Opportunities From: Volunteer Iowa

Program description:

Tiger Packs is an initiative to combat hunger in the Grinnell-Newburg School District. Eligible K-8 students receive a weekly bag of kid-friendly, nutritious food to take home on the weekends while the high school students have access to a food pantry with a variety of healthy snacks and takeaway meals.

Location: Grinnell

Duties:

·       Help package food items into grocery bags for preK-8th grade students in G-N school district. Approx. 10 food items each packaging in an assembly line style.

·       If able to arrive early volunteers begin unpacking of food from boxes into tubs for packaging. Food arrives at 2:30.

·       Additional duties would tie and add label with a stapler to each bag.

·       Place bags in tubs and lift and move tubs.

Skills required:

●      RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

●      Relate well to others and take a team approach.

Amount of Time: 1-2 hours/week, every other week, as the volunteer is available (no requirement to attend every packaging session, all assistance is appreciated)

Time of Day: Thursdays 3:00-4:30pm; food arrives at 2:30pm. Volunteers may arrive at 2:30pm. This occurs throughout the school year.

Benefits:

●        Opportunity to help combat hunger throughout Grinnell-Newburg School District

●        Develop lasting relationships with other volunteers

●        Milage reimbursement available if delivering Tiger Packs to the schools.

Program description:

Renewed Hope is a ministry of the Grinnell Friends Church located in Grinnell Iowa. The work of the ministry is done by volunteers and funded by free will donations.  We are passionate about helping people get the home furnishings needed to make a house their home. Often times they are starting over and have little. Other times they just need to fill in some gaps. Either way, we want to help. There are many generous people that are willing to donate. There are also a lot of usable home furnishings that end up in the trash. We want to connect both of those to people in need.

Duties:

·       Help pick up and deliver home furnishings.

·       Greet and assist community members as they visit the store for home furnishings.

Skills required:

●      RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

●      Ability to help lift and move furniture.

●      Able to keep information confidential

●      Positive attitude and willing to serve families in need

●      Relate well to others and take a team approach.

Amount of Time: 3-5 hours

Time of Day: Help is needed moving furniture on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 8am-1pm.

Benefits:

●        Opportunity to help those in need of furniture

●        Develop lasting relationships with other volunteers

●        Supplemental life and accident insurance while volunteering (see brochure)

●        Mileage reimbursement available if delivering food to homebound

Operation information: Our goal is help those who need help with home furnishings. We are hopeful to work with kind-hearted, thoughtful and compassionate volunteers who will assist in our mission.   Our purpose is to make home furnishings available to those that need them. We pick up donated furnishings and deliver them to people in Poweshiek County Iowa. There is no charge for the furnishings or for pick up or delivery. Free will donations are accepted. We would love to strengthen our community by developing relationships with those we meet.

For more information, please contact RSVP Volunteer Coordinator at 641-888-0989 or email ashley.sorensen@volunteeriowa.org

Program description:

S.H.E. (Supporting, Helping, Empowering) Counts Davis Girl Power Math Club.  The mission of S.H.E. COUNTS is to support, help, and empower women and girls in Poweshiek County. Created in 2013, S.H.E. COUNTS is headed by a diverse group of women within the county who are committed to helping move women and girls towards self-reliance. There are currently 30-35 girls in the program. Each session there is a fun activity that teaches math skills. As a volunteer you would be assigned to help a group of girls (5-6 approx.) on the activity of the day.

Duties:

·       Build relationships with 3rd and 4th grade girls

·       Provide math education and fun educational activities

·       Work with a group of 5-6 girls

Skills required:

●      RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

●      Relate well to youth

●      Basic math comprehension needed

●      Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis

Amount of Time: Volunteers meet weekly for 1-2 hours

Time of Day: Wednesdays afterschool until 5pm;  October-March

Benefits:

●        Opportunity to help 3rd and 4th grade girls throughout Grinnell-Newburg School District

●        Develop relationships with students and other volunteers

Program Description: Childcare, mentoring, working/leading with specific activities (crafts, projects, etc.), office work, lesson writing, grant writing, organizational efforts (inventory/organizing physical and electronic items/etc.), grant-writing.  LINK Mentoring offers one-on-one mentoring to K-8 students in Grinnell. We are always looking for college students who would like to volunteer to be a mentor to a student. Mentors meet with their students once a week during the lunch hour. During this time the pair eat lunch, play games, make crafts, etc. The mentors serve as positive role models in the students’ lives. We also need volunteers for the after-school and summer programs (our goal is about 1 adult to 10 children, or 2 to 15), as well as community mentors who are ready to act when a child is in need.

Location: Bailey Park, Fairview, Davis, or Grinnell Middle School

Duties:

·       Build relationships with K-8 Students in Grinnell through mentorship activities

·       Provide homework assistance for afterschool program or be a reading buddy

·       Help ensure a safe environment for all

·       Teach specific skills or hobbies; arts and crafts, coding, sports, music, etc

Skills required:

●      RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

●      Relate well to youth

●      Flexible schedule - school year once a week at lunch hour

●      Good communications skills, patience and empathy

●      Volunteers are needed on an ongoing basis

Amount of Time: Volunteers meet weekly for 1hours at lunch time;  Summer time – can be flexible program 7:30-5:30pm; Afterschool program 3-6pm

Time of Day: Flexible for summer camp and afterschool program

Benefits:

●        Opportunity to help k-8 students throughout Grinnell-Newburg School District

●        Develop relationships with students and other volunteers

Program Description:

Working in the food pantry, greeting families and determining their needs. Making referrals to resources in the community as well as within MICA. Helping distribute food to those in need and helping to increase capacity with donations from the community.

Location: Grinnell

Duties:

·       Help package food items into grocery bags for community members accessing the pantry.

·       Sorting, weighing and documenting food as it arrives.

Skills required:

●      RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

●      Able to keep information confidential

●      Positive attitude and willing to serve families in need

●      Relate well to others and take a team approach.

Amount of Time: Flexible schedule based on volunteers availability

Time of Day: Flexible schedule based on volunteers availability

Benefits:

●        Opportunity to help combat hunger throughout Grinnell

●        Develop lasting relationships with other volunteers

●        Supplemental life and accident insurance while volunteering (see brochure)

●        Milage reimbursement available if delivering food to homebound

Operation information: Established in 1965 to serve children and families affected by the conditions of poverty, MICA provides early childhood, health, family development and housing services as well as community enrichment programs.Helping People. Changing Lives. Building Communities.  Some of our most well-known programs include Head Start, Family Development and Self-Sufficiency (FaDSS), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and WIC (Women, Infants and Children).

Volunteers are needed to give How-To presentations about technology in Fremont County. Training is available and starts November 1!

After receiving training, volunteers will give a series of "How-To" presentations in Fremont County. Materials and lessons are provided to volunteers. You don't need to be a technology expert. You just need to feel comfortable with technology and be willing to show others with the guidance you receive in the training and materials.

The program is part of an OATS grant and sponsored by Connections Area Agency on Aging.

For more information or to volunteer, contact Ingrid at ingrid.stukerjurgen@iowa.gov or 515-975-3063.

Do you love to drive?

Medical Appointment Drivers bring patients to and from critical medical appointments. You will drive between patient homes and their appointed medical facility. Rides are needed within Cass County as well as from surrounding communities and to medical providers in Des Moines, Council Bluff, Carroll, etc.

Volunteer once a week, once a month, or whenever your schedule permits.

Mileage reimbursement ($.50/mile) is available when driving your personal vehicle. On some occasions, a vehicle may be provided for the specific trip.

Call for more information! 515-975-3063.

We are 100% run by volunteers and we need your help to make each event special and memorable! Join a planning committee today!  Join RSVP and volunteer for Support Siouxland Solidiers!

Volunteers are needed to help serve meals, pack grocery boxes and run special events! Email siouxlandtroops@gmail.com to learn how to volunteer. 

Become a Veteran Advocate and help a Hero in need of resources  and support! 

RSVP Volunteers can deliver as many or as few days as they would like. Whether you are a Monday-Friday driver or only available a couple times/month, we can work with your schedule. Meal delivery takes approximately one hour, just before lunch. RSVP volunteer benefits include 0.39 mileage reimbursement and supplemental insurance while volunteering offered.  

Also looking for riders in the winter months to help run meals to the doors.  A great way to help even if you prefer not to drive.  

RSVP Volunteers can deliver as many or as few days as they would like. Whether you are a Monday-Friday driver or only available a couple times/month, we can work with your schedule. Meal delivery takes approximately one hour, just before lunch. RSVP volunteer benefits include 0.39 mileage reimbursement and supplemental insurance while volunteering offered.  

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!

Neighbor to Neighbor Call Program Volunteers connect with assigned seniors for a weekly social telephone call. Each volunteer caller telephones their assigned companions at least once a week for a call lasting 15 - 30 minutes for a duration of at least 8 weeks. Typically, two companions are assigned to each volunteer. Volunteers may start conversations related to the interest of the companion, discuss current events, have a movie or book discussion, or reminisce about the past, etc. Time commitment is a minimum of 15 minutes per week per assigned call recipient.

Perfect way to make a difference from home!