Opportunities From: HIRTA Helps

Volunteer: Iowa Fraud Fighters - Madison County

Iowa Fraud Fighters are Iowans who have pledged to be informed and careful investors. Iowa Fraud Fighters shield their savings from scammers and fraudulent investment, consumer and Medicare insurance offers. Arm yourself with expert fraud prevention tips and learn how to avoid scams. It’s time to take a stand and shield your savings. You can become an Iowa Fraud Fighter by empowering yourself to fight and report fraud. The Iowa Insurance Division and other state agencies are here to help you.

Help others become Fraud Fighters by becoming a volunteer with the Iowa Insurance Division. You would provide educational presentations within your community. 

Agency: Iowa Fraud Fighters

Iowa Fraud Fighters are Iowans who have pledged to be informed and careful investors. Iowa Fraud Fighters shield their savings from scammers and fraudulent investment, consumer and Medicare insurance offers. Arm yourself with expert fraud prevention tips and learn how to avoid scams. It’s time to take a stand and shield your savings. You can become an Iowa Fraud Fighter by empowering yourself to fight and report fraud. The Iowa Insurance Division and other state agencies are here to help you.

Help others become Fraud Fighters by becoming a volunteer with the Iowa Insurance Division. You would provide educational presentations within your community. 

Agency: Iowa Fraud Fighters

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Friendly Neighbor Program - Madison County

Would you like to provide social support to your neighbors? Help lower loneliness in our community through our Friendly Neighbor Program. 


We are seeking volunteers to provide social visits to or become a pen pal with community members at risk of social isolation. Visits could include chatting with the community member in their home or assisting them with going to local places such as the library or churches. Visits are based on your availability and comfort level. We attempt to match volunteers with a community member who have similar interests. 

We have received quite a few requests for social visits from community members in Knoxville who are older adults experiencing loneliness. They would love people to visit with them. 


Volunteer benefits

- Mileage Reimbursement

- Supplemental and liability insurance

- Annual Recognition Ceremony

- Flexible volunteer schedule

-Improving lives in central Iowa

- Meeting new people

 

 

Agency: HIRTA

Would you like to provide social support to your neighbors? Help lower loneliness in our community through our Friendly Neighbor Program. 


We are seeking volunteers to provide social visits to or become a pen pal with community members at risk of social isolation. Visits could include chatting with the community member in their home or assisting them with going to local places such as the library or churches. Visits are based on your availability and comfort level. We attempt to match volunteers with a community member who have similar interests. 

We have received quite a few requests for social visits from community members in Knoxville who are older adults experiencing loneliness. They would love people to visit with them. 


Volunteer benefits

- Mileage Reimbursement

- Supplemental and liability insurance

- Annual Recognition Ceremony

- Flexible volunteer schedule

-Improving lives in central Iowa

- Meeting new people

 

 

Agency: HIRTA

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Food Support - Madison County

Would you like to provide support to community members looking for food resources? Help decrease food insecurity in the community through our Food Resource program.

We are seeking volunteers to provide nutrition support to community members. Nutrition support could include providing transportation to food pantries, congregate meals, the grocery store, or assisting community members with prepping or cooking meals in their home. Opportunities are based on your availability and comfort level.

Volunteer benefits

- Mileage Reimbursement

- Supplemental and liability insurance

- Annual Recognition Ceremony

- Flexible volunteer schedule

-Improving lives in central Iowa

- Meeting new people

If you would like assistance, please reach out to us at volunteer@ridehirta.com or 1.877.686.0029.

If you would like to apply, please respond to this opportunity and we will be in touch with you! 

 

     

Agency: HIRTA

Would you like to provide support to community members looking for food resources? Help decrease food insecurity in the community through our Food Resource program.

We are seeking volunteers to provide nutrition support to community members. Nutrition support could include providing transportation to food pantries, congregate meals, the grocery store, or assisting community members with prepping or cooking meals in their home. Opportunities are based on your availability and comfort level.

Volunteer benefits

- Mileage Reimbursement

- Supplemental and liability insurance

- Annual Recognition Ceremony

- Flexible volunteer schedule

-Improving lives in central Iowa

- Meeting new people

If you would like assistance, please reach out to us at volunteer@ridehirta.com or 1.877.686.0029.

If you would like to apply, please respond to this opportunity and we will be in touch with you! 

 

     

Agency: HIRTA

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Volunteer Drivers - Medical Transportation Program - Madison County

Would you like to help your neighbor access their essential medical appointments?


We are seeking volunteers to provide transportation to community members who need help gaining access to medical appointments and the pharmacy. Volunteers use their personal vehicles.

Trips are based on your availability and comfort level. If you are only available certain days of the week or have a changing schedule, we will work with your schedule. Do you only want to provide transportation in your town? We have community members who could use your help! Are you willing to drive to Des Moines? We have community members who could use your help! Our biggest request from community members for volunteer drivers is trips from Indianola to the Des Moines metro for medical appointments.

What does the onboarding process look like for volunteer drivers? Create a profile on HIRTA Helps Upload copy of auto insurance and driver's license to qualifications section of HIRTA Helps website Background checks Orientation - We go over our policies and explain the program more.  VIA training - this is the software we use for tracking the trip. You can use your personal cellphone or one of our tablets. Volunteer driver safety training - This is an online training. If you look at the qualifications on this posting, you'll find a link to complete the training. Volunteer benefits

- Mileage Reimbursement

- Supplemental and liability insurance

- Annual Recognition Ceremony

- Flexible volunteer schedule

-Improving lives in central Iowa

- Meeting new people


How to apply?

Simply create a profile on this website and HIRTA Helps staff will be in touch to schedule an orientation! If you aren't sure what you would be interested in doing yet, that's okay as well! During orientation, we will go over all the opportunities available to you.

 

Agency: HIRTA

Would you like to help your neighbor access their essential medical appointments?


We are seeking volunteers to provide transportation to community members who need help gaining access to medical appointments and the pharmacy. Volunteers use their personal vehicles.

Trips are based on your availability and comfort level. If you are only available certain days of the week or have a changing schedule, we will work with your schedule. Do you only want to provide transportation in your town? We have community members who could use your help! Are you willing to drive to Des Moines? We have community members who could use your help! Our biggest request from community members for volunteer drivers is trips from Indianola to the Des Moines metro for medical appointments.

What does the onboarding process look like for volunteer drivers? Create a profile on HIRTA Helps Upload copy of auto insurance and driver's license to qualifications section of HIRTA Helps website Background checks Orientation - We go over our policies and explain the program more.  VIA training - this is the software we use for tracking the trip. You can use your personal cellphone or one of our tablets. Volunteer driver safety training - This is an online training. If you look at the qualifications on this posting, you'll find a link to complete the training. Volunteer benefits

- Mileage Reimbursement

- Supplemental and liability insurance

- Annual Recognition Ceremony

- Flexible volunteer schedule

-Improving lives in central Iowa

- Meeting new people


How to apply?

Simply create a profile on this website and HIRTA Helps staff will be in touch to schedule an orientation! If you aren't sure what you would be interested in doing yet, that's okay as well! During orientation, we will go over all the opportunities available to you.

 

Agency: HIRTA

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: 4-H Project Workshop Volunteers

Volunteers needed for potential summer 4-H Project Workshops. 

Potential Workshop Focus Areas:

Agronomy, Child Development, Civic Engagement, Clothing, Computer Science, Environment, Robotics, Food and Nutrition, Health, Home Improvement, Horticulture, Mechanics, Music, Photography, Sewing and Needle Arts, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts and Woodworking. 

We are looking for volunteers who are willing to lead or co-lead a 60-to-90-minute project workshop to our 4-H youth. 

Agency: Madison County Agricultural Extension District

Volunteers needed for potential summer 4-H Project Workshops. 

Potential Workshop Focus Areas:

Agronomy, Child Development, Civic Engagement, Clothing, Computer Science, Environment, Robotics, Food and Nutrition, Health, Home Improvement, Horticulture, Mechanics, Music, Photography, Sewing and Needle Arts, Veterinary Science, Visual Arts and Woodworking. 

We are looking for volunteers who are willing to lead or co-lead a 60-to-90-minute project workshop to our 4-H youth. 

Agency: Madison County Agricultural Extension District

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Conservation Volunteers

Whether you have a knack for gardening, working with kids, enjoy camping, or just like getting dirty, we can use your help!

Are you interested in conservation or just love spending time outdoors?

Interested in education or something to put on a resume?

Consider volunteering with the Madison County Conservation Board!

Opportunities vary seasonally but could include: Assisting the Naturalist with Summer Camps Weeding landscape beds Removal of invasive species Fundraising Grant writing “Citizen Scientist” presentations Program speaker

We also accept donations for bird seed to keep the feeders out at the Bird Blind in Pammel Park stocked. If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities or have some ideas of your own, please contact us at 462-3536 or email at awarnke@madisoncounty.iowa.gov.

Agency: Madison County Conservation

Whether you have a knack for gardening, working with kids, enjoy camping, or just like getting dirty, we can use your help!

Are you interested in conservation or just love spending time outdoors?

Interested in education or something to put on a resume?

Consider volunteering with the Madison County Conservation Board!

Opportunities vary seasonally but could include: Assisting the Naturalist with Summer Camps Weeding landscape beds Removal of invasive species Fundraising Grant writing “Citizen Scientist” presentations Program speaker

We also accept donations for bird seed to keep the feeders out at the Bird Blind in Pammel Park stocked. If you are interested in any of these volunteer opportunities or have some ideas of your own, please contact us at 462-3536 or email at awarnke@madisoncounty.iowa.gov.

Agency: Madison County Conservation

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Emergency Management Volunteers

Volunteers will respond to the request when Madison County Emergency Management feels they have a situation where large groups of spontaneous volunteers are needed to respond. Volunteers at the Volunteer Reception Center are responsible for one or more of the following tasks:

– ensuring spontaneous volunteers are registered and accounted for. Volunteers would complete the paperwork provided by the Coordinator pertinent to the event. This could be in multiple stations within the county depending on the situation.

– staffing a post evacuation or disaster situation that will continue beyond 8 hours.

– staffing a phone bank to answer questions with prepared information provided by the Coordinator

– assist in registering people in a temporary shelter

Volunteers could also assist Emergency Management during local events. 

Where: Madison County

When: During times of an emergency or disaster

Agency: Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Volunteers will respond to the request when Madison County Emergency Management feels they have a situation where large groups of spontaneous volunteers are needed to respond. Volunteers at the Volunteer Reception Center are responsible for one or more of the following tasks:

– ensuring spontaneous volunteers are registered and accounted for. Volunteers would complete the paperwork provided by the Coordinator pertinent to the event. This could be in multiple stations within the county depending on the situation.

– staffing a post evacuation or disaster situation that will continue beyond 8 hours.

– staffing a phone bank to answer questions with prepared information provided by the Coordinator

– assist in registering people in a temporary shelter

Volunteers could also assist Emergency Management during local events. 

Where: Madison County

When: During times of an emergency or disaster

Agency: Madison County Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Summer Camp Volunteers

Bricker-Price Block is looking for volunteers to help with the kids camps they host throughout the summer! The kids camps are about a wide variety of topics so you could choose which camps you'd be most interested in helping with. More information regarding the camps coming soon.

Agency: Bricker-Price Block

Bricker-Price Block is looking for volunteers to help with the kids camps they host throughout the summer! The kids camps are about a wide variety of topics so you could choose which camps you'd be most interested in helping with. More information regarding the camps coming soon.

Agency: Bricker-Price Block

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Fresh Conversations Volunteer - Madison County

Fresh Conversations:
Food, Fun, & Fellowship

We are currently looking for passionate people to volunteer as Fresh Conversations Facilitators! Fresh Conversations is a monthly nutrition program that takes place at congregate meal sites and community centers. The Fresh Conversations Facilitator is responsible for leading a discussion based on the monthly Fresh Conversations newsletter as well as preparing the food tasting. The groups are generally small (8-12 people) and the meeting lasts about 30 minutes.

We provide a monthly Facilitator Guide to make presenting the information fun and easy. A background in nutrition is not required, just a desire to help others maintain healthy and active lives!

Time Commitment:
Approx. 2hrs/month

Agency: Aging Resources

Fresh Conversations:
Food, Fun, & Fellowship

We are currently looking for passionate people to volunteer as Fresh Conversations Facilitators! Fresh Conversations is a monthly nutrition program that takes place at congregate meal sites and community centers. The Fresh Conversations Facilitator is responsible for leading a discussion based on the monthly Fresh Conversations newsletter as well as preparing the food tasting. The groups are generally small (8-12 people) and the meeting lasts about 30 minutes.

We provide a monthly Facilitator Guide to make presenting the information fun and easy. A background in nutrition is not required, just a desire to help others maintain healthy and active lives!

Time Commitment:
Approx. 2hrs/month

Agency: Aging Resources

Opportunity Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50273

Allow Groups: No