(Marshalltown, IA) – “So That All May Be Served” is the theme for Quakerdale Family Services’ 2019 Hope Fund fundraising campaign. The event kicked off on Wednesday, December 5 and will conclude at midnight on Monday, December 31. The goal is to raise $5,000 to help provide supplemental funding for families who cannot afford the services they need. Quakerdale Family Services’ mission is to encourage “… hope, faith, and growth in the families and communities we serve.” Unfortu

The Quakerdale Family Services ministry is made up of various services designed to provide assistance to individuals, couples and families, helping them to communicate and relate to each other in a respectful, caring way as well as learning to to access community support and resources. Our services are designed to identify and build on strengths, develop skills to manage situational change and access their own informal supports and resources. In 2016, our ministry touched ove

Volunteers are of huge value to nonprofit organizations. Recent studies estimate that about a hundred million people volunteer each year with an annual value in the range of $150 billion. Not only do volunteers help to save money, but they can provide better service to clients, increase contact with the greater community, make available better expertise, and reduce costs of services. From the early days of America, volunteers have pitched in to treat community maladies and ne