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Volunteer
Application Form - Download
this MS Word File, once completed mail to:
Dawn Elliott
statewide volunteer coordinator
3116 University Ave.
Des Moines, IA 50311
dawn.elliott@lsiowa.org
Become a volunteer
LSI is always in need of volunteers throughout the state. To become a volunteer in your local area please visit our locations page for contact information.
Download our Volunteer Handbook
TB Screening
Volunteers help us in many ways by:
- helping with special events
- helping support staff
- helping facilities staff
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Become a volunteer mentor
(Children ages 5-13 in Ames and 12-18 in Waverly)
Mentoring lets residents at Lutheran Services in Iowa’s Bremwood and Beloit Residential Treatment Centers know that someone cares about them. As a volunteer mentor you will meet with the child you’re paired up with on a regular basis, providing appropriate, healthy activities and maintaining agreed upon contact with youth on a regular basis. Think back to when you were a child. Do you remember looking for a job? Did you need someone to talk to? Did you have a question about school? Simple things that seem easy now may be areas where a young person needs guidance. Become a mentor and make a difference in the life of a child.
Ames, Beloit contact:
Katie Sopher at 515-817-0966
katherine.sopher@lsiowa.org
Waverly, Bremwood contact:
Dianne Larsen at 319-859-3534
dianne.larsen@lsiowa.org
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Ambassador program
Ambassadors become advocates in their church, congregations and communities for Iowa's most vulnerable people. They inform and encourage prayer and financial support for LSI. For more information please see our Advocacy page or contact Jim Knudson at 319-859-3531 or jim.knudson@lsiowa.org.
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Refugee Resettlement volunteer
(Des Moines and Waterloo only)
Refugee Resettlement volunteers are needed to provide the one thing refugees need most - a friend. Volunteers can also assist case managers with several duties including:
- Adding a special touch to an apartment before refugees arrive
- Helping a family with transportation
- Assisting with shopping and food stamps
- Tutoring a refugee in English
- Helping fill out job applications and other forms
- Mentoring a refugee about American life, home economics, bus rides, balancing checkbooks, etc.
For more information contact:
Des Moines: Nicholas Wuertz at 515-271-7443 or
nicholas.wuertz@lsiowa.org
Waterloo contact:
Peladija Woodson 319-283-2978 or
Peladija.woodson@lsiowa.org
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Share a Prayer Program:
offered in Waverly at Bremwood
Share a Prayer is a program that connects a child to a mentor who will support them through encouragement, prayer and spiritual activities. The Share a Prayer program is supported, in part, through a grant from the Lutheran Services for Children Endowment and the ELCA Foundation. For more information or to participate call: Dianne Larsen, Bremwood’s volunteer coordinator, at 319-859-3534 or dianne.larsen@lsiowa.org
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