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1 person is interested
Connect Inmates with Friends and Family
ORGANIZATION: 8th & College Connections
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1 person is interested
Living separated from a friend, family member, or loved one who is incarcerated can take a toll on relationships. Apart from the limitations of visiting hours and the distance from Des Moines to the Iowa penitentiaries, the cost of visiting can often prohibit friends, family members, and loved ones from making the trip. For this reason, two or three Saturdays a month, Trinity UMC/Las Américas comunidad de fe provides transportation to the prisons in Mount Pleasant, Fort Madison, Animosa, Oakdale, and Clarinda. These trips are driven by volunteer drivers and accommodate anyone who would like to ride along. Volunteer your time as a driver and help maintain relationships between friends, family, and their incarcerated loved ones! Volunteers commit to driving one trip on one Saturday from Des Moines to one of these prisons. This usually last from 7:30 or 8:30 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. Not all of the time is spent actively driving; volunteers have time to explore the area and relax before heading back to Des Moines.
More opportunities with 8th & College Connections
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About 8th & College Connections
Location:
1548 8th Street, Des Moines, IA 50314, US
Mission Statement
Eighth & College Connections, together with our River Bend neighborhood, seeks to create community in our extremely diverse neighborhood by generating, promoting and supporting programs and projects that bring together people of different ethnic racial, religious and language backgrounds, of varying ages, economic backgrounds, sexual orientations and any other differences which divide us. The ELL program, a project of Eighth & College Connections, is a multicultural, multilingual community that welcomes all people who wish to expand their English skills and form friendships across social barriers in order to enrich their lives and help shape a deeper and more welcoming community.
Description
Our primary project is English classes in four levels for immigrant and refugee adults, with a free childcare program to allow parents with children to attend. We emphasize relationship building between volunteers and students. We also have a community garden project and collaborate on a prison van project to enable neighbors to visit relatives and loved ones in distant state prisons.
CAUSE AREAS
WHEN
WHERE
1548 8th StretDes Moines, IA 50314
DATE POSTED
February 5, 2018
SKILLS
- Transportation
- People Skills
- Bus/Van Driving
- Relationship Building
GOOD FOR
N/A
REQUIREMENTS
- Driver's License Needed
- Must be at least 18