Serve in the Community
Join us in honoring the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. during our MLK Serve Saturday events on January 18 and Monday, January 20. In the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment, we invite you to roll up your sleeves and make a meaningful difference in our community through various service projects. Our events are designed as easy, low-commitment ways to make a positive impact on your neighbors in the metro area. Try something new or enjoy a familiar favorite. Either way, you’ll experience the powerful impact of helping others by becoming God’s hands and feet right here in Kansas City.
Serve with us
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.
reStart
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. Join us as we paint and refresh the inside walls. 12 & Older
Joy Meadows
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. Join us as we take down Christmas decorations, clean up around the property, and get ready for families to visit! Families with children 5+ welcome to serve.
Lazarus Ministies
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. Join us as we serve a meal and assist in the boutique. 18 & Older
Hope & Faith
Hope Faith is a non-denominational, Christian based low-barrier Homelessness Assistance Campus in Greater Kansas City. Join us at Hope Faith as we serve a homemade breakfast to the shelter guests. 16 & Older
Hope House
Hope House’s mission is to break the cycle of domestic violence by providing safe refuge and supportive services that educate and empower those impacted by domestic violence. Join us as we completely reorganize the clothing closet! Their closet is available to men, women, and children who are leaving domestic violence situations. 14 & Older
New Creation
New Creation is a faith based therapeutic community helping men to overcome substance use disorders. Help re-epoxy the floor in the recreation room for the men pursuing their sobriety at New Creation recovery house! All supplies provided. 8 & Older
Starfish Project
The Starfish Foundation provides community service to those of all ages and abilities, in conjunction with local pantries-food donation coordination, limited case management and resource coordination. Join us as we unload and stock food or assist in tying bags for homeless mats. 5 & Older
Blessings Abound
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
KC Farm School
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!
Lead to Read
Mission: To support the social, emotional and reading skills that are foundational to student success by advancing our literacy platform and mobilizing community volunteers. Join us as we help Lead to Read KC sort, process and pack children’s book donations for distribution throughout the KC metro.12 & Older
This is a family experience suitable for Pre-K and Older. Click on your worship location for more information.
Uplift
Uplift Organization is a mobile street outreach for the homeless of Kansas City. We will be sorting donations and doing other small projects around the warehouse. 5 & Older
Relentless Pursuit
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. 18 & Older.
Family Resource Center
The Family Resource Center provides solutions to address the needs of working disabled individuals, families and senior citizens facing hardships due to poverty, low income, homelessness and food insecurity. Join us in the food pantry, packing produce boxes for families in need, and working in the cafe. Family Friendly!
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
January 20
Join us as we roll up our sleeves and work on various task in the spirit of Dr. King’s powerful vision of social justice, equality, and community empowerment.
Resurrection Leawood
Join us as we assemble Kindergarten readiness kits. The activities and materials in the kits are specifically designed to help preschoolers with readiness skills and development such as language and literacy, math, fine motor, and more. 15 & Older
Backpacks for Hunger
Help fight hunger! Our Backpacks for Hunger program provides nutritious food to help students get through the weekend and return to school ready to focus on schoolwork. Join us at the West Missions Center to prepare and pack up our weekend Backpacks for Hunger. We will pack almost 1000 bags that go directly to Olathe students! 10 & Older
Mother's Refuge
Mother’s Refuge is a home for pregnant and parenting young moms that do not have a stable or permanent place to live. Weather permitting, we will work to update the yard and landscaping for fall and winter!
Richardson ECC
Support our newest Pre-K Partner School, Richardson ECC. We will work together to create a library learning space that encourages social, emotional, and cognitive development of young children.
Helping Hands
All skill levels welcome. Work with other volunteers on projects including construction, organization, and clean-up to support our community partners. We will be working at The Hub Argentine in Kansas City, Kansas.
Resurrection Leawood
Join us as we grow together in our mission to develop cultural awareness and acceptance for all our neighbors. Click on the button below to learn more about this workshop. 16 & Older
