Renewed Hope

Program description:

Renewed Hope is a ministry of the Grinnell Friends Church located in Grinnell Iowa. The work of the ministry is done by volunteers and funded by free will donations. We are passionate about helping people get the home furnishings needed to make a house their home. Often times they are starting over and have little. Other times they just need to fill in some gaps. Either way, we want to help. There are many generous people that are willing to donate. There are also a lot of usable home furnishings that end up in the trash. We want to connect both of those to people in need.

Duties:

Help pick up and deliver home furnishings.

Greet and assist community members as they visit the store for home furnishings.

Skills required:

RSVP volunteers must be 55 years of age or older.

Ability to help lift and move furniture.

Able to keep information confidential

Positive attitude and willing to serve families in need

Relate well to others and take a team approach.

Amount of Time: 3-5 hours

Time of Day: Help is needed moving furniture on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 8am-1pm.

Benefits:

Opportunity to help those in need of furniture

Develop lasting relationships with other volunteers

Supplemental life and accident insurance while volunteering (see brochure)

Mileage reimbursement available if delivering food to homebound

Operation information: Our goal is help those who need help with home furnishings. We are hopeful to work with kind-hearted, thoughtful and compassionate volunteers who will assist in our mission. Our purpose is to make home furnishings available to those that need them. We pick up donated furnishings and deliver them to people in Poweshiek County Iowa. There is no charge for the furnishings or for pick up or delivery. Free will donations are accepted. We would love to strengthen our community by developing relationships with those we meet.

For more information, please contact RSVP Volunteer Coordinator at 641-888-0989 or email [email protected]