Volunteer Centers of Iowa


Two rows of people facing each other talkingVolunteer Centers of Iowa is a statewide network of Volunteer Centers located in numerous communities across Iowa.

Mission: The mission of the Volunteer Centers of Iowa is to enable participating Volunteer Centers in Iowa to better meet the needs of their communities and promote volunteerism through information exchange, collaboration and support.

Volunteer Center Definition: The VCI defines a Volunteer Center as a professional organization that maintains an online presence that facilitates engaging volunteers in meaningful opportunities to serve, heightens awareness of volunteering by recognizing community volunteers and builds the capacity for effective volunteering by providing learning opportunities in volunteer management.

To connect with a volunteer center in your community, please use the list below. If you are interested in joining the Volunteer Centers of Iowa, please contact the president of the Volunteer Centers of Iowa: Lauren Finke by e-mail or by phone, 319-883-3015.

To learn more about starting a Volunteer Center in your community, contact Volunteer Iowa.

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Anamosa (serving Jones County)
Leanna Husmann

Jones County Volunteer Center
105 Broadway Place, Suite 1
PO Box 455
Anamosa, IA 52205
319-560-0811
www.UnitedWayOfEastCentralIowa.org
www.facebook.com/JonesCountyVolunteerCenter

Benton County (serving Benton County)
Benton County Volunteer Center
319-398-5372 x844
www.unitedwayofeastcentraliowa.org

​​Cedar Rapids (serving Linn and Iowa counties)
Meredith Hershner
United Way of East Central Iowa Volunteer Center
317 7th Ave SE, Suite 401
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
319-398-5372 ext 837
www.unitedwayofeastcentraliowa.org

Des Moines (serving Polk, Dallas and Warren counties)
Joy Talmon
United Way of Central Iowa
1111 9th St. #100
Des Moines, IA 50314
515-246-6519
www.unitedwaydm.org

Dubuque (serving Allamakee, Clayton, Delaware, Dubuque, Fayette and Jackson counties)
Paula Paider Licht
United Way of the Dubuque Area Tri-States
215 W. 6th Street
Dubuque, IA 52001
563-588-1415
www.dbqunitedway.org

Dubuque (serving the City of Dubuque)
Heather Satterly
City of Dubuque Volunteer Center
2200 Bunker Hill Road
Dubuque, IA 52001
563.690.6171
www.CityofDubuque.org/AmeriCorps

Iowa City Area (serving Johnson and Washington counties)
Wendy Nolan
United Way Volunteer Center
1150 5th St Ste 290
Coralville IA 52241

319-338-7823
http://www.unitedwayjwc.org/VolunteerCenter

Keokuk (serving Lee County, IA; Clark County, MO; Hancock County, IL)
Sue Prochazka (VCI Secretary)

United Way of the Great River Region
PO Box 251
Keokuk, IA 52632

319-524-4504
https://unitedwaygrr.org/

Mason City (serving Cerro Gordo, Floyd, Worth, Mitchell, Franklin, Wright, Hancock and Winnebago counties)
Krista Ditsworth
North Iowa Area Community College Volunteer Center
500 College Drive
Mason City, IA 50401
641.422.4337
www.niacc.edu/volunteer

Muscatine (serving Muscatine County)
Hilary Henke
Volunteer Center of Muscatine
208 W 2nd Street
Muscatine, IA 52761
563-263-5963
www.volunteermuscatine.org

Ottumwa (serving Wapello, Jefferson and Monroe counties)
Allison Patzner 
United Way of Wapello County Volunteer Center
224 E 2nd Street Ste 1
Ottumwa, IA 52501
641-682-1264
www.wapellocouw.org

Quad Cities (serving Scott County, Iowa, and Rock Island, Illinois)
Marci Zogg
​United Way of the Quad Cities Area
3247 E 35 Street Court
Davenport, IA 52746
563-344-0334

Sioux City (serving Monona, Plymouth, Sioux and Woodbury counties)
Volunteer Siouxland
https://www.volunteersiouxland.org/

Spirit Lake (serving Dickinson County)
Angela Kofoot
Voluntary Action Center of the Iowa Great Lakes
800 21st St
Spirit Lake IA 51360
712-336-4444
www.lakesvolunteers.org

Tipton (serving Cedar County)
Jennifer Comstock
Cedar County Volunteer Center
107 Cedar St.
Tipton, IA 52772
319-398-5372 x823
www.uweci.org

Waterloo/Cedar Falls (serving Black Hawk and Buchanan counties)
Lauren Finke (VCI President)
Volunteer Center of Cedar Valley
360 Westfield Avenue, Suite 201
Waterloo, IA 50701
319-883-3015
www.vccv.org

Waverly-Shell Rock (serving Bremer and Butler counties)
Jill Krall
Waverly- Shell Rock Area United Way
PO Box 271
Waverly, IA 50677
319-352-2582
www.wsrunitedway.org

 

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