Open Up Your Heart & Roll Up Your Sleeves

 
Here are some great opportunities to get involved in our community this summer

Backpack Sunday

Donate a backpack and school supplies for a child in need at Edmunds School in Des Moines.  Fill a backpack with folders with prongs, pencils, pencil boxes or pencil bags, eraser tops, spiral notebooks (wide ruled), markers, glue sticks, and dry erase markers.  Bring your backpacks to the Backpack Sunday display in the atrium now through Aug. 15.

For more information contact debm@valley-church.com.

African Fellowship/Elmcrest House

johnb@valley-church.com

Valley Chainsaw (Disaster Relief)

www.valleychainsaw.org

Freedom for Youth  l  Reaching and serving homeless/at-risk teens through Christ 

www.freedomforyouth.org

Have a green thumb? There's a landscaping project that needs finishing! Contact Denise at 282-4822 to schedule a time or get more information. 

Meals from the Heartland/Kids Against Hunger

www.feedingchildren.org

Rebuilding Des Moines Together  l  Home repair for the poor, elderly, and those with disabilities

www.rebuildingtogether.org

Hope Ministries  l  Christ-centered help for the homeless, hungry, and those in recovery

www.hopeiowa.org

Habitat for Humanity 

director@valleychainsaw.org (Dirk Roghair)

Do you have construction skills? There are a couple of sheds that need construction finished and painting done. Contact Shelly Bernholtz for more information at 778-2721.

Jordan Creek Elementary "Landscape Spruce-Up"  l  Help spruce-up our neighbors, Jordan Creek Elementary, by pulling weeds, tending to mulch and basic campus cleanup.

bryanh@valley-church.com

Koinonia Fund  l  This fund provides for those in need at Valley Church and in our community

Click to donate 

Ruth Harbor  l  A Christ-centered home/services for women with unplanned pregancies 

www.ruthharbor.org

Interfaith Hospitality Netword  l  Supporting those facing homelessness 

www.dmihn.org

Serve Our Youth  l  Mentoring high-risk youth

www.serveouryouth.org

Serve 12-17 year old boys and girls who are in the Polk County Juvenile Detention Center by spending time with them playing games, one-on-one, etc. Volunteers must be over age 21. Contact Shane Vander Hart for more information at 321-5077

Hand in Hand  l  Valley Church's Special Needs Ministry. Join us as we partner with children and adults with diasbilities and their families. 

gailo@valley-church.com

Valley Church Facilities

Lend a hand right here at the church building. Contact Mike Burkey about projects you can help with.

Riverfront YMCA

scott.harris@dmymca.org

Are you handy with a paintbrush? The YMCA needs some interior painting done.