Event Type: Volunteer Events

Help Meet REAL Needs this Holiday Season!

Please help us with our annual charity golf tournament at Columbia Country Club!  There are 3 possible shifts.   Please RSVP by clicking on your desired shift.   Monday, August 15th, 8am-9am: set-up Monday, August 15th, 9am-12:30pm: lunch and raffle ticket assistance Monday, August 15th, 4-6:30pm, snack and clean up assistance

Join the fun Saturday, June 25th at Cosmo Park for our World Refugee Day Celebration!  Choose when you’d like to help: 5-7pm or 7-9pm.  Shifts are short so that you can enjoy some of the event too.  Pick what you’d like to do; whether it’s helping to serve food, face painting, supervising games, etc. Free … Continued

Help with this garage sale where proceeds will benefit City of Refuge! We need helpers to box up items and clean up when the event finishes from 12-2pm.  Please RSVP here.    

Help us organize tables of gifts for our refugee friends! Come anytime between 9am-3pm Monday, December 14th or Tuesday, December 15th.  Please RSVP by clicking on the date you can attend and then register! For questions, please email leah@cityofrefugecolumbia.org.

We are looking for volunteers to help with a scrapbooking group every Monday at 4pm.  Starting October 12th- onwards.  If you would like to help with this fun and therapeutic activity please contact leah@cityofrefugecolumbia.org or 573-738-8499. Thanks!

City of Refuge and Literacy Action Corp are teaming up to provide a condensed training for new and current tutors!  Learn in depth how you can teach reading to refugees.  Cost is $5.00 (cash or check made out to Literacy Action Corp). Small sack lunch provided. Don’t miss this rare opportunity, Saturday, July 25th, 9am-2pm. One year commitment required. Pre-registration … Continued

Join us on Tuesday, February 25th,  from 6:00-8:00 pm to learn more about our Buddy English and Homework Helper Programs. One of the most intimidating obstacles for a refugee acclimating to life in Columbia is the language barrier. Being able to effectively communicate increases job opportunities, economic mobility, and much more. We have a list … Continued

Help City of Refuge clean up after our Charity Sale.  Please join us this Saturday, November 9th, from 2pm-4pm at 7 E. Sexton Rd, Columbia, MO 65203.  We will need help boxing and loading items! You can RSVP here.

We are so excited to be hosting our 2nd Annual Nefisa Cut-A-Thon. We are offering $20 haircuts on Sunday, April 14th with 100% of the proceeds going directly to City of Refuge – Columbia, Missouri. Bring your friends, family, children, everyone! City of Refuge helps refugees recover & regain control of their lives. Let’s raise … Continued