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PWP Community Partnership Spotlight: GiGi’s Playhouse

People with Purpose has had a long-standing relationship with GiGi’s Playhouse, volunteering with the organization over the last 7 years and visiting about 2-3 times a year. The crew helps clean, sort, and package outreach and awareness kits and most recently worked on getting items ready for GiGi’s upcoming fundraiser.

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PWP Community Partner Spotlight: Family Resources

People with Purpose began volunteering at Family Resources in June of 2020. Hand in Hand was busting at the seams at the time for space during our summer programs so the group needed a new home base during that time. We formed a partnership with Family Resources to use some of their free space and PWP began volunteering for them soon after.

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PWP Community Partner Spotlight: River Bend Food Bank

People with Purpose have been volunteering with the River Bend Food Bank for several years now. The group helps in the food bank’s warehouse sorting through donated food, ensuring that it is safe. The group then organizes it into weighted categories that are made available to the food bank’s Agency Partners through their online order form.

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PWP Community Partner Spotlight: Quad City Botanical Center

The Quad City Botanical Center has been a partner with People with Purpose for over 5 years now. The crew helps with a lot of tasks at the Center including cleaning up the Sun Garden, preparing craft materials, helping plant the ability garden, helping clean up the outdoor gardens, and more.

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PWP Community Partner Spotlight: Heart of Hope Ministries

Heart of Hope Ministries is one of our newest community partners. PWP started volunteering with them March 1 of this year doing light household chores like emptying garbage receptacles, vacuuming, mopping, folding donated clothing, picking up debris on the grounds of the facility, and packing food boxes.

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People with Purpose Takes Part in Pilot Program for ISU Extension

People with Purpose just wrapped up a new pilot program with the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. The My Wellbeing program, called Wellness Wednesdays by PWP, provided an introductory, interdisciplinary approach to enhance adult individual wellbeing and quality of life in ways that are personally meaningful to participants with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities.

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