Welcome! Missouri S&T students are very active in the community in which they serve. The purpose of The Office of Volunteerism & Service is to provide students with an interactive, fun volunteer experience that educates them about cultural and social issues by connecting them with new and different community service projects.

Storm Clean-Up Assistance Available through Volunteer Corp

ROLLA- As the Rolla Public Works Street crews continue to make headway with the pick-up of tree limbs along City streets, assistance is also available for residents who are elderly, disabled or unable to pick up and carry branches to the curb.

The Volunteer Storm Clean-up Corp, recently formed by the City of Rolla, Phelps County Community Partnership and student groups from the Missouri University of Science and Technology (Missouri S&T), assisted 12 residents Saturday, Feb. 3 with tree-limb pick-up at their homes. Thirty-one volunteers from Missouri S&T’s Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity and other Missouri S&T students associated with the Missouri S&T Office of Fraternity and Sorority Life braved 20 degree temperatures, ice and wind while picking up tree limbs throughout the city.

The Volunteer Corp, led by Lori Moss from The Partnership, now consists of 75 students from Missouri S&T who are demonstrating what a valuable asset and resource they are to the Rolla community.

Eligible individuals in need of assistance with the clearing of tree limbs should call Lori Moss at The Partnership at 573-368-2849 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. These services will continue every Saturday from approximately 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for the next several weeks in conjunction with the City’s clean up efforts.

Residents who are able to pick up their own tree limbs are asked to please bring them (not to exceed 8 feet in length) to the curb and to refrain from placing them on the sidewalk or street. The free tree limb pick-up is being accomplished on a street by street basis and the City is responding to neighborhoods that are in the most need of assistance. A staging area for tree limbs is located at the end of McCutchen Drive next to the City’s Recycling Center located at 2141 Old St. James Road.

For more information regarding the City’s free tree limb pickup, please call the Public Works Department at 573-364-8659 or e-mail Steve Hargis, Director of Public Works, at shargis@rollacity.org.

Volunteering to rehab a house!
We are looking for volunteer help with the rehabilitation of the program house located in the City of Owensville at 209 W. Madison, Owensville, MO. Some work will be bid out to contractors. Mostly, the volunteer work will consist of general carpentry and work related to rehabilitation including the installation of dry wall, painting, small plumbing repairs and some electrical work.

The 209 W. Madison house was donated to the MCEC homeownership program by Linn State Bank in Owensville. When completed, it will be a 2-story, 4 bedrooms, 1 1/2 bath home with new furnace and AC unit, cabinets, range and refrigerator, windows, floor coverings, new interior and exterior paint, new roof, new light fixtures and updated electrical and plumbing systems. A picture of the house is enclosed.

The Meramec Regional Planning Commission (MRPC) is looking for volunteers to help with our Meramec Community Enhancement Corporation (MCEC)'s homeownership program. MCEC is a non-profit related organization of the MRPC, a voluntary council of local governments and community leaders working together to enhance the quality of life for the people of the Meramec Region. The corporation serves Missouri's Meramec Region, which includes eight counties in the south central part of the state, namely Crawford, Dent, Gasconade, Maries, Osage, Phelps, Pulaski and Washington. MCEC does not retain its own staff

If you or your organization is interested in participating, have questions or need additional information, please do not hesitate to contact me at nongluk@meramecregion.org , or the MCEC's homeownership program supervisor, Chuck Cantrell at ccantrell@meramecregion.org or MRPC Planning & Development Manager, Connie Willman at cwillman@meramecregion.org   or by phone at (573) 265-2993.

Rolla Public Schools - Tutoring / Mentoring
By sharing your time and talent, you can enrich the learning experience for students and provide needed support to teachers.  Rolla Public Schools' Volunteer program seeks adult volunteers to work with students who are having difficulty in their academic and/or personal lives. The goal is student success through academic support and positive role modeling. For more information about this program and other volunteer opportunities, please contact Jenni Hushaw at 573.458.0100 x 11108 or JHushaw@rolla.k12.mo.us or visit http://rolla.k12.mo.us/community/volunteer_program/ (12.5)

Russell House's Volunteer Opportunities
Russell House is a non-profit organization that provides services to victims of family violence and their children. They support the principle that all individuals have a right to a life free of abuse and sexual assault. The Russell House seeks to break the cycle of violence through increasing public awareness of the problem of domestic violence, acting as advocates for victims, coordinating existing resources for the benefit of survivors and providing a safe environment for survivors. They offer a safe shelter for battered women and thier children, support groups, court advocacy, crisis intervention, and volunteer opportunities. ( view opportunities to volunteer here )

Kidcare America Volunteer Opportunity
The KidCare America Center of Rolla is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping potentially at-risk children to overcome the obstacles that hinder their success, and trains them to be productive citizens and future leaders, at no cost to their families. There is currently a volunteer opportunity open: 5:15p-6:00p (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday) supervising activities of K-6 th grade children….recreational advisement, (football, basketball, crafts, etc.). Call Sam Parker at 573.364.4700 or email kidcare750@earthlink.net (9.16)

Hospice Volunteer Program
The Hospice Volunteer Program is looking for volunteer assistance. Students or other interested parties who wish to learn more about volunteering can contact Debbie Dwyer, Social Worker, at Phelps Regional Homecare at 364-2425 or click here for a description of the program. (9.28)

Prevention Consultants of MO
Mentoring Makes A Diffference. This program matches adult volunteers with elementary and middle school students. The program focuses primarily on the students academics but it also starts to build a positive relationship between the adult volunteers and the students. Each volunteer is required to meet one hour a week for a year with their mentee. The mentor will stay with the same student for the year. For more information, please contact Lisa at 573.368.4755 (10.5)

Volunteer Opportunities
These groups may have volunteer oportunites available:

• Youth Involvement
• Academia
• Assisted Living
• Social Justice/Welfare
• Community Events