Volunteer Opportunities

Map of Opportunities

Category Details

Education & Children

• Kenyon Mentors 
  Contact Taylor Gingery: 740-233-1928 Mon-Fri 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. or tgingery@knoxesc.org
• Knox County Head Start
  Contact Fiona Kendrick: 740-393-6985 or fkendrick@knoxheadstart.org
• SPI: Where Science and Play Intersect
• Wiggin Street Elementary

Environment & Sustainability

• Brown Family Environmental Center (BFEC)
• Knox County Parks District
  Contact David Heithaus: 740-392-7275 or davidheithaus@co.knox.oh.us
  Opportunities: Wildlife monitoring, Project Feeder Watch, geocaching
  Details: 5 volunteers needed; driver's license required; open hours
• Philander Chase Conservancy (PCC)

Food & Farming

• Arch Park Community Garden
  Contact Erin Salva: salvae@kenyon.edu
  Opportunities: Garden volunteer
  Details: Driver's license required; Tues/Thurs afternoons and evenings
• Center of Hope
• Community Roots
  Contact Emily Bruch (VISTA): communityrootsvista@gmail.com or
  Kim Frye: communityrootsohio@gmail.com
  Opportunities: Compost management and garden management
  Details: Flexible hours with opportunities to learn and a chance to make a real impact! 
• OSU Extension of Knox County
  Contact Tanner Cooper-Risser: 740-326-5074 or cooper-risser.1@osu.edu
  Opportunities: Record recipe videos
  Details: Remote; as-needed hours
• Salvation Army of Mount Vernon
  Contact Barbara Weatherby: 740-392-8716 or barbara.weatherby@use.salvationarmy.org
  Opportunities: Food pantry and hot meal volunteers
• Woodward Kitchen
• Yellowbird

Health & Wellness

• Knox Community Hospital
• New Directions: Domestic Violence Support Center

Animal Assistance

• Knox County Animal Shelter

Community Impact

• Habitat for Humanity
• New Directions: Domestic Violence Support Center
• United Way
• Winter Sanctuary
• YMCA

Community Partners

Partnerships are paramount in creating success; without our community partners we would not have a vast amount of opportunities to build, grow and give back. The Office for Community Partnerships has many different partners who collaborate in providing multiple community-based experiential learning opportunities.