ITSA Connecting Through Community Service

In an effort to establish a community service network for Emporia State University students, faculty and staff, the CSI has developed a new program called "Connecting Through Service." This new community service program has been designed to create links between the campus and community by providing information about volunteer opportunities to the campus community and potential volunteers to Emporia service organizations. If you are a distance online student you can still participate by making valuable contributions in your own community. The list below can be used to help you generate ideas for offering your expertise for building websites, teaching technology to students, teachers, administrators, elderly, etc.

Participating Emporia Service Organizations

AGENCY Phone Contact Address Email
Abundant Harvest 342-7439 Sandy Cook   emprescue@osprey.net
Adult Education Center 343-4630 Chris Matson 315 S. Market St.; Emporia, KS 66801 cmatson@fhtc.net
Altrusa, Int'l 341-5208 Joyce Davis WAW Library, ESU Campus Box 4051 davisjoy@emporia.edu
American Association of Retired Persons 342-5139 (h) Robert Taylor 902 Topeka St.; Emporia, KS 66801
American Business Women's Association 342-2657 (h) Norma Watson 1217 Presby Dr.; Emporia, KS 66801 watsonno@cadvantage.com
American Legion Ball-McColm Post #5 342-1119 Nona Thomas 2921 W. 12th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801
American Red Cross-Lyon County Chapter 342-4211 Maxine Pickerill 904 E. 6th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 rclyon@cadvantage.com
Barbershops of Emporia 342-1063 Dick Winter 1405 West St.; Emporia, KS 66801
Big Brothers Big Sisters 342-5645 Kim Waybright 1512 W. 6th Suite F, PO Box 684; Emporia, KS. 66801 Kim@bbbsfh.org
Boy Scouts 340-0952 Anne Herriage 2613 West Ridge Court; Emporia, KS 66801 herriagea@osprey.net
Camp Alexander, Inc. 342-1386 Sara Krueger Shaw 1783 Road P5; Emporia, KS 66801 campgirl@seamless.net
Catholic Community Services 343-2296 Christine Arndt 116 W. 12th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 carndt@catholiccharitiesks.org
Center for Early Childhood Education 341-5290 Michelle Cape   capemich@emporia.edu
Christmas In April/Rebuilding Together 342-1600 Robin Nelson  
Compeer Program of East Central Kansas 342-3145 Kim Waybright 1512 W. 6th Suite F, PO Box 684; Emporia, KS. 66801 compeer@osprey.net
Consumer Credit Counseling Service 800-383-0217, ext. 373 Debbie Larson 417 Commercial St., Suite 7; Emporia, KS 66801 dlarson@hcci-ks.org
Disabled American Veterans 342-4381 Aaron Bura 1018 Rural St.; Emporia, KS 66801 buraa@carrollsweb.com
Emporia Child Care, Inc. Ctr I 342-3060 Denise Wilson 802 Commercial St.; Emporia, KS 66801  
Emporia Child Care, Inc. Ctr II 343-1738 Cathy Wright 2011 W. 12th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801
Emporia Child Care, Inc. Ctr III 343-2888 Margene Crane 420 W. 15th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 ecdcc3@osprey.net
Emporia Eastside Community Group 342-8390 Arthur Lorick  
Emporia Literacy Program 343-4630 Diane Gladow 315 S Market St.; Emporia, KS 66801 dglad@cableone.net
Emporia Main Street 340-6430 Mary Helmer 12 E. 5th Ave./PO Box 2011; Emporia, KS 66801 main.street@emporia.ws
Emporia Public Library 340-6462 Sue Blechl 110 E. 6th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 blechls@carrollsweb.com
Emporia Recreation Center 340-6300 Connie Smith 313 W. 4th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801
Emporia Rescue Mission, Inc. 342-3351 Dane Cook 1119 Merchant St.; Emporia, KS 66801 emprescue@osprey.net
Emporia Senior Center 343-3160 (>10am) Susan Riley 603 E. 12th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 susan_riley66801@yahoo.com
Emporia Summer Band 342-1063 (w) Dick Winter 1405 West St.; Emporia, KS 66801
Emporians for Drug Awareness 341-2450 Teresa Walters 1700 W. 7th Ave., Room 7; Emporia, KS 66801 twalters@usd253.org
Farm, Inc., The 343-6111 Peg Martin 528 Commercial St.; Emporia, KS 66801 pegm@the-farm.org
Gardeners of America 342-4091 (h) Velma Walker 545 Rd. 140; Emporia, KS 66801 ehwalker@hotmail.com
Girl Scout Council of the Flint Hills 342-4532 or 1-800-342-4532 Lynn Smith 1200 Burlingame Rd./PO Box 309; Emporia, KS 66801 gscfh@cableone.net
Habitat for Humanity 340-0103 Peggy Bolm PO Box 277; Emporia, KS 66801 habitat@osprey.net
Hand In Hand Homecare & Hospice 340-6177 Cathy Knapp 1301 W. 12th Ave., Ste. 302; Emporia, KS 66801 cdknapp@newmanrh.org
Head Start Program 341-2260 Mary Rodriguez 19 Constitution St.; Emporia, KS 66801
Hetlinger Development Ctr 342-1087 Lynette Oglesby 707 S. Commercial St.; Emporia, KS 66801
Holiday Resort 343-9285 Cindy Weltha or Ronda Allison 2700 W. 30th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801
Kansas Legal Services 343-7520 Ty Wheeler 527 Commercial St.; Emporia, KS 66801 wheelert@klsinc.org
K-State Research & Extension 341-3220 Connie Hoch   choch@oznet.ksu.edu
League of Women Voters of Emporia 342-7104 Kay Calvert 938 County Rd. 130; Emporia, KS 66801 fs1725@osprey.net
Learning Connection, The 343-6555 Cheryl Patton 702 Commercial St., Suite B3; Emporia, KS 66801 tlc@osprey.net
Lyon County ECKAN Center 342-4607 Yvonne Johnson 616 Merchant St.; Emporia, KS 66801
Make-A-Wish 800-566-9474 Celia Cayless 2016 N. Amidon; Wichita, KS 67203
Plumb Place 342-1613 Jill Wheeler 224 E. 6th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 plumbplace224@yahoo.com
Presbyterian Manor 343-2613 Michelle Holland 2300 Industrial Rd; Emporia, KS 66801  
Project T.E.E.N. 342-4864 ext: 291 Donna Dix-Thomas 420 W. 15th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 donnad@flinthealth.org
Salvation Army 342-3093    
S.O.S. 343-8799 Susan Moran PO Box 1191; Emporia, KS 66801 Smoransos@sbcglobal.net
Special Olympics Kansas Northeast Area 342-0978 Janice Jaggard 512 W. 15th Ave.; Emporia, KS 66801 jaggard@osprey.net
United Cerebral 316-688-1888 Dave Jones   davej@cprf.org
United Way of the Flint Hills 342-7564 Duane A. Dreiling   duaned@uwfh.org
Vintage Manor 342-3280 Sandy Wassner 1620 Wheeler St.; Emporia, KS 66801 swassner@yahoo.com