If you are interested in facilitating a program that would educate inmates regarding the negative effects of tobacco on the human body. more

Volunteer would facilitate Stress Management Groups by teaching and modeling stress management techniques and educating inmates about the positive and negative effects of stress. Knowledge of stress management techniques is required. Volunteer should have the ability to work with a. . . more

On Saturday, October 11th, our community will come together at Blank Park for a day of FITNESS and FUN! We have a 2-3K WALK, 5-25K Bicycle Ride and a 5K Run.

Fall into Fitness at Blank Park & Blank Park. . . more

We are hosting a free family “Fall into Winter” festival on Nov. 28. We need volunteers from 9:30 to 2:30 that day to greet visitors, give directions, help presenters and help kids with crafts. more

We are seeking persons who can encourage rather than criticize. This volunteer would be a friend, advocate, advise and support person. The Family Friend assist the home buyer through all phases of house design, construction, and settling in. more

Student United Way is looking for volunteers that like working with children to help at their Family Fun Nights at the First Christian Boys and Girls Club.

Family Fun Nights are educational and fun for the families that attend. . . more

Community volunteers are needed to work with families who receive services through Parents Anonymous of Iowa. Volunteers are needed to facilitate community parent and children's programs, teach parent education classes and make connections with other family resource agencies to benefit. . . more

A volunteer is needed to assist with administrative tasks relating to in-home Respite and SCL services for families that have a child with mental or physical disabilities as assigned in Link Associates' main office at 4301 NE 14th Street, Des. . . more

Our 25th Festival of Trees and Lights is November 26-30th this year and we need your help to make it a great success. Please consider donating just 4 hours of your time and talent to help the children of. . . more

To file and provide assistance with other clerical tasks as needed under the direction of the Library secretary.Time Commitment: Flexible, depending on volunteers schedule, between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m.

Responsibilities: Sort paperwork for filing using a "sorter" into categories, alphabetize each letter,. . . more

We are seeking volunteers who have patience and love to connect with older people. As a volunteer you may be filing and/or painting fingernails for ladies and/or gentlemen residents. There would be no cutting of the nails. more

Volunteer to be on-call for a 6 hour shift from the comfort of your own home. If you receive a call you would need to arrive at a Des Moines area hospital within 30 minutes and speak with victims. . . more

Are you interested in health? Could you teach healthy habits to young children? We are seeking volunteers who would like to assist us in helping young children learn the ways of healthy eating, exercise and much more. Training will be. . . more

FLIP THE SWITCH! Downtown Holiday Light Helper Friday, November 28, 2008, 5:45-6:30 p.m. East Village

Come help us flip the switch! Spread the joy this season and help light the downtown for the holidays at Holiday Lights Des Moines, a new. . . more

Volunteers are needed to do manual labor such as removing furniture, tearing out carpet, and sanitizing flood damaged homes. There are still many families and individuals in the community that have unmet needs due to the summer floods. If you. . . more

We are looking for an enthusiastic volunteer who is willing to follow up with our certified aquatic instructions to ensure their needs are being met and to collect class participation data. more

The Foster Grandparent Program would like to request holiday food baskets and/or canned food donations. These items will be given out to deserving Foster Grandparents during the Holiday season. more

We are seeking seasonal group help. We need groups of ten to fifteen people at a time to come assist us in the sorting and boxing of food items. All food items come through the Food Bank and are then. . . more

St. Mary Family Center serves the largest number of clients of any DMARCC food pantry in the city of Des Moines. St. Mary's assists people needing emergency assistance of food, clothing, or finances in a social and physical environment that. . . more

We are seeking volunteers who have prior experience in a medical setting and who would be interested in personally welcoming patients and their families to medical inpatient areas and informing them about our services. Under the supervision of the Charge. . . more