-Your generosity-
Funders and donors
It’s incredible how generous people are in supporting us all year round! If that’s you – if you are one of our funders or donors – we’d like to say thank you for your kindness towards the young women and moms of the Des Moines metro area.
Thinking about donating?
If you are someone thinking about ways to help Alpha Women’s Center – by either donating money or items – we would sincerely appreciate it! We are 100% dependent on donor support – we receive no government funding. The services we provide are literal lifelines to some women and their families in the community. Des Moines and Ankeny have such young and growing populations so our need for your help will never change!
Factsheet
Check out our factsheet to help you understand who we serve and what we do to meet a real need in the Des Moines metro area.
-Donate Items-
Thanks for your efforts!
We know that many people and groups in our community (such as churches, AWANA and Scout groups) go out of their way to assemble their donations, oftentimes handmaking items and creating baby baskets stuffed with goodies. If that’s you – we’d like to say thank you for helping needy moms and babies in our community to feel loved and valued.
Donations are a blessing
We also understand that oftentimes the donations we receive are personal items that have meant a lot to you. Please know that your donations will go to families who have less and greatly appreciate your coming alongside them like this.
Items in good condition
We’ve put together a list of the kinds of items we redistribute. We strive to make sure everything we give is in good condition – so please donate new or gently used items only. Also, check out our notice board for current items most needed. If you wish, we will give you a tax receipt for your donation.
Maternity clothes
in good condition
in good condition
Baby wipes
unopened packages
unopened packages
Personal care products for mom
unopened full-size items
unopened full-size items
Personal care products for baby
unopened full-size items. No baby powder
unopened full-size items. No baby powder
Diapers
unopened packages, especially sizes 3-6
unopened packages, especially sizes 3-6
Baby clothes
especially 18 mos. & 2T (boys & girls)
especially 18 mos. & 2T (boys & girls)
Bottles
in good condition
in good condition
Baby Linens
in good condition. No bumper pads, pillows, or fluffy bed items
in good condition. No bumper pads, pillows, or fluffy bed items
Bibs
in good condition
in good condition
Breast pumps or Car seats
we can’t accept these
we can’t accept these
Shoes and sandals
in good condition
in good condition
Strollers
in good condition
in good condition
Toys
that can be cleaned
that can be cleaned
Pack & plays, high chairs
in good condition. High chairs must have a manufactured date of June 2019 or later
in good condition. High chairs must have a manufactured date of June 2019 or later
Furniture
we can’t accept cribs or other large furniture pieces
we can’t accept cribs or other large furniture pieces
-Donate Money-
Impacting local lives
If you’re considering supporting a worthwhile cause that will directly benefit families in central Iowa— look no further! We’re a Christian ministry impacting lives right here in the Des Moines metro area.
Whatever works for you
We are grateful for any financial donation big or small, and we especially appreciate regular giving in the form of monthly or quarterly pledges. This allows for more careful planning of our budget (and your budget!). You can quickly, conveniently and safely make an online donation or set up a recurring payment through your financial institution.
Contact us
Please feel free to email our Director Jeanie Thomas if you have any other questions about financial giving. You can find Jeanie’s details on our Meet the team page.
-Giving Calendar-
JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday and our Baby Bottle Campaign
Give a gift for back to school supplies for girls in school
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
MARCH & APRIL
Give a gift to celebrate Easter
Gift for National Adoption and Walk for Life Month by adoptive parents
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
MAY & JUNE
Give a gift in honor of Mom or Dad
Christmas or year-end gift
DECEMBER
JULY
Give a gift for Alpha’s anniversary or your own anniversary
Gift a gift in memory of a loved one
ANYTIME!
-Giving Calendar-
JANUARY & FEBRUARY
Sanctity of Human Life Sunday and our Baby Bottle Campaign
AUGUST & SEPTEMBER
Give a gift for back to school supplies for girls in school
MARCH & APRIL
Give a gift to celebrate Easter
OCTOBER & NOVEMBER
Gift for National Adoption and Walk for Life Month by adoptive parents
MAY & JUNE
Give a gift in honor of Mom or Dad
DECEMBER
Christmas or year-end gift
JULY
Give a gift for Alpha’s anniversary or your own anniversary
ANYTIME!
Gift a gift in memory of a loved one
-Creative ideas for events and drives-
Brainstorming?
Are you part of a church or group that would like to do something extra special together for a good cause? We have some tried and tested ideas for you to consider. If any of these appeal to you or if you have other ideas – we’d love to hear them and facilitate your efforts if we can. Please Contact us so we can help.
Tried and tested ideas
DIAPER DRIVE
Last year we distributed 23,016 diapers – we can never have too many! Why not organize a diaper and wipe drive? We always need the larger sizes, especially sizes 4 to 6, but all sizes – newborn to 6 are welcome. One of the advantages of this type of drive is that kids and teenagers can get involved too!
Babies love cozy blankets (and moms, too!) and they can be fun to make. Do you know a group of people who could get together for a quilt/blanket making class? Perhaps turn it into a Ladies Night Out project? We would LOVE to receive your handmade efforts to pass on some love and warmth to babies in need.
BLANKET CLASS
BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG
Usually, bottles are filled with milk but we have a fun use for them – collecting donations! We can supply your church with bottles for each church family. We can provide bulletin inserts to explain how to fill the bottles with cash, coins, or checks.
We usually distribute bottles to interested churches on Sanctity of Life Sunday (in January) or Mother’s Day. The bottles are collected one month later and are usually counted/processed by the church and the total sum forwarded to us as a check.
Why not make Christmas extra special this year by organizing a Christmas banquet, and ask each guest to bring a new small baby item/gift? Then as part of your celebration dinner – guests can assemble the items into new baby baskets. What a joy these baskets have been in the past for moms in our community!
Items your guests could bring include outfits, sleepers, blankets, onesies, bottles, pacifiers, rattles, baby shampoo. Enjoy getting creative!
CHRISTMAS BANQUET & BABY BASKETS
Tried and tested ideas
DIAPER DRIVE
Last year we distributed 23,016 diapers – we can never have too many! Why not organize a diaper and wipe drive? We always need the larger sizes, especially sizes 4 to 6, but all sizes – newborn to 6 are welcome. One of the advantages of this type of drive is that kids and teenagers can get involved too!
BLANKET CLASS
Babies love cozy blankets (and moms, too!) and they can be fun to make. Do you know a group of people who could get together for a quilt/blanket making class? Perhaps turn it into a Ladies Night Out project? We would LOVE to receive your handmade efforts to pass on some love and warmth to babies in need.
BABY BOTTLE BOOMERANG
Usually, bottles are filled with milk but we have a fun use for them – collecting donations! We can supply your church with bottles for each church family. We can provide bulletin inserts to explain how to fill the bottles with cash, coins, or checks.
We usually distribute bottles to interested churches on Sanctity of Life Sunday (in January) or Mother’s Day. The bottles are collected one month later and are usually counted/processed by the church and the total sum forwarded to us as a check.
CHRISTMAS BANQUET & BABY BASKETS
Why not make Christmas extra special this year by organizing a Christmas banquet, and ask each guest to bring a new small baby item/gift? Then as part of your celebration dinner – guests can assemble the items into new baby baskets. What a joy these baskets have been in the past for moms in our community!
Items your guests could bring include outfits, sleepers, blankets, onesies, bottles, pacifiers, rattles, baby shampoo. Enjoy getting creative!
-Pray for us-
Psalm 11:7
Our prayer requests
“For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face”.
We believe that our gracious and sovereign God hears our prayers and answers them. Thank you for bringing our prayer requests before our Father in heaven!
REQUEST
REQUEST
REQUEST
REQUEST
Pray for our Director, Jeanie Thomas as she speaks at churches, schools, and other events.
Pray for new volunteers to be faithful and teachable.
Pray for hearts to be tender to the truth of God’s word.
Pray for God to continue to bring in the clients, volunteers, and funding that we need in order to serve as He directs.
-Pray for us-
Psalm 11:7
“For the LORD is righteous; he loves righteous deeds; the upright shall behold his face”.
We believe that our gracious and sovereign God hears our prayers and answers them. Thank you for bringing our prayer requests before our Father in heaven!
Our prayer requests
REQUEST
Pray for our Director, Jeanie Thomas as she speaks at churches, schools, and other events.
REQUEST
Pray for new volunteers to be faithful and teachable.
REQUEST
Pray for hearts to be tender to the truth of God’s word.
REQUEST
Pray for God to continue to bring in the clients, volunteers, and funding that we need in order to serve as He directs.
-Volunteer with us-
Dependent on volunteers
We rely very heavily on help from volunteers to serve the women of the Des Moines metro area on behalf of the Lord Jesus Christ.
Meeting whole-woman needs
God has established our ministry to help meet the practical, emotional, and spiritual needs of women and young moms in our community. We want to share God’s supreme love and mercy with every woman we meet!
Who we are looking for
If you love the Lord Jesus, if you have a caring heart, and if you’d like to volunteer your time to something that will directly impact the lives of people in our community – Alpha Women’s Center could be right for you! We have prepared a Volunteers section to help you in your decision making. We also ask people interested in volunteering to read our Statement of Faith (pdf document) and Code of conduct page, so you are aware and agree at the outset with our spiritual beliefs and moral stance on key issues of 21st Century life.