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NAMI Wichita's Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
NAMI Wichita runs on volunteers! We have multiple different opportunities available, some short term, some long term. If you don't see anything you are interested in below, please reach out to discuss further.
Tabling event volunteers. What do tabling event volunteers do? They attend a variety of events and help set up, run, and tear down a table containing information about NAMI Wichita and the programs we offer. Sometimes they help us do free activities with the community such as making calming bottles. You do NOT need to be a dues paying member to be a tabling event volunteer. We are looking for tabling volunteers for the upcoming tabling events in August and September:
- August 6 - 10:00 am - 1 pm - Together Sedgwick County Resource Event (1-2 people)
- September 28 - 10 am - 4pm - Open Streets ICT - Douglas* (8-10 people, shifts available)
*Highlight denotes extra help will be needed as we will be making Calming Bottles in addition to a Resource table.
Signature Program Leaders. NAMI Signature programs include our education programs (Family-to-Family, Peer-to-Peer, Homefront, Basics), support groups (Family Support Group and Connection Recovery Support Group), and a variety of presentations (Family & Friends, Hearts&Minds, In Our Own Voice, Sharing Your Story with Law Enforcement, Sharing Hope Series (Sharing Hope - Black/African Ancestry, Chai & Chat - South Asian Ancestry, Maniwala - Pacific Islander/American Samoa Ancestry, Compartiendo Esperanza - Hispanic/Latinx Ancestry, Sacred Circle- Native American/First Peoples Ancestry), Frontline Wellness (first responders/emergency room personnel). Persons interested in learning more or being trained to lead one or more of these programs, we have multiple trainings coming up and are always looking for help! You DO need to be a dues paying member to NAMI Wichita to become a Signature Program leader.
New Pilot Program for Middle School/High School Students. NAMI Wichita has recently received a grant as part of a pilot program called "Creative MindSets" geared toward our middle school and high school aged students. We are looking for a few people interested in assisting us with planning, running, advertising, etc. for the implementation of this program throughout the next 12 months. You DO need to be a dues paying member to NAMI Wichita to participate in leading this program. More details to follow.
Coalition Liaisons. NAMI Wichita has the opportunity to be a part of a variety of local coalitions focused on a variety of topics where mental health plays a role, such as the Sedgwick County Suicide Prevention Coalition, Veteran Service Providers of Sedgwick County, Coalition on Aging, the Health and Wellness Coalition, and many more. Ideally, we would have 2 volunteers for each of the committees. These committees meet usually monthly for 1-2 hours. The volunteers' roles would be to attend these meetings on behalf of NAMI Wichita, promote our upcoming events and programs, and then report back to our Executive Director what happened/was discussed in that month's meeting (2-4 sentences in an email is sufficient) as well as any opportunities where NAMI Wichita could make a difference, provide resources and/or programing. You do NOT need to be a dues paying member of NAMI Wichita to be a liaison, but it is helpful if you are familiar with NAMI Wichita and the services we offer. We can train you and provide you with support in this role.
Committee Volunteers. The Board of Directors has many different committees that do the organizing and planning for events. These committees include event planning, fundraising, and more. Some committees are long term, others are for specific events. You do NOT need to be a dues paying member to be on a committee, but must be willing to attending regularly scheduled meetings and assist with the event(s) planned. We have the following committee openings:
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Candlelight Service Committee. We are looking for volunteers to help serve on the event committee for the Candlelight Service on October 5.
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Annual Dinner and Award Banquet Committee. December 2. We are looking for a few volunteers to help serve on this committee as well.
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Fundraising Committee. This is a long term committee focusing on finding and implementing ways to bring funding into NAMI Wichita so we can continue to offer free programs and expand our programing to reach more people. Included in this committee will be those interested in assisting in organizing a local NAMIWalks fundraising event in 2026 in conjunction with our annual picnic.
If you are interested in helping out, or would like more information on any of these opportunities, please contact Tara Gwynn at t.gwynn@namiwichita.org or reply to this email.
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