City Serve is about ONE church working together for the good of ONE city. Thousands of volunteers unleashing over 10,000 hours of unprecedented compassion in partnership with local schools, city parks, food banks, blood banks, children’s hospitals, children’s homes, homes for seniors, homeless centers, first responders, juvenile centers, and so much more! City Serve isn’t an event but a movement of people who declare in word and action, “We love OUR city,” and are committed to seeing it flourish.
Register today for a project! It’s free, and there’s a t-shirt included. Keep reading for project details and to get registered.
SEPTEMBER 22-28
SELECT A DAY & TIME RANGE TO VIEW
This Year’s Projects
Patty's Pantry Prep Set-Up
9:00AM-12:00PM | 10 Volunteer Opportunities
Indoors, Ages 10+, Easy to Moderate, King of Kings Church, 11615 I Street, The Well
Set up the tables, boxes, and supplies necessary for the Sunday project of assembling backpack meals for children in Omaha Public Schools.
Standing Bear Elementary School
8:30AM-11:00AM | 8 Volunteer Opportunities
Outdoors, Ages 14+, Easy, Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor Street
Serve at the school’s fundraising Fun Run event.
Standing Bear Elementary School
1-3:30PM | 8 Volunteer Opportunities
Outdoors, Ages 14+, Easy, Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor Street
Serve at the school’s fundraising Fun Run event.
Patty’s Pantry
12:30 – 2PM | 25 Volunteer Opportunities
Indoors, Ages 4+, Easy, King of Kings Church, 11615 I Street, The Well
Assemble backpack meals for children in Omaha Public Schools. These meals are provided for children to ensure that they have food during the weekend.
City of Omaha Parks & Recreation
9:30AM-12:30PM | 15 Volunteer Opportunities
Outdoors, Ages 4+, Easy to moderate, Walnut Grove Park, 15050 Q Street
Clear trash and other debris from recent storms.
City of Omaha Parks & Recreation
1:30-4:30PM | 15 Volunteer Opportunities
Outdoors, Ages 4+, Easy to moderate, Cancer Survivor’s Park, 1111 S. 105th Street
Clear trash and debris. Spread mulch made from recent storm debris.
Cards of Encouragement
9-11AM | 25 Volunteer Opportunities
Indoors, Ages 4+, Easy, King of Kings Church, 11615 I Street, Courtyard Room
Stop by for a short time and write encouraging messages for the staff or beneficiaries of some of our City Serve partner organizations.
Open Door Mission
9AM-3PM | 25 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 10+, Easy to moderate, Open Door Mission, 2828 N. 23rd Street East
Join the King of Kings staff as we spend the day serving at Open Door Mission. We will be working in the Timberlake Outreach Center and dining room as well as other projects.
Heartland Hope Mission
6-9PM | 25 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 12+, Easy to moderate, Heartland Hope Mission, 2021 U Street
Assist families in shopping for food at the Heartland Hope Mission food pantry. Stock shelves.
Northwest Campus Cookies | 50 Volunteer Opportunities
6-8PM | 50 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, All ages, Easy, King of Kings Northwest Omaha, 15656 Fort Street
Make, bake, and bundle cookies and write cards of encouragement for partner organizations.
Disney Elementary School
9-11AM | 5 volunteer opportunities
Outdoors, Ages 6+, Easy to moderate, Disney Elementary School, 5717 S. 112th Street
Clean up the school grounds and do minor landscaping projects.
Disney Elementary School
9-11AM | 10 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 14+, Easy, Disney Elementary School, 5717 S. 112th Street
Volunteer with students in the library or classroom, assist in cleaning the art closet, or work on copying or binding print projects.
Standing Bear Elementary School
9-11AM | 10 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 14+, Easy, Standing Bear Elementary School, 15860 Taylor Street
Volunteer at the school helping kids in the classroom or performing cleaning and organizing tasks for staff.
Project Pink'd
6-8PM | 10 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 12+, Easy, Project Pink’d, 11405 Davenport Street
Assemble Healing Hearts Kits for patients starting breast cancer treatments.
Heart Ministry Center
9AM-1:30PM | 15 volunteer opportunities
Indoors & Outdoors, Ages 10+, Easy to moderate, Heart Ministry Center, 2222 Binney Street
Assist families in shopping for food at the Heartland Hope Mission food pantry and loading it into their vehicles. Stock shelves.
Together Omaha
9AM-12PM | 25 volunteer opportunities
Indoors, Ages 12+, Easy to moderate, Together Omaha, 812 S. 24th Street
Restock food pantry shelves and prepare the pantry for upcoming food distribution.
American Red Cross Blood Drive
8AM-1PM
Indoors, Ages 16+, Easy to moderate, King of Kings Church, 11615 I Street, The Haven
Donate blood through the American Red Cross to help maintain a sufficient blood supply and prevent shortages. This blood drive will follow all necessary public safety precautions.
Love Your Neighbor Boxes for Abide
Goal: 50 boxes
Grab a Love Your Neighbor Box from either campus of King of Kings, fill it with the identified items, and return it to King of Kings by September 27.
Amazon Wish List for Open Door Mission
Support the Open Door Mission from your home by simply purchasing items from their Amazon wish list. You can check it out HERE.
Goal: 25 donated items
Order items from the Open Door Mission Amazon Wish List to resource their assistance programs.
Baked/Bought Goods for Omaha Fire & Police Departments
Goal: 25 stations blessed
Select a fire or police station from the list to bake or purchase treats for and deliver directly to that station by September 28. Include cards or notes of encouragement if possible.
Cards of Encouragement for Education Staff at Partner Schools
Goal: 250 staff members encouraged
Purchase or pick up blank cards and write encouraging messages for the staff of King of Kings Early Learning Center, Disney Elementary School, Standing Bear Elementary School, and Concordia Omaha Schools.
Other Within Reach Projects
See the City Serve website for other local projects that you may want to serve in or assist with as part of City Serve week.
FAQs
King of Kings is covering the cost of projects and t-shirts, so City Serve is free! Some projects detail your own choice of spending on the project up front if you select to serve in those ways. Registration is still required and can be completed here.
Registration for the project of choice can be completed online. Click here to get started. The registration deadline is Sunday, September 15th to guarantee a t-shirt. You can still join in on the fun after that time, but a shirt may not be available. Registrations for some projects are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis.
You can pick up your t-shirt on Sundays in the Next Steps Room.
Yes! We have opportunities to serve from your home this year. You can check them out here.
Of course you do! You can pick it up on Sundays in the Next Steps Room.
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2024 City Serve Partners
Abide
Abide’s mission is to revitalize the inner city, one lighthouse at a time. They provide an integrated approach that focuses on developing stronger families, safer neighborhoods, and emerging leaders. They believe that stability brings safety. They connect and stabilize neighborhoods, making our community safer. Abide believes that success starts at home and they inspire hope and bring healing by equipping children, youth, and families. And everyone has influence. They are investing in leaders to see our community transformed from the inside out.
American Red Cross
The American Red Cross prevents and alleviates human suffering in the face of emergencies by mobilizing the power of volunteers and the generosity of donors. The American Red Cross, through its strong network of volunteers, donors, and partners, is always there in times of need. We aspire to turn compassion into action so that, all people affected by disaster across the country and around the world receive care, shelter and hope; our communities are ready and prepared for disasters; everyone in our country has access to safe, lifesaving blood and blood products; all members of our armed services and their families find support and comfort whenever needed; and in an emergency, there are always trained individuals nearby, ready to use their Red Cross skills to save lives.
City of Omaha Parks & Recreation
The mission of the Parks, Recreation, and Public Property Department is to provide and maintain a comprehensive park system, manage public property, and offer opportunities for the citizens and visitors of the Omaha community. They encourage a healthy and positive lifestyle that is essential to a supreme quality of life.
Disney Elementary
Disney Elementary is in the Millard Public School District and is a partner school of King of Kings. They have 380 students, 65 staff and 3 classrooms per grade. Their school is the home to Core Academy classes for MPS and also hosts an English as a Second Language program.
Heartland Hope Mission
Heartland Hope Mission helps working poor families by providing them with some of life’s most basic staples including a week’s supply of food, clothing, hygiene items, SNAP assistance, community referrals, and job resources. Heartland Hope Mission is a faith based organization that also offers Bible studies and prayer.
Heart Ministry Center
The Heart Ministry Center programs guide people along a personal journey leading to individualized breakthroughs, permanent transformations, and dignified change by a way forward to people severely affected by poverty in the Omaha area. They offer a food distribution program, healthcare clinic, job placement program, and a laundromat to help bring change to the families, volunteers, supporters, and this community.
Omaha Parks and Recreation Department
Edgewood Omaha Memory Care is conveniently located in a thriving area of western Omaha. Edgewood Omaha Memory Care has built a reputation as a premier provider of Memory Care services, and our dedicated, caring staff are specially trained to deliver specialized care planning and programming, increased security measures, modified dining options, and more hands-on support and care.
Omaha Fire and Police Departments
Omaha Police
Formed in 1857, the Omaha Police Department proudly serves the community of Omaha, NE. Omaha is the largest city in Nebraska, with an estimated 2013 population of over 434,000 and encompassing 130 square miles. We are a progressive police department made up of a diverse group of a thousand men and women, sworn and non-sworn, who strive to keep Omaha a safe, family-friendly city
Omaha Fire
The Omaha Fire Department is comprised of individuals filling roles in suppression who actively provide fire and EMS response, as well as individuals working in an administrative capacity to oversee fire suppression activities.
Open Door Mission
Open Door Mission offers more than 40 programs to break the cycles of homelessness and poverty. Their core values, Rescue, Redeem, Rebuild, and Restore guide their work through their Gospel Rescue Mission.
Patty’s Pantry
Patty’s Pantry assembles and delivers backpack meals to schools across the Omaha Public School district. The children who receive the backpack meals are dependent on the schools for the majority of their meals during the week. The backpack meals provide them with assurance that they will have food at home on the weekends.
Project Pink'd
Project Pink’d, Inc provides tools, resources, and a strong network to strengthen and renew the mind, body, and spirit of breast cancer patients and survivors in Nebraska and Western Iowa. They have a vision for each survivor to thrive beyond their diagnosis, disease, and treatment to create a thriving and purposeful future as their families and communities become stronger.
Standing Bear Elementary School
Standing Bear Elementary School meets the needs of students in northwest Omaha. With over 500 students, Standing Bear is committed to creating a positive attitude for academic, social, and behavioral health for all students.
Together Omaha
Together Omaha envisions a community of prosperity where everyone experiences safe, affordable housing, food security, health, and wellness. Their mission is to prevent and end hunger and homelessness through partnerships and collaborations with other organizations, government, business, and individuals. Together’s core values of hope, dignity, compassion, excellence, and diversity is the guiding force in how they lead and serve those who need them.
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