Needs From: Serve Illinois

Volunteer: Youth Program Volunteer

We have a large amount of youth programs at Two Rivers YMCA.  We accept volunteers to work with our staff to offer the best quality service we can provide to the community.  We accept volunteers in our Kid's Adventure Center, swim lessons, home school, and family programs.  

Agency: Two Rivers YMCA

We have a large amount of youth programs at Two Rivers YMCA.  We accept volunteers to work with our staff to offer the best quality service we can provide to the community.  We accept volunteers in our Kid's Adventure Center, swim lessons, home school, and family programs.  

Agency: Two Rivers YMCA

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 61265

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Classroom Assistant Keokuk

Head Start is a program where children and families are educated, challenged and empowered to embrace their potential for success in life. One child, one family at a time.

Those who assist in the classrooms may help in a variety of areas from educational play, reading to children, field trips, and modeling positive qualities.

Volunteers must be able to pass a background check and be able to work with children.

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

Head Start is a program where children and families are educated, challenged and empowered to embrace their potential for success in life. One child, one family at a time.

Those who assist in the classrooms may help in a variety of areas from educational play, reading to children, field trips, and modeling positive qualities.

Volunteers must be able to pass a background check and be able to work with children.

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52632

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Classroom Assistant Fort Madison

Head Start is a program where children and families are educated, challenged and empowered to embrace their potential for success in life. One child, one family at a time.

Those who assist in the classrooms may help in a variety of areas from educational play, reading to children, field trips, and modeling positive qualities.

Volunteers must be able to pass a background check and be able to work with children.

 

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

Head Start is a program where children and families are educated, challenged and empowered to embrace their potential for success in life. One child, one family at a time.

Those who assist in the classrooms may help in a variety of areas from educational play, reading to children, field trips, and modeling positive qualities.

Volunteers must be able to pass a background check and be able to work with children.

 

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52627

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Food Pantry Fort Madison

A food pantry delivery comes about every two weeks. It takes a few hours to unload, unpack and put on the pantry shelves. Assistance is helpful to work with the specialist and also pack food boxes for clients.

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

A food pantry delivery comes about every two weeks. It takes a few hours to unload, unpack and put on the pantry shelves. Assistance is helpful to work with the specialist and also pack food boxes for clients.

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52627

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Food Pantry Keokuk

A food pantry delivery comes about every two weeks. It takes a few hours to unload, unpack and put on the pantry shelves. Assistance is helpful to work with the specialist and also pack food boxes for clients.

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

A food pantry delivery comes about every two weeks. It takes a few hours to unload, unpack and put on the pantry shelves. Assistance is helpful to work with the specialist and also pack food boxes for clients.

Agency: Community Action of Southeast Iowa

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52632

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Gift Shop Volunteers

We are looking for volunteers to greet guests when the historic house is open for tours May to October. You would also take admission, ring up gift shop purchases, and count visitors. This easy volunteer activity for 1-2 afternoons a month in a pleasant historic house gives you an opportunity to work with people and there's some downtime if you want to bring a book, knitting, etc.

Agency: Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation

We are looking for volunteers to greet guests when the historic house is open for tours May to October. You would also take admission, ring up gift shop purchases, and count visitors. This easy volunteer activity for 1-2 afternoons a month in a pleasant historic house gives you an opportunity to work with people and there's some downtime if you want to bring a book, knitting, etc.

Agency: Colonel Davenport Historical Foundation

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 61201

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Court Appointed Special Advocates Needed

Court Appointed Special Advocates are trained and qualified community advocates to serve as an effective voice in court for abused and neglected children, strengthening efforts to ensure that each child is living in a safe, permanent and nurturing home.  CASA are required to see the child every 30 days.  

Agency: Iowa Child Advocacy Board

Court Appointed Special Advocates are trained and qualified community advocates to serve as an effective voice in court for abused and neglected children, strengthening efforts to ensure that each child is living in a safe, permanent and nurturing home.  CASA are required to see the child every 30 days.  

Agency: Iowa Child Advocacy Board

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Behavioral Health Unit Host

UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital is seeking individuals interested in making a difference and interacting with patients!

The Behavioral Health Unit Host is responsible to assist staff during meal times and/or provide social support for the well-being of the patient. Finley's Behavioral Health Unit is a locked, nine bed geriatric unit, serving patients 55 and older who are experiencing mental illness.

 

Agency: UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital

UnityPoint Health-Finley Hospital is seeking individuals interested in making a difference and interacting with patients!

The Behavioral Health Unit Host is responsible to assist staff during meal times and/or provide social support for the well-being of the patient. Finley's Behavioral Health Unit is a locked, nine bed geriatric unit, serving patients 55 and older who are experiencing mental illness.

 

Agency: UnityPoint Health - Finley Hospital

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Volunteers Needed

GiGi's Playhouse is run by 90% volunteers. Volunteers run programming and provide math and literacy tutoring. Please visit the volunteer section (link below) of our website for additional information about becoming a volunteer at GiGi's. 

GiGi's Volunteer Page

 

Agency: GiGi's Playhouse - Quad Cities

GiGi's Playhouse is run by 90% volunteers. Volunteers run programming and provide math and literacy tutoring. Please visit the volunteer section (link below) of our website for additional information about becoming a volunteer at GiGi's. 

GiGi's Volunteer Page

 

Agency: GiGi's Playhouse - Quad Cities

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 61265

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Make the world yours and volunteer with YFU Exchange Students in Moline, IL!

Do you like working with teenagers and families? Do you enjoy learning about other cultures? Would you like to support international exchange students in navigating their experience in the USA? YFU USA is currently looking for volunteers in Moline area interested in supporting our students and host families throughout their time together. You will serve as an unbiased advocate for the student, offering guidance and support through regular contact.

Youth for Understanding offers excellent training to prepare you for that role as well as support along the way. When you join YFU you become part of one of the oldest and most respected programs in international student exchange.

YFU also has other ways to get involved. Want to host an exchange student in your home? Are you one of our alumnus and want to re-connect? Contact YFU USA at 866.4.YFU.USA (866.493.8872).

Agency: Youth For Understanding USA

Do you like working with teenagers and families? Do you enjoy learning about other cultures? Would you like to support international exchange students in navigating their experience in the USA? YFU USA is currently looking for volunteers in Moline area interested in supporting our students and host families throughout their time together. You will serve as an unbiased advocate for the student, offering guidance and support through regular contact.

Youth for Understanding offers excellent training to prepare you for that role as well as support along the way. When you join YFU you become part of one of the oldest and most respected programs in international student exchange.

YFU also has other ways to get involved. Want to host an exchange student in your home? Are you one of our alumnus and want to re-connect? Contact YFU USA at 866.4.YFU.USA (866.493.8872).

Agency: Youth For Understanding USA

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 61240

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Lions Club Members

As a Lions Club Member

You’ll join a local group of service-minded men and women who volunteer to support your community every day. You’ll also become a member of Lions Clubs International – a respected international organization, a leader in your local community, and a friend to people in need.

How to Join Find a club near you and contact them directly to ask about becoming a member of their club Fill out a Prospective Member Form Contact our New Members Department for more information about local volunteer opportunities with Lions

Agency: Muscatine Lions Club

As a Lions Club Member

You’ll join a local group of service-minded men and women who volunteer to support your community every day. You’ll also become a member of Lions Clubs International – a respected international organization, a leader in your local community, and a friend to people in need.

How to Join Find a club near you and contact them directly to ask about becoming a member of their club Fill out a Prospective Member Form Contact our New Members Department for more information about local volunteer opportunities with Lions

Agency: Muscatine Lions Club

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Eye Sight Screenings

Vision Screening

A vision screening is done to identify possible vision problems. Partner with eye care professionals to carry out joint screening events and ensure further assessment when needed. 

Organize a Vision Screening Arrange for medical personnel and medical equipment. Government health departments, universities, hospitals, or private physicians often agree to perform free or low cost public screenings. Obtain legal clearance/permits from local authorities. Adhere to the appropriate healthcare laws and regulations for your jurisdiction when conducting health screenings. Select a date for the screening. This date should not conflict with other community events. Secure a location for the screening. Schools, libraries, houses of worship, community centers or homes for the elderly are among possible locations. Provide advance publicity. Use social media and other communication channels to notify the public about the date and location of the screening. Stay in touch with community partner. Medical professionals, manager of screening location, volunteers, etc. Develop procedures to refer participants whose screening results may indicate the possibility of vision or eye health problems. Refer these participants for further medical evaluation in collaboration with local eye care professionals. Optional: Plan a screening in conjunction with your October Sharing the Vision Centennial Service Challenge. Offer the adults who attend your screening event appropriate handouts from the Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP), or from your country’s optometry or ophthalmological professional organization. Conducting a Vision Screening Organize and set up the screening room. Provide free transportation for persons who lack access. Assist with record-keeping functions. Distribute professional eye health information and publications. Provide other assistance to eye care professionals in accordance with local laws and regulations. Follow Up After the Screening Refer participants whose screening indicates a need for further medical evaluation. Send letters of appreciation to persons involved in the screening. This includes healthcare professionals who donated time, community centers that provided a venue and medical companies or local healthcare providers that donated equipment and supplies. Provide publicity after your screening. Let your community know about the details of your event, including the number of persons who benefited from the free public screening.  Use social media to highlight your event and issue a press release or other community announcement. Use MyLCI to share information about your screening and to report your club's Centennial Service Challenge activity.

Agency: Muscatine Lions Club

Vision Screening

A vision screening is done to identify possible vision problems. Partner with eye care professionals to carry out joint screening events and ensure further assessment when needed. 

Organize a Vision Screening Arrange for medical personnel and medical equipment. Government health departments, universities, hospitals, or private physicians often agree to perform free or low cost public screenings. Obtain legal clearance/permits from local authorities. Adhere to the appropriate healthcare laws and regulations for your jurisdiction when conducting health screenings. Select a date for the screening. This date should not conflict with other community events. Secure a location for the screening. Schools, libraries, houses of worship, community centers or homes for the elderly are among possible locations. Provide advance publicity. Use social media and other communication channels to notify the public about the date and location of the screening. Stay in touch with community partner. Medical professionals, manager of screening location, volunteers, etc. Develop procedures to refer participants whose screening results may indicate the possibility of vision or eye health problems. Refer these participants for further medical evaluation in collaboration with local eye care professionals. Optional: Plan a screening in conjunction with your October Sharing the Vision Centennial Service Challenge. Offer the adults who attend your screening event appropriate handouts from the Lions Eye Health Program (LEHP), or from your country’s optometry or ophthalmological professional organization. Conducting a Vision Screening Organize and set up the screening room. Provide free transportation for persons who lack access. Assist with record-keeping functions. Distribute professional eye health information and publications. Provide other assistance to eye care professionals in accordance with local laws and regulations. Follow Up After the Screening Refer participants whose screening indicates a need for further medical evaluation. Send letters of appreciation to persons involved in the screening. This includes healthcare professionals who donated time, community centers that provided a venue and medical companies or local healthcare providers that donated equipment and supplies. Provide publicity after your screening. Let your community know about the details of your event, including the number of persons who benefited from the free public screening.  Use social media to highlight your event and issue a press release or other community announcement. Use MyLCI to share information about your screening and to report your club's Centennial Service Challenge activity.

Agency: Muscatine Lions Club

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: After School program volunteers

We are in need of volunteers from 4pm-5pm, Monday through Friday. Responsibilities would be to assist the children in Reading, Math and Spelling, and interacting with the children. Our goal is on Thursdays to have one on one reading with each child.

Agency: The Salvation Army Muscatine

We are in need of volunteers from 4pm-5pm, Monday through Friday. Responsibilities would be to assist the children in Reading, Math and Spelling, and interacting with the children. Our goal is on Thursdays to have one on one reading with each child.

Agency: The Salvation Army Muscatine

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Become a Volunteer-Delivery Driver

Milestones Area Agency on Aging has routes available in Muscatine and surrounding communities. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to home-bound seniors Monday through Friday between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Make an older adults day by delivering them a hot, nutritious meal! You can volunteer to deliver meals once a week, once a month, with a friend, with a group or on your own-whatever works for you.

Volunteer requirements include one year of driving experience, valid driver's license, auto insurance and reliable transportation. For more information contact Heather Whittemore at 563-260-9921, or hwhittemore@milestonesaaa.org

 

 

 

Agency: Milestones Area Agency on Aging

Milestones Area Agency on Aging has routes available in Muscatine and surrounding communities. Volunteers are needed to deliver meals to home-bound seniors Monday through Friday between 10:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Make an older adults day by delivering them a hot, nutritious meal! You can volunteer to deliver meals once a week, once a month, with a friend, with a group or on your own-whatever works for you.

Volunteer requirements include one year of driving experience, valid driver's license, auto insurance and reliable transportation. For more information contact Heather Whittemore at 563-260-9921, or hwhittemore@milestonesaaa.org

 

 

 

Agency: Milestones Area Agency on Aging

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: Teams only

Volunteer: Interested in other Cultures? Work with youth exchange programs in Davenport, IA.

Do you enjoy working with teenagers and families? Are you internationally minded? As a YFU volunteer, you’ll not only help change the lives of students, but you can help change the world!

Some volunteer opportunities may include: interviewing prospective exchange students and host families, conducting orientations, sharing information with local communities or providing administrative support. For more than 60 years, YFU has successfully carried out its mission thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers across the country and many more around the globe. When you join YFU as a volunteer, you become part of one of the most respected programs in international student exchange.

 

Agency: Youth For Understanding USA

Do you enjoy working with teenagers and families? Are you internationally minded? As a YFU volunteer, you’ll not only help change the lives of students, but you can help change the world!

Some volunteer opportunities may include: interviewing prospective exchange students and host families, conducting orientations, sharing information with local communities or providing administrative support. For more than 60 years, YFU has successfully carried out its mission thanks to the efforts of thousands of volunteers across the country and many more around the globe. When you join YFU as a volunteer, you become part of one of the most respected programs in international student exchange.

 

Agency: Youth For Understanding USA

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52806

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: YouthHope's Rock Island Kids Club Volunteer

YouthHope needs compassionate, responsible and dedicated volunteers to students at our Rock Island Youth Center. Our kids need you! We are looking for adults to lead small groups, teach Bible study, display respect, and be positive role models. You will be working with at-risk and low-income children. Requirements include a background check, commitment to serve at a program each week, and agreement with YouthHope's Statement of Faith.

Agency: YouthHope

YouthHope needs compassionate, responsible and dedicated volunteers to students at our Rock Island Youth Center. Our kids need you! We are looking for adults to lead small groups, teach Bible study, display respect, and be positive role models. You will be working with at-risk and low-income children. Requirements include a background check, commitment to serve at a program each week, and agreement with YouthHope's Statement of Faith.

Agency: YouthHope

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 61201

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: YouthHope's Rock Island Teen Night Volunteer

YouthHope needs compassionate, responsible and dedicated volunteers to students at our Rock Island Youth Center. Our teens need you! We are looking for adults to lead small groups, teach Bible study, display respect, and be positive role models. You will be working with at-risk and low-income teens. Requirements include a background check, commitment to serve at a program each week, and agreement with YouthHope's Statement of Faith.

Agency: YouthHope

YouthHope needs compassionate, responsible and dedicated volunteers to students at our Rock Island Youth Center. Our teens need you! We are looking for adults to lead small groups, teach Bible study, display respect, and be positive role models. You will be working with at-risk and low-income teens. Requirements include a background check, commitment to serve at a program each week, and agreement with YouthHope's Statement of Faith.

Agency: YouthHope

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 61201

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Enjoy maintenance work! Assist with maintenance at beautiful Camp Liberty!

Enjoy maintenance work and the outdoors? Beautiful Girl Scout's Camp Liberty is looking for you to help with some of the basic maintenance, including cleaning windows, wiping down surfaces, restocking supplies, pulling weeks, sweeping, and more. This is a great opportunity to help a great cause and enjoy nature!

Agency: Girl Scouts Of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois

Enjoy maintenance work and the outdoors? Beautiful Girl Scout's Camp Liberty is looking for you to help with some of the basic maintenance, including cleaning windows, wiping down surfaces, restocking supplies, pulling weeks, sweeping, and more. This is a great opportunity to help a great cause and enjoy nature!

Agency: Girl Scouts Of Eastern Iowa & Western Illinois

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52765

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Volunteer Receptionist

Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect Iowa’s poor and vulnerable populations.  We rely on volunteers to help us reach even more people and provide them with excellent services.  If you would like a meaningful, dynamic and professional volunteer position, please consider serving as a volunteer receptionist.

Key responsibilities:

Answer, screen and direct incoming telephone calls. Assist walk-in clients. Other duties and tasks as assigned by supervisor(s).

Qualifications:

Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow established policies and procedures. Familiarity with the use of computers, phones and general office equipment. Pleasant, patient and dependable.

Training and Support:

Volunteer will be trained on Iowa Legal Aid’s computer and telephone systems as well as office equipment. Volunteer will receive support and supervision from Iowa Legal Aid’s staff and/or AmeriCorps members.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the volunteer’s availability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

Position Location:

Volunteer must be available to come into the regional office during business hours. Iowa Legal Aid offices are located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo.

Position Benefits:

Gain experience working in a professional legal setting. Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please visit the “Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Opportunities" page at https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/155a9e7f-7839-4ff3-ad11-5b2a90bd93b9/1

For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request

Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect Iowa’s poor and vulnerable populations.  We rely on volunteers to help us reach even more people and provide them with excellent services.  If you would like a meaningful, dynamic and professional volunteer position, please consider serving as a volunteer receptionist.

Key responsibilities:

Answer, screen and direct incoming telephone calls. Assist walk-in clients. Other duties and tasks as assigned by supervisor(s).

Qualifications:

Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow established policies and procedures. Familiarity with the use of computers, phones and general office equipment. Pleasant, patient and dependable.

Training and Support:

Volunteer will be trained on Iowa Legal Aid’s computer and telephone systems as well as office equipment. Volunteer will receive support and supervision from Iowa Legal Aid’s staff and/or AmeriCorps members.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the volunteer’s availability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

Position Location:

Volunteer must be available to come into the regional office during business hours. Iowa Legal Aid offices are located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo.

Position Benefits:

Gain experience working in a professional legal setting. Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please visit the “Iowa Legal Aid Volunteer Opportunities" page at https://app.betterimpact.com/PublicOrganization/155a9e7f-7839-4ff3-ad11-5b2a90bd93b9/1

For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request

Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52803

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Career Center Assistant Volunteer

Career Center Assistant volunteers will provide support to the Helms Career Center Coordinator.

Would you find fulfillment in:

Meeting new people? Assisting job seekers with locating job openings, completing online applications, resumes, cover letters, setting up email accounts, Assisting individuals with using available online tutorials Modelling professional behavior and positive work ethic Entering basic data into a spreadsheet

 

Do you possess these qualifications:

Warm, welcoming, friendly personality Good listener and responsive to job seeker’s needs Non-judgmental and accepting of individuals who experience barriers, and challenging situations they may be going through Basic-Intermediate computer skills     Word   Internet searches and locating information on company websites Available to volunteer during normal office hours for at least an hour, 2 or more times per month Do you enjoy learning new skills

Agency: Goodwill of the Heartland

Career Center Assistant volunteers will provide support to the Helms Career Center Coordinator.

Would you find fulfillment in:

Meeting new people? Assisting job seekers with locating job openings, completing online applications, resumes, cover letters, setting up email accounts, Assisting individuals with using available online tutorials Modelling professional behavior and positive work ethic Entering basic data into a spreadsheet

 

Do you possess these qualifications:

Warm, welcoming, friendly personality Good listener and responsive to job seeker’s needs Non-judgmental and accepting of individuals who experience barriers, and challenging situations they may be going through Basic-Intermediate computer skills     Word   Internet searches and locating information on company websites Available to volunteer during normal office hours for at least an hour, 2 or more times per month Do you enjoy learning new skills

Agency: Goodwill of the Heartland

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Career Center Training Volunteer

Career Center Training volunteers will support the career development programs sponsored by the Helms Career Center Coordinator.

 

Would you find fulfillment in:

Meeting new people? Are you a tech geek and have a knack for helping others understand technology? Sharing your life skills with others to help them reduce barriers to successful employment? Facilitating learning through a variety of delivery methods including classroom instruction, virtual training, one-on-one training?

 

Do you possess these qualifications:

Warm, welcoming, friendly personality Good listener and responsive to job seeker’s needs Non-judgmental and accepting of individuals who experience barriers, and challenging situations they may be going through Basic-Intermediate computer skills     Word   Internet searches and locating information on company websites Available to volunteer 1 or more times per month for at least an hour with flexible scheduling times Do you enjoy learning new skills

 

Agency: Goodwill of the Heartland

Career Center Training volunteers will support the career development programs sponsored by the Helms Career Center Coordinator.

 

Would you find fulfillment in:

Meeting new people? Are you a tech geek and have a knack for helping others understand technology? Sharing your life skills with others to help them reduce barriers to successful employment? Facilitating learning through a variety of delivery methods including classroom instruction, virtual training, one-on-one training?

 

Do you possess these qualifications:

Warm, welcoming, friendly personality Good listener and responsive to job seeker’s needs Non-judgmental and accepting of individuals who experience barriers, and challenging situations they may be going through Basic-Intermediate computer skills     Word   Internet searches and locating information on company websites Available to volunteer 1 or more times per month for at least an hour with flexible scheduling times Do you enjoy learning new skills

 

Agency: Goodwill of the Heartland

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Train to Be A Domestic Violence Victim Advocate

Waypoint Services is the comprehensive domestic violence victim service provider for Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, and Linn Counties and is looking for volunteers to assist individuals experiencing controlling, abusive partners in the Dubuque area.

Volunteer Victim Advocates have the opportunity to assist with answering the 24/7 Resource & Support phone line, supporting victims in criminal and civil court proceedings, and providing emergency advocacy at area hospitals for victims of domestic violence. Additional support options are available, depending on interest and skill level, including support partner, transportation, and hosting support groups. Ideal candidates are non-judgmental, compassionate, encouraging, and empowering.

Volunteers are required to complete 32 hours training provided free-of-charge by Waypoint. 20 hours of training is completed online and 12 hours will be completed in-person. Attendance at all sessions is required prior to volunteering. Please contact Brittany(bappleton@waypointservices.org; 319-365-1458, ext. 6118) for more information about this volunteer opportunity. Quarterly training dates offered. 

 Please visit our website for a volunteer application and additional opportunities.

Agency: Waypoint Services-Dubuque Area Tri-States

Waypoint Services is the comprehensive domestic violence victim service provider for Benton, Black Hawk, Buchanan, Delaware, Dubuque, Jones, and Linn Counties and is looking for volunteers to assist individuals experiencing controlling, abusive partners in the Dubuque area.

Volunteer Victim Advocates have the opportunity to assist with answering the 24/7 Resource & Support phone line, supporting victims in criminal and civil court proceedings, and providing emergency advocacy at area hospitals for victims of domestic violence. Additional support options are available, depending on interest and skill level, including support partner, transportation, and hosting support groups. Ideal candidates are non-judgmental, compassionate, encouraging, and empowering.

Volunteers are required to complete 32 hours training provided free-of-charge by Waypoint. 20 hours of training is completed online and 12 hours will be completed in-person. Attendance at all sessions is required prior to volunteering. Please contact Brittany(bappleton@waypointservices.org; 319-365-1458, ext. 6118) for more information about this volunteer opportunity. Quarterly training dates offered. 

 Please visit our website for a volunteer application and additional opportunities.

Agency: Waypoint Services-Dubuque Area Tri-States

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Domestic Violence Victim Services Internship

INTERNSHIP SUMMARY:
Put your energy and passion to use and become part of a local non-profit organization! Do you love to
make a difference in the community you live in? Do you want to help an agency whose mission is to move
people forward? Are you compassionate, understanding, and passionate? Then this internship is perfect
for you!

Under the direction of the Director of Domestic Violence Victim Services Program, the Domestic Violence
Victim Services Intern is responsible for assisting advocates with various tasks supporting individuals who
have experienced domestic violence.     

TIME COMMITMENT:                                                                                                                          Part-time with flexible hours between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Semester commitments are preferred, but can be adjusted to fit your schedule. Some evening hours may be available, but are not required.

PRINICIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative Help with filing, data entry, and other record keeping tasks Direct client contact Provide emotional support, information, resources, and further assistance victims in navigating the legal and medical system Provide emotional support and resources/referrals during business hours over the phone Meet with clients one-on-one or in group settings

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Positive attitude Commitment to helping those in need Ability to work independently and collaborate with others Ability to multi-task Ability to be non-judgmental, encouraging, and empowering

A 32-hour training (20 hours online and 26 hours in-person, provided free-of-charge by Waypoint) must
be completed prior to starting the internship. Interested individuals must also be able to pass a criminal
background check.


WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:

Direct experience working with individuals in crisis Knowledge of medical and legal advocacy and how they impact victim service providers and clients Knowledge of various community resources and how they work to support individuals in crisis Opportunities to further develop other interpersonal skills while working closely with clients and staff

Agency: Waypoint Services-Dubuque Area Tri-States

INTERNSHIP SUMMARY:
Put your energy and passion to use and become part of a local non-profit organization! Do you love to
make a difference in the community you live in? Do you want to help an agency whose mission is to move
people forward? Are you compassionate, understanding, and passionate? Then this internship is perfect
for you!

Under the direction of the Director of Domestic Violence Victim Services Program, the Domestic Violence
Victim Services Intern is responsible for assisting advocates with various tasks supporting individuals who
have experienced domestic violence.     

TIME COMMITMENT:                                                                                                                          Part-time with flexible hours between 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Semester commitments are preferred, but can be adjusted to fit your schedule. Some evening hours may be available, but are not required.

PRINICIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Administrative Help with filing, data entry, and other record keeping tasks Direct client contact Provide emotional support, information, resources, and further assistance victims in navigating the legal and medical system Provide emotional support and resources/referrals during business hours over the phone Meet with clients one-on-one or in group settings

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills Positive attitude Commitment to helping those in need Ability to work independently and collaborate with others Ability to multi-task Ability to be non-judgmental, encouraging, and empowering

A 32-hour training (20 hours online and 26 hours in-person, provided free-of-charge by Waypoint) must
be completed prior to starting the internship. Interested individuals must also be able to pass a criminal
background check.


WHAT YOU WILL GAIN:

Direct experience working with individuals in crisis Knowledge of medical and legal advocacy and how they impact victim service providers and clients Knowledge of various community resources and how they work to support individuals in crisis Opportunities to further develop other interpersonal skills while working closely with clients and staff

Agency: Waypoint Services-Dubuque Area Tri-States

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Food Rescue Volunteers

Food Rescue of Muscatine is looking for volunteers to help pick up food from grocery stores and restaurants and deliver it a pantry to be given to those who are in need.  This opportunity can be once a week, on call basis.  Each route takes about an hour.

Agency: Food Rescue Muscatine

Food Rescue of Muscatine is looking for volunteers to help pick up food from grocery stores and restaurants and deliver it a pantry to be given to those who are in need.  This opportunity can be once a week, on call basis.  Each route takes about an hour.

Agency: Food Rescue Muscatine

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Window Box Volunteer

The Window Box at Trinity Muscatine needs your help!

 

This gift shop is operated by Trinity Muscatine Friends to benefit projects at the hospital and needs volunteers.  Join Trinity Muscatine Friends today!  Ask a friend and sign up for one shift a month to support this community non-profit institution.

For details, call Chris today at 563-264-1118

 

Volunteers will go through Hospital Orientation and training to volunteer at the Window Box.

Volunteers also have to be a member of the Trinity Muscatine Friends Group.  Membership for active membership is $10.00 per year.

Agency: Trinity Muscatine Friends

The Window Box at Trinity Muscatine needs your help!

 

This gift shop is operated by Trinity Muscatine Friends to benefit projects at the hospital and needs volunteers.  Join Trinity Muscatine Friends today!  Ask a friend and sign up for one shift a month to support this community non-profit institution.

For details, call Chris today at 563-264-1118

 

Volunteers will go through Hospital Orientation and training to volunteer at the Window Box.

Volunteers also have to be a member of the Trinity Muscatine Friends Group.  Membership for active membership is $10.00 per year.

Agency: Trinity Muscatine Friends

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: on going volunteering

on going volunteering at MCC look at events for times and days

Agency: Silver and Blue Cord

on going volunteering at MCC look at events for times and days

Agency: Silver and Blue Cord

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 52761

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Clothes Closet Volunteers

Volunteers are needed to sort clothing and help clients select outfits. A Clothes Closet Committee meeting is held once every six weeks.  Volunteers are encouraged to attend committee meetings but it is not required.

 

Agency: Community Clothes Closet

Volunteers are needed to sort clothing and help clients select outfits. A Clothes Closet Committee meeting is held once every six weeks.  Volunteers are encouraged to attend committee meetings but it is not required.

 

Agency: Community Clothes Closet

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Justice Advocate AmeriCorps Member Positions

Background: Iowa Legal Aid seeks applicants to fill AmeriCorps member positions for its regional offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo, subject to funding availability. Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect poor and vulnerable Iowans.

 

Responsibilities: Individual AmeriCorps members will help with various projects that can include: helping seniors, veterans, and low-income Iowans get legal help; enhancing our unified client intake system; increasing outreach to underserved veteran, minority, disabled and immigrant groups; advancing legal self-help education and financial literacy, helping seniors and people with disabilities get services to live independently, recruiting and managing volunteers; improving volunteer management practices; enhancing Iowa Legal Aid’s website; marketing and public relations activities.

 

Qualifications: We seek applicants who communicate well with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing. Applicants should also have some or all of the following:

Background working with people who are low-income, elderly, victims of domestic/sexual abuse, from other cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds, and/or have disabilities; Bi-lingual verbal and written communication skills, in one of the languages most used by low-income Iowans, including Spanish, Bosnian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and/or ASL; Ability to use computers to organize information, update website, and/or perform research; College or community college; Background in journalism, marketing, teaching, and/or volunteer recruitment/management.

 

Opening/Closing Date: When filled, with members starting between September 1 - November 30, 2016.

 

Salary/Benefits: Full-time AmeriCorps members receive a modest living stipend ($12,530 for 11 month, full-time term), student loan forbearance, child care benefit, and can receive an education award of $5,775. Some half-time, quarter-time, and minimum-time positions will also be available.

 

Applications: Submit letter of application, including geographic preference, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references to:

 

Gail R. Klearman, Managing Attorney – Iowa Legal Aid

1111 9th Street Suite 230

Des Moines, IA 50314-2527

gklearman@iowalaw.org

515-243-1198 ext 1678 or 1-800-532-1503

TTY/Relay Iowa: 1-800-735-2942

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request

Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Background: Iowa Legal Aid seeks applicants to fill AmeriCorps member positions for its regional offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo, subject to funding availability. Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect poor and vulnerable Iowans.

 

Responsibilities: Individual AmeriCorps members will help with various projects that can include: helping seniors, veterans, and low-income Iowans get legal help; enhancing our unified client intake system; increasing outreach to underserved veteran, minority, disabled and immigrant groups; advancing legal self-help education and financial literacy, helping seniors and people with disabilities get services to live independently, recruiting and managing volunteers; improving volunteer management practices; enhancing Iowa Legal Aid’s website; marketing and public relations activities.

 

Qualifications: We seek applicants who communicate well with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing. Applicants should also have some or all of the following:

Background working with people who are low-income, elderly, victims of domestic/sexual abuse, from other cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds, and/or have disabilities; Bi-lingual verbal and written communication skills, in one of the languages most used by low-income Iowans, including Spanish, Bosnian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and/or ASL; Ability to use computers to organize information, update website, and/or perform research; College or community college; Background in journalism, marketing, teaching, and/or volunteer recruitment/management.

 

Opening/Closing Date: When filled, with members starting between September 1 - November 30, 2016.

 

Salary/Benefits: Full-time AmeriCorps members receive a modest living stipend ($12,530 for 11 month, full-time term), student loan forbearance, child care benefit, and can receive an education award of $5,775. Some half-time, quarter-time, and minimum-time positions will also be available.

 

Applications: Submit letter of application, including geographic preference, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references to:

 

Gail R. Klearman, Managing Attorney – Iowa Legal Aid

1111 9th Street Suite 230

Des Moines, IA 50314-2527

gklearman@iowalaw.org

515-243-1198 ext 1678 or 1-800-532-1503

TTY/Relay Iowa: 1-800-735-2942

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request

Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50314

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Committee Members

We are looking for volunteers to be on different committees that will help the campaign grow in different areas. We are putting together the following committees - Development, Fundraising, Marketing, Social Media, and Volunteer.

We do have write-ups about what each committee's tasks are if you are interested in learning more about any of them. Please contact me if you are interested.

Agency: Piece Of Me Campaign

We are looking for volunteers to be on different committees that will help the campaign grow in different areas. We are putting together the following committees - Development, Fundraising, Marketing, Social Media, and Volunteer.

We do have write-ups about what each committee's tasks are if you are interested in learning more about any of them. Please contact me if you are interested.

Agency: Piece Of Me Campaign

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Temporary Safe Place for Domestic Violence Survivor (1–2 Nights)

WHAT DO YOU DO?

A Safe Home Volunteer offer a safe place for clients of domestic abuse and their families to stay in an emergency for 1-3 days/night. You provide a completely confidential, safe, no-questions-asked environment. ( A safe home is different than a shelter.)

HOW DOES IT WORK?

A volunteer receives a call from an advocate who asks if you are available that evening to host a survivor (and sometimes her children). If you are available, the advocate or a transport volunteer will bring the client to your home. She is instructed to keep the location confidential for her own safety as well as yours.

If requested, an advocate can bring supplies from our food pantry and personal care closet with items that clients may need while staying with you. These items include food, toiletries, and towels and are donated by generous communities throughout our service area. 

After a night or two, when more permanent housing is secured, the advocate will transport the survivor to her new place to stay.  At anytime during the client’s stay, you are welcome to contact the advocate on call for any answers or direction you may need.

WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT?

You can decide when or when not to host a survivor, depending upon your availability.  It is best to keep the volunteer coordinator updated on any vacations or stretches of time when you absolutely will not be available.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENT? Be 18 years of age or older. Take the 30-hour training. Possess an open, non-judgmental attitude toward survivors of domestic abuse and their situation. Complete the application process, and submit a Safe Home Checklist. Make a one-year commitment. Exceptions may be made. Complete two hours per year of Continuing Education, as required by Iowa law. All hours must be from a training or webinar. (College classes count toward this requirement. A copy of the syllabus with details of the course and textbooks used, the institution’s name, instructor’s name, and degree would be required.) Be available to clients while they stay with you for any questions and concerns they have regarding their stay or situation. Notify the advocate on call if you need assistance or supplies, to talk about anything, or to confer about client pick-up and drop-off. Keep complete and accurate records while clients stay with you and submit any necessary reports to the advocate when they call or when the client is picked up from your home. Provide volunteer coordinator with vehicle insurance every six months in case you have to provide emergency transportation

Agency: Helping Services for Youth & Families

WHAT DO YOU DO?

A Safe Home Volunteer offer a safe place for clients of domestic abuse and their families to stay in an emergency for 1-3 days/night. You provide a completely confidential, safe, no-questions-asked environment. ( A safe home is different than a shelter.)

HOW DOES IT WORK?

A volunteer receives a call from an advocate who asks if you are available that evening to host a survivor (and sometimes her children). If you are available, the advocate or a transport volunteer will bring the client to your home. She is instructed to keep the location confidential for her own safety as well as yours.

If requested, an advocate can bring supplies from our food pantry and personal care closet with items that clients may need while staying with you. These items include food, toiletries, and towels and are donated by generous communities throughout our service area. 

After a night or two, when more permanent housing is secured, the advocate will transport the survivor to her new place to stay.  At anytime during the client’s stay, you are welcome to contact the advocate on call for any answers or direction you may need.

WHAT IS THE COMMITMENT?

You can decide when or when not to host a survivor, depending upon your availability.  It is best to keep the volunteer coordinator updated on any vacations or stretches of time when you absolutely will not be available.

WHAT ARE THE REQUIREMENT? Be 18 years of age or older. Take the 30-hour training. Possess an open, non-judgmental attitude toward survivors of domestic abuse and their situation. Complete the application process, and submit a Safe Home Checklist. Make a one-year commitment. Exceptions may be made. Complete two hours per year of Continuing Education, as required by Iowa law. All hours must be from a training or webinar. (College classes count toward this requirement. A copy of the syllabus with details of the course and textbooks used, the institution’s name, instructor’s name, and degree would be required.) Be available to clients while they stay with you for any questions and concerns they have regarding their stay or situation. Notify the advocate on call if you need assistance or supplies, to talk about anything, or to confer about client pick-up and drop-off. Keep complete and accurate records while clients stay with you and submit any necessary reports to the advocate when they call or when the client is picked up from your home. Provide volunteer coordinator with vehicle insurance every six months in case you have to provide emergency transportation

Agency: Helping Services for Youth & Families

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52162

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Volunteer receptionist

Key responsibilities:

Answer, screen and direct incoming telephone calls. Assist walk-in clients. Other duties and tasks as assigned by supervisor(s).

Qualifications:

Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow established policies and procedures. Familiarity with the use of computers, phones and general office equipment. Pleasant, patient and dependable.

Training and Support:

Volunteer will be trained on Iowa Legal Aid’s computer and telephone systems as well as office equipment. Volunteer will receive support and supervision from Iowa Legal Aid’s staff and/or AmeriCorps members.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the volunteer’s availability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

Position Location:

Volunteer must be available to come into the regional office during business hours. Iowa Legal Aid offices are located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo.

Position Benefits:

Gain experience working in a professional legal setting. Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

 

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please visit our website at http://www.iowalegalaid.org/volunteers

For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request

Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Key responsibilities:

Answer, screen and direct incoming telephone calls. Assist walk-in clients. Other duties and tasks as assigned by supervisor(s).

Qualifications:

Ability to maintain confidentiality and follow established policies and procedures. Familiarity with the use of computers, phones and general office equipment. Pleasant, patient and dependable.

Training and Support:

Volunteer will be trained on Iowa Legal Aid’s computer and telephone systems as well as office equipment. Volunteer will receive support and supervision from Iowa Legal Aid’s staff and/or AmeriCorps members.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the volunteer’s availability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

Position Location:

Volunteer must be available to come into the regional office during business hours. Iowa Legal Aid offices are located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo.

Position Benefits:

Gain experience working in a professional legal setting. Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

 

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please visit our website at http://www.iowalegalaid.org/volunteers

For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer

Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request

Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: VOLUNTEER CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT (CPA) OR ENROLLED AGENT (EA)

Key responsibilities:

Assist with preparation of past due returns or amending returns. Assist with audits, audit reconsiderations, appeals or seeking collection alternatives. Provide client with basic recordkeeping tips and pointers to assist client in being more successful going forward.

Qualifications:

Certified Public Accountant / Enrolled Agent. Maintain confidentiality and provide representation consistent with professional requirements, Circular 230 and IRC 7216.

Training and Support:

Volunteers will have access to free on-line legal resources through probono.net and co-counseling. Volunteers will receive notifications of available trainings provided by Iowa Legal Aid. Volunteers will be covered under Iowa Legal Aid’s malpractice coverage.

Position Location:

Most cases are placed externally and service is provided by the volunteer at his or her regular place of business. Volunteers needing office space to perform volunteer activities or wishing to only work on in-house cases may make arrangements with the regional Iowa Legal Aid office. Tax Software is available in some regional offices.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the volunteer’s availability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

Position Benefits:

Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please visit our website at http://www.iowalegalaid.org/volunteers


For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request
Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Key responsibilities:

Assist with preparation of past due returns or amending returns. Assist with audits, audit reconsiderations, appeals or seeking collection alternatives. Provide client with basic recordkeeping tips and pointers to assist client in being more successful going forward.

Qualifications:

Certified Public Accountant / Enrolled Agent. Maintain confidentiality and provide representation consistent with professional requirements, Circular 230 and IRC 7216.

Training and Support:

Volunteers will have access to free on-line legal resources through probono.net and co-counseling. Volunteers will receive notifications of available trainings provided by Iowa Legal Aid. Volunteers will be covered under Iowa Legal Aid’s malpractice coverage.

Position Location:

Most cases are placed externally and service is provided by the volunteer at his or her regular place of business. Volunteers needing office space to perform volunteer activities or wishing to only work on in-house cases may make arrangements with the regional Iowa Legal Aid office. Tax Software is available in some regional offices.

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the volunteer’s availability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

Position Benefits:

Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please visit our website at http://www.iowalegalaid.org/volunteers


For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request
Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: VOLUNTEER ATTORNEYS RESPONDING IN THE EVENT OF A NATURAL DISASTER

Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems.  Natural disasters (ice storms, flooding, tornadoes) occur quite often in Iowa with devastating consequences to those living in its wake.  Having an attorney available to address the critical legal needs of those affected by the disaster can make a huge difference in disaster survivors’ ability to recover from the disaster.  If you would like a meaningful, dynamic and professional volunteer opportunity, please consider volunteering with Iowa Legal Aid’s Coordinated Disaster Response Project.

 

Key responsibilities:

Assist with FEMA applications and appeals, SBA loans, insurance claims, disaster unemployment applications, food stamp applications, and other disaster assistance program applications. Assist with landlord-tenant and mobile home park issues, mortgage and foreclosure issues, real estate contracts, and other housing issues. Assist with home repair contractor issues, home repair and contractor scams, mechanic’s lien issues, municipal code enforcement issues. Assist with buyouts of flood damaged real estate, farm issues, bankruptcy, and income tax issues.

 

Qualifications:

Volunteers must be currently licensed to practice law in the State of Iowa or be eligible for emeritus attorney status. Disasters are unpredictable and the need for attorneys will depend on when and where the disasters happen.  Volunteers will need to be flexible and able to offer assistance on short-term notice in the event of a disaster.

 

Training and Support:

Volunteers will have access to training (in-person and webinar) on issue spotting common legal problems and substantive law trainings prior to any disaster. Volunteers will have access to free on-line resources through Iowa Legal Aid’s website, probono.net, and Iowa Legal Aid’s mobile app. Volunteers will have access to co-counseling in person, by telephone and by email. Volunteers will receive notification of available trainings provided at no cost by Iowa Legal Aid Volunteers will be covered under Iowa Legal Aid’s malpractice coverage.

 

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the scope of the disaster, the volunteer’s ability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

 

Position Location:

Most cases are placed externally and service is provided by the volunteer attorney at his or her law office. Volunteers needing office space to perform volunteer activities or wishing to only work on in-house cases may make arrangements with a regional Iowa Legal Aid office. Iowa Legal Aid offices are located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo. Volunteers may be needed to staff tables at Disaster Recovery Centers and local community and agency resource fairs.

 

Position Benefits:

Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

 

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please contact Iowa Legal Aid at 1-800-532-1275 (Jasmina Popaja) or at jpopaja@iowalaw.org

For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

 

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems.  Natural disasters (ice storms, flooding, tornadoes) occur quite often in Iowa with devastating consequences to those living in its wake.  Having an attorney available to address the critical legal needs of those affected by the disaster can make a huge difference in disaster survivors’ ability to recover from the disaster.  If you would like a meaningful, dynamic and professional volunteer opportunity, please consider volunteering with Iowa Legal Aid’s Coordinated Disaster Response Project.

 

Key responsibilities:

Assist with FEMA applications and appeals, SBA loans, insurance claims, disaster unemployment applications, food stamp applications, and other disaster assistance program applications. Assist with landlord-tenant and mobile home park issues, mortgage and foreclosure issues, real estate contracts, and other housing issues. Assist with home repair contractor issues, home repair and contractor scams, mechanic’s lien issues, municipal code enforcement issues. Assist with buyouts of flood damaged real estate, farm issues, bankruptcy, and income tax issues.

 

Qualifications:

Volunteers must be currently licensed to practice law in the State of Iowa or be eligible for emeritus attorney status. Disasters are unpredictable and the need for attorneys will depend on when and where the disasters happen.  Volunteers will need to be flexible and able to offer assistance on short-term notice in the event of a disaster.

 

Training and Support:

Volunteers will have access to training (in-person and webinar) on issue spotting common legal problems and substantive law trainings prior to any disaster. Volunteers will have access to free on-line resources through Iowa Legal Aid’s website, probono.net, and Iowa Legal Aid’s mobile app. Volunteers will have access to co-counseling in person, by telephone and by email. Volunteers will receive notification of available trainings provided at no cost by Iowa Legal Aid Volunteers will be covered under Iowa Legal Aid’s malpractice coverage.

 

Time Commitment:

The time commitment will depend on the scope of the disaster, the volunteer’s ability and Iowa Legal Aid’s needs.

 

Position Location:

Most cases are placed externally and service is provided by the volunteer attorney at his or her law office. Volunteers needing office space to perform volunteer activities or wishing to only work on in-house cases may make arrangements with a regional Iowa Legal Aid office. Iowa Legal Aid offices are located in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo. Volunteers may be needed to staff tables at Disaster Recovery Centers and local community and agency resource fairs.

 

Position Benefits:

Work with dedicated, passionate and collegial staff and volunteers. Positively impact members of your community.

 

If you are interested in this volunteer position, please contact Iowa Legal Aid at 1-800-532-1275 (Jasmina Popaja) or at jpopaja@iowalaw.org

For more information about Iowa Legal Aid, go to http://www.iowalegalaid.org/ and http://iowalegalaidfoundation.org/

 

Please note that all positions may not be available at all times or locations nearest you. For example, a particular position may have been filled or we may have limited capacity to engage volunteers with certain types of skills. Even though we cannot guarantee a placement to every prospective volunteer, we will do our best to match the applicants’ skills and interests with our present needs.

 

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Mentors Who Want to Make a Difference in the Life of a Youth

Make a difference in the life of a youth, and give back to your community.

Youth Mentoring at Helping Services for Northeast Iowa serves youth, ages 5-16, in Allamakee, Delaware, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. Youth are waiting for a mentor, and we are in need of adults who are eager to be a positive role model for youth. All you have to do is give a one year time commitment and spend time with your matched youth for 4-5 hours a month. These hours can be done whenever you and your youth and the youth’s family choose, the sky’s the limit.


Take your youth on adventures. Share your interests with your youth, and learn about their passions. Give them the opportunity to do things they may not otherwise have the opportunity to do. Make that life changing impact you have always been looking for! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3: apply, get connected, and have fun! Download an application, and become a mentor today. 

Questions? Contact:

Colinne McCann
Iowa Department of Public Health Youth Mentoring AmeriCorps Member
Office#: (563) 387-1270 ext.120
Email: cmccann@helpingservices.org

            

Agency: Helping Services for Youth & Families

Make a difference in the life of a youth, and give back to your community.

Youth Mentoring at Helping Services for Northeast Iowa serves youth, ages 5-16, in Allamakee, Delaware, Howard, and Winneshiek Counties. Youth are waiting for a mentor, and we are in need of adults who are eager to be a positive role model for youth. All you have to do is give a one year time commitment and spend time with your matched youth for 4-5 hours a month. These hours can be done whenever you and your youth and the youth’s family choose, the sky’s the limit.


Take your youth on adventures. Share your interests with your youth, and learn about their passions. Give them the opportunity to do things they may not otherwise have the opportunity to do. Make that life changing impact you have always been looking for! It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3: apply, get connected, and have fun! Download an application, and become a mentor today. 

Questions? Contact:

Colinne McCann
Iowa Department of Public Health Youth Mentoring AmeriCorps Member
Office#: (563) 387-1270 ext.120
Email: cmccann@helpingservices.org

            

Agency: Helping Services for Youth & Families

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52101

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Volunteers

The Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce holds several events throughout the year. Volunteers are what help these events run smoothly and make them successful. 

Agency: Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce

The Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce holds several events throughout the year. Volunteers are what help these events run smoothly and make them successful. 

Agency: Keokuk Area Chamber of Commerce

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52632

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Justice Advocate AmeriCorps Member Positions

Background: Iowa Legal Aid seeks applicants to fill AmeriCorps member positions for its regional offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo, subject to funding availability. Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect poor and vulnerable Iowans.

Responsibilities: Individual AmeriCorps members will help with various projects that can include: helping seniors, veterans, and low-income Iowans get legal help; enhancing our unified client intake system; increasing outreach to underserved veteran, minority, disabled and immigrant groups; advancing legal self-help education and financial literacy, helping seniors and people with disabilities get services to live independently, recruiting and managing volunteers; improving volunteer management practices; enhancing Iowa Legal Aid’s website; marketing and public relations activities.

Qualifications: We seek applicants who communicate well with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing. Applicants should also have some or all of the following:
1. Background working with people who are low-income, elderly, victims of domestic/sexual abuse, from other cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds, and/or have disabilities;
2. Bi-lingual verbal and written communication skills, in one of the languages most used by low-income Iowans, including Spanish, Bosnian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and/or ASL;
3. Ability to use computers to organize information, update website, and/or perform research;
4. College or community college;
5. Background in journalism, marketing, teaching, and/or volunteer recruitment/management.

Opening/Closing Date: When filled, with members starting between September 1 - November 30, 2015.

Salary/Benefits: Full-time AmeriCorps members receive a modest living stipend ($12,530 for 11 month, full-time term), student loan forbearance, child care benefit, and can receive an education award of $5,730. Some half-time positions will also be available.

Applications: Submit letter of application, including geographic preference, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references to:

Gail R. Klearman, Managing Attorney – Iowa Legal Aid
1111 9th Street Suite 230
Des Moines, IA 50314-2527
gklearman@iowalaw.org
515-243-1198 ext 1678 or 1-800-532-1503
TTY/Relay Iowa: 1-800-735-2942

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request
Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Background: Iowa Legal Aid seeks applicants to fill AmeriCorps member positions for its regional offices in Cedar Rapids, Council Bluffs, Davenport, Des Moines, Dubuque, Iowa City, Mason City, Ottumwa, Sioux City and Waterloo, subject to funding availability. Iowa Legal Aid provides free, high quality legal education, advice and representation to low-income and elderly Iowans with civil legal problems that most dramatically affect poor and vulnerable Iowans.

Responsibilities: Individual AmeriCorps members will help with various projects that can include: helping seniors, veterans, and low-income Iowans get legal help; enhancing our unified client intake system; increasing outreach to underserved veteran, minority, disabled and immigrant groups; advancing legal self-help education and financial literacy, helping seniors and people with disabilities get services to live independently, recruiting and managing volunteers; improving volunteer management practices; enhancing Iowa Legal Aid’s website; marketing and public relations activities.

Qualifications: We seek applicants who communicate well with individuals and groups, both verbally and in writing. Applicants should also have some or all of the following:
1. Background working with people who are low-income, elderly, victims of domestic/sexual abuse, from other cultural and/or ethnic backgrounds, and/or have disabilities;
2. Bi-lingual verbal and written communication skills, in one of the languages most used by low-income Iowans, including Spanish, Bosnian, Arabic, Chinese, Vietnamese, and/or ASL;
3. Ability to use computers to organize information, update website, and/or perform research;
4. College or community college;
5. Background in journalism, marketing, teaching, and/or volunteer recruitment/management.

Opening/Closing Date: When filled, with members starting between September 1 - November 30, 2015.

Salary/Benefits: Full-time AmeriCorps members receive a modest living stipend ($12,530 for 11 month, full-time term), student loan forbearance, child care benefit, and can receive an education award of $5,730. Some half-time positions will also be available.

Applications: Submit letter of application, including geographic preference, resume, and contact information for at least three professional references to:

Gail R. Klearman, Managing Attorney – Iowa Legal Aid
1111 9th Street Suite 230
Des Moines, IA 50314-2527
gklearman@iowalaw.org
515-243-1198 ext 1678 or 1-800-532-1503
TTY/Relay Iowa: 1-800-735-2942

Iowa Legal Aid is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Reasonable accommodations are available to qualified applicants upon request
Auxiliary aids and services are available in alternative formats

Agency: Iowa Legal Aid

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52001

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Literacy Project Planning Committee

The Literacy Project Planning Committee provides direction, support, and program development for Big River United Way Volunteer Center literacy projects.

Skills based volunteers, retired teachers and reading specialists, and individuals with a passion for literacy are needed for planning.

Agency: United Way of the Great River Region

The Literacy Project Planning Committee provides direction, support, and program development for Big River United Way Volunteer Center literacy projects.

Skills based volunteers, retired teachers and reading specialists, and individuals with a passion for literacy are needed for planning.

Agency: United Way of the Great River Region

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Agency Requirement: >18 years old

Zip Code: 52632

Allow Groups: No