AGES 1 - 4
- Play with other children.
- Visit a nursing home with other family members.
- Partner with an older family member to read books at the library or community center.
- Help deliver meals prepared for the homebound or hungry.
- Sort bags of food at food bank.
- Work in a community garden, i.e., till soil, plant bulbs or maintain a family garden.
- Bake sweets and deliver them to a place where they will be enjoyed.
- Enjoy a fundraising walk.
- Make sandwiches for the homeless.
- Harvest vegetables.
- Give a puppet show to shelter children.
- Help set tables and serve food at a soup kitchen.
- Share family volunteer experiences at community events or in newsletters.
- Collect clothing or school supplies for those in need.
- If you have a pet, volunteer to take it for a visit to an adult day care center.
- Paint local schools or non-profit agencies.
- Walk dogs at the animal shelter.
- Mentor young children through a family-to-family mentoring program.
- Suggest and choose family volunteer activities with other family members.
- Call other friends’ families to become family volunteers.
- Encourage family volunteering or civic activities in the classroom.
- Join a gleaning project, i.e., pick fruit or vegetables at local farms.
- Hug seniors in rest homes.
- Clean up beaches or parks. Beautify neighborhoods.
- Provide foster home for pets.
- Raise money to buy books for literacy program.
- Create cards for residents in nursing homes.
Call 272-2087 to volunteer!