History of the Volunteer Center of Racine County
In 1999, the Center for Community Concerns led a community-wide task force to study the concept and possibility of establishing a Volunteer Center in Racine County. After 15 months, it was determined that a stand-alone volunteer center was the community’s desire, that the current volunteer programs of the Center for Community Concerns would become part of the new volunteer center, and a new location and an Executive Director would be sought. In September of 2000, the Volunteer Center of Racine County opened its doors with Marilynn Pelky as its first Executive Director.
By June of 2001, the VCRC moved into its own home at 6216 Washington Avenue, Suite G. All former volunteer programs of the Center for Community Concerns were merged into the Volunteer Center of Racine County, Inc. Since then, the VCRC has grown in staff and programs over the years and continues to grow to this day!
