Volunteer
Volunteers Are Our Key Transformers.
ScrapsKC loves our volunteers and we succeed because of them! We’re always looking for individuals and groups to join us.
Current Volunteer Needs
Merchandiser
Create interesting displays and make our shelves shopper-friendly. Organized and creative volunteers are needed now!
Time commitment: 3 hours weekly
Plastics Creator
Hungry to impact plastics in Kansas City? Help us shred locally sourced plastics and create them into fabulous new items we sell in our store.
Time commitment: 2 hours weekly
Textile Wrangler
If you love fabric, notions and other textiles, we want you to join our textile crew!
Time commitment: 2 hours weekly
Donation Enthusiast
Do you love uncovering creative and unique items? We need organized volunteers to help us tackle the donations that are diverted from the landfill weekly.
Time commitment: 2-4 hours weekly
Cashier/Community Builder
If you make others feel like family then share some time to greet and check out our customers.
Time commitment: 12:00-3:00pm weekly, except Tuesdays
Workshop Activity Tester
We’re looking for educators who understand kids and want to create/test activities for our in-house workshops and off site events.
Time commitment: Varies, some can be done at home
Workshop/Party Assistant
If you love preparing for parties and events, working with kids and want to assist our workshop leader, then this is for you!
Time commitment: Varies, primarily weekends
Ask About an Opportunity
In Store Volunteer Options
Are you creative?
Create inspiring samples, dress our windows, or decorate our hallways from our recyclables.
Do you love people?
Welcome customers, help them find what they’re looking for, and build our community.
Are you handy?
We have projects ready for people who know their way around tools.
Like to work behind the scenes?
We have donations and inventory to be sorted and displayed.
Out and About Volunteer Options
If you love Kansas City as much as we do you’ll want to join us as we work in the community touching lives and sharing creative inspiration.
Feeding the homeless
Individuals and groups are welcome to join us on Saturday mornings to feed the homeless on the streets or create individual meals we can serve to homeless at the store.
Community events
Festivals, fairs, races, and art galleries! Fun loving volunteers are needed to encourage creativity and share our mission in our community.
Ready to go?
Make a difference and get started on your volunteer journey.
“We want to bring all sorts of people together, build a community and then learn from each other. There are so many things that we can learn – whether it`s educationally, environmentally, creatively – about the way we live.”
Group Volunteer Opportunities
Church groups, businesses, scouts, school kids, college students, mom groups, golf or tennis buddies, or any other group you belong to, are invited to volunteer together at ScrapsKC. We also ask each member of the group to bring a dignity or survival item for our homeless volunteers.
Sign up your group today
Processing materials
Sorting inventory, packaging and grouping materials, setting up displays, and organizing things.
Make and prepare meals
Every month we feed up to 100 people. Volunteers can bring and serve lunch for the homeless or provide breakfast sandwiches and coffee for our Saturday street outreach.
Activity prep
Your business and/or coworkers can assist with workshop preparations, creating samples, or general store maintenance.
