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Make a difference in someone's life by volunteering in our community today. View current opportunitiesBy sharing your time and talents, you can touch someone’s life in a truly powerful way.
A can of food on a pantry shelf. 30 minutes spent reading with a student. A fresh layer of paint in a shelter. These may seem like small acts of kindness, but they make a world of a difference for individuals in need. You can offer the hope and dignity that helps someone build a better life for their family, today.
of employees believe they develop professional skills as a result of their volunteer activities.
of employees agree that volunteering as a group helped them develop their ability to work as a team.
of those surveyed who volunteer through work report feeling better about their employer.
We make volunteering easy.
Our team works with nonprofit agencies across the metro to understand their needs and set up volunteer opportunities so you don’t have to.
How you can get involved
Our events promote the spirit and value of volunteerism, increase awareness of local issues and demonstrate what people working together can accomplish.
Day of Action
June 21st, 2019
Day of Action is a day for community and corporate volunteers to reinforce the value of reading by engaging with local children in multiple summer settings. The goal of the day is to remind students and their families about the value of reading over the summer in order to prevent “summer slide,” the loss of reading skills.
Day of Caring
September 20th, 2019
Day of Caring is a national day of service where volunteers from across the community spend their time helping local non-profits fulfill a variety of needs – from paperwork to painting and everything in between. Employee teams from several area companies will participate in this volunteer service.
Holiday Helpers
November – December
Families experience hope and reassurance when they can share the joy of the holiday season with their family, without worry. Holiday Helpers connects you with meaningful ways to give back.
Check back in October for opportunities!
Customized Corporate Projects
Throughout the year
Omaha-Council Bluffs area companies, small and large, come to UWM for help with creating and coordinating meaningful, customized volunteer projects for their employees. Contact us today to experience first-hand the impact your contributions are making by emailing our Director of Volunteer Engagement at volunteer@uwmidlands.org.
GOOD on the Go
Throughout the Year
This opportunity helps boost engagement, foster teamwork and build morale as employees work together to assemble materials for local agencies, such as a Hygiene Kit for someone experiencing homelessness. Align your company’s philanthropic values with volunteerism and give your employees the opportunity to give back in a tangible way. Contact our Director of Volunteer Engagement for more information and pricing at volunteer@uwmidlands.org.
Small acts make big impacts.
When you hang an outfit on a hanger in a women’s shelter, you’re doing more than tidying up. For a woman who had to flee her home due to domestic abuse, that outfit can be life-changing. It may be the first thing she’s been able to call her own since leaving. It may be the first piece of clothing that makes her feel confident. It may be the outfit she wears to a job interview or when she drops her child off at a new school. For her, that one outfit may mean everything. And you helped put it in her hands.
Understanding our community’s needs and how you can help is a big job. That’s why we use the volunteer management system Get Connected to help you find opportunities you’re interested in. With Get Connected you can also create your own profile page where you can add your volunteer interests and track your hours and receive updates for upcoming volunteer projects in the community.
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