2022 Joppa Community Cleanups

Calling all individuals, families, and groups…

Please join us!

Register to join us for Joppa Community Cleanups to help make a difference in Des Moines! Over our past 11 annual events, we’ve removed more than 525,000 pounds of trash from Des Moines parks, homeless camps, and other locations—that’s more than 260 tons!

WHEN:
Saturday, April 2, 2022
– First shift: 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
– Second shift: 2 p.m.-5 p.m.

Registration is open! Click HERE.

Opportunities Include:

• Tidying up active camps and restore abandoned camps to their natural state
• Working in the Joppa Shared Roots Community Garden and clean up the neighborhood surrounding our Cottage Home
• Cleaning up the Joppa Center parking lot and surrounding area
• Helping inside the Joppa Center for anyone that wants to work indoors

If you sign up for an outside cleanup role, activities will include picking up, bagging and carrying debris to trucks and/or dumpsters. Please plan accordingly:
Wear: Work gloves, long pants, long sleeve shirts, and closed-toe shoes
Need: Pickup trucks, trailers, wheelbarrows, trash grabbers, trimmers, and shovels

If you’re interested in other volunteer opportunities, email volunteer@joppa.org.

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Joppa Community Cleanups are conducted entirely by volunteers, with the full cooperation and assistance from our homeless community and in coordination with city officials and the Street Outreach Coalition.

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Questions? Email volunteer@joppa.org.