Opportunities

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...

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

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...

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 chil...

Pumpkin Roll Volunteer Be part of one of Pumpkinfest’s most beloved traditions! The Pumpkin Roll takes place on the Thursday evening before Pumpkinfest and brings families together for a rolling good time. Volunteers help load pumpkins into the ci...

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

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...

Calling all friendly ghosts and ghouls!We are looking for some friendly faces to pass out treats to kiddos at our Spooky StoryWalk Storytime and costume parade at the Bee Branch Greenway on Saturday, October 4 from 2-3pm. What you’ll do:Man a tabl...

When the pumpkins have been weighed and the final game has been played, our Event Teardown team helps wrap it all up. Volunteers assist with taking down signage, returning items to the Chamber office, hauling garbage bags to the dumpsters, and giving...

Start the day off strong and help Pumpkinfest come to life! Our Event Setup team plays a crucial role in the early morning hours, helping place picnic tables, garbage cans, and electrical hookups for vendors. It’s a great gig if you enjoy being act...

Vendor Support Lead Help us welcome over 60 vendors to Downtown Anamosa! As Vendor Support Lead, you’ll play a key role in ensuring a smooth setup experience. Duties include marking off vendor spaces in advance, greeting vendors as they arrive, and...

Cleanup Crew Volunteer Help us keep Anamosa looking its best! Cleanup Crew volunteers play a key role in making Pumpkinfest a safe, welcoming, and beautiful event. Tasks may include checking and emptying trash cans, replacing liners, and helping tran...

Are you looking for a great team-building volunteer opportunity for your work group/department, school team or group, church group, social club, or friend group? If so, we invite you to learn, work and have some fun together in the Meals on Wheels Hy...

This event is for Food Distribution. The Prep event is posted as a separate need. Please indicate if you are attending each event individually.   UBFM will deliver/distribute by car and occasionally by bike. If you'd like to deliver by bike, please...

Looking for people to assist putting food away on truck days, helping with our food drives, and taking clients through our food pantry. 

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

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...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

The City of Dubuque in partnership with the University of Dubuque is hosting a pop-up festival to celebrate Universal Children's Day and recognize the importance of children's rights! There will be stations with different fun and educational activiti...

We are hosting a BBQ dinner and game night.  Dinner will be open and free to the public. Our goal is to serve 200 meals in one night.

Duties include -  Monitoring cats and dogs post operatively Washing laundry Washing surgical instruments

If you'd like to volunteer, please fill out the waiver, using the link below.   Once you have been contacted by our volunteer coordinator, informing your application has been approved, we would love to have you assist us in our clinic!https://new.s...

Every Tuesday during the growing season, Garden Volunteers are invited to join us from 9 - 11am to learn and assist with watering, weeding, mulching, harvesting and more. All garden tools will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Don't...

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...

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

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...

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 chil...

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

The most interesting part of the Millwork Night Market is that after it's over, and everyone goes home, the once-buzzing community gathering returns to an ordinary brick street, its usual state. Between the two extremes, a small, environmentally-cons...

Join us on the second Friday each month. Support donor stewardship by assisting with mailing support!Task: Volunteers will label and stuff envelopes.Additional details:This clerical task will occur at the United Way of the Midlands office. Volunteer...

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...

Are you looking for a great team-building volunteer opportunity for your work group/department, school team or group, church group, social club, or friend group? If so, we invite you to learn, work and have some fun together in the Meals on Wheels Hy...

We're looking for some volunteers! After some much-needed drywall repairs, our Penguins classroom is ready for a fresh coat of paint—and we’d love your help! We’re looking for volunteers to join us on Saturday, October 11 at 9am to paint the cl...

*MUST BE 16 years old or older to sign upSign up to volunteer here: NCJC Volunteers: "Hallo"Ridge 2025Each year we partner with the University of Iowa Athletic Department to put on a haunted house at our Pheasant Ridge Neighborhood Center. While the...

On October 11, the Dubuque Museum of Art celebrates the opening of its temporary residency in the Historic Millwork District with a free daylong festival of music, performance, food, exhibitions, and art making. In Conversation: Will Wilson pairs t...

On October 11, the Dubuque Museum of Art celebrates the opening of its temporary residency in the Historic Millwork District with a free daylong festival of music, performance, food, exhibitions, and art making. In Conversation: Will Wilson pairs t...

On October 11, the Dubuque Museum of Art celebrates the opening of its temporary residency in the Historic Millwork District with a free daylong festival of music, performance, food, exhibitions, and art making. In Conversation: Will Wilson pairs t...

This event is for Food Preparation. The Distribution event will be listed separately. Please respond to each event individually if attending both.   Volunteers needed each week to help prepare approximately 200 meals which include burritos, sandwich...

This event is for Food Distribution. The Prep event is posted as a separate need. Please indicate if you are attending each event individually.   UBFM will deliver/distribute by car and occasionally by bike. If you'd like to deliver by bike, please...

Looking for people to assist putting food away on truck days, helping with our food drives, and taking clients through our food pantry. 

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

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...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

Duties include -  Monitoring cats and dogs post operatively Washing laundry Washing surgical instruments

If you'd like to volunteer, please fill out the waiver, using the link below.   Once you have been contacted by our volunteer coordinator, informing your application has been approved, we would love to have you assist us in our clinic!https://new.s...

Every Tuesday during the growing season, Garden Volunteers are invited to join us from 9 - 11am to learn and assist with watering, weeding, mulching, harvesting and more. All garden tools will be provided, but you are welcome to bring your own. Don't...

GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen!

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

Are you looking for a great team-building volunteer opportunity for your work group/department, school team or group, church group, social club, or friend group? If so, we invite you to learn, work and have some fun together in the Meals on Wheels Hy...

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

Kindly greeting individuals at the front desk as they arrive to their art class, sorting art supplies, answering the phone, etc. As well as assisting the instructor in setting up the workshop 15 minutes before and assisting with light cleanup 30 minu...

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...

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 chil...

The Black Student Leadership Council (BSLC) is excited to host their annual Black Business Tour on Friday, October 17th. As part of this experience, they are providing students with access to professional clothing from the Midlands African Chamber t...

The MacNider Art Museum needs volunteers to help prep appetizers for our Artoberfest Fundraiser.  This may include chopping fruits & vegetables, make cracker trays, preparing dips, and other simple recipes. Beginners welcome. 

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

Friendship Village is hosting a community art show Thursday, October 16th from 5:30-7:30pm. We would love to show the community how art can be practiced and enjoyed at any age. We will be highlighting our residents artists, and are also inviting loca...

The MacNider Art Museum is looking for volunteers to help with our annual Artoberfest fundraiser. Artoberfest is a fundraiser for the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum. The event involves patrons sampling beers or wines, enjoying scrumptious food, and ...

The Black Student Leadership Council (BSLC) is excited to host their annual Black Business Tour on Friday, October 17th. As part of this experience, they are providing students with access to professional clothing from the Midlands African Chamber t...

We are expecting 350-500 expectant parents, and are planning an engaging event filled with multi-language pregnancy education and more. We have opportunities for anyone who may be interested in helping us on the day of the event! Volunteers would he...

Volunteers will finish preparing our appetizers for our Artoberfest Fundraiser.  This may include chopping fruits & vegetables, make cracker trays, preparing dips, and other simple recipes. Beginners welcome.

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...

Hello, We are looking for volunteer Block Monitors for the Halloween parade on Saturday, October 18, 2025.  It starts at Washington Park (7th St), and travels down Locust Street to Jackson Park (15th St).You will be assigned to a block of Locust St....

Work side-by-side with members of Brucemore’s Landscape team in the cutting garden to prep the space for winter during this volunteer opportunity! Volunteers will pick up and clear out pumpkin vines, flowers, and weeds from the garden. The best pa...

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: ...

Volunteers will help keep scores, hand out awards and cheer on our Special Olympics Athletes as they compete at their area bowling competition to go to State at the end of November!We will train all volunteers at the event. No background check is req...

Assist art instructors with classes/workshops that host students under the age of 18.Must complete a background check.Experience working with children is preferred.We ask that you attend a brief orientation prior to the start of your time slot(s); ...

This event is for Food Distribution. The Prep event is posted as a separate need. Please indicate if you are attending each event individually.   UBFM will deliver/distribute by car and occasionally by bike. If you'd like to deliver by bike, please...

Diaper Day is the Heart Ministry Center's day to supplement our smallest community members with diapers, wipes, and other essentials every third Monday of the month. We are looking for volunteers to help hand out items to families. Bagging diapers an...

Looking for people to assist putting food away on truck days, helping with our food drives, and taking clients through our food pantry. 

Are you looking for a great team-building volunteer opportunity for your work group/department, school team or group, church group, social club, or friend group? If so, we invite you to learn, work and have some fun together in the Meals on Wheels Hy...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

Threshold CoC is hosting Project Connect (Formerly known as Project Homeless Connect Omaha), a FREE one-day, one-stop shop event where folx that are currently unhoused or at risk of losing their housing can receive a variety of on-site services and s...

Duties include -  Monitoring cats and dogs post operatively Washing laundry Washing surgical instruments

If you'd like to volunteer, please fill out the waiver, using the link below.   Once you have been contacted by our volunteer coordinator, informing your application has been approved, we would love to have you assist us in our clinic!https://new.s...

GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen!

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

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...

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

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...

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 chil...

Salomon and his family of eight have been working hard with our Housing Counseling team in our pre-purchase counseling program to be able to get to the point where they would qualify for a home. They have been working to raise their credit and bri...

Join us in caring for our community garden! We need help weeding, harvesting, and cleaning our garden area while our garden club is on their annual break. All produce grown goes directly into our community fridge, supporting neighbors in need.

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

Every Thursday through the growing season, volunteers will help with processing and preserving the fruits & vegetables harvested each week from our gardens.  Shifts are scheduled from 10am to noon and noon to 2pm, but you are welcome to sign up for ...

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...

Calling All Creators, Hosts & Halloween Enthusiasts!

October 25th, 2025Downtown WaterlooBe part of the magic this Halloween!Our annual Downtown Trick-or-Treat event brings the community together for a fun, safe, and spooky celebration and we can’t do it without amazing volunteers like you!Sign up dir...

Please join us as we enjoy festive treats, face painting, and games for our annual Fall Harvest Festival for the kids! We are looking for assistance with:SetupFacilitationClean UpDon't hesitate to sign up as we celebrate the Autumn season on fun and ...

Assist art instructors with classes/workshops that host students under the age of 18.Must complete a background check.Experience working with children is preferred.We ask that you attend a brief orientation prior to the start of your time slot(s); ...

Are you looking for a great team-building volunteer opportunity for your work group/department, school team or group, church group, social club, or friend group? If so, we invite you to learn, work and have some fun together in the Meals on Wheels Hy...

Looking for people to assist putting food away on truck days, helping with our food drives, and taking clients through our food pantry. 

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

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...

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

If you'd like to volunteer, please fill out the waiver, using the link below.   Once you have been contacted by our volunteer coordinator, informing your application has been approved, we would love to have you assist us in our clinic!https://new.s...

Duties include -  Monitoring cats and dogs post operatively Washing laundry Washing surgical instruments

GiGi's Kitchen is seeking a lead volunteer, co-lead volunteers, and volunteer assistants to assist our participants grow their skills in the kitchen!

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

Justyna Miranda, owner of City Girl Farming + Prepared Meals, has nourished our community with her delicious meals, warm friendship, and her unwavering spirit – and now she needs our help.Very recently, she was diagnosed with a rare and aggressive ...

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...

Grow Pamoja - Southwest Food Pantry provides nutritious food, supporting local food systems and empowering newcomers to grow and contribute to their communities.

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...

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 chil...

Are you looking for a great team-building volunteer opportunity for your work group/department, school team or group, church group, social club, or friend group? If so, we invite you to learn, work and have some fun together in the Meals on Wheels Hy...

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...