Volunteer with Sioux Empire United Way

Join us at Inter-Lakes Community Action Partnership to play with infants and toddlers! Together we'll sing, dance, and read with children ages 0 to 3. Don't forget to bring a smile, a positive attitude, and be ready for cuddles!

Volunteers are asked to wear comfortable, appropriate clothing and shoes (no tank tops or tight fitting clothes). ICAP also requests individuals arrive 5-10 minutes early with their driver's license or photo ID to complete necessary waivers before interacting with children. Volunteers can park in the parking lot on the Northeast side of the building and use the entrance in front.

Spend some time outdoors helping Volunteer United beautify Avera Family Wellness Program's exterior spaces. Together we'll trim hedges, pull weeds, and remove overgrown tree branches from their parking lot, yard, and dumpster removal area. 

Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable, protective clothing and shoes. This project will require volunteers to be comfortable working outside, using yard tools, lifting/bending as needed. Rakes, yard waste bags, hedge trimmers, and gloves will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own!

Join us at Delta Dental of South Dakota to assemble oral health kits! We'll put together bags for children in the Sioux Falls School District and assemble New Smile bags for new parents at local hospitals.

Volunteers can park on the street on the West and South sides of the Non-Profit Center. There is an entrance in front across from the Canaries Birdcage.

Join us at Delta Dental of South Dakota to assemble oral health kits! We'll put together bags for children in the Sioux Falls School District and assemble New Smile bags for new parents at local hospitals.

Volunteers can park on the street on the West and South sides of the Non-Profit Center. There is an entrance in front across from the Canaries Birdcage.

Join Volunteer United at St. Francis House to help serve dinner to their guests! Volunteers are an integral component in the operation of St. Francis House where they are moving people from Homelessness to Hope!

Volunteers are expected to arrive at 5:45 PM, wear close-toed shoes, and tie long hair back. We will lend a hand in preparing and/or serving meals, making sack lunches, preparing late plates, and baking items for guests. 

Join Volunteer United & Meals on Wheels at Active Generations to help package meals for local individuals that are unable to prepare healthy, consistent meals in their homes for medical or social reasons.

Volunteers will serve on a packing line that is very similar to a school cafeteria packing system. Items are scooped into trays and stamped. On average, volunteers pack approximately 580 meals. These meals are then delivered by volunteers and staff to homebound clients throughout the Sioux Empire. (This opportunity is to package, not deliver)

We ask that volunteers wear close-toed shoes, tie up long hair, and be prepared to stand for the whole event. We estimate that there will be a short tour and a 1 hour activity beginning at 9:30 am. Volunteers can park on the west side parking lot and use the entrance facing west. Please line up around 9:20am near the cashier desk which is directly in front of the “Sertoma” room (there is a large sign). This will allow volunteers time to put coats away, put gloves/hair nets on, etc.

Join the Volunteer United group afterschool at Hawthorne Elementary where our team will work alongside Volunteers of America, Dakotas to uplift and support children in our community. Together we'll build marble mazes and popsicle catapults!

Volunteers of America, Dakotas is dedicated to helping people live healthy & fulfilling lives by guiding people with behavioral health needs, uplifting children, youth & families, supporting individuals with intellectual & developmental disabilities, and strengthening those struggling with homelessness. 

Join the Volunteer United group to help support Workers on Wheels of Active Generations with their Annual Rake the Town event. Over 1,200 volunteers across the city will come together to rake the yards of nearly 400 elderly and disabled homeowners in the Sioux Falls & we'd love for you to join us!

Each SEUW team will commit to one yard assignment which will be provided closer to the event. If inclement weather arises, teams will need to reschedule and complete their assignments as soon as possible.

Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable, protective clothing and shoes. This project will require volunteers to be comfortable working outside, using yard tools, lifting/bending as needed. Rakes, yard waste bags, hedge trimmers, and gloves will be provided, but you are more than welcome to bring your own!

Join us to support Furniture Mission in their efforts to provide gently used furniture and household items to those in need. Together we’ll help make furniture deliveries, serve families onsite, pick-up furniture donations, and/or unload drop-off donations!

Volunteers are encouraged to wear comfortable, protective clothing and shoes. This opportunity will require volunteers to be comfortable lifting 30-50 lbs or using a dolly/cart to move items. A few volunteers may also be asked to drive the Furniture Mission truck (no CDL is required). If volunteers are not comfortable riding in the trucks, they can follow the driver in their own vehicles.

Staff has notified us that there is an entrance and street parking on the east side of the building. Deliveries will be routed and on a clipboard for when volunteers arrive & families have been notified that the furniture will be delivered inside their homes. To make things easier on both the families and volunteers, deliveries never include king mattresses or full-sized couches!

In 2023, Sioux Empire United Way mailed 239,744 books to children in the Sioux Empire through Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.

Join Volunteer United in delivering more of the books you love to the Little Free Libraries in our community. Stop by Severance Brewing Co. for happy hour with light bites from Papa Woody’s Pizza as you pick up your assignments.

Volunteers are encouraged to drop off an average of 30 children's books between 4-6 locations by November 18th. Volunteers will be required to drive their own vehicles and addresses will be provided.

Join us at Delta Dental of South Dakota to assemble oral health kits! We'll put together bags for children in the Sioux Falls School District and assemble New Smile bags for new parents at local hospitals.

Volunteers can park on the street on the West and South sides of the Non-Profit Center. There is an entrance in front across from the Canaries Birdcage.