Other than my husband and kids, nothing fills me up with as much joy as giving back to the community. COVID put a damper on the physical volunteer opportunities I had planned on doing, but I'm so glad that there are so many ways I can still give back from the safety of my home! Check out the second part to My Guide to Volunteering From Home, including some opportunities I have taken part in! You can find part one of My Guide to Volunteering From Home here.
Online Volunteer Databases/Search Engines
United Nations Volunteer: Did you know that the UN has hundreds of online volunteer opportunities across countries?! I recently found this out and will definitely be looking into it!
Volunteer Match: Is an online database that has thousands of virtual volunteer opportunites that you can filter by your location.
Points of Light: A local Atlanta non-profit that "offers creative, impactful and inspiring ways for people to engage in their communities and take action to solve problems".
Do Something: Empowers the youth to participate in various campaigns that help bring social change.
Donate Your Time/Resources
Donate School Supplies: Search on Google for local shelters, schools, and nonprofits near you where you can drop off school supplies for those in need.
Selfless 4 Africa: Donate to my non-profit (YAY!) to help improve educational and health outcomes of individuals in underserved communities in Africa.
Make a Birthday Card: The Confetti Foundation throws birthday parties for sick children in hospitals in the US. You can make a birthday card for a child and simply mail it to them! The Birthday Party Project is another great non profit that celebrates the birthdays of homeless children livin in shelters across the US. My son and I had a great time making birthday cards for this great cause (more pics to come 😊).
Donate to Birthday Wishlists: The Birthday Party Project that I linked above has an Amazon Wishlist for these children. Covenant House Georgia also has an Amazon Wishlist where you can purchase items that are urgently needed for homeless and at-risk youths in Georgia. Due to COVID, a lot of non-profits now have Amazon wishlists in lieu of accepting used items/donations in person - just google them!
Make Dignity Boxes For The Homeless: United Way of Greater Atlanta’s Shoebox Project collects shoeboxes filled with toiletries for those in need throughout Greater Atlanta. You can decorate and fill shoeboxes up with the list of supplies needed, and drop off at a location closest to you. You can also google search for dignity boxes whereever you live. I will be putting together a dignity box for the homeless in Texas, and I look forward to sharing that with you guys soon.
Thanks for reading - I hope you are inspired to give back in your community - it doesn't take much! XOXO.
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