WHAT WE DO COMMUNITY CENTER SENIOR CENTER ESL SCHOOL WHAT YOU CAN DO HOLIDAY FRIENDS BLANKETS FOR BOSCO EVENTS COVID-19 NEWS & PICS DONATE WAYS TO GET INVOLVED In-kind Donations for Seniors Now Being Accepted While our seniors are enjoying their hot lunches safely at home, they do miss coming to the Center for classes, activities, and friendly conversation. You can help brighten their days at home with things like word search puzzle books, healthy snacks, and personal care items. Download their wish list, then drop off donations at our front door from 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, Mon-Fri. Questions or concerns? Please contact Senior Center Director Anne Miller at amiller@donbosco.org or call (816) 691-2942. Thank you!! Volunteer at the Senior Center We are able to accept a limited number of volunteers during lunch and activities, to call bingo, offer refreshments, clean and organize, garden and landscape, etc. All kinds of volunteers are welcome —families, academic cohorts, faith groups, or companies; 6-year-olds, or 60; teams of three, or thirty. Whether can spare one hour—or eight—we are happy to tailor a project to your needs! Please note that volunteers must provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination, and everyone is required to wear a mask while in the building. Thank you for helping us protect our clients, staff, and other volunteers! For further details, please email Senior Center Director Anne Miller at amiller@donbosco.org or call (816) 691-2942. English as a Second Language (ESL) School Our ESL School is always in need of dedicated members of the community interested in serving as volunteer tutors for adult learners seeking to improve their reading, writing and math skills. Interested persons will be required to complete a background check. For further details, please email Director of Adult & Community Education Deborah Briggs or call (816) 231-2700. Events Whether it’s the annual Savor the Flavors benefit, our dance parties at Knuckleheads, or events at the Community Center, we’re always planning occasions to celebrate our mission with supporters, and we’d love to have you join us! Discover all the fun to be had at our Events page. Sponsorship packages are available at all levels, or we can customize benefits to your company or organization. Please call or email our development team (816) 691-2807 | info@donbosco.org Help Out for the Holidays Looking to volunteer during the holidays? Consider participating in Don Bosco’s Blanket Drive or our Holiday Friends gifting program. You can choose to “adopt” and shop for specific individuals, provide general items that will be distributed among seniors or families of ESL students, volunteer at a holiday event, donate financially—or any combination of these options. You can always give us a call or email us to learn more: (816) 691-2900 | holidayfriends@donbosco.org Partner with Don Bosco Is there a restaurant, company, etc. interested in teaming up with us to promote or fundraise for the Centers? Let us know! It’s a great way to support the work we do while creating business value for the partnering agency! Call or email our development team to explore possibilities: (816) 691-2807 | info@donbosco.org Join a Work Place Campaign Some businesses offer gift matches, or the option of donating to a charity through the convenience of payroll reduction. Other companies even donate money when employees volunteer! Check with your employer today to see what options they provide. Include Us in Your Estate Plan A gift to The Don Bosco Centers in your will or trust will ensure that we can continue empowering our Kansas City neighbors for years to come! Connect with the Development Department at info@donbosco.org | (816) 691-2802. SUPPORT DON BOSCO FINANCIALLY CONNECT WITH US Email: info@donbosco.org Senior Center (816) 691-2900 580 Campbell Street Kansas City, MO 64106 ESL School (816) 231-2700 1301 Vine Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Community Center 526 Campbell Street Kansas City, MO 64106 Don Bosco positions our ethnically diverse population of all ages across metropolitan Kansas City to be self-sufficient and contributing members of this great community. DBCC programs are non-discriminatory as stated by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. For more information, or to obtain a complaint form, call 816-691-2900 or click here.