PARTNERS
PACK THE PANTRY
Pack the Pantry is an event brought to you by New Point Church where we purchase items at local Hy-Vee’s needed to fill local food pantries. We encourage our community to join by handing out needed item lists at the door and directing them to drop off trucks.
Volunteers are vital to the effective operation of the food pantry. The following tasks are opportunities for you to volunteer beyond City Reach. Greeting clients, being a “shopping partner” with clients, re-stocking shelves, picking up donations from local businesses, collection food and money for holiday meals, and doing general office work. You can learn more at: urbandalefoodpantry.org
11:00am – 3:00pm
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22ND
Everyone is invited to participate in Pack the Pantry
We will need about 10 volunteers to be on-site to
* help hand out cards,
* help load/unload trucks and
* help to deliver to the food pantries at the end of the event.
We will shop at the Urbandale Hy-Vee and a team will deliver the food to the Urbandale/Waukee food pantries.
URBANDALE COMMUNITY ACTION NETWORK
The Urbandale Community Action Network (UCAN) is a 501(c)3 citizen group providing leadership and ongoing support for comprehensive community-based action to improve the quality of life in Urbandale.
UCAN works collaboratively with local government, churches, civic and community organizations, not for profits, citizens and the business community to accomplish common goals and to help make a difference in the lives of Urbandale Residents.
UCAN provides opportunities for volunteers to connect with the elderly community in Urbandale. You can schedule monthly visits to check on and get to know these individuals. This would be a great opportunity for a life group or family to “adopt a senior” in our community. You can find more information here: urbandalenetwork.org
10:00am – 12:00pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
APARTMENT VISITS
We have partnered with the Urbandale Community Action Network to deliver care packages to families in neighborhoods near our church. Volunteers will be organized into groups to make the visits. The baskets will be picked up at New Point that day prior to delivery. This is a great opportunity for families.
Following the deliveries, we will join together for lunch at New Point to hear how the visits went and share how we were able to show the love of Jesus to those around us.
10:00am – 12:00pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
ELDERLY HOME VISITS
There are several elderly residents in Urbandale who do not receive regular visits from family or friends. Join us as we reach out to encourage these residents and show them the love of Jesus by delivering fall baskets. Volunteers will be organized into groups to make the visits. Each group will visit about 3 residents. Meet at New Point Church to collect items to deliver. This is a great opportunity for families.
Following the deliveries, we will join together for lunch at New Point to hear how the visits went and share how we were able to show the love of Jesus to those around us.
YMCA SUPPORTIVE HOUSING
The YMCA Supportive Housing Campus is a community solution to help eliminate homelessness by providing hope, dignity, and support in the form of permanent supportive housing.
The campus provides a place to call home for 140 men and women. The constant wait list demonstrates the need for affordable housing in the community.
A meal is served each Tuesday evening to the men and women at the housing facility. New Point Church sponsors the meal four times a year. Watch for information on when to serve. You can also find out about other opportunities here: dmymca.org
MEALS FROM THE HEARTLAND
Meals from the Heartland is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization, made up of volunteers from businesses, schools, churches, community organizations and beyond who package meals for delivery to malnourished people in Iowa, across the United States and around the world.
You can check out ways to volunteer with the Meals from the Heartland beyond City Reach here: mealsfromtheheartland.org
6:00pm – 9:00pm
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH
New Point Church is excited to host the Meals From The Heartland event.
Volunteers will be packaging meals that will be sent to those who are starving.
When you package meals, you’re helping thousands of hungry people throughout the world. The packaged meals are transported directly to locations where people are undernourished or starving. Not only are you helping people in need, but meal packaging is also a fun, easy way for all ages to volunteer.
In addition to packaging the meals, we will also be purchasing all the supplies so we can to be a blessing not just with volunteers but to help contribute to the cost of the meals.
A donation basket will be available at the event if you would like to contribute.
The packing location for the event is New Point Church.
BACKPACK BUDDIES
UCAN’s Backpack Buddies program is a partnership with the Food Bank of Iowa. The program provides weekend meal packs to Urbandale school students who have been identified as “chronically hungry”.
Each backpack contains breakfast foods, lunch and dinner items, snacks, and beverages, all of which are selected to provide nutritional balance. The backpacks are distributed at the end of each school week and children return to school on Monday better prepared to learn, grow, and develop properly.
As Single Parent Provision works to strengthen single parents and their families, they have several opportunities each month to help support these families. You can find out about ways to help this organization on an ongoing basis here: singleparentprovision.org
9:30am – 11:00am
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
We have two opportunities this year to help fill bags with food and snacks for kids whose basic needs such as nutrition are not met on the weekends. These food bags help fill that void as they are filled with food for them to take home over the weekend.
The volunteers for this event will meet at New Point Church to assemble the bags. One group will deliver to Harding Middle School in Des Moines and the other group will deliver to Metro West High School in Urbandale.
KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
New Point Church is partnering with King Elementary School in Des Moines to help with projects to improve the playground area, the nurse’s office, the teacher’s lounge and the school food pantry.
With many students being food insecure at home, we will add shelving and stock the food pantry to make it easier for them to provide food to students in need. You can find out more about Kings Elementary School here: king.dmschools.org
10:00am – 3:00pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
New Point Church is partnering with King Elementary School in Des Moines to help with projects to improve the playground area, the nurse’s office, the teacher’s lounge and the school food pantry. With many students being food insecure at home, we will add shelving and stock the food pantry to make it easier for them to provide food to students in need.
SINGLE PARENT PROVISION
Single Parent Provision is a non-profit organization providing a trusted partner to single parents and their families by offering programs and services to help single-parent families strengthen and thrive.
As Single Parent Provision works to strengthen single parents and their families, they have several opportunities each month to help support these families. You can find out about ways to help this organization on an ongoing basis here: singleparentprovision.org
5:00pm – 9:00pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
BREAK TIME
This is an outreach event geared towards being a blessing to single parents. Break Time is an event sponsored by Single Parent Provision that allows single parents some much needed “free-time” without their children. Volunteers from New Point will be helping to assist with childcare on this night so that single parents can drop off their kids for a while and have a break.
This event will take place at McKinley Elementary School in Des Moines.
8:00am – 5:00pm
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 21ST
HOME REPAIR PROJECTS
New Point Church will help with minor repairs and projects at homes of families within our community. These will include minor repairs and projects around their homes that they don’t have the time, resources, and/or knowledge to take care of on their own. This is an opportunity for anyone who may be handy to use their skills to be a blessing to these families in our community.
The times will vary for this project, but you will know ahead of time what time slots and projects are available.
WHIZ KIDZ
Whiz Kidz is an after-school program that is sponsored by the Urbandale Community Action Network. This is an opportunity for volunteers to serve in a mentoring role with kids that need some positive influence in their lives.
Whiz Kidz is a weekly after-school program. You can volunteer to help each week or a couple times per month. UCAN is in need of mentors to provide homework assistance; groups that will provide guidance or lead a recreational activity; and organizations that can provide a meal for the kids. You can learn more at: urbandalenetwork.org
RONALD McDONALD HOUSE
The Ronald McDonald house is a place designed to house families that need to stay close by while their children are being treated at area medical facilities.
The Ronald McDonald House is a place to sleep, prepare meals, do your laundry, read, relax, play and watch TV.
Meals are provided to the families on a daily basis. You can find out about more serving opportunities on their Facebook page: facebook.com
3:00pm – 6:00pm
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 20TH
This team will prepare a meal for 50 people total
It will be ready to serve at 6 p.m. for the Ronald McDonald House and the Ronald McDonald Family Room, which is located at Mercy Hospital.
The meal must be prepared in their kitchen that will be reserved for your use from 3-6pm.
A portion of the meal will be delivered to Mercy Hospital.
If you like to cook and have the gift of hospitality, this would be a perfect opportunity for you to serve.
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