 26th
Thanksgiving Meal
Central UMC walks with their community, offering assistance with groceries, clothing, job skills, and weekly hot meals. Join Resurrection at Central UMC in KCK as we prepare and serve a homemade Thanksgiving Meal and host children’s games with individuals and families experiencing hardship.
16 & older
NOVEMBER 27th
Thanksgiving Meal
Hope Faith is Kansas City’s daytime homeless center that provides critical services to those experiencing homelessness. Join us at Hope Faith as we share a homemade Thanksgiving Meal with individuals experiencing homelessness. Must be 18 and older to serve at this event.
18 & older
Homeless
Uplift Organization is a mobile street outreach for the homeless of Kansas City. Three nights a week, we take four Sprinter vans loaded with food, clothing, and other essential supplies out to the homeless. FAMILY FRIENDLY!
Resurrection Spring Hill
Resurrection Spring Hill. Join us as we clean, paint, and freshen up our new location before opening the doors in September. 14 & older
December 7th
Holiday Shop
During our 9-day Holiday Shop many local companies, families, civic groups and individuals help to accomplish our needed Holiday Shop. Each year it takes over 3,000 volunteers to assist the over 13,000 neighbors of Johnson County during the holiday season.
11 & older
Do Unto Others
Yard Signs
Help spread kindness throughout the city with yard signs reminding everyone of the Golden Rule: Do unto others as you would have them do unto you. We’ll have sets of 20 signs and a map with a target area that you can pick up at Serve Saturday. Place your signs in public areas where there are already other political signs.
Refugee
At JVS, they engage, encourage and empower refugees and immigrants through a variety of programming and services designed to move our newest neighbors from “surviving” to thriving. 12 & older
DECEMBER 16th
Christmas Party
Mother’s Refuge provides shelter and education to homeless, pregnant and parenting young women by providing comprehensive services that empower them to make successful life decisions for themselves and their babies.
Join us at Mother’s Refuge as we help set up and host their Christmas Party.
12 & older
Healthcare
We are dedicated to improving the health of the communities we serve through the provision of high quality, affordable, accessible and culturally appropriate care to all individuals regardless of ability to pay. Health Partnership Clinic is committed to serving as a vehicle for collaboration among community partners as a critical aspect of meeting our mission.
Community Support
Let’s show our KC Crossroads community some much needed love! We’ll spend the morning cleaning our streets, handing out cold water to our at-risk neighbors, and praying for our city. This activity is for all ages, but youth must be with a guardian.
Community Justice
The Giving Garden is a community justice initiative to grow fresh, organic produce. The produce from this garden goes directly to our Resurrection Food Mobile and our Resurrection Food Pantry and be given away as a tangible sign of love to those facing food insecurity. FAMILY FRIENDLY!
Addiction Recovery
Artists Helping the Homeless (AHH) offers transitional and supportive housing programs for men struggling to find shelter often as a result of substance use disorder. AHH also administers a re-entry program that helps recently incarcerated individuals find housing, employment, and social support services. 16 & Older
Benilde Hall
Our mission is to provide services for treating substance use, mental health, and homelessness so that individuals may return to the community as responsible, employed, and permanently housed contributing members of society.
Creation Care
KC Farm School at Gibbs Road empowers individuals of all ages, ancestries, and abilities
through on-farm, hands-on experiences and vocational education
connecting them to the land and soil, food, community, and opportunity. FAMILY FRIENDLY!
Community Justice
The RPOR Drop-In Center is a safe, non-judgmental place for prostituted women from all backgrounds and races. This serve opportunity will help organize donations received to support this community. This activity is for all ages, but youth must be with a guardian.
Community Support
Blessings Abound Thrift Store is a Christian not for profit organization called to serve the metro Kansas City Community by selling and recycling donated merchandise in order to provide aid to people in need.
12 & older
Homeless
The new Overland Park Thrift Store location is now open! Hillcrest thrift stores directly support their efforts to to solve homelessness in Kansas City. Hillcrest Transitional Housing offers homeless families, singles and youth a disciplined educational program within a caring, supportive environment. 14 & older
Resurrection Ministries
Ongoing serving opportunities
Can’t serve this Saturday? Join our Resurrection Ministries throughout the month. Opportunities from construction to preparing hot meals. We are always adding events to serve all month long!
