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Volunteer With Us!

We have many community volunteer opportunities. Whether you have an hour available once a month or a couple hours every week, we need you!
Priority Volunteer Needs
Sunshine for Seniors Friendly Visiting: Volunteers are linked with a local senior and set up regular visits over the phone or in-person to help increase socialization and alleviate feelings of isolation. Self-schedule.
Senior Connect Errand Running: Volunteers provide monthly delivery of basic supplies and supplemental nutrition to local seniors. Pick up locations include grocery stores, The Food Pantry, and SIL offices. Self-schedule within business hours. Personal transportation required. 
Additional Volunteer Opportunities
Access Services: Volunteers assist with cleaning and preparing donated Durable Medical Equipment (DME) for use by local individuals. Volunteer Mon-Wed between 9am-4pm. 
SIL Socials: Volunteers join SIL consumers and staff for monthly social, peer support gatherings to play games, watch movies, and create arts & crafts projects. Pre-scheduled by ETS Dept.
IL Skills Classes: SIL hosts Independent Living Skills classes facilitated by topic experts from around mid-Missouri. Pre-scheduled by ETS Dept. 
Admin Projects: SIL is a functioning office that hosts 20+ staff, a community conference room and kitchen, at SIL's annual Active & Aging Health Resources Fair in the Fall, Wheelchair Wash in the Spring and other pop-up day-of-service opportunities!
Annual Events: Volunteer at SIL's annual Active & Aging Health Resources Fair in the Fall, Wheelchair Wash in the Spring and other pop-up day-of-service opportunities!
Internship Opportunities
Internships: We offer internship opportunities! We are happy to facilitate student internships by collaborating with local colleges and universities. Internships can be tailored to fit the interest of the individual, formal requirements, and needs of SIL's consumers.
Current Internships

Questions?

Ask our Volunteer Coordinator
Click the button above to schedule a virtual meeting with the Volunteer Coordinator.

Start the Volunteer Enrollment Process:

To ensure the safety of the individuals we serve, staff and volunteers, SIL requires all volunteers submit a registration form for the MO Family Care Safety Registry and clear an annual background screening through Missouri's Department of Health & Senior Services.
Open MO FCSR PDF
Click the button above to view & download the MO Family Care Safety Registry form. Complete & sign the registration form and return to SIL. 
Submit MO FCSR form to SIL HR Department:
Drop off or fill out in person at the SIL offices (Mon-Fri 9am-4pm)
 or 
Email to ncrespi@silcolumbia.org
 or
Mail to SIL
Attn: HR Dept
1905 W. Ash St.
Columbia, MO 65203
Open Volunteer Application
Click the button above to complete the SIL volunteer application form.
Both required volunteer enrollment documents are available in paper form at the SIL Office in Columbia. Visit the SIL offices at 1905 W Ash St any weekday 9a-4p.

Sign up to Receive Emails Re: SIL Volunteer Opportunities:

Volunteer Form

Active & Aging Volunteers

Friday, September 13th, 8am - 2pm
Active & Aging Health & Resource Fair is our annual event and fundraiser. We are looking for 5-10 volunteers to help us out with the event by setting up tables, helping vendors find where they're supposed to go, checking in guests, and any other thing that someone might need help with. We would primarily need help from 8am - 10am and 1pm - 2pm for setup and clean up. 

SIL Volunteer Opportunities Calendar

*Volunteers must complete the enrollment process above before beginning service.
February 26, 2026
February 28, 2026
March 10, 2026

  • 2026 Columbia College Wellness Fair

    March 10, 2026  10:30 am - 1:30 pm
    Southwell Complex, 700 Rangeline St, Columbia, MO 65201, USA

    See more details

March 12, 2026
March 17, 2026

  • SIL Volunteers Gathering

    March 17, 2026  2:30 pm - 3:30 pm
    1905 W Ash St, Columbia, MO 65203

    SIL Volunteers are a group of community members in Columbia who serve seniors, people with disabilities, and veterans in mid-Missouri. We work better when we get together! So we're hanging out in 2026.
    Let's start meeting at least monthly. Snacks will be provided for in-person attendees in the Conference Room at SIL.

    We want YOU to join us! Whether you've volunteered with SIL in the past, or this will be your first introduction to the organization, stop by on Tuesday afternoon for a meet & greet & tour.

    Questions? Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Nicole Crespi ncrespi@silcolumbia.org

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March 19, 2026
March 21, 2026

  • MU Student Spring Break - Additional Volunteer Support Needed

    March 21, 2026 - March 29, 2026  

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March 22, 2026

  • MU Student Spring Break - Additional Volunteer Support Needed

    March 21, 2026 - March 29, 2026  

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March 23, 2026

  • MU Student Spring Break - Additional Volunteer Support Needed

    March 21, 2026 - March 29, 2026  

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Adopt a Grandparent Volunteers

Ongoing
Our "Adopt a Grandparent" program is one of the biggest that always needs people willing to volunteer with seniors in our community. No matter your age, there are ways you can help. Friendly visiting is about reducing social isolation and could look like taking your person to the park or to lunch, calling them on the phone to check in on them, or simply hanging out and talking to them.

Our Partner Agencies

1905 W Ash St, 
Columbia, MO 65203
info@silcolumbia.org
(573) 874-1646
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