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Raising an Anti-Racist Generation
Doing Good Together (DGT)
Date/Time: Ongoing
Ages: Families and educators of children of all ages
Time Commitment: Varies
It's critical to talk to our children about race, but those conversations can be challenging. DGT looked to the experts and compiled the best available resources to provide the guidance you need. Tools to Raise an Anti-Racist Generation is an evolving collection of books, videos, tips and projects for families and educators seeking to better understand racism and become more effective advocates for racial equality.
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Jared Box
Date/Time: Flexible - choose a time that works for you.
Location: Deliver your box in person or by mail to a hospital near you or to a hospital on the Jared Box's
Hospitals List.
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The goal of the Jared Box Project is to lift the spirits of children in the hospital. The boxes symbolize the importance of play and are filled with well wishes, hope, and love. Over 500,000 Jared Boxes have been delivered across the United States. A Jared Box is a plastic storage box filled with small gifts, toys, games, and fun activities. Each box contains items selected for a specific age and gender. The boxes are delivered to hospitals. Jared Boxes provide a special diversion for young patients in emergency rooms, patient rooms, surgical centers, and clinics as they receive chemotherapy and other medical treatments. Jared Boxes bring smiles and laughter and lift the spirits of children in the hospital. Click here for step by step instructions on how to make a Jared Box.
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Wigs for Kids
Date/Time: Ongoing need
Location: Mail your hair donation to:
Wigs For Kids - Hair Donations
24231 Center Ridge Road
Westlake, Ohio 44145
Ages: All ages can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Wigs for Kids is a non-profit organization that helps make wigs for children who have lost their hair due to illness. If you're interested in donating your hair to kids in need, your first step is to set a length goal. While we accept hair donations of 12 inches or longer, we encourage you to donate 14+ inches of hair; the more length you can donate, the more of an impact you will make. Please read the hair donation and how to cut and donate your ponytail information thoroughly to make sure that you meet the Wigs for Kids guidelines.
Contact:
Click here for the contact request form.
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Recycle Used and Unwanted Crayons
The Crayon Initiative
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Ship crayons to:
155 Railroad Avenue, Suite E
Danville, CA 94526
Click
here for detailed shipping instructions
Ages: Everyone is welcome to participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The Crayon Initiative is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the environment and enriching the lives of hospitalized children through art and imagination. You can help by recycling your used and unwanted crayons. Do you have stray crayons lying around your house? We bet you do. And whether they're still unopened, used or broken, we're happy to take them off your hands. Crayons can turn up just about anywhere, especially after a good housecleaning. Take a peek in your junk drawers, your storage bins, your closets, your couch cushions, your child's old backpack... you get the idea! Take heart, knowing that your crayon donation will soon brighten the day of a child in need of a pick-me-up. Start a collection box in your own home, box them up, and ship them to the Crayon Initiative.
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Samaritan House
Date/Time: Please make donations by July 19
Location: Online
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
Samaritan House provides more than 1,500 low income kids throughout San Mateo County with new backpacks and school supplies to start the school year. This year, the need is growing across our community. At Samaritan House we believe children deserve to have everything they need to learn and grow. While the upcoming school year will look different for most, we're streamlining a safe system for our annual backpack giveaway so kids in need can be ready for school nonetheless. It's always been a wonderful sight to see all who resolve to organize such joyful (and colorful) drives. However, to avoid group gatherings and the contact required of walk in drop offs, all donations of fully assembled backpack kits will be conducted online this year. You can support our client children by purchasing these prefilled backpacks online. Click here for detailed information.
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My New Red Shoes
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Varies
Ages: Varies depending on volunteer role but there are opportunities for the whole family!
Time Commitment: Varies
Since 2006, My New Red Shoes has worked to close the clothing gap for children and youth in need through their "Clothing for Confidence" Program. Beyond providing the necessities of new shoes and clothing, they strive to create a long-term impact by boosting self-esteem and confidence, providing a sense of normalcy, increasing school attendance, engagement and readiness, and improving the overall educational experience and quality of life of our community's poorest students. Each year, My New Red Shoes collects thousands of new shoe donations from shoe drives led by individual donors, community groups and corporate teams. To ensure that they have the variety of shoe sizes and styles that every student requests, they supplement their inventory with wholesale shoe purchases, as needed. There are many ways to volunteer, including:
- Individual and group opportunities
- At Home Projects
- Donating Shoes or Hosting a Shoe Drive
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Everyone Should have a Birthday Party!
No Birthday Left Behind
Date/Time: Ongoing opportunity
Location: Drop-off center located in Santa Clara County. Participate in your own community!
Ages: The whole family can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Donate parties supplies, or vendor gift certificates (Face painting, balloons, bouncy house) and help a homeless child have a birthday party! No Birthday Left Behind was started by a local high school student who is on a mission to help homeless children feel included and special.
Contact:
For questions or to find a drop off center near you, contact [email protected].
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Gotta Have Sole
Date/Time: Ongoing, at your convenience
Location: Mail completed cards to:
Gotta Have Sole
PO Box 8379
Cranston, RI 02920
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
The mission of Gotta Have Sole is to provide homeless youth with brand new shoes to help them feel confident, comfortable, and special. Each pair of shoes is delivered with a personalized card, decorated and written by a volunteer, so every kid knows the shoes were picked out especially for them. Your family can help by decorating cards. You can create cards either by hand or online. Click here for additional ways your family can take action.
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Send Books to Military Members
Operation Paperback
Date/Time: Ongoing, at your convenience
Location: Pack books from your home and take to your local post office
Ages: Everyone can participate
Time Commitment: Varies
Operation Paperback volunteers collect gently used books and send them to American troops, veterans and military families. We are proud to say THANK YOU to all members of the military for the sacrifices they make in the service of our country. Once you have registered as a volunteer shipper, you can log in to the Volunteer's Corner and request addresses of troops and veterans using our automated system. Input the genres you have on hand and our system will generate a customized address list for you. Label your books and insert our standard shipping letter (or your own personal note). Pack and address your box using the names we provide. Then head to the Post Office and mail your books! Click here for more information.
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Samaritan House San Mateo
Date/Time: Please email
[email protected] or call us at 650.294.4331 to make an appointment to drop off your items.
Location: Samaritan House San Mateo, 4031 Pacific Blvd, San Mateo
Ages: Everyone can help
Time Commitment: Varies
We always need help collecting items that we give out all year round. Samaritan House does not charge our clients for any items they receive. When you run a collection drive, you are giving directly to your neighbors in need. Please contact us to find out which items we currently need. Like other organizations, we struggle with not enough storage so we can only accept items we are legally able to give out within a short time. We survey our clients regularly so we know what is needed and who is looking for something specific.
Contact:
To start your own food drive or if you have a general question about donations, please email info@samaritanhousesanmateo.org or call us at 650.294.4331 first.
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Empowering the Ages
Date/Time: Ongoing
Location: Your home
Ages: Families with children as young as 4 are welcome but most of our writers are age 8 and older. A parent or guardian to complete the
online form to sign up participants under age 18.
Time Commitment: Varies depending on pair - on average 2 notes per month for 1 - 3 + months
Empowering the Ages empowers people of all ages to reach their full potential through intergenerational engagement. The Sharing Smiles program was created in response to the pandemic to allow people from older and younger generations to connect safely with each other through email. Once you've
signed up online you'll be matched with an older writer who wants to share a friendly note with someone from a younger generation. We have older writers of all ages 60+ but most are 70-90. Most of our writers are from the U.S. but a few are international. Click
here for more information and program details.
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EXPLORE our growing list of at-home projects you can do whenever you're ready, each with conversation starters, book ideas, and more! Follow along on social media as other families tackle this month's projects and share their stories! Simply join our Facebook group or find us on Instagram (@doinggoodtogether and #sharekindness)
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The kindness experts at Doing Good Together have adapted our most-loved club activities for a unique at-home summer camp for your whole family, exclusively for DGT's Membership Circle. This e-book will guide your family through a 6-week exploration of essential questions featuring creative activities, books, movies, virtual field trips, journal prompts, and creative extras. But this is just the beginning! As always, members will receive ongoing encouragement and tools to live generously and thoughtfully all year long! Not part of our Membership Circle? Join us for just $29.99/year!
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| This list was compiled by Doing Good Together™ (www.doinggoodtogether.org)
When calling to volunteer for any of the opportunities listed above, please let the coordinator know you found it through this listing. You are encouraged to ask any questions you may have of the sponsoring organization before committing to a project.
Disclaimer: This list is provided as a service to families. Inclusion of organizations in this listing does not imply affiliation, endorsement or quality assurance on the part of Doing Good Together.™ Doing Good Together™ bears no responsibility whatsoever for the activities and actions of the listed organizations.
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