Volunteer Opportunities

United Way 

United Way of Johnson and Washington Counties has a volunteer list you can be added to. You pick the kind of volunteering you are looking for and it sends you notices of volunteer activities here.

There are various one time and ongoing volunteer opportunities, everything from planting trees, donating blood, being a photographer, picking up trash, helping younger students, shelving the food bank donations from organizations such as Crowded Closet, Ameri Corp, Table to Table, The Iowa Children's Museum, Salvation Army, the Red Cross and more.  You can search by job type, age restrictions, etc.

St Wenceslaus Knights of Columbus

Contact Person Name: [email protected], (319) 325-0959
First Saturday each month from 8 Am to Noon.
We sort cans, bottles and glass and donate the money to local pro-life groups. 

Ten Thousand Villages Volunteers

Ten Thousand Villages is a non-profit retail store in Downtown Iowa City that sells fair trade products from around the globe. Students must be 16 years or older.

Contact:
Liz Preciado-Genell or Deb Manning, 319-519-2104, [email protected]
105 S. Dubuque Street, Iowa City

Iowa City Summer of the Arts

Here are some summer volunteer opportunities for the different festivities going on in IC each summer and throughout the year.

University of Iowa Volunteer Programs

Community Staff Volunteers

Summer volunteer opportunity specific to Neuroscience

Regal Learning Program (RLP)

Regal Learning Program pairs older students or adults with students who need additional academic assistance. Applications to help tutor others can be found here and turned into the main office. For more information, contact [email protected]

Regina Sports Camps

Check with your coach or with the Regina Activities Director to see if volunteers are needed with various camp opportunities.

Regina Athletic Boosters

The booster club is often looking for concession stand and ticket taker volunteers (both adults and students).  The Regina Fish Fry fundraiser events Fridays during lent is all volunteer run and in need of volunteers each year to serve food, bus tables, etc.  Contact Carolyn Sueppel in the Activities Office at [email protected] to get connected with these opportunities.

Regina Facilities/Grounds Help

Regina is often looking for people to help with various projects around the facilities and grounds.  Examples: raking mulch, pulling weeds, picking up trash.

Please contact Mr. Doug Vollstedt

Special Events Volunteer opportunities:

Run for the Schools Race - volunteers for registration and event day water station and directions (October) 

Regina Gala - volunteers of all ages encouraged to help with our biggest fundraiser of the year (February)