Volunteering with Hope Ministries is hands-on, relational, and deeply rewarding. Whether you’re serving a meal, helping with childcare, or teaching a class, you’ll see firsthand how simple acts of service can bring dignity and hope to your neighbors in need.
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Volunteer Opportunities
Serving with Hope Ministries is simple. Here’s how to get started:
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Attend Hope 101:
Join our one-hour orientation to learn more about our mission, opportunities, and volunteer expectations. See upcoming Hope 101 dates here.
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Complete Requirements:
A $25 processing fee covers your background check and volunteer t-shirt. You’ll also review and affirm our Mission, Core Values, and Statement of Faith.
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Find Your Place to Serve:
After orientation, we’ll match your interests and skills with the right opportunity—whether that’s serving meals, tutoring kids, or lending a hand in our thrift stores.
Volunteer Opportunities
Ready to find your place?
Got Questions? Contact our volunteer coordinator, Trevor Schmitt, at (515) 265-7272 or tschmitt@hopeiowa.org.
Holiday Volunteer Opportunities
On Thanksgiving, Christmas, and the Saturday before Easter, Hope Ministries provides thousands of free holiday meals to neighbors in need — both delivered throughout the Des Moines area and served at our Hope Café. These special outreaches are some of our most popular volunteer opportunities, with hundreds of people helping assemble, pack, deliver, serve, decorate, and clean up.
Easter 2026 volunteer registration will open early March.
More Opportunities
Join Team Hope
Your monthly giving provides safe shelter and so much more.
Volunteer as a Group
Families, churches, and coworkers can serve side by side through meals, projects, or donation drives.
Take a Tour
See firsthand how hope is shared and lives are restored through our ministry centers.
Pray with Us
Join us in lifting up the men, women and children we serve every day.