Volunteer Opportunities

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Woodworking Team

As a volunteer in the Woodworking Department, you’ll help repair, restore, and refinish wooden furniture and household items to ensure they are sturdy, safe, and beautiful for our clients. Volunteers may fix broken legs, reinforce joints, sand surfaces, apply finishes, and complete minor assembly tasks. This hands-on role is perfect for those who have a willingness to learn a new skill or enjoy working with tools, have an eye for craftsmanship, and want to make a tangible difference.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Guest Hospitality Team

As a member of the Guest Hospitality Team, you’ll be a warm and welcoming presence for all who visit Flourish. Your key responsibilities include guiding guests through our facility, assisting the dock team by directing families and visitors, and helping intake donations as they arrive. This people-focused position is perfect for those who enjoy connecting with others and making everyone feel at home. Importantly, this role does not require any lifting, just a friendly attitude and a willingness to help.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Dock Team

Dock Team Volunteer Responsibilities: As a Dock Team volunteer, you will take an active role in loading moving trucks and vehicles with donated household goods and furnishings for our clients. You may also assist with accepting and unloading incoming donations. This position requires the ability to lift furniture and work outdoors in various weather conditions. Dock Team volunteers are essential to ensuring donated items reach the families who need them most.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Dish Pack Design Team

As a member of the Dish Pack Team, you’ll use your creativity and attention to detail to curate charming, mismatched dish sets for our guests. Your role involves selecting, sorting, and assembling complete sets of plates, bowls, cups, and silverware from a variety of donated items, ensuring every family receives a unique and functional collection for their table.

Online Scholarship Reviewer for Great Jobs KC

Looking for an easy, convenient, and meaningful way to give back to the Kansas City community? Great Jobs KC is looking for online volunteers to review scholarship application essays. We are seeking individuals with knowledge, understanding, and experience with the challenges related to enrolling in and completing college to serve as volunteer Scholarship Reviewers.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Sorting Team

As a member of the Sorting Team, you’ll help sort, organize, and clean small household items for our guests. Volunteers also inspect donations for needed repairs, restock showroom shelves, and create attractive seasonal displays. This role is a great way to make a direct impact, keep our showroom organized and welcoming, and work alongside a friendly and dedicated team. Your work brings comfort and warmth to every home we serve.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Upholstery Repair Team

As part of the Upholstery Repair Team, you will help restore and repair upholstered furniture to ensure every item is in excellent condition for our clients. Volunteers mend tears, replace fabric, fix cushions, and perform other repairs to sofas, chairs, and more. This role is ideal for those with a willingness to learn a new skill or those with sewing or upholstery skills who enjoy hands-on work and take pride in bringing new life to donated items.

Personal Shopper and Donation Intake Volunteer

Personal shoppers and Clothing intake volunteers needed in our FREE clothing boutique

Volunteer with Seton Center!

Weekday Volunteers

If you’re new to volunteering at The Sewing Labs, please attend a First-Time Volunteer Orientation before signing up. Opportunities include organizing donations, office support, quilting, testing or maintaining sewing machines, and sewing community outreach kits. Sewists create activity bags, walker bags, pillowcases, and navigation bags for local partners.

American Cancer Society Corporate Champion

ACS partners with organizations to develop mutually beatifical partnerships. By being a corporate champion, you will be utilizing your network of contacts professionally and personally to help open doors to create opportunities that support our mission.

Youth Programs

As a volunteer, you’ll jump right into the fun by playing games, joining activities, helping with lessons, serving alongside students and simply being a positive presence. You don’t need any special skills. Just come ready to engage, encourage, listen and have fun!

Make a Difference With MOCSA!

MOCSA exists to improve the lives of those impacted by sexual abuse and assault and to prevent sexual violence in our community. MOCSA Volunteers help make our mission possible by helping in the hospital, over the phone, and in the classroom.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Merchandising Team

As part of the Merchandising Team, you’ll use your keen eye for detail and trauma-informed mindset to thoughtfully stock and arrange household items on our showroom shelves. Your goal is to create an inviting, accessible, and dignified shopping experience for every guest, taking care to consider the needs and backgrounds of families who may be starting over after difficult circumstances. This role is perfect for those who want to combine creativity and compassion.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Beds Team

Join our Beds Department and help ensure that every family receives a comfortable place to rest their heads. As a Beds Department volunteer, you’ll organize, match, and assemble beds and bed frames, turning donated pieces into complete, cozy setups for our guests. It’s a bit like solving a puzzle: you’ll fit together headboards, footboards, rails, and hardware to create the perfect match for each family. This hands-on role is ideal for problem-solvers who enjoy working with their hands.

Volunteer with S.A.Y. Yes! Afterschool Program

Volunteers will engage with and support youth through activities, lessons, and recreation. They will also assist with serving food, cleanup, and other support tasks, while supporting the youth team in whatever ways are needed.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Host Team

As a Host, you’ll be a welcoming guide for families as they navigate their shopping experience at Flourish. Your role is to assist guests in selecting furniture and household items, answer questions, and provide warm, compassionate support throughout their visit. You’ll help ensure families feel comfortable, respected, and empowered as they make choices for their new homes. This role requires extra training and additional time commitments.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Upholstery Cleaning Team

As a member of the Upholstery Cleaning Team, you play a vital role in ensuring every family leaves with clean, comfortable furniture. Volunteers clean and refresh upholstered items such as sofas, chairs, and cushions, making them look and feel their best for our clients. This hands-on role is perfect for those who enjoy working behind the scenes, take pride in attention to detail, and want to help families create healthy, welcoming homes. Your work helps every client feel cared for.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Inventory Team

As a volunteer in the Inventory Department, you’ll play a key role in keeping our showroom fully stocked and organized. Responsibilities include refilling the showroom with furniture, moving inventory from storage areas, and transporting items to the dock for loading onto trucks. This role requires the ability to lift heavy items or push heavy carts. If you enjoy staying active, working as part of a team, and making an immediate impact, the Inventory Department is a great fit for you.

Flourish Furniture Bank – Sewing Volunteer

As a Sewing Team volunteer, you’ll help repair and repurpose donated bedding, linens, and cushions to provide a fresh start for our clients. Beginners are welcome and can assist by cutting fabric or completing simple projects like placemats and pillowcases, while more experienced sewers can tackle advanced tasks such as refitting sheets or reupholstering furniture. This creative, hands-on role is perfect for those who enjoy sewing, want to learn new skills, and love making a tangible difference.

Flourish: A Furniture Bank – Packing Team

As a member of the Packing Team, you’ll make sure each guest’s new household items arrive home safely and in perfect condition. Your main responsibilities include carefully wrapping, boxing, and packing everything from dishes and glassware to delicate decor, ensuring nothing breaks on the journey from our showroom to our guests’ homes.