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  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    2spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

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  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Family BBQ and Game Night

    Community Hand Up

    Join us for a BBQ dinner packed with fun games and activities for the whole family! We'll be serving hamburgers, hot dogs, and all the sides, along with popcorn, snow cones, and a chocolate fountain.If you can't make it but still want dinner, feel fr...

    Family BBQ and G... Family BBQ and Game Night
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
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  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    2spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter

    Families Forward
    2spots remaining

    Volunteers are needed to help children ages 1 to 17 with crafts, games, and activities that our staff will plan. Our shelter provides emergency housing for up to 8 families with children at a time. Most children's activities have between 5 to 15 chi...

    Get Connected Icon Children's Activ... Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    3spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    20spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    20spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    20spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Annual Baby Gear Swap

    Monsoon Asians & Pacific Islanders in Solidarity
    20spots remaining

    Help Monsoon prepare for our 3rd Annual Baby Gear Swap, a community mutual aid event where participants can freely give and take items for littles ages 0–5 years. There are many ways to help: - Leading Up (January-May): Clean, sort, and organiz...

    Get Connected Icon Annual Baby Gear... Annual Baby Gear Swap
  • Spring Into Action

    Blank Park Zoo
    44spots remaining

    Join us in restoring Iowa’s woodland habitats and supporting the growth of native trees, grasses, and wildflowers!Together with the Blank Park Zoo and Polk County Conservation, volunteers will help remove invasive plant species that threaten the he...

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  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    38spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    38spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    38spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    39spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Pantry - Organizing Clothing & Stocking (evenings & weekends)

    Families Forward
    1spots remaining

    Volunteers are needed to help organize clothing donations, household donations and stock the pantry on Tuesday nights and some Saturdays. Volunteers will help in the following ways: Clothing Pantry: Sorting, hanging, and organizing clothing and ho...

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  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    3spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter

    Families Forward
    3spots remaining

    Volunteers are needed to help children ages 1 to 17 with crafts, games, and activities that our staff will plan. Our shelter provides emergency housing for up to 8 families with children at a time. Most children's activities have between 5 to 15 chi...

    Get Connected Icon Children's Activ... Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter
  • Mathes Woodland Restoration + Hike

    Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation
    30spots remaining

    Make your way to the woods for a spring morning outdoors! Volunteers will hand-pull garlic mustard—one of Iowa’s most invasive plants—from Mathes’ woodlands. Garlic mustard spreads rapidly and displaces native plants and wildflowers, causing ...

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  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    39spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer

    Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC)
    40spots remaining

    Description DMARC is the local recipient of the Stamp Out Hunger® food drive in Greater Des Moines. In 2025, over 19,000 pounds of food were contributed through Stamp Out Hunger®. DMARC is recruiting volunteers to assist with sorting, quality-che...

    Get Connected Icon Stamp Out Hunger... Stamp Out Hunger- Warehouse Sorting Volunteer
  • Stuff the Bus 2026 - Sorting & Distribution

    United Way of Central Iowa
    2spots remaining

    Stuff the Bus book drive is being held at Athene on Tuesday, May 12th from 11am to 1pm. Our goal is to collect 30,000 books for children from birth to middle school. (Our greatest need is for early childhood books -- birth to age 8.) Books are donate...

    Get Connected Icon Stuff the Bus 20... Stuff the Bus 2026 - Sorting & Distribution
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Stuff the Bus 2026 - Sorting & Distribution

    United Way of Central Iowa
    1spots remaining

    Stuff the Bus book drive is being held at Athene on Tuesday, May 12th from 11am to 1pm. Our goal is to collect 30,000 books for children from birth to middle school. (Our greatest need is for early childhood books -- birth to age 8.) Books are donate...

    Get Connected Icon Stuff the Bus 20... Stuff the Bus 2026 - Sorting & Distribution
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    3spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter

    Families Forward
    3spots remaining

    Volunteers are needed to help children ages 1 to 17 with crafts, games, and activities that our staff will plan. Our shelter provides emergency housing for up to 8 families with children at a time. Most children's activities have between 5 to 15 chi...

    Get Connected Icon Children's Activ... Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    3spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter

    Families Forward
    3spots remaining

    Volunteers are needed to help children ages 1 to 17 with crafts, games, and activities that our staff will plan. Our shelter provides emergency housing for up to 8 families with children at a time. Most children's activities have between 5 to 15 chi...

    Get Connected Icon Children's Activ... Children's Activities at New Directions Shelter
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter
  • Organizing Donations at our Shelter

    Families Forward
    4spots remaining

    Group Sign Up: Groups can email Missy Reams at missy@familiesforward.org to schedule. For group of 4 or more, you can choose your date and time. We are pretty flexible as long as another group isn't already signed up.Volunteers are needed to organi...

    Get Connected Icon Organizing Donat... Organizing Donations at our Shelter