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Please join us for our 2021 Denver Day of Service!
Denver Day of Service, hosted by the Denver Broncos and Mile High United Way, is a one-day, multi-project initiative bringing together volunteers to impact our community. Dozens of simultaneous service projects, hosted by local nonprofit organizations, will occur across Metro Denver and provide in-person, remote or virtual volunteer experiences for individuals and groups. To view last year’s Denver Day of Service, visit here.
Share with us on social media! Tag @unitedwaydenver and use the hashtags #LiveUnited #2021DenverDayofService
For questions, please email Caitlin Henkel at caitlin.henkel@unitedwaydenver.org
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Opens Apr 19, 2021 8:00am
Registration Closes
Any time before each shift ends or when space runs out.
Age Limit
18 and up
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Requirement Details
Please wear a mask, comfortable clothing, closed toed shoes, and anything blue, orange and white!
Wondering if you should volunteer in-person? Based on the CDC guidelines, we are asking you the following questions:
- Have you been exposed to someone who has been diagnosed with COVID-19? See the CDC’s risk assessment guidance.
- Do you have symptoms consistent with COVID-19? Symptoms can include a cough or shortness of breath or at least two of the following: Fever, Chills, Repeated shaking with chills, Muscle pain, Headache, Sore throat, New loss of taste or smell. See the CDC’s symptom information.
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272 Positions Filled
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109 Impacts
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414 Hours
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Shifts (33)
1 - 8 of 8 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| REMOTE - Children's Hospital of Colorado Gratitude Grams For Healthcare Heroes | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | N/A | Description: Gratitude Grams for Healthcare Heroes - Send a personal thank you note to our doctors, nurses and many team members on the front lines! Choose your favorite gratitude gram below to personalize and send to our team. Then, we’ll print and display your card in a common area for our... | 5/∞ | Over |
| REMOTE - Family Tree Wish List | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | N/A | Description: Please support Family Tree by shopping our Virtual Wish Lists: https://www.thefamilytree.org/virtual-giving. | 1/∞ | Over |
| REMOTE - Florence Crittenton Career Exploration | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | N/A | Description: Brief, interview-style videos for FloCrit moms to view to learn about different companies and industries, and entry-level jobs within those companies, as well as possible career trajectories. Your stories will be compiled in a bank of videos for FloCrit teen moms to watch as part of their career exploration goals.... | 5/∞ | Over |
| REMOTE - Mile High Behavioral Healthcare Kit Build | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | Description: Mile High Behavioral Healthcare (MHBHC) is looking for volunteers to collect and assemble Care Kits for people experiencing homelessness. Help provide health, hygiene, and dignity for our friends experiencing homelessness! Each Care Kit should contain: 2 pairs of socks, 1 Travel-Size Comb/Brush, 1 Travel-Size Toothbrush, 1 Travel-Size Toothpaste, 1 Travel-Size... | 3/∞ | Over | |
| REMOTE - Salvation Army | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | Description: Make Someone’s Day a Little Brighter- Write a positive note to a resident at our Homeless Shelter. Throughout the year The Salvation Army serves up to 250 men per night who seek shelter and hope at our Crossroads Center. Individuals suffering from homelessness often feel left out and isolated from... | 20/∞ | Over | |
| REMOTE - Volunteers of America Make Cards for Seniors | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 2660 Larimer St. Denver, CO 80205 | Description: Make Cards for Seniors. Our Meals on Wheels seniors are homebound and often isolated. Help cheer them up with a "thinking of you" card. The more creative the better but please no glitter.Location Information: Cards can be dropped off or mailed to Volunteers of America attn: Meals on Wheels, 2660 Larimer... | 9/∞ | Over |
| REMOTE - Warren Village | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 1323 Gilpin St Denver, CO 80218 | Description: Compiling hygiene kits for the low-income, single-parent families at Warren Village to help offset their limited budgets.. We are asking volunteers to include some of the following items in their hygiene kits: masks (adult or children), soap, tooth paste, tooth brush, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, hand sanitizer. Requirements: Please contact Kelsey Cole to arrange... | 1/∞ | Over |
| REMOTE-Children's Hospital Colorado Fleece Blanket Making for Patients | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | N/A | Description: Fleece Blanket Making for Patients - Children’s Hospital Colorado provides fleece blankets to patients during their stay. The blankets provide a source of comfort during the hospital stay and long after discharge. In order to meet patients’ needs, we need about 200 blankets per week. Instructions to be emailed upon... | 5/∞ | Over |
1 - 25 of 25 Shifts
| Shift | Start Time | End Time | Address | Description | Registrants Needed | |
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| Denver Day of Service Leads - Mile High United Way Staff | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | Various locations Denver, CO | Mile High United Way Staff leads are needed to support the in-person and virtual projects for this year's Denver Day of Service. Times of projects vary and leads will be assigned their project and shift a couple weeks before the event date.Lead responsibilities include:- Attend virtual training - Attend the project... | 20/23 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Children's Hospital of Colorado Blood Donation Drive | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | N/A | Description: Blood Donations Needed - Children's Hospital Colorado Blood Donor Center needs your help to ensure we can continue to meet the transfusion needs of our patients throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. If you're able to donate blood or platelets, please call 720-777-5398 to be screened over the phone and to schedule... | 6/∞ | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Vitalant, formerly Bonfils Blood Center | 12:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | N/A | Description: You can be a part of something bigger than yourself when you donate blood in honor of Denver Day of Service! You as an individual can give blood or platelets at any time at any Vitalant location to participate. Those blood products are vital every day to meet patient needs... | 6/∞ | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Denver Rescue Mission Meal Serving | 5:30am (MT) | 7:15am (MT) | 6090 Smith Road Denver, CO 80207 | Description: Serving meals (breakfast) to guests experiencing homelessness Dress: Please wear comfortable clothing, closed toed shoes, and a mask. Point of Contact: Alexxa Gagner; agagner@denrescue.org Meeting Location Instructions: The Crossing (6090 Smith Road) | 3/3 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver Aria Homes | 8:00am (MT) | 3:30pm (MT) | 2813 W 53rd Ave Denver, CO 80221 Parking address - 2791 W 52nd Ave, Denver, CO 80212 | Description: Habitat Metro Denver will be engaging volunteers on our newest construction site, Aria Homes. Volunteers who work on the construction site will help to complete the day's tasks, which could range anywhere from framing to exterior painting. No prior construction experience is required and Habitat will provide all of the... | 11/16 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Women's Bean Project | 8:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 3201 Curtis St. Denver, CO 80205 | Description: A tour of the facility will be provided during the project hours of 8am-noon. Women’s Bean Project will need help with outdoor landscaping, cleanup, and gardening. After the winter months, and new growth of the spring, The Bean will need some cleaning and tidying up outside of our facility. The... | 5/8 | Over |
| IN-PERSON Denver Rescue Mission Client Services | 8:30am (MT) | 11:30am (MT) | 5725 E. 39th Ave. Denver, CO 80207 | Description: Client Services Clothing Room | 1/6 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Food Bank of the Rockies | 8:45am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 10700 East 45th Avenue Denver, Colorado 80239 | Description: Volunteers help pull and build orders in the warehouse; inspect, clean, sort and repack perishable and non-perishable grocery items for distribution; and assist partner agencies with loading. Most areas require the ability to move freely and lift up to 30 poundsDress: We require closed-toed shoes and face masks for everyone's safetyRequirements: Volunteers... | 17/20 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Children's Hospital Chalk Art Project | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 13123 E. 16th Ave Aurora, CO 80045 | Description: Chalk Art Project - Join us at our Anschutz campus to create some sidewalk art and notes for our patients, families and team members. Dress: Please wear comfortable clothing, closed toed shoes, and a mask.Requirements: Will be outside, so please dress for the weather and bring sunscreen, snacks, water, etc. Will be writing... | 10/10 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Comitis Center Project | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 2178 Victor St Aurora, CO 80041 Please park in the parking lot directly to the east of the building. | Description: Mile High Behavioral Healthcare (MHBHC) is looking for 10-15 volunteers to help with a beautification project at Comitis Crisis Center. For this project, we are looking for your support with clearing out sticks, weeds, and other debris around the property, so that we can transform it into a nice... | 13/15 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Family Tree Gardening and Maintenance Project | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 3805 Marshall Street Wheat Ridge,, CO 80033. Park in the lot. | Description: Gardening and maintenance at the Family Tree office. Includes soil prep, weeding, and flower-planting. Some work can be done while seated in a chair. Dress: Be prepared to get dirty! Please bring gardening gloves, your favorite gardening tools, and flowers to plant.Point of Contact: Rebekah Hawthorne, rhawthorne@thefamilytree.org Parking: Park in the lot or along... | 11/12 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Florence Crittenton Services | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 96 S. Zuni St Denver, CO 80223 Park in any available space in the parking lot on the right. | Description: Volunteers will work in our basic needs store, organizing and cleaning the store for the summer. We will have recently had a shed built for additional storage, so we'll still be working on organizing projects to make best use of our space.Dress: Volunteers should wear comfy clothes and shoes. Requirements: Volunteers must sign... | 15/15 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Make-A-Wish Colorado | 9:00am (MT) | 1:00pm (MT) | 7951 East Maplewood Avenue Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111 | Description: Wish supply and copy room clean up/organized | 6/6 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Mile High Behavioral Healthcare (MHBHC) | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 4242 Delaware St. Denver, CO 80216 | Description: Mile High Behavioral Healthcare (MHBHC) is looking for 10-15 volunteers to help with a beautification project around the main office in Denver. For this project, we are looking for your support with clearing out sticks, weeds, and other debris around the property, so that we can transform it into a... | 5/15 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Mile High United Way Baby Items Sorting | 9:00am (MT) | 11:00am (MT) | 711 Park Avenue West Denver, CO 80205 | Description: Volunteer with Mile High United Way on Denver Day of Service. Volunteers will be sorting baby items for the Annual Community Baby Shower from 9-11am at the Mile High United Way office. Dress: Closed toed shoes for lifting, moving and organizing. Volunteers should bring a mask, water bottle and sunscreen.... | 8/10 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Village Exchange Center | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | 2501 N Dallas St. Aurora, CO 80010 | Description: Volunteers will engage in a variety of farm activities including: Transplanting/seeding crops (tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, squash); Preparing pumpkin patch and seeding pumpkins; Preparing flowers beds and seeding flowers setting up irrigation; Weeding.Dress: Please dress appropriate to the weather, to work outdoors at our urban farm. Bring gardening gloves if you have... | 15/15 | Over |
| IN-PERSON UCHealth | 9:00am (MT) | 12:00pm (MT) | UCHealth Highlands Ranch Hospital, 1500 Park Central Drive Highlands Ranch, CO 80129 | Description: Volunteers will help sort, pack and load donated food items for the Help & Hope Center, one of the community organizations that Highlands Ranch Hospital supports throughout the year. Dress: Comfortable clothes and shoes for sorting/packing/moving boxes of donated food itemsRequirements: Adult volunteers (18 or older). Participation will be capped at 16. Participants... | 16/16 | Over |
| IN-Person - Habitat for Humanity Metro Denver Littleton ReStore | 9:30am (MT) | 1:00pm (MT) | 7890 W. Quincy Ave. Denver, CO 80123 | Description: Habitat Metro Denver will be hosting volunteers at the Littleton ReStore. The ReStore is a thrift store where Habitat sells new and used building materials and the proceeds benefit Habitat's programs. Volunteers will help to unload donations, stock shelves and reorganize merchandise. Dress: Volunteers should wear clothing they don't mind getting dirty... | 6/6 | Over |
| IN-PERSON -Habitat for Humanity of Metro Denver - Denver ReStore | 9:30am (MT) | 1:00pm (MT) | 70 Rio Grande Blvd. Denver, CO 80223 | Description: Habitat Metro Denver will be hosting volunteers at the Denver ReStore. The ReStore is a thrift store where Habitat sells new and used building materials and the proceeds benefit Habitat's programs. Volunteers will help to unload donations, stock shelves and reorganize merchandise. Dress: Volunteers should wear clothing they don't mind getting dirty... | 2/5 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Denver Inner City Parish | 10:00am (MT) | 3:00pm (MT) | 1212 Mariposa Street Denver, CO 80204 | Description: Parish Beautification: Clearing out garden area for client-choice food distribution. Dress: Dress - casual and ready to work with paint, cleaning supplies, and garden equipment. Please bring work gloves, PPE, hats for shade, sun block, sun glasses, comfortable footwear (no sandals or flip-flops). Requirements: We have a Parish volunteer... | 8/20 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Denver Rescue Mission Meal Serving | 10:30am (MT) | 1:30pm (MT) | 6090 Smith Road Denver, CO 80207 | Description: Serving meals (Lunch) to guests experiencing homelessness | 5/6 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Mile High United Way and PlatteForum | 11:00am (MT) | 3:00pm (MT) | Description: Volunteer in the Curtis Park Neighborhood with Mile High United Way or PlatteForum on Denver Day of Service, cleaning up around the building. Mile High United Way: Volunteer with Mile High United Way as we clean up around our building and Welton Street. PlatteForum: Volunteer in the afternoon with... | 15/17 | Over | |
| IN-PERSON - Make-A-Wish Colorado | 12:15pm (MT) | 1:15pm (MT) | Sprouts Farmers Market, 20831 E Smoky Hill Road Centennial 80015 Centennial, CO 80015 | Description: Participating in a car parade for 6 year old Sarah who is having her wish granted on Friday! She is wishing for items for a summer of camping and we’d love to have a group of volunteers kick of her summer in spirit, wishing her well by driving past her... | 6/10 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Denver Rescue Mission Warehouse Sorting | 12:30pm (MT) | 3:00pm (MT) | 5725 E. 39th Ave. Denver, CO 80207 | Description: Warehouse Sorting Dress: Casual dress, closed toed shoes required. Meeting Location Instructions: Ministry Outreach Center Point of Contact: Alexxa Gagner, agagner@denrescue.org, 3033132427 | 5/6 | Over |
| IN-PERSON - Denver Urban Gardens | 1:00pm (MT) | 3:00pm (MT) | 1031 33rd St. Denver, CO 80205 | Description: Help make seeds packages. Dress: Comfortable clothing, if weather permits we might be able to be outside. Requirements: Volunteers must sign liability waiver (will be emailed upon registration). Point of Contact: Laura Calderon, 3032929900, Parking: People can park on the street for free or at the back of the building. | 8/8 | Over |
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