Monday, 12/27
Tuesday, 12/28
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Work Session– 2nd Floor Boardroom Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
View the agenda.
10 am-4 pm: Houses Into Homes volunteers needed
12-1 pm: Truth Tuesday protest with Indivisble Iowa – Corner of 8th Ave and 2nd St SE, CR
6:30 pm: Indivisible National POC Monthly Call
Wednesday, 12/29
9 am: Johnson County Board of Supervisors Formal Meeting– 2nd Floor Boardroom Johnson County Administration Building (913 South Dubuque Street, IC)
View the agenda.
12-3:45 pm: UIHC Blood Drive East Room (UIHC, Elevator F, Level 8)
7:15-8:45 pm: Anti-Racism Every Day: Freedom Dreaming into the New Year
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
Thursday, 12/30
Cook a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City
10 am-4 pm: Houses Into Homes volunteers needed
Friday, 12/31
2-3:30 pm: Make Reparations Your New Year’s Resolution
Saturday, 01/01
Cook a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City
1-3 pm: 6th-12th Grade Black youth and Black community members: Black Lives Matter at School-Iowa Black History Saturday School
Allies who would like to sponsor prizes and resources for Saturday School with BLM at School-Iowa can reach out or donate to their CashApp.
4-7 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker
Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
Sunday, 01/02
Cook a meal for families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City
12-4 pm: Open Volunteer Hours at Iowa City Catholic Worker. Call (515) 729-6482 to inquire
8-9 pm: Orientation for Prospective Foster/Adoptive Parents: ONLINE or phone
All Week
- Together We Achieve: in Cedar Rapids need volunteers at the resource center Monday through Thursday
- CommUnity Crisis Services and Food Bank in Iowa City needs help in the food bank Monday through Friday
- St. John of the Cross Catholic Worker House needs meals for families staying there every day except Tuesday.
- Gain “insight into Black history, white privilege and what to do to be actively anti-racist” from 1-4pm any day this week. (Click “Select a different date on the right hand side to see all options)
- Donate to the memorial fund to support the family of a Tiffin mother who unexpectedly passed away.
- Apply to serve on the Juvenile Justice and Youth Development Policy or Livable Community For Successful Aging Policy Board.
- Donate to help Pieper Lewis, a victim of sex trafficking with legal fees.
- Apply to join Disability Rights Iowa’s Mental Health Advisory Council (PAIMI)
Support “a local non-profit dedicated to conserving Iowa’s wildlife” by buying merchandise from The Rare Group
Help CCAN This Week
- Get a Sam’s Club membership and we will receive 25% of your membership cost to support the free mobile clothing closet, CCANClothesCruise!
- Sign up as a virtual volunteer for Corridor Community Action Network! Help with our Instagram, Twitter, or Facebooks account, email potential sponsors, send organizational emails, or help with grant writing. Email director@corridorcan.com
- Order gift cards to Marcus Theater (that never expire!) to support our free mobile clothing closet
- Learn more about CCAN and the work we do by watching this video from the North Liberty Public Library
Mobile Community Clothing Closet Update!
Starting service has been a big success, with 141 individuals and 12 families served already! However, some items go fast and we could really use some help restocking, especially winter coats (particularly men’s size L and 3XL for current requests) and other heavy outerwear, men’s size 15 shoes, socks, gloves, and long underwear!
You can drop items off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or email to make pick-up/drop-off arrangements.
Other ways you can help us sustain service include:
- Buy a limited edition “DRESS PEOPLE WHERE THEY’RE AT” #CCANClothesCruise shirt to support our free mobile clothing closet. This site will be pulled soon, so get yours while you still can!
- Arranging to host a winter gear/clothing drive or (or become a long-term drop-off location!) for the free mobile clothing closet (maybe at your place of work?) by email. We tend to get close to emptied out at each event, so this will be an ongoing need.
- Volunteer as a route coordinator and/or fundraising assistant by email.
- Donate your extra hooks, racks, hangers, bins, and other improvement/organizational supplies by dropping them off at Iowa City Fab Lab (870 S. Capitol St, IC) between 9 am and 5 pm on weekdays or email.
- Host a fundraiser for us! Gas and other maintenance expenses will be ongoing. Email us to arrange.
- Volunteer to help sort and stock donations prior to upcoming events or to assist with events as a driver (33 foot RV) or shopping assistant. We *really* need drivers, especially with weekend availability!! Drivers do need to be approved by our insurance company before their first volunteer day, so please send us your DOB, DL number, and expiration date to director@corridorcan.com prior to signing up for events.
- Donate needed items by ordering from our Amazon Wishlist. We quickly run out of new socks, gloves, and ponchos and are always low on snow boots (all sizes) and large/extra large coats.
- This service will involve ongoing expenses. Send financial contributions to:
- Let us know what locations you think we should add to our popup routes!
- Join our Auction Group for the chance to win some great items from local businesses and support our efforts to establish this service in the Corridor! Watch for clothing, tea items, and gift cards to be posted this week!
- Get your business or institution to sponsor #CCANClothesCruise and having your logo included in promotional materials and eventually on the vehicle itself. Email us.
Why The Mobile Closet Matters
The Mobile Clothing Closet simultaneously addresses an unmet need for free clothing resources in the corridor and the high volume of textiles that enter our landfill every year, much of which we can re-route to those in need. For more info on #CCANClothesCruise, check out
Thanks To All Our Sponsors!
We would like to give a huge thank you to our individual donors, our sponsors:
GreenState Credit Union, North Liberty City Government, MidWestOne Bank, Hills Bank and Trust Company, Veridian Credit Union, Town Square Family Foot Care, Thompson & Co Salon Parlor, ReUnion Brewery, and The Accell Foundation; our supporters Sidekick Coffee & Books, Airport National Golf Course, Maestro Empanadas, RAYGUNshirts, Applebee’s Grill + Bar, Aroma Artisan Pizza, Textiles, Renee’s Ceramic Cafe, Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers, Hudson’s, Big Grove Brewery, The Map Room, Speedeezz Indoor Karting, Kae Apothecary Brass Ring Coffee, Monica’s, Shop Iowa, Molly’s Cupcakes Iowa City, Iowa City Downtown District, Players, Andrew’s Bar Exam, The Chocolate Haus, Prairie Kitchen Store, Vue Rooftop, WOOFABLES, AOK Photography, Cedar Ridge Wine & Distillary, Quinton’s Bar & Deli Coralville, CHOMP Delivery, Tru Salon, Short’s Marion, Iowa City Fab Lab, Cielo Goods, Collins Community Credit Union; and everyone who has participated in the fundraisers we’ve held to date.
We couldn’t have made it this far without you!