Give Back Kansas Challenge

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Give Back Kansas Challenge | April 20–May 31, 2026

Join the six-week Give Back Kansas Challenge and energize your workplace through employer-supported volunteering. On the clock or on your own time! Co-hosted by the Kansas Volunteer Commission and Volunteer Kansas, this statewide challenge celebrates service while strengthening employee engagement, wellness, and teamwork.

Participation is free and open to all Kansas employers. Compete as one organization or by individual location, track volunteer hours online, and watch your impact grow.

Businesses compete in small, medium, and large categories, with leaderboards updated every Friday. The top organization in each category will earn a $1,000 donation to a nonprofit of their choice and participating employees will be celebrated.

Volunteer where you care.
Track your hours.
Help show what Kansas can do together!

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Volunteer Opportunities at Volunteer Kansas

Contact us with Questions: Katherine.seeley@ksde.gov

2026 Participating Organizations

900 SW Jackson St Ste 653

Topeka, KS 66612-1212

Phone: (785) 368-7436

Email: volunteer@ksde.gov

The Kansas State Department of Education does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability or age in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding the nondiscrimination policies: KSDE General Counsel, Office of General Counsel, KSDE, Landon State Office Building, 900 S.W. Jackson, Suite 102, Topeka, KS 66612, (785) 296-3201.