Time, talent, treasure, or just a tomato plant. However you show up, we want you in.
Pick the one that sounds like you. You can always try another.
Pantry shifts, summer breakfast mornings, events, and drives. Pick your speed.
Volunteer → MentorWalk alongside a kid, a teen, or an adult. Show up, listen first, stay.
Become a mentor → BusinessesTeach the work you already do to a student ready to learn it. We handle the matching.
Host a student → ReRootedOpen your home to a dog or cat between chapters. Get on the list before intake opens.
Foster → GardenersExtra produce and eggs go straight onto pantry shelves.
Share the harvest → GroupsChurches, teams, classes, and coworkers: a group service day or a drive.
Plan a group day →Tap what belongs in the box. Watch out, a few things don't. Then come pack real ones with us.
That was the practice round. At our packing events, we fill real Thanksgiving boxes and holiday baskets for families right here in Traer, then deliver them with a smile.
One Saturday a year or every Tuesday forever. Both count.
A one-time shift, an event, or a drive. Great for trying it out.
A weekly or monthly shift. The pantry runs on people who show up again.
Mentor, lead a program, or help run the place behind the scenes.
Our first shifts start when the pantry opens in November.
Summer 2027. Sign-ups open this spring.
See the plan on What's Growing.
Our student work program places students with local businesses for job shadowing and real, hands-on work. You teach the work. We handle the matching and the check-ins.
When ReRooted Rescue opens, fosters will be how animals heal between homes. Get on the list now and we'll call you first.
Many hands, one afternoon. We'll plan a project that fits your group's size and ages.
Service days, drives, and pastors leading seminars for anyone who wants to come.
Stock the pantry, run a coat drive, or earn service hours together.
Team service days, matching gifts, and sponsoring a program.
Check whatever sounds good. We'll reach out with next steps. A real person reads every one.
Today you might need a hand. Tomorrow you might be one. That's how roots spread.
Faith-rooted. Open to every neighbor. Help is never conditioned on belief.
You were not made to do this alone.
A Christian, faith-based nonprofit in Traer, Iowa. Food, mentorship, rescue and real community, open to every neighbor. Zero judgment.
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