Day of Caring is UWYV’s signature volunteer opportunity.
Day of Caring is a half-day event that connects volunteers with projects for nonprofits, government, and low-income individuals in the community, hosted by United Way of the Yampa Valley since 1998. Every spring, individual and corporate volunteers join forces to share their time and talents on projects at nonprofits across the Yampa Valley. Volunteers who participate in Day of Caring gain first-hand experience in how giving back to their community through work that saves labor costs and allows nonprofits to invest their efforts where they make the greatest impact.
Volunteering is essential to keeping our community connected and supporting local causes. You can change a life with your time and talent when you volunteer with United Way of the Yampa Valley.
May 21, 2025
Do you have a project that could use more hands? Just complete the form linked below and United Way of the Yampa Valley will recruit volunteers to help you.
Last year we gathered 342 volunteers to address 28 projects across Routt County. This resulted in 1026 hours of labor, and a savings of $30,718.00 in labor costs to local non-profits.
Routt County Day of Caring Volunteer Schedule – Wednesday May 21, 2025
9 AM: Volunteer teams meet organization project leaders on-site
11:30 AM: Volunteers wrap up work
11:45 AM: All Volunteer teams and project leaders meet at Olympian Hall for lunch reception
May 9, 2025
This event was first held in Moffat County last year, and with such a great response, we are happy to bring it back again to help the non-profits in our community!
Moffat County Day of Caring Volunteer Schedule – Wednesday May 9, 2025
9:00 AM: Volunteer teams meet organization project leaders at the project site
11:30 AM: Volunteers wrap up work
11:45 AM: All Volunteer teams and project leaders meet at the Yampa Building for a lunch reception
Routt County Volunteer of the Year
If you’re a non-profit and would like to vote for Routt County Volunteer of the Year, please click the button below. The Moffat County Volunteer of the Year was celebrated at the Moffat County State of the Community. Congratulations to Len Browning for winning Moffat County Volunteer of the Year and Megan Neton for winning Youth Volunteer of the Year!
Special Thank You to our Sponsors!
Here’s what participants are saying about the past Day of Caring events:
Thank you, Kate!! Your team always does such a great job!!! Thank you for the opportunity to sponsor this awesome event. I am always impressed with the participation and scope of what we can accomplish.
• Zach Chelburg, Bank of the San Juans
I just want to extend a big THANK YOU for all your help at the shelter yesterday!! We have been hard at work making updates, so this is a comfortable home for those fleeing violence, and we made huge strides yesterday thanks to your support!
• With gratitude, Chelsie, and the Advocates Team
We really enjoyed helping at LiftUp! Thanks so much for spearheading this important event.
• Deana Von Almen, Yampa Valley Bank
I just wanted to say thank you so much on behalf of Discovery Learning Center. Our volunteers came in their bright red shirts and really worked hard cleaning all our windows before our “graduations”! Everyone has commented on what a great job they did, and they did it with a smile!
• Lynn Romeo, Discovery Learning Center
