800 volunteers set to help agencies on United Way’s Day of Caring Aug. 25

“It’s a godsend to get them.” That’s how Jim Rianoshek, executive director of Attention Homes in Boulder, describes the volunteers of the Foothills United Way Day of Caring.

These volunteers have done a variety of work for the nonprofit that provides sheltering and counseling services to youth in a homelike environment. Projects range from renovating the shelter to taking the kids on a nature hike.

“Our kids think no one cares about them,” Rianoshek said. “Through Day of Caring activities they see that people really do care.”

For four hours on the morning of Friday, Aug. 25, volunteers from around Boulder…