Needs From: Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley

Volunteer: Communications Volunteer

The Communications Volunteer will assist the Development team in the creation of agency publications and social media. They will lend support to FOF's social media goals and work to engage target markets.

What You Will Do:

Create social media content for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and any other identified platforms the agency uses Conduct research and comparison regarding best practices and innovative ideas to enhance agency social mediaParticipate on the Social Media Committee to lend creative ideas and brainstorming to our postings Assist in the filming and editing of agency promotional/ informational videos Audit media posts for demographic representationProofread and edit content as needed

Agency: Friends of the Family

The Communications Volunteer will assist the Development team in the creation of agency publications and social media. They will lend support to FOF's social media goals and work to engage target markets.

What You Will Do:

Create social media content for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn and any other identified platforms the agency uses Conduct research and comparison regarding best practices and innovative ideas to enhance agency social mediaParticipate on the Social Media Committee to lend creative ideas and brainstorming to our postings Assist in the filming and editing of agency promotional/ informational videos Audit media posts for demographic representationProofread and edit content as needed

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50702

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Building Home Stability Volunteer Instructor

Building Home Stability is a tenant education program that helps potential renters. Assist FOF’s staff to provide Building Home Stability curriculum to clients and community members.

What You Will Do:

Learn and obtain Building Home Stability certification Instruct the Building Home Stability course Provide assistance to those taking the course with quizzes and questions to ensure success

Agency: Friends of the Family

Building Home Stability is a tenant education program that helps potential renters. Assist FOF’s staff to provide Building Home Stability curriculum to clients and community members.

What You Will Do:

Learn and obtain Building Home Stability certification Instruct the Building Home Stability course Provide assistance to those taking the course with quizzes and questions to ensure success

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50702

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Audit and Compliance Volunteer

Friends of the Family is looking for individuals who are interested in helping to support our Grants Manager with ensuring programs are following guidelines and funding requirements.

What You Will Do:  

Follow FOF’s auditing processes to ensure documentation and files meet regulations  Review, scan and upload client paperwork Help prepare for internal and external audits  Prepare data and documentation for reports  Work closely with program managers and direct service staff   Willingness to support grant writing, research and applications when needed

Agency: Friends of the Family

Friends of the Family is looking for individuals who are interested in helping to support our Grants Manager with ensuring programs are following guidelines and funding requirements.

What You Will Do:  

Follow FOF’s auditing processes to ensure documentation and files meet regulations  Review, scan and upload client paperwork Help prepare for internal and external audits  Prepare data and documentation for reports  Work closely with program managers and direct service staff   Willingness to support grant writing, research and applications when needed

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50702

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Event Volunteer

Event volunteers will assist the Friends of the Family development team execute events to meet fundraising and community engagement goals. We have a few options when it comes to helping with events, they are preparing for events, working events and cleaning up events. Task are written out below. If you enjoy mingling with community members and creating a fun environment these opportunities are for you. If you enjoy helping with behind the scenes of events these opportunities are also for you! Volunteers are necessary for the success of events and we love having individuals or teams help. 

 

Tasks: 

Preparing for events entail printing and cutting materials, selecting and packing supplies and decorations, setting up the venue. 

Working events entails greeting and checking guests in, helping with live and silent auctions. 

Cleaning up events entails collecting and packing supplies and decorations, helping guests with auction items and check out, cleaning up the venue. 

 

Upcoming Events: 

Putt an End to Homelessness: August 15th 2025

A Night In...: November 14th 2025

Chef's Take a Stand: April 2nd 2026

Agency: Friends of the Family

Event volunteers will assist the Friends of the Family development team execute events to meet fundraising and community engagement goals. We have a few options when it comes to helping with events, they are preparing for events, working events and cleaning up events. Task are written out below. If you enjoy mingling with community members and creating a fun environment these opportunities are for you. If you enjoy helping with behind the scenes of events these opportunities are also for you! Volunteers are necessary for the success of events and we love having individuals or teams help. 

 

Tasks: 

Preparing for events entail printing and cutting materials, selecting and packing supplies and decorations, setting up the venue. 

Working events entails greeting and checking guests in, helping with live and silent auctions. 

Cleaning up events entails collecting and packing supplies and decorations, helping guests with auction items and check out, cleaning up the venue. 

 

Upcoming Events: 

Putt an End to Homelessness: August 15th 2025

A Night In...: November 14th 2025

Chef's Take a Stand: April 2nd 2026

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50702

Allow Groups: Yes

Volunteer: Housing Retention Volunteer

Job Summary:  

Housing Retention Volunteers will play an important role in FOF’s proven process. Volunteers will contact former FOF clients to check in and track success of their current housing.     

What You Will Do:  

- Utilize EmpowerDB, FOF’s client database to access former clients follow up dates and contact information  

- Contact former clients and fill in our FOF’s Housing Retention Survey 

- Provide Information on available community resources and assist in resource navigation to support attaining and maintaining housing if needed 

- Comply with data tracking and documentation requirements

Agency: Friends of the Family

Job Summary:  

Housing Retention Volunteers will play an important role in FOF’s proven process. Volunteers will contact former FOF clients to check in and track success of their current housing.     

What You Will Do:  

- Utilize EmpowerDB, FOF’s client database to access former clients follow up dates and contact information  

- Contact former clients and fill in our FOF’s Housing Retention Survey 

- Provide Information on available community resources and assist in resource navigation to support attaining and maintaining housing if needed 

- Comply with data tracking and documentation requirements

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50701

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Administrative Volunteer

Volunteers for this position would assist with general office duties.

What You Will Do:

Assist in staffing our reception area during office hours: Greet visitors of the building and assist with their questions Answer admin phone line and provide information callers Asist administration team with any office filling, scanning or printing Assist with light office cleaning and maintenance Assist with maintaining and/ or organizing donations

Agency: Friends of the Family

Volunteers for this position would assist with general office duties.

What You Will Do:

Assist in staffing our reception area during office hours: Greet visitors of the building and assist with their questions Answer admin phone line and provide information callers Asist administration team with any office filling, scanning or printing Assist with light office cleaning and maintenance Assist with maintaining and/ or organizing donations

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50702

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Fostering For Hope Caregiver

Do you love animals and want to provide a safe and healthy environment for the animal while their owner is unable to due to their housing situation? 

 

Job Description: 

Responsible for the temporary care of animals in need of emergency housing.  Provide for all animal’s needs (i.e. feedings, exercise, cleaning up, etc.).  Provide food, litter and other needs in the event that the owner or FOF cannot provide them.  Provide a safe and stable environment for the animal to live in while in your care.  Provide adequate care for the animal.

Job Requirements: 

Respect the owner’s wishes in regard to caring for the pet.  Agree to a nonphysical discipline style.  Display a compassionate nature, flexibility, and some knowledge of animal behavior.    Have the patient nature necessary to care for animals that are out of their usual surroundings.  If foster placement has pets of their own, those pets should be up to date on their shots and actively taking flea and tick preventatives to reduce the risk of transferring illnesses/fleas and ticks. Must be able to provide documentation of shots. 

Job Qualifications: 

Must be 18 years or older.  Must love animals.  Have a home or apartments that permits pets.  Possess the means and abilities required to care for foster animal.  Ability to foster for an average of 30 days or less with circumstantial extensions. 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Do you love animals and want to provide a safe and healthy environment for the animal while their owner is unable to due to their housing situation? 

 

Job Description: 

Responsible for the temporary care of animals in need of emergency housing.  Provide for all animal’s needs (i.e. feedings, exercise, cleaning up, etc.).  Provide food, litter and other needs in the event that the owner or FOF cannot provide them.  Provide a safe and stable environment for the animal to live in while in your care.  Provide adequate care for the animal.

Job Requirements: 

Respect the owner’s wishes in regard to caring for the pet.  Agree to a nonphysical discipline style.  Display a compassionate nature, flexibility, and some knowledge of animal behavior.    Have the patient nature necessary to care for animals that are out of their usual surroundings.  If foster placement has pets of their own, those pets should be up to date on their shots and actively taking flea and tick preventatives to reduce the risk of transferring illnesses/fleas and ticks. Must be able to provide documentation of shots. 

Job Qualifications: 

Must be 18 years or older.  Must love animals.  Have a home or apartments that permits pets.  Possess the means and abilities required to care for foster animal.  Ability to foster for an average of 30 days or less with circumstantial extensions. 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50677

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Cleaning Volunteer

Do you enjoy cleaning and want to help those previously experiencing homelessness be welcomed into a clean housing unit? 

Friends of the Family is looking for individuals who are interested in cleaning housing unit's for clients previously experiencing homelessness. Cleaning includes but is not limited to dusting, sweeping, mopping vacuuming, etc. 

This opportunity is wonderful for someone who would like to be able to complete this on an as needed basis in the Waterloo area. 

 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Do you enjoy cleaning and want to help those previously experiencing homelessness be welcomed into a clean housing unit? 

Friends of the Family is looking for individuals who are interested in cleaning housing unit's for clients previously experiencing homelessness. Cleaning includes but is not limited to dusting, sweeping, mopping vacuuming, etc. 

This opportunity is wonderful for someone who would like to be able to complete this on an as needed basis in the Waterloo area. 

 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50702

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Housing Hotline Volunteer

Housing Hotline Volunteers will work closely with the Diversion & Assessment Specialists to complete housing assessments with people experiencing homelessness in order to access our services. Volunteers in this role may provide resource and referrals to those reaching out to Friends of the Family through our Housing Hotline in all 25 counties that we serve.

Training necessary for this opportunity will be provided prior to volunteering. 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Housing Hotline Volunteers will work closely with the Diversion & Assessment Specialists to complete housing assessments with people experiencing homelessness in order to access our services. Volunteers in this role may provide resource and referrals to those reaching out to Friends of the Family through our Housing Hotline in all 25 counties that we serve.

Training necessary for this opportunity will be provided prior to volunteering. 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50677

Allow Groups: No

Volunteer: Transportation Volunteer

Volunteers for this position will provide transportation during a scheduled timeframe to clients in or preparing to access Friends of the Family's emergency shelter program. 

 

Basic Transportation Include: 

Bringing clients to shelter at time of entry Taking clients to their next destination at time of exit Taking clients to and from court proceedings Taking clients to and from DMV, Social Security Office, etc  Taking clients to and from medical appointments, landlord meetings, and other personal appointments

 

Qualifications: 

Ability to complete Victim Counselor Training Have a valid driver's license and insurance  Have a reliable vehicle  Ability to pass basic driving record check 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Volunteers for this position will provide transportation during a scheduled timeframe to clients in or preparing to access Friends of the Family's emergency shelter program. 

 

Basic Transportation Include: 

Bringing clients to shelter at time of entry Taking clients to their next destination at time of exit Taking clients to and from court proceedings Taking clients to and from DMV, Social Security Office, etc  Taking clients to and from medical appointments, landlord meetings, and other personal appointments

 

Qualifications: 

Ability to complete Victim Counselor Training Have a valid driver's license and insurance  Have a reliable vehicle  Ability to pass basic driving record check 

Agency: Friends of the Family

Need Type: Volunteer

Date: Is Ongoing

Zip Code: 50677

Allow Groups: Yes