Needs From: Waverly-Shell Rock Area United Way

1. The exterior siding needs to be removed and replaced on the back portion of the house. We will provide the sheets of cedar siding. Need volunteers to help remove it and put new back on, with Tyvek or moisture barrier, may need help staining the siding beforehand. Need construction minded people with the know how to guide us and our volunteers,  or someone with this knowledge to help direct us.

Also, small sidewalk repair task a possibility in the backyard. If we can find a good used one; Install a new screen door on the walk in door of the garage is another possibility.  

Our new wall construction will be concluding in the next couple of weeks/late April and we will need help with heavy duty cleaning, now and after. For this post construction clean up: Shop vac available with hepa filter or change filter frequently, air purifiers, dust rags and spray, step ladder, stool, cleaning vents, setting gift shop back up by placing items out on tables and racks, and more. 
After May, we will be having events in July, September, October, November/December.  We need help prior to these events: cleaning, vacuuming floors/walls with shop vac, dusting and cleaning interior windows and help setting up tables, chairs, demonstration areas, and more. All supplies are furnished.

Need help with our newsletter-We have the template, just need a writer or someone with desktop publishing skills, to write summaries based on our past events (2024 and 2025) and add pictures. We will supply the summary, press releases, facebook posts and google drive picture folder, but this person will need to summarize, shorten to fit the template spaces, and choose pictures. Final product can be pdf or word doc. 

The Office of the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman coordinates a volunteer ombudsman program, and we are actively seeking volunteers throughout the state of Iowa!  After completing initial certification training, a volunteer ombudsman in our program will make regular visits to an assigned long-term care facility or to multiple facilities in a region to help serve as a voice for residents, talking with them about their rights, empowering them, and providing advocacy.

Our volunteers are asked to spend a minimum of 3 hours per month in their assigned facility(ies), complete monthly reports, work with long-term care ombudsman staff at the local and state levels, and complete annual continuing education to remain certified. 

Visits to facilities are generally unannounced and can be made at any time, any day generally between the hours of 8am-8pm. For a volunteer who may wish to make an impact but not wish/be able to make visits to facilities, there are more administrative volunteer opportunities available on an individualized basis.

If you have a passion for helping other people, especially those most vulnerable in our state, feel free to contact us for an application!  866-236-1430 or sltco@hhs.iowa.gov

1st Shift:  4:30 - 5:30 - Unload truck & arrange groceries on tables

2nd Shift: 5:30 - 6:45 - Assist shoppers with loading groceries into their vehicles & site clean-up

Both shifts: 4:30 - 6:45 - You also have the option of helping the entire time

1st Shift:  4:30 - 5:30 - Unload truck & arrange groceries on tables

2nd Shift: 5:30 - 6:45 - Assist shoppers with loading groceries into their vehicles & site clean-up

Both shifts: 4:30 - 6:45 - You also have the option of helping the entire time

1st Shift:  4:30 - 5:30 - Unload truck & arrange groceries on tables

2nd Shift: 5:30 - 6:45 - Assist shoppers with loading groceries into their vehicles & site clean-up

Both shifts: 4:30 - 6:45 - You also have the option of helping the entire time

Friends of the Family is looking for an individual interested in a weekly volunteer opportunity. Starbucks in Waverly provides a weekly food donation to Friends of the Family. We give this donation to both our housing and crisis services clients.

Due to the fire that disrupted the use of our Waverly building we are looking for a volunteer willing to pick up the donation from the Waverly Starbucks and driving it to our Waterloo building. At drop off the volunteer will weigh the donation so we are able to report the amount to Starbucks and also work to put the donation away in our fridge and freezers. 

This is a wonderful way to support FOF clients and keeping us connected to the community support of the Waverly community! 

Become an advocate for sexual assault survivors today! Flexible hours for on-call shifts and respond in-person to area hospitals and law enforcement centers, provide support and resources to survivors of sexual assault. Available shifts are 5pm until 8am the next morning Monday-Friday, on Saturdays and Sundays shifts are from 8am until 8am the following day, and occasionally, 8am-5pm Monday through Friday.

30 hour training is required and will be offered by Riverview Center. To see when future trainings are offered, please reach out to the Iowa Volunteer Coordinator by email, raechel@riverviewcenter.org. 

Volunteers will help hang and sort donations and put out winter clothes. (Clothing closet located rural Sumner/Readlyn area)

Do you like helping people and are a morning person? This is the place for you in the WHC dining room.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.     The dining room cashier tallies up a person’s food tray and charges them appropriately.

2.  An adding machine is available if you wish to use it. You will be supplied with a price sheet.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1.     Experience and Education:

o    Strong customer service skills. Friendly personality.

o    Comfortable with fast-paced environments.  

2.     Physical Demands:

o    Most of the shift is spent sitting.

o    Must be current on all immunizations and free of communicable disease.

3.     Mental Demands:

o    Ability to add prices or use an adding machine.

o    Ability to make correct change.

If you are considering going to medical school this is a great opportunity! 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.     Maintain patient confidentiality.

2.     Provide comfort measures to patients and family members (pillows, blankets, etc.)

3.     Relay messages from staff to family members.

4.     Restock supplies

5.     Run errands to other departments within WHC.

6.     Clerical tasks when requested.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1.  Experience and Education

2.  Physical Demands

3.  18 years of age or older.

Volunteers are required to make a minimum of a semester commitment. 

This opportunity is only available for pre-med students.

What Does a Resource Line Volunteer Do?

Resource line volunteers answer calls from abuse victims, law enforcement, and/or hospital staff for victims of domestic violence. Shifts are from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 a.m., Monday through Friday. Day, evening, and night hours are available on Saturday and Sunday.  

Over the Phone Resource Line Volunteers Can Provide Callers to the Line With:

❏    Emotional support and service referrals

❏    Help victims understand their rights and options

❏    Inform victims of services the Domestic Abuse Resource Center has to offer

Requirements:

 ❏    Volunteers must be 18 years or older

❏    Attend a required online 20-hour training through ICADV (Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence)

❏    Possess an open, non-judgmental attitude towards survivors of domestic violence and their situation

❏    Complete a volunteer application, confidentiality form, position description, and volunteer agreement

❏    Complete a background check before volunteering begins

❏    Attend volunteer meetings with other volunteers, and the volunteer coordinator to touch base, when they are offered. __________________________________________________________________________________________________

Do you like helping people and are a morning person? This is the place for you in the WHC dining room.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

1.     The dining room cashier tallies up a person’s food tray and charges them appropriately.

2.  An adding machine is available if you wish to use it. You will be supplied with a price sheet.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

1.     Experience and Education:

o    Strong customer service skills. Friendly personality.

o    Comfortable with fast-paced environments.  

2.     Physical Demands:

o    Most of the shift is spent sitting.

o    Must be current on all immunizations and free of communicable disease.

3.     Mental Demands:

o    Ability to add prices or use an adding machine.

o    Ability to make correct change.

We are a one-on-one mentoring program. To change the world one kid at a time, we need mentors! Can you give 30 minutes one day a week during school hours OR 2-4 hours per month on nights/weekends to make a life-changing difference to a child?

Volunteers for this position will provide transportation during a scheduled timeframe to clients in or preparing to access Friends of the Family's emergency shelter program.

Basic Transportation Include: 

Qualifications: 

Do you love animals and want to provide a safe and healthy environment for them while their owner is unable to due to their housing situation?

Description: 

Requirements:

Become an advocate for sexual assault survivors today! Flexible hours for on-call shifts and respond in-person to area hospitals and law enforcement centers, provide support and resources to survivors of sexual assault. Available shifts are 5pm until 8am the next morning Monday-Friday, on Saturdays and Sundays shifts are from 8am until 8am the following day, and occasionally, 8am-5pm Monday through Friday.

30 hour training is required and will be offered by Riverview Center. To see when future trainings are offered, please reach out to the Iowa Volunteer Coordinator by email, raechel@riverviewcenter.org.