Basic Needs Drive

Start date: August 1, 2024
End date: December 31, 2024
Custom Date: Ongoing throughout the Fall
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events
City of Refuge provides relational care and ongoing case management, but we also are able to meet some physical needs in real time, thanks to donations of Basic Needs items! We are looking for groups (schools, clubs, families, businesses, departments, etc.) to host donation drives to keep our Basic Needs Closet stocked with things like […]

Landscaping Spruce Up

Start date: July 27, 2024
End date: September 28, 2024
Time: 8:30 am - 10:00 am
Volunteer Events
It's the age-old battle of landscaping: keeping the weeds out and the other plants thriving! Having flowerbeds well-kept, grass mowed, and a clean property allows City of Refuge to be welcoming to the people we serve, and good neighbors to the businesses around us. This summer & fall, join us as we "spruce up" our […]

Back to School Bash

Date: August 12, 2024
Sub Header: Celebrate our Youth
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events
On August 12, we will be hosting our annual Back-to-School Bash. We are expecting 300+ kids! Each child will have the opportunity to pick out a brand new outfit and pick up school supplies they'll need to start the year out right. In addition to the typical supplies, we'd really like to focus on getting […]

Volunteer for Summer Market: Celebrating World Refugee Day

Date: June 22, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave
Volunteer Events
We're looking for lots of volunteers to help us pull off a safe and successful Summer Market and World Refugee Day celebration! World Refugee Day is an international holiday honoring people who have been forced to flee. On June 22, 2024, we will be celebrating in Columbia through our new Summer Market, where many of […]

Basic Needs Drive

Start date: March 26, 2024
End date: April 15, 2024
All-day event
Volunteer Events
We rely on donated items (personal hygiene, household cleaning supplies, mother/baby supplies, etc.) to meet the basic needs of refugees facing crisis, and our shelves are currently very low! Please consider donating items listed below, order directly from our Amazon wishlist, or make a monetary donation with a "basic needs" memo and we will resupply […]

Holiday Market

Date: December 7, 2024
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
Location: 10 N. Garth Ave.
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events

Need volunteers to help set up & tear down, run welcome/info booth, parking, event logistics.

Back to School Bash

Start date: August 9, 2023
End date: August 10, 2023
Time: 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events

Need volunteers to help set up & tear down, run activities, pass out school supplies, welcome/info

Taste of Columbia

Date: September 7, 2023
Time: 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location: Columbia Farmers Market, West Ash Street, Columbia, MO Columbia, MO 65203
Local Partnerships / Events | Volunteer Events
Volunteer Buy Tickets Join us for an amazing community experience at the Columbia Farmers Market on West Ash Street in Columbia, Thursday, Sept. 7th from 5-8 pm, benefitting City of Refuge. Taste of Columbia was brought to life when we recognized the diversity Columbia has to offer. We seek to teach the community about the different countries their neighbors represent. […]