Pre-Approved Activities
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District Volunteer Opportunities
WDMCS Foundation - Tiger Gala - 02/15/2025
Valley Volleyball - Volleyball Clinic Coach - 02/04/2025-02/27/2025
Crossroads Park Elementary PTA - Family Engagement Night - Pancake Dinner - 01/23/2025
Western Hills - Hand In Hand Student Mentorship - 11/18/2024-05/16/2025
Fairmeadows PFC - Open gym - Dates: 11/11/2024, 12/09/2024, 01/13/2025, 02/10/2025, 03/10/2025
Stilwell Junior High Orchestra - Stilwell Solo/Ensemble Festival - 02/14/2025
West Des Moines Community School's Tiger Cubs Preschool - Child Care Volunteer - 10/03/2024-05/30/2025
Students can make one blanket a month from August to May only. Two hours of Silver Cord Credit can be earned by purchasing the fleece, making the blanket and turning it in. Please see Directions
Concession Stand duties include but not limited to rolling hot dogs, making hamburgers/ cheeseburgers, making walking tacos, and cleaning up throughout your shift and at the end of your shift.
Metro Volunteer Opportunities
Assisting the staff at the Des Moines Children's Museum tidy, reset play area's and occasionally assist with crafts, or other special activities.
City of Clive - Parks and Recreation - Clive Youth Basketball 3-on-3 Tournament - Scorekeeper - 3/8/25
City of Clive Parks and Recreation - Clive Youth Basketball Tournament - Set Up - 3/7/25
City of Clive - Clive’s Cabin Fever Reliever - 01/25/25
City of Clive Parks and Recreation - Clive's Cabin Fever Reliever - -01/25/2025
American Lung Association - Des Moines Fight For Air Climb - 03/30/2025
Girls on the Run of Central Iowa - Tri for a Cause - 01/26/2025
Iowa Impact Volleyball Club - Volleyball Coach - 11/01/2024-06/01/2029
Can Play - Opportunity Program Volunteers - 2024-25
Des Moines Performing Arts - Discovery Party volunteer - 11/02/2024-04/27/2024
WDM Library - Monthly Group Service Project - 10/23/2024-04/23/2025
City of Clive, Parks and Recreation - Clive Youth Basketball League Set-Up and/or Clean-Up - 11/03/2024-02/16/2025
Can Play - Adapted Sports Programs - –
IRIS Iowa Radio Reading Information Service for the Blind - Read Newspapers Aloud on the Radio
Greater Des Moines Habitat for Humanity
We offer a variety of different volunteer opportunities at the Ronald McDonald House. Some include: a baking program, casserole club, meal program or deep cleaning, Service-Learning Opportunities for studntsd ages 16 and up.
Meals from the Heartland’s packaged meals help feed the hungry throughout
the world. Meals are delivered directly to locations in Iowa, the U.S. and
around the world — wherever people are undernourished or starving. When
you volunteer to fight hunger with us, not only are you feeding hungry
children, but meal packaging is an enjoyable, rewarding experience. We
welcome individuals and teams from businesses, schools, churches,
community organizations, clubs and more.
NO SCHEDULING...flexible hours! Perfect for Silver Cord and Student Volunteers. Come Monday - Friday 10AM-7pm and Sat 9AM-5PM at your convenience. At the thrift store, you can sort and process donations, tag clothing items, create displays, stock merchandise and much more. Volunteers can earn discounts and learn about our mission trips. Many Hands Thrift stores support our local communities and global missions in Haiti and Abaco, Bahamas.
Entering birth, death, marriage and cemetery records into a database.
Volunteering at a DMARC Mobile Food Pantry is just like helping a friend shop for groceries! As a Mobile Food Pantry volunteer, you will meet at the mobile site and assist clients in selecting their food items after they have gone through the intake.
ASAP ( After School arts Program) provides quality arts programming free of charge for thousands of kids throughout the Des Moines area. ASAP has an ongoing need for volunteers to do a variety of tasks from home: preparing art supplies for classes; preparing kits for virtual programs; and other behind-the-scenes help.
Wildlife patients are raised in specific ways to heal and return to the wild. You must be able to follow instructions and work as part of a team. Duties include but are not limited to: Preparing food, feeding animals, doing laundry, washing dishes, sweeping, restocking and organizing supplies. All volunteers will have the opportunity to attend the release of patients back into the wild.
Silver Cord volunteers can earn 2 hours of Silver Cord credit per month for assembling laundry pod packets for our food pantry clients. Take one laundry pod, wrap in a dryer sheet, tie with a ribbon or twist tie and put in a Ziplock. Each Ziploc should have five laundry pods packets in it. Volunteers should plan to donate at least 8 Ziplock bags of five apiece. Thank you!
The FreeStore was started in 2001 to provide furniture for women leaving the domestic violence shelter in Des Moines. As the community learned of our mission, it responded generously and we were able to expand our services to referrals from all Iowa DV agencies and other Des Moines human services agencies, schools and churches. The first year, 2001, we gave furniture to 7 families. Now we serve over 250 families a year with over 200 tons of furniture. Items we can’t use are passed to other agencies, whenever possible.
Feeding the homeless
Technology help for seniors living in senior-living communities. No qualifications are needed except for a general understanding of technology and willingness to help out!
The Clothing Closet at West Des Moines Human Services is in need of volunteers to accept, sort and straighten donations of clothing, shoes, toys, books and small housewares.