Every Thursday night, we serve a community dinner to our Grant Beach neighbors followed by our community-driven development program RISE. We need dedicated volunteers like you to help us make and serve dinner, prepare groceries, provide childcare, and general cleanup. Volunteers should arrive around 4:30-5:00 and expect to stay until 7:30. We are located at 1126 N Broadway Avenue Please Read more...

We’re looking for volunteers to assist our intake office with answering email inquiries, inputting voicemails into a spreadsheet, and returning phone calls. Our intake office is our greatest, most visible community resource- we need your help to keep up with the ever increasing demand! No experience is necessary- we’ll show you the ropes! Contact us for more information. Read more...

Lucky Paws is our organization’s annual gala ball- and we need your help! As Springfield’s third largest gala, the evening promises to be one of glamor, fun and uplifting community. Volunteers assist in running all aspects of the evening- food and drink, taking auction bids, door greeters and much more. We’re currently seeking volunteers to specifically assist with this event! Read more...

Support The Victim Center’s 24-hour crisis response line for victims of violent and sexual crime. The primary role of a volunteer victim advocate is to listen, validate, and support the victim through crisis intervention by phone. Volunteer victim advocates choose two to four call shifts per month and attend a monthly meeting for training and support. Read more...

Our isolation building is a satellite building on site that houses dogs and cats who have contagious diseases that may make other animals sick. Our main goal is to make them well enough to move to our main building and find loving, forever homes. We need your help to make this happen! As an isolation building volunteer, we do ask Read more...

Our companion volunteers have the best job of all- caring for and providing love to a furry friend! During your time in our shelter you may be walking dogs, socializing cats, spending quality time with an animal or any number of other related tasks. Read more...

Events volunteers help to represent our organization in the community by working events and assisting with all aspects of setup and take down. Some of our more popular events include Bark in the Park (located at Phelps Grove Park), Petsmart adoption events and Lucky Paws, our fundraising gala. Not a ton of free time? Still consider joining us! We’ll reach Read more...

The On Course For A Cause Golf Tournament directly benefits families in the Springfield community by providing funding to the Y’s School Age Services department’s Financial Assistance Program which lowers childcare fees for those in need. We are seeking dedicated individuals who are willing to solicit sponsorships, teams, and donated auction items. These positions would within a special committee on Read more...

Empower Abilities (formerly Southwest Center for Independent Living or SCIL) offers choices and empowerment for people with disabilities to live independently in the community in the least restrictive environment. By providing home and community based supports, programs and services that allow people with disabilities to choose how and where they live, we believe the community will become more diverse and Read more...

Assist our Donation’s Center staff with sorting and organizing in-kind donation items and assist our residents during shopping appointments in our clothing boutique. Read more...