Kansas Volunteer Commission

06/04/2026

📢 Mini-Grant Alert!!

It's not too late to apply for the Kansas Volunteer Commission's 9/11 National Day of Service funding opportunity.

Applications Due 6/8/2026

06/03/2026

📢Last Chance to Log Your Volunteer Hours!

The Give Back Kansas Challenge may have officially ended on May 31, but there is still ONE MORE DAY to submit any volunteer hours completed between April 20 and May 31!

If you or your employees have volunteer hours that haven't been reported yet, now is the time to get them logged. Every hour counts and could make a difference in your organization's final standing.

Thank you to all the organizations and employees who dedicated their time and talents to strengthening Kansas communities through service. Your impact has been incredible!

Deadline to submit volunteer hours: Tomorrow
Challenge winners will be announced on June 10

Don't miss this final opportunity to ensure all your volunteer efforts are counted. Let's finish strong, Kansas!

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05/29/2026

✨A huge THANK YOU to all of the organizations participating in the 2026 Give Back Kansas Challenge! Your commitment to service is making a real impact across Kansas communities.

So far, participants have logged an incredible 2,184 volunteer hours since the challenge began on April 20!

Congratulations to our current leaders in each category:

Small Category: Volunteers in Action of Central Kansas
Medium Category: Family Resource Exchange
Large Category: Cloud County

There’s still time to climb the leaderboard! 📢
If your employees volunteered anytime between April 20 and May 31, it’s NOT too late to log those hours.
✨We will continue accepting submissions through June 4.

📢 Final winners will be announced on June 10!

Keep serving, keep logging hours, and keep showing the power of volunteerism across Kansas!

05/22/2026

🚨 FINAL WEEK ALERT! 🚨

The last week of the Challenge is here, and there’s still time to make an impact! 💙

Every volunteer hour matters. Whether it’s mentoring, serving meals, supporting your community, or lending a helping hand, your efforts are making a difference across Kansas.

A big shout-out to our current leaders!

• Small category: Volunteers in Action of Central KS
• Medium category: Family Resource Exchange
• Large category: Cloud County

Arvest Bank@bethel Life Center, , , , IBSA Blind Ksde, MLC / Medical Loan Closet, , Rainbows United, Inc., , , , , , Wichita Festivals Inc.

05/15/2026

Week 4 in the books! Congrats to everyone participating in this year's challenge!

Current Leaders:
Small category: Volunteers In Action of Central KS/AmeriCorps Seniors
Medium category:
Large category:

Congratulations to our current front-runners! 👏 But remember, there’s still plenty of time for the standings to change. Keep logging those volunteer hours and inspiring others to join in!

✨ Let’s finish strong! Arvest Bank Riverfest Wichita &HospiceLLC &MoreLLC

10/21/2025

We are so excited to showcase the Institute for Civic Discourse and Democracy at the 2025 Civic Engagement Conference!!

In their interactive workshop, we will rethink what it means to disagree and practice skills for more productive conversations across differences in opinion. We will ponder what it really means to be “civil” and consider why civility seems in short supply. We also will practice concrete skills for better civic communication and learn what to do when someone just won’t see it our way.

Be sure you're registered to attend!!

Tuesday, November 04 - Wednesday, November 05, 2025 Washburn University, Memorial Union REGISTRATION FEES • $25 per day for students and AmeriCorps members/staff • $50 per day for adults REGISTRATION FEE SCHOLARSHIP To apply for a registration fee scholarship, please email Kat Seeley at voluntee...