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	1 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 1:00pm - 3:00pm 6 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter View 100+ More	2 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines 10:00am - 12:00pm 18 GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen! GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Kitchen Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Stock the Food Pantry (evenings & weekends) Families Forward 5:30pm - 7:30pm 3 Volunteers are needed to help stock the pantry on Tuesday nights, Thursday nights, and some Saturdays. Volunteers will help in the following ways: Clothing Pantry: Sorting, hanging, and organizing clothing and household donations. Grocery Aisles: ... Stock the Food P... Stock the Food Pantry (evenings & weekends) View 100+ More	3 Literacy Kit Build United Way of Central Iowa 2 hour shifts starting at Noon until 8pm This event is great for folks looking to use their remaining VTO (Volunteer Time Off), teens looking to complete Silver Cord Hours, or those who enjoy coloring and cutting! This is a family-friendly event, but we ask that children who attend are able... Literacy Kit Bui... Literacy Kit Build Toy Wrapping at Conmigo Conmigo Early Education Center 5:30-6:30pm 2 We’re preparing for our Annual Winter Concert, a beloved tradition where our students and their families come together to sing, laugh, and celebrate the holiday season together. This special event not only celebrates the holiday season but also g... Toy Wrapping at ... Toy Wrapping at Conmigo Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 9:00am - 11:00am 4 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away View 100+ More	4 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 3 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 5 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away View 100+ More	5 Fun Character to Hand Out Gifts Conmigo Early Education Center 3:15pm-4:45pm 1 We’re preparing for our Annual Winter Concert, a beloved tradition where our students and their families come together to sing, laugh, and celebrate the holiday season together. This special event not only celebrates the holiday season but also giv... Fun Character to... Fun Character to Hand Out Gifts Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 9:00am - 12:00pm 6 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away View 100+ More	6 Create a Fresh Start: Home Painting Volunteers Needed Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 9 Volunteers are needed to put a fresh coat of paint on the inside of one of The Home Connection houses so that we can welcome in a new family. We are hoping to have 6-7 volunteers paint inside and 3-4 volunteers do some outside yardwork (fall clean up... Create a Fresh S... Create a Fresh Start: Home Painting Volunteers Needed View 100+ More
7 View 100+ More	8 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 5 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 4 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 1:00pm - 3:00pm 6 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter View 100+ More	9 Christmas Presents WesleyLife 2:00-3:30 PM is the duration of our party 30 This Holiday season, we would like to help our 40 participants who attend the Wesley on Grand Adult Day Center to each have a present to open during our yearly Christmas party. We are primarily looking for every day, personal essentials for both men ... Christmas Presen... Christmas Presents Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines 10:00am - 12:00pm 18 GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen! GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Kitchen Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Families Forward 4:45pm - 7:00pm 2 Be part of something special: assist families in our housing programs as they "shop" our free Holiday Gift Room and choose meaningful presents for their loved ones. Then, help them wrap their selections so every gift is ready to place under the tree.... Help Families "S... Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room View 100+ More	10 Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 9:00am - 11:00am 2 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Families Forward 12:45pm - 3:00pm 1 Be part of something special: assist families in our housing programs as they "shop" our free Holiday Gift Room and choose meaningful presents for their loved ones. Then, help them wrap their selections so every gift is ready to place under the tree.... Help Families "S... Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Holiday Children's Activities at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 4:30pm - 6:30pm 2 Won't you help make a child's holiday season special? 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... Holiday Children... Holiday Children's Activities at Families Forward New Directions Shelter View 100+ More	11 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 2 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away View 100+ More	12 Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 9:00am - 12:00pm 6 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 3 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away View 100+ More	13 View 100+ More
14 View 100+ More	15 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Families Forward 12:45pm - 3:00pm 1 Be part of something special: assist families in our housing programs as they "shop" our free Holiday Gift Room and choose meaningful presents for their loved ones. Then, help them wrap their selections so every gift is ready to place under the tree.... Help Families "S... Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 1:00pm - 3:00pm 6 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Families Forward 4:45pm - 7:00pm 1 Be part of something special: assist families in our housing programs as they "shop" our free Holiday Gift Room and choose meaningful presents for their loved ones. Then, help them wrap their selections so every gift is ready to place under the tree.... Help Families "S... Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room View 100+ More	16 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 5 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines 10:00am - 12:00pm 18 GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen! GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Kitchen Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Stock the Food Pantry (evenings & weekends) Families Forward 5:30pm - 7:30pm 5 Volunteers are needed to help stock the pantry on Tuesday nights, Thursday nights, and some Saturdays. Volunteers will help in the following ways: Clothing Pantry: Sorting, hanging, and organizing clothing and household donations. Grocery Aisles: ... Stock the Food P... Stock the Food Pantry (evenings & weekends) View 100+ More	17 VTO Day of Service Blank Park Zoo 9:00 am - 11:00 am 6 Volunteers will have the opporunity to make bird nest boxes for zoo birds with our Avian Supervisor. Nest boxes are crucial for the welfare of zoo birds.Link to SignUp: https://signup.com/go/vwLnixU VTO Day of Servi... VTO Day of Service Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 9:00am - 11:00am 6 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Holiday Children's Activities at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 4:30pm - 6:30pm 2 Won't you help make a child's holiday season special? 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... Holiday Children... Holiday Children's Activities at Families Forward New Directions Shelter View 100+ More	18 Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room Families Forward 4:45pm - 7:00pm 2 Be part of something special: assist families in our housing programs as they "shop" our free Holiday Gift Room and choose meaningful presents for their loved ones. Then, help them wrap their selections so every gift is ready to place under the tree.... Help Families "S... Help Families "Shop" for Gifts in our Free Holiday Gift Room View 100+ More	19 Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 9:00am - 12:00pm 5 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 9:30am - 12:30pm 6 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away Help Give Holiday Meals Away Families Forward 1:00pm - 4:00pm 4 You can make a difference and impact food insecurity right here in our community. No family should be hungry. Be a welcoming face to a family in need. Help us get food home with those that are struggling for the December holidays. How volunte... Help Give Holida... Help Give Holiday Meals Away View 100+ More	20 Stock the Food Pantry (evenings & weekends) Families Forward 9:00am - 11:00am 10 Volunteers are needed to help stock the pantry on Tuesday nights, Thursday nights, and some Saturdays. Volunteers will help in the following ways: Clothing Pantry: Sorting, hanging, and organizing clothing and household donations. Grocery Aisles: ... Stock the Food P... Stock the Food Pantry (evenings & weekends) View 100+ More
21 View 100+ More	22 Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 1:00pm - 3:00pm 4 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter View 100+ More	23 GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines 10:00am - 12:00pm 18 GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen! GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Kitchen View 100+ More	24 View 100+ More	25 COOKING AND CLEANING FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER Association of Youth Development and Enrichment 12PM TO 5PM 19 WE WILL BE HAVING A FREE DINNER FOR OUR AYDE 4TH ANNUAL FREE CHRISTMAS DINNER, WE WOULD NEED VOLUNTEERS TO BE ABLE TO WELCOME GUEST, CLEAN UP, AND COOK SOME OF THE FOOD, LET US KNOW WHAT YOU CAN BE A HELP FOR, AND MONEY OR FOOD DONATIONS HELP TOO, FO... COOKING AND CLEA... COOKING AND CLEANING FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER View 100+ More	26 View 100+ More	27 View 100+ More
28 View 100+ More	29 Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter Families Forward 1:00pm - 3:00pm 4 Join us in creating a memorable holiday season for families at the Families Forward New Directions Shelter! We need caring volunteers to help transform our shelter into a warm, festive home for the holidays.Help is needed: Mondays from 1:00pm - 3:00p... Be a Holiday Her... Be a Holiday Hero at Families Forward New Directions Shelter View 100+ More	30 GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Playhouse Des Moines 10:00am - 12:00pm 18 GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen! GiGi's Kitchen GiGi's Kitchen View 100+ More	31 View 100+ More