Volunteers are needed to help paint in the Families Forward Child Development Center on Juneteenth while our staff is off for the holiday. All painting supplies will be provided.
Other Information: Volunteers should be 14 years of age or older to volunteer. Youth are NOT required to have an adult on site with them while volunteering.
Questions: Contact Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org or by phone at 515-989-8404 or by text at 515-346-8895.
About volunteering: A volunteer orientation is provided when you first arrive to help, including an overview about poverty in the Des Moines metro.
About Families Forward: Families Forward (previously Bidwell Riverside Center and Hawthorn Hill) has four main programs: Bidwell Pantry, Child Development Center, New Directions Shelter (emergency housing), and The Home Connection (long-term housing). For over 100 years, our mission has been to provide compassionate, life-changing assistance to families and their path to self-sufficiency.
