The DMARC Emergency Food Pantry [EFP] serves thousands and thousands of individuals and families seeking nutritious food from one of its neighborhood distributions sites. You [as well as your family, service club or church group] can help by spending just. . . more

Seeking jolly souls to brighten this holiday season at Four Mile and Pioneer Columbus Community Centers! Adult volunteers may help hand out treats, dance/interact with children and best of all help Mrs. Claus hand out presents from "Toys for. . . more

We invite the community to provide a meal on the first, second, and fourth Saturdays at the Street Outreach Center. The weekly meal is held on Saturday evenings from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at 701 Grand Avenue across from. . . more

In an effort to inspire and engage older adults to embrace life and learn. We are seeking a dance and movement teacher. more

In an effort to inspire and engage older adults to embrace other cultures we are seeking a volunteer to teach conversational Spanish more

In an effort to inspire and engage older adults to embrace other cultures, we are seeking a volunteer to teach conversational Chinese. more

This September 11th, dedicate a year of service to Everybody Wins! Iowa, in honor of a soldier. The mission of this new day of service is to honor the victims of 9/11 and those who rose to service. . . more

Join us for a part of the day to help serve our holiday meal. Your help is also needed in handing out gifts and playing boards games with the people we serve. Our facility serves both women and. . . more

Eastwood, an affordable housing apartment complex, is hosting a dinner for it's residents to help build community. Volunteers are needed to help serve food, and clean-up after the event. more

We would like to have individuals who are willing to work with the less fortunate in serving meals.The sites schedule is 7 days a week from 4pm-5pm. more

Special Events help creating lasting memories in our community. However, we couldn't put them on without the wonderful help from our volunteers that help set up for them and help tear them down. Make this holiday season magical. . . more

Each year individuals, resident halls, church groups, extended families, groups of friends, etc. offer to brighten the holidays for a needy individual or family affected by HIV disease. Those interested are matched with a person living with HIV or an. . . more

HOST AN INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE STUDENT!

Hosting can be an enriching experience for the entire family that will last a lifetime.

By opening your home and heart to a student from overseas, your family will gain a new global perspective, many memories, and. . . more

An Area Representative (AR)

* locates * screens and * trains host families for international students.

An AR also monitors, supports and advises two international students, host families and school personnel throughout. . . more

MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THE WORLD! YFU is looking for:

* enthusiastic * internationally-minded * enjoy working with teenagers.

"American Overseas Volunteers" help encourage American teenagers to become exchange students.. . . more

We are in need of a Volunteer to help answer phones and the front door during the morning hours, 8:00am-4:00pm. Learn the Ins and Outs of the day to day operations of our shelter. This is a great opportunity to. . . more

LSI provides social services to over 40,000 Iowans each year. Our Des Moines campus includes three office buildings which house several services including Adoption and Foster Services, Refugee Resettlement, Services for People with Disabilities, Home Healthcare for the. . . more

We have a great volunteer opportunity for someone looking to gain experience in operations support. Help our Newton site and the services it provides by doing a variety of administrative supports; may include reports, correspondence, mailings, filing, agency paperwork, covering. . . more

Here at the Beacon we have bathrooms that are in need of some attention. The wooden floor needs to be replaced. These bathrooms are the size of those found in a residential setting. We are asking that the "old" wooden. . . more

Speak UP! is a sixteen week program integrated into fifth grade Language Arts curriculum. Volunteers work one-on-one with students, teaching them the techniques of researching, writing and delivering a prepared speech and also how to think on their feet. . . more