Questions?
Cara Reilly
Coordinator of Volunteerism and Service
creilly@mtmercy.edu
(319) 363-1323 x1025
Service Opportunities
From working with Kids Against Hunger, packaging boxes of food, building beds for children in Linn County, or performing service at the House of Hope, there is no shortage of ways to get involved and make a positive impact in the community. In fact, each student club and organization performs at least one service project every year. Campus Ministry also offers a wide variety of service opportunities.
If you are from a local non-profit agency who has volunteer opportunities available, please fill out the volunteer request form and we will post the information on this website for faculty, staff, and students.
See service opportunities on the Service & Volunteerism Calendar!
To access the Service & Volunteerism Calendar:
- Log into your MMU Outlook email
- Click the calendar in the left hand column
- Click Open Calendar in the top menu
- Select From Address Book
- Search and select Service Calendar MMU
The Service and Volunteerism Calendar will now always be available in your list of calendars. Click the box to view, and click the box to hide.
Help the environment and create a better world—on and off-campus
Use teamwork and pull together resources to help the community thrive
Assist with community and campus clean-up projects after disasters
Use your creative and practical skills in a meaningful way to make a difference.
Share vital resources with those who need them most
Make lasting connections with other coMMUnity members while you make a difference
Volunteer Opportunity Hubs
These websites are comprehensive databases of both in-person and virtual volunteer opportunities in your community and around the world. Browse the links to find the perfect service project for you.
Volunteer Iowa – Find opportunities to volunteer in person or online in your community
AllForGood.org – Points of Light’s digital hub for volunteerism and community engagement
VolunteerMatch - Access VolunteerMatch to provide students with access to millions of remote and virtual opportunities; 60% of VolunteerMatch opportunities are virtual!
Dosomething.org - Nine places to volunteer online and make a real impact
Idealist – includes a collection of virtual volunteering resources
Hire Heroes USA – Service opportunities to support veterans and their families
Long-Term Volunteer Opportunities
Long-Term service opportunities are perfect for finding your passion in life, getting service hours in your field, networking, resume building, and forming deep connections with the community. If you are looking for a long-term volunteer opportunity check out the links below. Each of these organizations are hoping to find someone to help out for either a set amount of weeks, or for a semester.
- Big Brothers Big Sisters of Cedar Rapids and East Central Iowa
- Bridgehaven- Client Support Clerk
- Bridgehaven- Treasures, Store Position
- Care Initiatives Hospice
- Cedar Valley Humane Society
- Habitat for Humanity
- His Hands-Free Clinic
- Junior Achievement – Virtual Opportunity
- KidsPoint C Street
- KidsPoint Childcare Volunteer College
- KidsPoint Downtown
- KidsPoint Summer Camp
- Mercy Medical Center
- MOPS Kids
- NewBoCo – Youth STEM Program Intern
- UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital
- Waypoint Services
- Willis Dady Assistant
- Willis Dady College Recruiting Flyer
- Willis Dady Reception
- Young Parent Network I
- Young Parent Network II
Once you have finished a volunteer project, please fill out one of our volunteer tracking forms below so that we can keep track of all the service being done in the Cedar Rapids community by our faculty, staff, and students.