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AID TO WOMEN
701 Center Point Rd NE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
ph: 319.364.8967
www.aidtowomen.com
BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS
Big Brothers Big Sisters is an organization that matches kids with adults from their community in a kind of mentoring relationship. Kids with Big Brothers or Big Sisters are less likely to start using drugs or alcohol or to initiate violence, and do better in school and in relationships with their friends and family. Kids in the BBBS program are ages 6-14 from single-parent families and a lot of the time donŐt have much in the way of positive adult role models. Several Watershedders are already involved with BBBS, but this would be a great opportunity for more young adults to get involved.
206 Collins Road NE - Suite 202, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
ph: 319.377.8993
www.beabigcr.org
CATHRINE MCAULEY CENTER
The Catherine McAuley Center, founded by the Sisters of Mercy, promote the well-being and dignity of individuals in need by providing basic education for adults and a transitional housing program for women. Current volunteer opportunities include:
GED tutors (requirement: high school diploma and over 18 years of age)
ESL tutors (requirement: same as GED tutor)
Childcare Clerical/Reception duties (answer phones, filing, data entry)
Food Pantry (Stocking and organizing)
Maintenance and Repairs (electrical, plumbing, painting, and tons more)
Lawn Maintenance (mowing, planting, gardening, etc.)
If interested in serving the community through the Catherine McAuley Center, contact them at 363-4993 or catherinemcauley@qwest.net.
866 4th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
ph: 319.377.8993
www.catherinemcauleycenter.com
EASTERN IOWA YOUTH FOR CHIRST
YFC is earnestly looking for college and career-age volunteers to help with small groups this fall at the junior and high school levels. Think: lots of free pizza and good times while building up God's Kingdom. If you feel called to serve, just call!
5270 N Park Pl NE #201, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
ph: 319.393.7996
www.eiayfc.com
FIRST LUTHERAN CHURCH - SOUP KITCHEN
Tom Pietz
1000 3rd Ave Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
ph: 319.365.1494
www.firstlutherancr.org
GREENE SQUARE MEALS
400 4th Ave Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
ph: 319.365.6652
HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
As much as everyone pictures Habitat volunteers as building houses, the fact is that for every volunteer who builds, there are at least 7 or 8 who do other things. Please contact us if you are interested in volunteering. No special skills are necessary.
500 3rd St Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
ph: 319.366.4485
http://cvhabitat.org
HD YOUTH CENTER AND RESTAURANT
Henry Davidson started the youth center several years ago. They serve breakfast to the homeless and underprivileged every morning M-F staffed with volunteers (some of whom have been a few of you!) and then open up in the afternoons for students to hang out after school. If you would like to make a Kingdom difference in the lives of late elementary through early high school aged kids, then help out on the Adventureland trip and consider helping out at the HD Youth Center on a regular basis.
1006 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
ph: 319.363.5239 or: 319.329.8841
www.hdyouthcenter.com
HOUSE OF HOPE: CHRISTIAN WOMEN'S SHELTER
1744 2nd Ave Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403
ph: 319.366.4673
www.houseofhopecr.org
MEALS ON WHEELS
Volunteers are needed for our Senior Meal program. Individual volunteers are the heart and soul of any Senior Meal program. Volunteers can give as little as a couple of hours per week on a weekday or work every day. Volunteers are needed to drive, prepare dinners, serve, clean up, do clerical and phone work, and a host of other necessary duties.
819 5th St Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
ph: 319.398.3574
www.mealcall.org
www.familyservicesiowa.org
MISSION OF HOPE
1537 1st Ave Se, Cedar Rapids, IA 52402
ph: 319.362.5559
THE SALVATION ARMY
The Salvation Army is looking for volunteers. Here are some ways you could get involved:
Bell Ringing (2 hr. time slot between 10 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.)
Community Meals (Thanksgiving, or two different Christmas dinners)
League of Mercy (nursing home visitation and gift distribution)
and more!
If interested in serving in the Salvation Army, contact Deb Applebee, Volunteer Coordinator for the Cedar Rapids Salvation Army, at 364-9131 ext. 107.
1000 C Ave NW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52405
ph: 319.364.9131
www.tsacedarrapids.org
YOUNG LIFE
Young Life is a national non-profit, non-denominational organization. They serve teens in the community by reaching out to them on their turf, building positive adult-teen relationships with them, and earning the right to be heard, so that workers can share their testimony and the Gospel with them.
www.younglife.org