Des Moines Area Religious Council

At its roots, dmarc is a multi-faith collaboration working to meet basic needs in the des moines community. We have relationships with members of baha'ism, buddhism, christianity, hinduism, islam, jainism, judaism, sikhism, unitarian universalism and native american religion. As such, we take pride in offering a variety of opportunities for interfaith engagement.we offer an interfaith youth leadership camp, a weeklong camp where high school seniors and college freshman explore various world faiths through hands-on experiences in their sacred spaces. Camp culminates in each camper producing a digital short video of their own faith journey to this point in their lives.

The des moines area religious council advocates for policies that will reduce food insecurity in the state of iowa. Dmarc is a member of the iowa hunger coalition, a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. The iowa hunger coalition is a group of passionate anti-hunger organizations and individuals who work for effective policies and help educate iowans on the causes, effects and solutions of food insecurity and hunger in iowa.