Date/Time: Sunday, December 5, 10am PT, 12 pm CT, 1 pm ET

Location: Online

Ages: All ages! We welcome you to attend as a family!

Time Commitment: Two-hour program

On December 5, International Volunteer Day, join family volunteers from all over the world to celebrate the power of volunteerism!

Festivities include:

Learn more here.

Contact: [email protected]. Registration is available online.

Date/Time: Please drop off all toy donations no later than Friday, December 10

Location: Drop off toy donations at Miami Rescue Mission, 2010 NW 1st Ave, Miami, between the hours of 8am - 4pm, seven days a week.

Ages: The entire family can participate.

Time Commitment: Varies

This holiday season, the Miami Rescue Mission & Broward Outreach Centers (known as the Caring Place) will be giving away over 6,000 new toys to youth-at-risk in our Miami community. The holidays can be a festive time of the year but for many parents, it can be a difficult time as they cannot afford to buy their children a gift. Your family can help by donating a new, unwrapped toy for a child ages 10 & up (boy or girl). Christmas wish list items include:

Contact: Pedro Hernandez, [email protected], 305.571.2224

Date/Time: Please drop off all toy donations no later than Friday, December 10.

Location: New, unwrapped toys can be dropped off at Pilos Tequila Garden, 158 NW 24th St, Miami. Donations will be accepted seven days a week from 6pm - 3am.

Ages: The entire family can enjoy this give-back opportunity.

Time Commitment: Varies

This holiday season, I Love Avenue INC is collecting toys for kids in Citrus Family Care Network foster care, underprivileged youth, and kids affected by the pandemic. On Saturday, December 11, we will be celebrating the holidays with a Star Wars block party and will be donating the collected toys. We’re doing a big party with free toys, free food, free haircuts, free activities/games, free new clothes, free new shoes, a Live DJ, and so much more! You can join in on the fun by donating toys (do not need to be Star Wars themed) prior to the event. Toy donations accepted range from sports balls to art activity sets! You can also contribute virtually. Learn more about I Love Avenue on Instagram @iloveavenue.

Contact: Luis Martinez, [email protected], 786.731.9058

Date/Time: Friday, December 10 is the last day to make your donation.

Location: Please contact CHS to coordinate delivery to a local CHS office or partner location.

Ages: Everyone is encouraged to help.

Time Commitment: Varies

Brighten the holidays for a family in need by creating gift card baskets! Unlike traditional toy drives, your gift can empower parents by allowing them to personally buy their child just the right present, allow young adults to get their most needed items, or create special memories for families to celebrate time together. Children’s Home Society has put together ideas, including themes and suggested materials to put inside your gift basket. View the entire list here. If you prefer to keep things virtual, you can donate a gift card digitally.

Contact: Maria Santos, [email protected], 305.766.9437

Date/Time: Donations will be accepted until Wednesday, December 15

Location: Donation drop-off locations include:

Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate!

Time Commitment: Varies

With a goal of collecting 1,000 toys this year, your assistance is greatly needed! The Andrea Believes Foundation and other businesses/foundations will be donating collected toys to the children at HER for Humanity, Family Resource Center, Amor Y Fuerza Honduras, and the Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Psych Unit. If needed, students who bring $20 or more worth of toys will receive a total of 15 volunteer service hours.

Contact: [email protected]

Date/Time: Wednesday, December 15 is the last day for toy donations.

Location: Donations can be dropped off at F45 Training Aventura gym, 3565 NE 207th St A-12, Aventura, 33180, seven days a week from 6am - 6pm.

Ages: Families with children of all ages can help

Time Commitment: Varies

Kids Helping Kids Succeed is asking for new, unwrapped toys that will benefit students at the Gateway K-8 school in Homestead. Please purchase toys within the $5 - $10 range so all students get similarly priced items. Rather not run to the store? You can make an online donation.

Contact: [email protected], 786.530.9192

Date/Time: Donations can be made until Saturday, December 18

Location: Drop-off donations at the Lotus House Thrift store, 2040 NW 7th Ave, Tuesday through Saturday anytime between 10am and 7pm.

Ages: Everyone can help collect donations!

Time Commitment: Varies

Turn an empty shoebox into a beautiful gift by helping out the Miami Shoebox Project! Fill a standard-sized, decorated shoebox with approximately $50 worth of gifts and essentials that any woman might enjoy this holiday season! Along with a warm greeting or message of support, other ideas to add to the shoebox include:

For more ideas of what you can include (and what to avoid including), visit the website here. Prefer donating digitally? Build a shoebox virtually! Share your donation photos via social media using the hashtag #ShoeboxProject and tag us @MiamiKindnessProject and we will feature you on our Instagram page!

Contact: Loredana Bruna, [email protected]

Date/Time: Sunday, December 19, 9am - 1pm

Location: Lot 11 Skate Park, 301-349 NW 2nd St, Miami. Parking will be available, please look for the blue tent near the entrance.

Ages: All ages are welcome, and community service hours will be available upon request.

Time Commitment: Four hours

Let’s give back to our Miami community this holiday season with a local clean-up! Sendit4thesea will be hosting a street clean up around the Skate Park. Sanitized gloves and bags will be provided for all volunteers; however, they ask you to please bring: closed-toe shoes that can get dirty, bug spray/long sleeves (for mosquitos), sunscreen, and a reusable water bottle. Check out their Instagram account @sendit4thesea for live updates the day of the event.

Contact: Theo Queenee, [email protected], 305.496.7097. Registration is available online.

Date/Time: Most campaigns run December 1 - 31

Location: Your home and community. Click here to find your local Families For Wishes team.

Ages: Everyone can participate

Time Commitment: Varies

Celebrate the holiday season with your family by raising funds to help wish families. Together, let’s bring joy back into a family’s life so they can look forward to tomorrow. Every dollar raised matters. Families For Wishes is a holiday campaign that celebrates the wish families currently waiting for their wish to be granted. Sharing your support for Make-A-Wish® as a family will introduce more people to the life-changing power of a wish and help make wishes come true for children and families when they need it most. Families all over America are invited to join the campaign to bring joy back into a family’s life and raise funds for their local Make-A-Wish chapter from November 30 through December 31. Learn more by downloading the Families for Wishing Toolkit.

Contact: [email protected]