Opportunities to Volunteer at the
Keeler Women's Center

To volunteer, call Sr. Carol Ann Petersen, Director, at 913.906.8990 or e-mail her at kwc@mountosb.org. We will arrange a time for you to visit the Center to gain a better of understanding of our ministry as well as visit with you about your interests and skills and our needs.

Office Assistance and Hospitality–This involves answering the phone, greeting guests who are arriving for programs or services, offering cold drinks or coffee. On occasion it is necessary to baby-sit while a mother is receiving a service or attending a program. We also use office volunteers to end faxes or assist with a variety of small projects. Usually volunteers give one morning, afternoon, or evening each week. We especially need volunteers to assist with child-care.

Pro-bono legal assistance – These volunteers will be available to help women who need legal assistance or advice on a wide variety of legal matters. Volunteers could have a regular time each week or month to meet women by appointment or on a “drop in” basis. Or they could be available to work with an individual woman referred by the director. Women from both sides of the state line are served and most often have issues related to family law.

Basic Literacy – Tutors are needed to meet the needs of the one in four adults in Wyandotte County who qualify for Basic Literacy. Literacy volunteers are trained by Literacy Kansas City and tutor twice each week for 1/1/2 hours each time.

Easy English tutors – volunteers to meet with women once each week to do basic conversational English with women who are learning English and want to practice in a non-threatening environment. Emphasis is on teaching vocabulary, pronunciation, and simple conversation.

Volunteers to assist women who are looking for employment: especially needed are volunteers to assist with job searches, preparation for interviews, polishing of resumes, helping women determine areas of strength and interest.

Presenters for our Holy Women series that meets regularly on the 2nd Thursday of each month, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. Each session Includes presentation of a “holy woman” with prayer, reflection and discussion. Holy women might be traditional saints or contemporary women whose life example encourages others to live a life or service and holiness. Holy Women might be from different periods of history, other cultures or religious traditions.

Your Choice – If you have interests or skills in other areas that might help us meet our mission of “empowering women in the urban core through education, advocacy, personal and spiritual development,” let us know. We will help you design your program.

Meet some of our volunteers.


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You can contact Keeler Women's Center:
Sr. Carol Ann Petersen, Director
Keeler Women's Center
2220 Central
Kansas City, Kansas 66102
913.906.8990
email: kwc@mountosb.org