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Job Opening
09 May 12

DMARC Emergency Food Pantry Director

Wanted: a rare individual who is both a great public speaker and a great number cruncher!

The Des Moines Area Religious Council is seeking a new director for its emergency food pantry network. This person will be responsible for:

  • the management of the warehouse, including inventory control and ordering
  • relationships with vendors, partner pantries, donors and volunteers
  • public speaking about the program
  • supervision of food pantry program staff

This is a full-time job with benefits available. To see a full job description, contact the office. Please send resumes to Executive Director Sarai Rice at: sarai@dmreligious.org, by May 15, 2012.

Thanks for coming out!
14 Mar 12

Thanks to everyone who made this event possible! Check out our slideshow of the event. 
 
The Sixth Annual DMARC Soup Supper and Pottery Sale
 
April 1, 2012
4:30-7 p.m.
West Des Moines Christian Church, 4501 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
 
Free will donation for supper.
Prices as marked for handcrafted pottery sale.
Take home a free one-of-a kind ceramic bowl while supplies last.
 
Proceeds to benefit the DMARC Food Pantry Network.
 
Register now! (Not required, but helpful for food counts.)
Call: 515-277-6969
 

 

CItY, community of interfaith youth :: a program of DMARC
05 Mar 12
 
Community of Interfaith Youth (CItY)
 
For Ages 14-18
 
In the CITY (Community of Interfaith Youth) we engage youth of different religious backgrounds to use their religious difference as an opportunity to be compassionate and serve one another and the greater community in which they live. CITY, a DMARC program, will meet once per month to build relationships among youth of different religions backgrounds and to serve. The program began November 10.
 
   
Parents are welcome to attend the first meeting. 
 
Please contact Colin.e.Faux@gmail.com for additional information.
 
 
 
CItY, interfaith youth group, service project
10 Feb 12

The DMARC interfaith youth program, CItY, teamed up with the KWAKers to prepare food and cheer for Hope Ministries. Host site was Grace Methodist Church on Cottage Grove Avenue. While we can't share the food with you, we can definitely spread the the cheer. Click the arrow to start slideshow. Enjoy!

For more information on CItY, click here.

. . .for all you did. . .
27 Dec 11

The Food Pantry Network has a new look!
19 Jan 11

 

Thanks to a broad base of incredible donors and amazing volunteers, the Food Pantry Network has operated for about 40 years. Now it's time to also catalyze fresh generations and engage new constituencies to further support our shared vision for a day when everyone in Des Moines has enough to eat.

We will officially launch in March 2011, but you can still come on over to our new website and tell us what you think:  www.movethefood.org

  • 3816 36th Street, Suite #202
  • Des Moines, IA 50310
  • Phone: 515-277-6969

www.MovetheFood.org 

  Check out our food related website!

 

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Welcome to DMARC

The Des Moines Area Religious Council (DMARC) is an interfaith organization that exists to provide a common means of responding to basic human needs and, in so doing, offers a context for interfaith dialogue, education, fellowship and support while serving as a liaison between member congregations and the greater Des Moines community.
Warehouse hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(8:30 a.m. - 3:30 on Fridays during June, July, and August) 
Office hours: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(8:30 a.m. - 3:30 on Fridays during June, July, August)
Warehouse and office are closed Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Friday after Thanksgiving, and Christmas day.
Some Facts About DMARC
  • DMARC has received IRS designation as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Contributions are tax-deductible as allowed by law.
  • We have about 137 member congregations.
  • We have partners from ten different faith traditions.
  • DMARC was founded more than 50 years ago in 1952.
  • DMARC does not require attendance at or participation in religious services as a requirement or condition to receive services, and DMARC does not engage in religious proselytizing or counseling.
  • DMARC practices non-discrimination in accordance with all applicable federal and state regulations.
DMARC offers a range of programs designed to help fulfill our mission: