Volunteer in Polk County, IA
Tell me when shifts open up in Polk County
One email, when a local nonprofit posts something. Nothing else.
Nonprofits based in Polk County
8 registered nonprofits headquartered in Polk County, from public IRS records. 7 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.
Iowa's largest nonprofit animal shelter, caring for thousands of pets a year from NE 22nd Street in Des Moines
Zoo on SW 9th Street in Des Moines with conservation, education and recreation programmes
Low-barrier shelter, meals and support services at no cost for adults and families facing homelessness
Runs a network of food pantries across greater Des Moines, coordinated from Army Post Road
Statewide food bank distributing through partner agencies, warehoused on East 17th Street in Des Moines
Mentoring, job training and after-school programmes for young people in Des Moines, from Hickman Road
Builds and repairs affordable homes across the Des Moines metro, and runs a ReStore
Affordable and permanent supportive housing across Iowa, using a Housing First approach from Des Moines
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