Benton County

Volunteer Program
Volunteers - Our Most Valuable Natural Resource

     The Benton County Volunteer Program is an organization that is non-profit which matches volunteers with residents of Benton County that need help.

    Volunteers supplement the services of local agencies by providing support that enables residents to remain independent.  Volunteers that provide medical transportation are trained and certified to provide a safe and comfortable ride.

     The Benton County Volunteer Program promotes the welfare of the county's citizens by recruiting volunteers for community service.

Why Become a Volunteer? - What Volunteers Do - Services - How We Are Supported

Serving ALL of Benton County from two locations:
 

Belle Plaine Office

          Community Building
          1309 Fifth Ave.
          Belle Plaine, IA  52208

319-434-6078

Pat Franzenburg, Coor.

Vinton Office

          Governor Sherman Building
          303 First Ave.
          Vinton, IA  52349

319-472-2830

Alberta Reifenstahl, Coor.

Why Become a Benton County Volunteer?
 
  • Volunteers, by providing access to the community, have helped to overcome the isolation that rural area residents can develop.

  • Volunteers, having chosen the role of a volunteer, can provide that special kind of giving and caring.

  • Volunteers provide the extra hands needed to initiate projects beyond the ability of an agency, group or person.

  • Volunteering gives everyone a chance to be involved and make a difference.

  • Volunteers Have Fun.

  

What Volunteers Do
 Volunteers Give Back to Society Through Community Service
 
  • In Your Home
  • Offices
  • Hospitals
  • Schools
  • Nursing Homes
  • Senior Centers
  

Services that BC Volunteer Program Provides
  • Bookkeeping
  • Child Care
  • Computers
  • Crafts
  • Decorating
  • Food Distribution
  • Gardening
  • General Office
  • Health Care
  • History
  • Home Delivered Meals
  • Household Chores
  • Letter Writing
  • Library Work
  • Mailings
  • Mentoring
  • Music
  • Public Relations
  • Reading Assistance
  • Respite
  • Quilting
  • Sewing
  • Summer Youth Program
  • Telephoning
  • Tourism
  • Transportation - Medical
  • Tutoring
  • Typing
  • Woodworking
  • Writing Newsletters

Services in RED have an increased need for Volunteers.

"Good Food at a Great Price for a Good Deed"
Host Order & Money Due
at SHARE Office		 Bagging Saturday at
Warehouse
Volunteers Needed		 Order Pulling at
Warehouse
Volunteers Needed		 Saturday Distribution

Volunteers Needed
Jan. 12 Jan. 17 Jan. 20-23 Jan. 24
Feb. 9 Feb. 14 Feb. 17-20 Feb. 21
Mar. 15 Mar. 20 Mar. 23-26 Mar. 27
Apr. 12 Apr. 17 Apr. 20-23 Apr. 24
May 10 May 15 May 18-21 May 22
June 14 June 19 June 22-25 June 26
July 12 July 17 July 20-23 July 24
Aug. 16 Aug. 21 Aug. 24-27 Aug. 28
Sept. 13 Sept. 18 Sept. 21-24 Sept. 25
Oct. 11 Oct. 16 Oct. 19-22 Oct. 23
Nov. 8 Nov. 13 Nov. 16-19 Nov. 20
Dec. 6 Dec. 11 Dec. 14-17 Dec. 18
  How We Are Supported

  
  Financial: In-Kind:  
 
  • Benton County Government
  • United Way of East Central Iowa
  • United Way Donor Option
  • City of Vinton
  • City of Urbana
  • City of Luzerne
  • The Belle Plaine Project Group
  • The Lincoln Way Corp.
  • Benton County Government
  • City of Belle Plaine
  • Virginia Gay Home Health
  • Benton County Data Processing
  • Benton County Social Services
  • Koch Brothers
  • React
  

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