Hawks for Health Hawks for Health provides community members with information about free and low cost health services, working to increase access to health care and decrease disparities. Volunteers hold health promotion activities on campus and around the Lawrence community. Intergenerational Program Volunteers with the Intergenerational Program help deliver food to the homebound, work to record the memories of the elderly for their friends and families through memory books, and host numerous activities involving KU students and the elderly. Into the Streets Week Into the Streets Week is an annual week of service and outreach to the community. Its purpose is to introduce more students to thoughtful community service and learning experiences that will challenge them to volunteer on a regular basis.
Volunteers have the unique opportunity to build friendships with other members of the community.
This is a great opportunity to create meaningful relationships with the youth of Lawrence. Volunteers are needed to meet with students at East Heights Elementary School and Central Junior High for 30 minutes per week or more. Natural Ties Natural Ties facilitates activities and establishes friendships between college students and people with disabilities. Students are asked to volunteer once per week throughout the entire school year. This program gives you the opportunity to help someone obtain their GED, learn English as a second language, read their first book or fill out their first job application.