Get Involved

The reason behind everything we do at Anawim is the people we serve, and we could not do the work we do without your support.

If you share our passion for helping to ensure that every person in our community has a safe place to call home, we have several opportunities for you! Whether you are interested in volunteering, attending an event, collecting donation items, sponsoring a family, or employment - Anawim Housing has something for everyone.

Volunteer

There are many ways you, your business, or group can partner with us to help further our mission and those we serve! We would love to connect with you about volunteer opportunities.

Help make a difference in the lives of those we serve!

If you, your company, business, group or nonprofit are looking for a way to volunteer with Anawim Housing, we would love to connect with you. While we do not have any planned volunteer events at this time, we encourage you to fill out our Volunteer Interest Form and we will reach out to help find an opportunity that fits best.

Previous Volunteer Opportunities:

  • Preparing the Monarch Apartments (building furniture, cleaning, etc.)

  • Playground clean up day

  • Help tend to community gardens across multiple properties

  • Help organize our household items closet

If you or your organization are interested in volunteering at Anawim Housing, please fill out the form below.

Item Donation

We are always accepting new household item donations to be gifted to residents moving into Anawim Housing that have very little or are coming from homelessness.

Anawim Housing accepts new or gently used donations of household essentials. These items are gifted to tenants when they move into housing with Anawim after experiencing homelessness. Many who are transitioning from homelessness into one of our Permanent Supportive Housing programs come to Anawim with nothing but the clothes on their back. The gift of some household essentials - such as bath towels, bedding, pillows, pots or pans for cooking - really help make a difference and provide a sense of home, ownership and comfort to our tenants.

New or gently used donations we accept:

  • Bedding: Full and Queen size sheets and comforters

  • Standard size pillows and pillow cases

  • Towels: kitchen and bath

  • Pans, pans, skillets, cookie sheets

  • Dishes: dinner plates, cups cereal bowls, glass tumblers

  • Silverware

  • Small appliances: toaster, microwave oven, crockpot, coffee maker

  • Vacuums

  • Can openers

  • Nylon kitchen utensils

  • Small laundry baskets

  • Laundry detergent

  • Small trash cans for interior spaces

  • Personal hygiene products: shampoo, soap, bath wash

  • Broom, dust pan and other cleaning supplies

  • Giftcards: Target, Wal-Mart or Visa Gift Cards are also strongly encouraged as they help our team purchase items as needed for our tenants moving into housing

We do not accept clothing, but can help direct you to other local area resources to help make your donation.

Gift Registries

Shop our online Target or Amazon Gift Registries and have our highest-need items shipped directly to the Anawim Housing office! Hassle-free and an impactful way to help make a house a home for individuals moving into housing from homelessness.

Donation Drop Off

Donations of household items that you wish to drop-off in person can be brought to the Anawim Housing office during business hours Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Anawim Housing
2024 Forest Avenue
Des Moines, IA 50311

If you have any questions on items we accept, or have larger items, such as furniture, that you are looking to donate, please contact our Programs team and we will be in touch!