ACES
Academic Civic Engagement through Service
The ACES Program involves active participants in the local community, selflessly giving of our time and talents. We are not just volunteers, but students with a unique opportunity to challenge ourselves outside the realm of academia. Connections are made (through reflection logs, journals, class presentations, meeting with instructors and meetings with other students) between classroom work and work in service. We also take an active role in teaching others—in our classes, in our friendships and in our communities.
Mission Statement
We are dedicated to helping you get the most out of your education. Our program emphasizes
learning through life experience, providing you with the opportunity to test the skills
you are learning outside the classroom setting. At the same time you will be providing
an invaluable service to your community.
Everyone can be great, because everyone can serve.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Locations of Services
Anytime
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Date: Anytime
Organization: Cowley County Humane Society
Needs: Volunteers walking dogs, cleaning, and over all helping with animals
Time: Tues-Thurs: 10am to 4pm; Friday: 12 to 6pm; Saturday: 10am to 2pm; Sun-Mon: closed
Place: 7648 222rd, Winfield, KS
Contact: Teresa Harden @ 620.221.1698 or 620.442.1698 -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Cherokee Strip Land Rush Museum
Needs: Volunteers
Time: Tue-Sat 10 to 5
Place: 31639 US 77
Contact: Jessica Ratzlaff 620.442.6750 -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Eagle Nest Inc.
Needs: Volunteers sort donations (clothing, etc)
Time: Anytime
Place: 112 E 9th Winfield, KS 67156
Contact: Gayle McPherson @ 620.229.8282 -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Salvation Army Winfield
Place: 200 E 11th, Winfield, KS
Contact: 620.221.3862 -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Cowley County Historical Museum
Needs: Volunteers to meet/greet visitors
Time: Tues, Wed, Fri 1 to 4
Contact: Shawn Marie Stover -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Medicalodge East
Needs: Volunteers to work with elderly
Time: Mon-Fri 9 to 4:30
Place: 203 E Osage
Contact: Amanda Jackson @ 620.442.9300 Ext 32 -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Presbyterian Manor
Needs: Volunteers to work with elderly
Time: Mon-Fri 8 to 4
Place: 1711 N 4th Arkansas City, KS
Contact: Lori Peters @ 620.442.8700 -
Date: Anytime
Organization: Cumbernauld Village
Needs: Volunteers to work with elderly
Time: Mon – Fri (Call before 4:00)
Place: 716 Tweed, Winfield, KS
Contact: Amanda Lazelle @ 620.221.4141 - Date: Anytime
Organization: Big Brothers & Big Sisters of Wellington
Event: Mentoring Program
Needs: Volunteers to act as mentors to kids
Time: Anytime
Place: Wellington, KS
Contact: Debi Clark @ 620.221.7766 - Date: Begin Anytime
Organization: Big Brothers & Big Sisters
Event: Mentoring Program
Needs: Volunteers to act as a mentor 1x per week to a community youth member
Time: Volunteer coordinates with Little Brother/Sister
Place: Big Brothers & Big Sisters – Arkansas City
Contact: Debi Clark – dclark@ksbbbs.org - Date: Begin Anytime
Organization: ESOL (English Speakers of Other Languages)
Event: Tutoring and Assistance with Homework
Needs: Teachers needed to help adult students complete classwork
Time: Monday – Thursday, 9:30am – 12:00pm
Place: St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 925 N Waco, Wichita, KS
Contact: Leon Rausch – 316.263.0810 or office stpauls@sbcglobal.net
Special Notes: You may sign up for 1 day or 4 days – No experience necessary, training is provided - Date: Begin any time
Organization: Success In the Middle
Event: Tutoring math, reading comprehension, general homework
Needs: Tutors and mentors for math, reading, general homework
Time: Days, evenings & Saturdays
Place: 12 Wichita middle schools, 5 neighborhood sites, 2 community-based programs
Contact: Judith Wencel at jwencel@successinthemiddle.org or visit www.successinthemiddle.org
Special Notes: Sign up at www.successinthemiddle.org - Date: Anytime
Organization: Arkansas City Public Library
Event: Ongoing
Needs: Volunteers to shelve & straighten books, supervise kids during gaming, help with events, clean dvds, etc.
Time: Anytime Mon.-Thurs. between 9 am and 8 pm or Fri-Sat between 10 am and 6 pm
Place: 120 E. 5th Ave., Arkansas City, KS 67005
Contact: Mendy Pfannenstiel 620-442-1280
Special Notes: Please come by the Library to pick up and complete a volunteer application - Date: Various Available
Organization: Mosaic
Event: Various
Needs: Volunteers to assist individuals with special needs during various activities
Time: Various
Place: 2120 E 9th Ave, Winfield, KS
Contact: Nancy Maier, 620.229.8702
Special Notes: Mosaic plans a variety of activities and field trips such as bowling, walking club, museums, sewing, movie, etc and need volunteers who can assist various days/times - Date: Various Available
Organization: Miller Recycling Center
Event: Various
Needs:
Time: Tuesday & Thursday 1-4 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Place: 725 E Clark, Wichita, KS
Contact: Roger Lyon, 316.269.1359
Special Notes:
Serve FREE meals to those in need (note each evening is at a different location)
- Date: Sunday's
Organization: Calvary Church
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to cook and service community members a meal
Time: 3:30 to about 7:00
Place: 1001 S 3rd St, Arkansas City, KS
Contact: 620-442-8397 - Date: Monday's
Organization: New Life Fellowship
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to cook and service community members a meal
Time: 5 to about 7 p.m.
Place: 124 S B St, Arkansas City, KS
Contact: Patty Brown - Date: Tuesday's
Organization: First Presbyterian Church
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to cook and service community members a meal
Time: 3:30 to about 7:00
Place: 321 S 1st St, Arkansas City, KS
Contact: Frank & Carol Mulhern 620-442-0447 - Date: Tuesday's
Organization: First United Methodist Church
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to cook and service community members a meal
Time: 4:30 to about 6:00
Place: 1000 Millington, Winfield, KS
Contact: Nancy Treadway 620-221-2700 - Date: October Wednesday's
Organization: St Paul United Methodist Church
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to cook and service community members a meal
Time: 3:30 to about 6:30
Place: 220 E Washington, Arkansas City, KS
Contact: 620-442-2110 - Date: Wednesday's
Organization: First Presbyterian Church
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to cook and service community members a meal
Time: 4:30 to about 6:00
Place: 1101 Millington, Winfield, KS
Contact: Ruth Westfall 620-221-4500 - Date: Thursday's
Organization: Shepherd’s Table
Event: FREE Evening Meal
Needs: Volunteers to serve meals and clean up
Time: 5:00 – 6:30
Place: 1125 S Summit, Arkansas City, KS
Contact:
Special Notes: just show up and help
Wichita and Surrounding Area Locations
Anytime
- Share Your Voice
Project: Children's book reader selects books from the library at TOP or brings your own to share with groups of 3-5 year-old children. Read and discuss a new book each week.
Agency: The Opportunity Project (TOP)
Dates: Every other Tuesday; 8:45 a.m.- 11:00 a.m. and/or 12:45 p.m.- 2:00 p.m.
Minimum age: 16
Contact: Jeannene Schweitzer, 613-2023 or jschweitzer@toptlc.com - Be A Friend
Project: Compeer, a mentoring and friendship program, is seeking volunteers to assist with the Community Social Gathering Outreach Program.
Volunteers will help set up snacks/ treats (which will be provided by or coordinated by Compeer), meet and greet resident guests (between 15-20 per group), have games available (provided by Compeer and/or the facility) and interact with participants.
Agency: Mental Health Association of South Central Kansas
Dates: Ongoing
Minimum age: 18
Contact: Char Powel 685-1821, Ext. 226 or cpowell@mhasck.org - Youthville
4505 E 47th Street South
Wichita, KS 67210
(316) 529-9100
Description:
Youthville is a nonprofit faith-based agency, specializing in Permanency, Foster Care, Adoption,Psychiatric Residential Treatment and Counseling. The agency's 500 employees are passionate about its mission of Giving Children Back Their Childhood to the 1,100 Kansas children who suffer from abuse, neglect, abandonment, and trauma.
Requirements to Volunteer:
Every volunteer needs to get a background check and drug test. Depending on what area he/she volunteers, they may need to have a blood test as well to check for any diseases. - Big Brothers Big Sisters
310 E Second St
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 263-3300
Description:
Big Brothers Big Sisters makes meaningful, monitored matches between adult volunteers (“Bigs”) and children (“Littles”), ages 6 through 18, in communities across the country. We develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.
Requirements to Volunteer:
The volunteer must fill out an application, provide references, go through an in person interview, and go through a background check. - The Lord's Diner
520 N Broadway St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 266-4966
Description:
This is a program initiated by the local Catholic diocese to provide an evening meal 365 days a year for anyone who needs it: low income, homeless, etc.
Requirements to Volunteer:
The volunteer must have a Food Handler's Card in order to participate in serving or making food for this organization. - The Red Cross
1900 E Douglas Avenue
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 219-4000
Description:
You can donate blood, help with putting together a donation time and place, help run it, help drive, help with disaster relief, etc.
Requirements to Volunteer:
There are opportunities to volunteer to help with blood donating or there are disaster relief program opportunities in which a background check and training is required. - Catholic Charities:
532 N Broadway St
Wichita, KS 67214
(316) 264-8344 - The United Way of the Plains
245 N Water St
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 267-4327
Information: United Way, Volunteer Online
Description:
United Way of the Plains brings the community together to address critical issues in Sedgwick, Butler, Sumner and surrounding counties of Cowley, Harper, Harvey, Kingman and Reno. - The Salvation Army
2331 N Amidon St
Wichita, KS
(316) 263-4952
1739 Elpyco St
Wichita, KS
(316) 685-8699
Description:
The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination. - Via Christi Hospital
929 Saint Francis N
Wichita, KS
(316) 268-5000 - Wesley Medical Center
550 N Hillside St
Wichita, KS
(316) 962-2030 - Muscular Dystrophy Association
8100 E 22nd N # 2100-1
Wichita, KS 67226
(316) 773-7962 - National Multiple Sclerosis Society
9415 E Harry St
Wichita, KS 67207
(316) 264-1333 - Senior Services, Inc
200 S Walnut St
Wichita, KS 67213
(316) 267-0302
Description:
SSI operates a variety of programs designed to improve the lives of older people and their families and to allow older people to live as independently and as productively as possible. - Habitat For Humanity
420 E English St
Wichita, KS 67202
(316) 269-0755
Description:
We are a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian ministry founded on the conviction that every man, woman and child should have a decent, safe and affordable place to live. We build with people in need regardless of race or religion. We welcome volunteers and supporters from all backgrounds. - Kansas Food Bank Warehouse
1919 E Douglas Avenue
Wichita, KS 67211
(316) 265-4421
Description:
Our mission is to provide comprehensive and compassionate HungerCare whenever and wherever it is needed to safeguard the health, well-being and productivity of food-insecure Kansas families and their children, as well as senior citizens, the homeless and the chronically ill and impoverished among us. - VA Medical Center
5500 E Kellogg
Wichita, KS - Kansas Humane Society
3313 N Hillside St
Wichita, KS 67220
(316) 524-9196
Rest Homes in Wichita and Surrounding Area Locations
- Villa Maria
Maria Court
633 East Main St
Mulvane, KS, 67110
(316) 777-9917
Villa Maria
116 South Central
Mulvane, KS, 67110
(316) 777-1129
Description:
Villa Maria and Maria Court are not for profit licensed facilities that offer quality skilled nursing care to residents. Maria Court is an assisted living facility for seniors who want help with a few daily activities, but value their independence and privacy. - Kansas Masonic Home
401 S Seneca St
Wichita, KS
(316) 269-7500 - Larksfield Place
7373 E 29th St N
Wichita, KS
(316) 636-1000 - Life Care Center of Wichita
622 N Edgemoor St
Wichita, KS
(316) 686-5100 - Lakepoint Wichita
1315 N West St
Wichita, KS
(316) 943-1295 - Medicalodges Wichita
2280 S Minneapolis St
Wichita, KS
(316) 265-5693 - Presbyterian Manor
4700 W 13th St N
Wichita, KS
(316) 942-7456 - Manor Care Health Services
7101 E 21st St N
Wichita, KS
(316) 684-8018 - Right At Home
7348 W 21st St N Suite 123
Wichita, KS 67205
(316) 721-6001
Ponca City Opportunities
- AMERICAN RED CROSS
216 E. Grand
765-6605
Ponca City neighbors received a helping hand when touched by fire or other emergencies, or when seeking preparedness and health and safety programs. - GIRL SCOUTS OF EASTERN OKLAHOMA
811 E. Grand
762-9616
Ponca City girls gained confidence to soar and learned life skills to succeed. - BOY SCOUTS-CIMARRON COUNCIL
P.O. Box 3146, Enid 73707
1-866-67SCOUT
Kay County youth learned the life skills and values needed to grow into responsible adulthood. - CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
344 S. Elm
765-7532
Ponca City children were able to learn and grow in a safe and stimulating environment. - DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PROGRAM
P.O. Box 85
762-2873
Last year, 555 local lives began again in a safe harbor – free from fear. - GOLDEN VILLA ADULT DAY SERVICES
1722 N. 4th #B
762-0264
Last year, 65 Ponca City neighbors gained peace of mind knowing their elderly loved ones had a safe and socially stimulating place to spend their days. - NEW EMERGENCY RESOURCE AGENCY
500 N. 1st
765-5372
Last year, 4533 people from Ponca City and the surrounding area in genuine need with no place to turn, received help to weather the crisis. - NORTHERN OKLAHOMA YOUTH SERVICES
2203 N Ash
762-8341
Last year, 187 local young people had a safe place to sleep and a caring, responsible adult to counsel and guide them.. - PEACHTREE LANDING
105 West Hazel
762-3208
Last year, 181 of your neighbors without food and shelter were fed, housed and given a chance to become self-sufficient. - RETIRED & SENIOR VOLUNTEER PROGRAM
205 W. Hartford, Ste. 100
762-9412
Last year, 640 local senior volunteers rediscovered their own value and enriched our community with their wisdom and experience providing 125,000 hours of service. - THE SALVATION ARMY
601 South 3rd
762-7501
Last year, 6381 Ponca City neighbors received food, shelter, clothing and meaningful work. - YMCA
1604 W Grand
765-5417
Last year, over 1119 children and youth and 3800 members became healthier and more active through programs and services.
