Ways To Get Involved

The reason behind everything we do at Anawim is the people we serve, and we could not do the work we do without your support

If you share our passion for helping to ensure that every person has a home that supports self-sufficiency within a safe community, we have several opportunities for you! Whether you are interested in volunteering, attending an event, collecting donation items, sponsoring a family, or employment - Anawim Housing has something for everyone. 

Volunteer

There are several ways you or a group can volunteer your time with Anawim Housing. 

Click to fill out our general volunteer interest form and we will be in touch with you about future opportunities that align with your interests. 

VOlunteer interest form

Some examples of ongoing volunteer opportunities: 

• Adopt a playground: Adopt one of our many Anawim playgrounds and set up a series of work days to help provide light landscaping, painting, trash pickup, etc.
• Clean-up Day: Spend a day, morning, or afternoon helping clean-up and make simple repairs at one of our Anawim properties or playgrounds.
• Adopt a library: Collect books and stock the shelves of one of our Little Free Libraries so that we never run out of great reading material to fill them with. 
• Gardens: Spread natural beauty through helping water, weed and maintain our community gardens.
• Make lunch for Full Circle program group: Prepare and help serve lunch for our Friday Full Circle program group. This group consists of 10-20 Anawim program participants that meet every Friday for lunch, discussion and learning. If you love cooking, this is an opportunity for you!  
• "Share Your Story" peer-to-peer mentoring project: Listen to and share stories with current residents of Anawim Housing. This event is TBD and at this time we are gauging interest. We are looking for community volunteers and tenants who would like to be paired together for an hour of lunch and sharing.

When specific volunteer opportunities arise, they will be posted here with a link to contact us if you are interested. In the meantime, please fill out our general volunteer interest form and we will be in touch! If you have any questions about volunteering, please email info@anawimhousing.org.

*Please note that while we will do our best to accommodate your volunteer requests, we may not always be able to fill these requests based on weather, specific procedures we have in place, or logistics. We will communicate any changes to volunteer opportunities with you.

Upcoming Events

Mark your calendars and RSVP here for the following upcoming Anawim Housing events! For specific event details or information, please contact Kate Rolfes at 515-809-1157

• Fall Home Tour - Date TBA 
• Men's Breakfast - Date TBA
• Women Empowering Families ThanksGIVING Event - Date TBA

Collecting Items for Donation

We are always accepting new or gently used household item donations. These items will be gifted to tenants moving into Anawim Housing that have very little or are coming from homelessness.

Items can be dropped off to the main Anawim office at: 1171 7th St. Des Moines. Please contact Stacie O'Connor with any questions about donations. Stacie's phone number: 515-564-6570. A list of general items we are always in need of: 

• Paper towels, glass cleaner, all-purpose cleaner, disinfectant wipes, scrubber sponges, small bottles of dish soap, gift cards, new pillows, new and/or gently used bedding linens, new bath towels

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Sponsor a Family for the holidays

Please contact Stacie O'Connor if you, your company, or group are interested in learning more about sponsoring an Anawim family this holiday season and helping make their holiday a very special one to remember. Stacie can be reached by phone at 515-564-6570

Employment

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