Volunteer in Des Moines, IA
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Nonprofits based in Des Moines
16 registered nonprofits headquartered in Des Moines, from public IRS records. 15 of them have a volunteer page on their own site, linked below. They don’t list volunteer shifts here yet — contact them through their own sites.
Affordable and permanent supportive housing for Iowa families, with Housing First programs for people without homes
Iowa's largest animal shelter, with adoption, behaviour training and cruelty intervention
One-to-one youth mentoring across Central Iowa, through community-based, school-based and workplace programs
Iowa's only accredited zoo, with education programmes and a volunteer docent corps
After-school and all-summer clubs for local kids and families, running for 60 years
Low-barrier shelter, meals and support services at no cost for adults and families experiencing homelessness
Youth development programming and career-based mentoring for Iowa students, plus training for youth-serving nonprofits
Runs the metro's food pantry network of 13 partner sites plus mobile distribution
Community theater staging a season of musicals, comedy and drama, with roles on and off stage for volunteers of all ages
Orchestral season at the Des Moines Civic Center, the free Yankee Doodle Pops concert, and a year-round music academy
Statewide food bank supplying partner pantries, with warehouse volunteer shifts
Twelve acres of downtown gardens with classes, events and volunteer horticulture roles
Builds and repairs homes across greater Des Moines, with construction and ReStore volunteering
Downtown science centre with hands-on exhibits, a planetarium and volunteer floor roles
Funds local programs across Central Iowa and connects residents to volunteering and advocacy
Family, youth and domestic violence services across central Iowa
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