Emporia Main Street works to connect available volunteers with community organizations in need. All submissions are reviewed by our staff before being listed. You must be a current Main Street Member to submit a listing.
Volunteer Opportunities
Glass Blown Open Volunteer – Dynamic Discs
What is the project? The Glass Blown Open is a three-day, three-round disc golf tournament in Emporia, Kansas. We anticipate 500 competitors attending the event. Dynamic Discs offers on- and off-course volunteer opportunities, allowing another option for involvement with the event! Volunteers are the lifeline of our event, and we need your help to make…
Reset Crew – Emporia Arts Council
What is the project? Help the Emporia Arts Council staff reset the Emporia Granada Theatre for private rentals and performances! This includes moving red chairs from the floor to the stage and setting the space with tables and vice versa! Are there physical requirements or special skills sets required? Be able to lift more than…
Childcare Volunteer – SOS Inc.
What is the project? Providing childcare for our clients that attend our support groups. Are there physical requirements or special skills sets required? No, only requirement is to pass background checks. How many hours should the volunteer be prepared to work? 3-4 every other week Is there a specific date/time for the project? No Is…
Helpline Volunteer – SOS Inc.
What is the project? Assisting with answering our 24 hour helpline when staff are not available to do so. Are there physical requirements or special skills sets required? No physical requirements but they do have to complete background checks to be able to volunteer with us. How many hours should the volunteer be prepared to…
Event and Activities Volunteer – Emporia Main Street
What is the project? Volunteers are the heart of Emporia Main Street. If you’re looking to give back to your community, we have a variety of ways to get involved. Volunteering with Emporia Main Street is fun, rewarding, and great way to connect with new people! Signing up to be an Emporia Main Street Volunteer…
Design Committee – Emporia Main Street
What is the project? This committee is getting Main Street into top physical shape. Capitalizing on its best assets such as historic buildings and pedestrian-oriented streets is just part of the story. An inviting atmosphere, created through attractive window displays, parking areas, building improvements, street furniture, signs, sidewalks, street lights, and landscaping, conveys a positive…
Promotion Committee -AKA Drinkers & Thinkers – Emporia Main Street
What is the project? This committee sells a positive image of the commercial district and encourages consumers and investors to live, work, shop, play and invest in the Main Street district. By marketing a district’s unique characteristics to residents, investors, business owners, and visitors, an effective promotional strategy forges a positive image through advertising, retail…
Business Enhancement Committee – Emporia Main Street
What is the project? This committee strengthens a community’s existing economic assets while expanding and diversifying its economic base. The Main Street program helps sharpen the competitiveness of existing business owners and recruits compatible new businesses and new economic uses to build a commercial district that responds to today’s consumers’ needs. Converting unused or underused…