You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the Thanksgiving holiday.
How volunteers will help -- Food Pantry Grocery Guides: Volunteers will "guide" families through the building, showing them all of the food options available. Then, volunteers push the grocery cart out to the families car in the parking lot and bring the grocery cart back inside.
Questions: For questions, contact Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org or call 515-989-8404.
About volunteering: A volunteer orientation is provided when you first arrive to help, including an overview about poverty in the Des Moines metro. We provide a unique cultural and economically diverse volunteer experience.
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.
