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Arthritis Foundation - Board Meeting @ 12:00pm
by Arthritis Foundation

The Arthritis Foundation Leadership Board meets quarterly.  The meetings are held from 12pm-1pm at the Arthritis Foundation office.  Lunch is provided.  Meetings are open to Board Members only.  Please contact the Arthritis Foundation if you are interested in serving on the Board. 

We are recruiting Saturday morning volunteers for the duration of the Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market to distribute information about our programs to market goers, provide market maps, and assist in food rescue efforts at the conclusion of eac...

Rock the Block | Dallas County (Dallas Center) @ 8:00am
by Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity

Rock the Block® is happening soon in Dallas County! Join over 100 volunteers each day of this awesome event, as Habitat partners with homeowners to make critical repairs. These improvements help families stay in their homes longer - things like ramps for accessibility, efficient windows for relief from high energy bills, new siding to refresh the...

Each summer the Food Bank of Iowa receives thousands of pounds of fresh produce from the gardens at the Newton correctional facility, the farm in Madrid, corporate gardens and from distributors. This produce needs to be sorted and bagged for easier ...

National Public Lands Day-Des Moines is hosted by the City of Des Moines Parks and Recreation Department, Polk County Conservation, Polk Soil and Water Conservation District and community partners such as the Outdoor Stewards of Iowa, Iowa Natural He...

We are recruiting Saturday morning volunteers for the duration of the Downtown Des Moines Farmer's Market to distribute information about our programs to market goers, provide market maps, and assist in food rescue efforts at the conclusion of eac...

Rock the Block | Dallas County (Perry) @ 8:00am
by Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity

Rock the Block® is happening soon in Dallas County! Join over 100 volunteers each day of this awesome event, as Habitat partners with homeowners to make critical repairs. These improvements help families stay in their homes longer - things like ramps for accessibility, efficient windows for relief from high energy bills, new siding to refresh the...

Amanda the Panda provides a weekend camp for families who have experience the loss of a loved one. We are looking for volunteers to help support staff in getting ready for the camp weekend. Volunteers may help with organizing/inventorying supplies,...

Training Required:Camp Counselors must complete Amanda the Panda’s Small Group Facilitator Training, offered quarterly throughout the year. New counselors will be paired with more experienced counselors to start and are encouraged to participate ...

Amanda the Panda provides a grief support camp twice a year. While kids attend camp, we will need a Nurse to dispense medications to children (kindergarten through 18 year olds) at camp when needed throughout camp weekend, without supervision from p...

Help support camp counselors in a successful camp experience for children and adults. Helps ensure activities throughout camp run smoothly to allow for counselors to focus on working with the camp attendees. Camp is held twice a year over a weekend...

Two people are needed in helping with volunteer check-in; one to welcome and get the list below completed for each volunteer, the other to help take the volunteers to where they need to be for their assigned shift. Welcome the volunteer Find their...

Amanda the Panda is looking for a volunteer to drive our van/minivan to provide transportation for grief camp participants who otherwise would not be able to attend our programming. Fall camp is September 28-29th, 2018. The volunteer would need to ...

Camp Helpers support the camp directors, activity coordinators, and counselors in making sure activities run smoothly and times where extra hands are needed are taken care of. Twice a year Camp Amanda is held over the weekend. Volunteers may help w...

Amanda the Panda provides a weekend camp for families who have experience the loss of a loved one. We are looking for volunteers to help support staff in getting ready for the camp weekend. Volunteers may help with organizing/inventorying supplies, ...