Day of caring
United Way of the Ozarks Day of Caring is the largest one-day volunteer event in Southwest Missouri. Local businesses and organizations coordinate teams of employees to spend the day completing service projects at area nonprofit agencies.
Day of Caring is a Southwest Missouri tradition, connecting nonprofits and volunteers for a day of high-impact fun across the Ozarks. In 2025, we're proud to bring you our 33rd Day of Caring.
Every year, this treasured event means thousands of human-hours are logged in a single day, resulting in weeks' worth of work benefitting local nonprofits. In 2024, 1400 volunteers contributed time worth $211,000 while helping 42 nonprofit organizations.
Join us for United Way of the Ozarks Day of Caring 2025. United is the way to mobilize!
We hope you can join us for Day of Caring 2025! Whether you participate as a volunteer from your workplace, social group or civic organization ─ or host a project at an area nonprofit ─ Day of Caring is a fun and direct way to create positive change in the Ozarks.
- Thursday, June 26, 2025
- Any 501(c)(3) organization in our 14-county service area may host a project
- Online PROJECT registration is April 1 - April 18 (Watch this quick tutorial about how to submit a project)
- Online VOLUNTEER registration is May 5 - May 30
- Free breakfast and entertainment event and t-shirt for participants
- No fee for nonprofits or volunteers to participate, thanks to generous local sponsors
Want to participate in Day of Caring 2025? Just click the button and complete the short form. We'll be in touch with information as the event gets closer. Thank you!