DMARC News


Please choose from the following categories:

DateCategoryHeadline
01/13/2013 Food Pantry RDG Art Studio Open Studio Day, February 4, 2012 RDG Art Studio Open Studio Day, February 4, 2012
01/11/2012 Interfaith Engagement DMARC Interfaith Youth Program Our interfaith youth program is back!
01/09/2012 DMARC Get your 2012 Calendar Here Order your 2012 calendar now!
12/27/2011 DMARC . . .for all you did. . . Thank You
12/21/2011 DMARC Here's something different for the holidays Here's something different for the holidays
11/23/2011 DMARC Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!
10/26/2011 Newsletter You've got mail! The Voice is DMARC's quarterly newsletter
10/10/2011 Food Pantry Media Release :: Food Pantry Network Serving Record Number of Families Food Pantry Network Serving Record Number of Families
09/07/2011 Food Pantry Help Kids. Support Reggie's Sleepout. Getting Read for Reggie's Sleepout
08/25/2011 Interfaith Engagement Common Ground :: An Interfaith Gathering Common Ground, an interfaith gathering
06/27/2011 DMARC 2011 Bow Ties & Bowls 2011 Bow Ties & Bowls
06/08/2011 Interfaith Engagement Can you imagine what would happen if we were transformed into people who transform the world? JustFaith Ministries
06/03/2011 DMARC Summer Hours Summer Hours
05/06/2011 Newsletter Presenting the newest edition of The Voice Presenting the newest edition of The Voice
04/11/2011 DMARC David Bear Memorial Interfaith Lectures David Bear Memorial Interfaith Lectures
03/21/2011 Interfaith Engagement Sacred Spaces Sacred Spaces
02/28/2011 Food Pantry Pottery for sale Pottery for sale
02/21/2011 Food Pantry Thank you for coming! Thank you for coming!
02/21/2011 Compassion In Action Thanks for lending a helping hand. Compassion in Action
02/18/2011 DMARC Fifth Annual DMARC Soup Supper & Pottery Sale Fifth Annual DMARC Soup Supper & Pottery Sale
02/11/2011 DMARC Thank You for the Des Moines Register Aurora Award Thank You for the Des Moines Register Aurora Award
02/03/2011 Newsletter The Voice is here! The Voice is here!
01/19/2011 DMARC Thank You! A Call to Support the Outside In Campaign
01/19/2011 Food Pantry The Food Pantry Network has a new look! The Food Pantry Network has a new look!
01/18/2011 Food Pantry A Resource to Help Plan Your Food Drive A Resource to Help Plan Your Food Drive
01/13/2011 Food Pantry RDG Dahlquist Art Studio Open Studio Day, Feb 4 RDG Dahlquist Art Studio Open Studio Day, Feb 4
01/01/2011 DMARC Make It a Day "On" Take A Day "On"
12/23/2010 DMARC What about the Work of DMARC inspires you? What about the Work of DMARC inspires you?
12/15/2010 DMARC Light a Candle That Shines On. Light a Candle That Shines On.
12/12/2010 DMARC Don't Eat Alone Don't Eat Alone
12/03/2010 Food Pantry We get by with a lot of help from our friends. We get by with a lot of help from our friends.
11/23/2010 Food Pantry DMARC Emergency Food Pantry Network is Seeing Record High Requests for Food DMARC Emergency Food Pantry Network is Seeing Record High Requests for Food
11/11/2010 Newsletter The Voice is here! The Voice is DMARC's quarterly newsletter
11/04/2010 Food Pantry Sammons Financial Group Day of Action Sammons Financial Group Day of Action
10/28/2010 Food Pantry What the World Needs Now is Love What the World Needs Now is Love
10/25/2010 Food Pantry Should Emergency Food Taste Good? Should Emergency Food Taste Good?
10/20/2010 Food Pantry DART Food Ride DART Food Ride
10/18/2010 Food Pantry Thank You for Participating in Reggie's Sleepout Save the Date--Reggie's Sleep Out, October 16
10/13/2010 DMARC Remembering Reggie Remembering Reggie
10/10/2010 Food Pantry Thank You Hunger Hikers! Thank You Hunger Hikers
09/24/2010 DMARC Cookies With a Mission--There's still time! Cookies With a Mission
09/20/2010 DMARC Des Moines Area Religious Council brings SNAP Application Process to Food Pantry Consumers Des Moines Area Religious Council brings SNAP Application Process to Food Pantry Consumers
09/16/2010 DMARC It's Cookie Time! It's Cookie Time!
09/15/2010 DMARC 10 Ways to Serve Cookies -- Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale, Sept 14-27 10 Ways to Serve Cookies
09/14/2010 DMARC Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale -- Sept 14-27, 2010 Hy-Vee Colossal Cookie Sale
09/13/2010 DMARC It's Cookie Time! It's Cookie Time!
09/10/2010 Interfaith Engagement Des Moines Area Religious Council Executive Director Calls for Interfaith Community Des Moines Area Religious Council Executive Director Calls for Interfaith Community
09/03/2010 Food Pantry Sunday! DMARC at the I-Cubs DMARC at the I-Cubs
08/22/2010 Newsletter Question, Answer, Promise The Voice, now available online
08/02/2010 Food Pantry Tucker Ruppert: An Uncommon Boy Tucker Ruppert: An Uncommon Boy
07/30/2010 Food Pantry Empty Warehouse Causes DMARC to Give Thanks Empty Warehouse Causes DMARC to Give Thanks
07/08/2010 Food Pantry 4th of July in Windsor Heights 4th of July in Windsor Heights
06/28/2010 Food Pantry Final Count In! DMARC Diaper Central Campaign DMARC Diaper Central Campaign Approaches Goal of 60,000 Diapers by July 1st!
06/16/2010 Food Pantry What's For Dinner? Announcing DMARC's Most Needed Food Items Most Needed Food Items
06/14/2010 DMARC Principal Financial Group Foundation Provides $5,000 to Assist Young Families Principal Financial Group Foundation Provides $5,000 to Assist Young Families
06/07/2010 DMARC Here's a User-Friendly Food Assistance Program for Older Adults Here's a User-Friendly Food Assistance Program for Older Adults
05/26/2010 Food Pantry Principal Par Sustenance Principal Par Sustenance
05/21/2010 Food Pantry Continental Western Group / W.R. Berkley Foundation Donates to Des Moines Area Religious Council Emergency Food Pantry Continental Western Group / W.R. Berkley Foundation Donates to Des Moines Area Religious Council Emergency Food Pantry
05/19/2010 Food Pantry A Full Pantry is a Beautiful Thing A Full Pantry is a Beautiful Thing
05/14/2010 Food Pantry The Answer is Yes The Answer is Yes
04/17/2010 Food Pantry Rock On Aviva USA Rock On Aviva USA
04/07/2010 Food Pantry Donuts, Jokes, and the Serious Business of Transporting Emergency Food Donuts, Jokes, and the Serious Business of Transporting Emergency Food
03/30/2010 DMARC A Thousand Thanks to the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick A Thousand Thanks to the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick
03/26/2010 Food Pantry Drake Students Give Time and Talents Drake Students Give Time and Talents
03/05/2010 Food Pantry Des Moines Area Religious Council Awarded $20,000 in Grant Funding to Provide Hunger Relief for Children Des Moines Area Religious Council Awarded $20,000 in Grant Funding to Provide Hunger Relief for Children
12/17/2009 Food Pantry The Pet Pantry The Pet Pantry
11/26/2009 Food Pantry Happy Thanksgiving from DMARC Happy Thanksgiving from DMARC
11/20/2009 Food Pantry Deere Foundation Helps United Way DMARC benefits from a generous grant from the John Deere foundation.
10/29/2009 DMARC Iowa Rent Help Iowa Rent Help assists qualified renters who are experiencing financial problems
10/25/2009 Food Pantry EMC Insurance Hosts Food Drive Employees of EMC Insurance find a clever and fun way to raise food.
08/18/2009 Food Pantry Race for the Cure DMARC to collect food donations at Race for the Cure
08/18/2009 Food Pantry St. Luke's Episcopal Church Raises Food for Retiring Pastor St. Luke's honored their retiring pastor on Sunday by raising food for DMARC's Emergency Food Pantry
07/20/2009 Food Pantry Bankers Trust Interns Collect Food Items Inters with Bankers Trust volunteered to collect food items at an I-Cubs game.
06/26/2009 Food Pantry Brighton Collectables Raises Food, Awareness Brighton Collectables at Jordan Creek Mall has been running a food drive to support the DMARC Emergency Food Pantry
06/15/2009 Food Pantry DMARC at the I-Cubs Volunteers from Westminster Presbyterian helped collect donations at Sunday's I-Cubs game.
06/08/2009 DMARC New Development Director DMARC Welcomes Kristine Frakes as our new Development Director
05/14/2009 DMARC The Voice DMARC's latest issue of our quarterly newsletter is now online.
05/12/2009 Food Pantry Red Barrel Newsletter DMARC will now be posting our monthly Red Barrel Newsletter on our website.
04/21/2009 Food Pantry April 26--We Can Food Drive and Festival We Can Rally--This Sunday, April 26 at Capitol Square
04/20/2009 Food Pantry New Personal Products Donation Site DMARC has added a new recommended site for personal products donations
04/08/2009 Food Pantry DMARC Gets a Van DMARC has acquired a van to aide us in collecting donations.
04/08/2009 Food Pantry Wells Fargo Paper Bag Drive Wells Fargo collects paper bags for DMARC Emergency Food Pantries
03/10/2009 Food Pantry Dam to Dam Helps Emergency Food Pantry Des Moines' annual Dam to Dam Race is taking food contributions to benefit DMARC's Emergency Food Pantry.
02/24/2009 Food Pantry Penny War Raises More Than $2,000. The 4th grade class at St. Augustin School raised more than $2,000 in one week with their penny war.
11/18/2008 Food Pantry Colossal Cookie Sale Des Moines Area Hy-Vee Stores help feed the hungry.
11/17/2008 Compassion In Action Reggie's Sleepout a Huge Success DMARC President Ross Daniels reflects on his experience at Reggie's Sleepout.
10/20/2008 Compassion In Action DMARC President to “Sleep Out” As a way of saying thank you for the support DMARC receives from Reggie's Sleepout, Ross Daniels, DMARC President, will sleep out on November 14
10/15/2008 Food Pantry Make a Difference Day This year marks the 14th annual "Make A Difference Day" that DMARC has been involved with, and this year our need is greater than ever.
10/15/2008 Food Pantry New DMARC Emergency Food Pantry Location On Wednesday, October 15, a new emergency food pantry site opened in Urbandale after months of planning and preparation.
  • 3816 36th Street, Suite #202
  • Des Moines, IA 50310
  • Phone: 515-277-6969

www.MovetheFood.org 

  Check out our food related website!

 

Community Calendar

View Entire Community Calendar

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.
Hours, office and warehouse

Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

(closed Christmas holiday and New Years holiday)
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 more than 150 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: