Need ideas to get started? We’ve compiled a list of different ways to serve your community.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Walk around your neighborhood and pray for your neighbors as you walk past their homes.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Do miscellaneous tasks for neighbors who canāt do them themselves, like folks who are ill, elderly, or busy with work or childcare.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Rake leaves for an elderly neighbor.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Mow the lawn for a single mom.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Offer dog-walking services for a neighbor that works the night shift.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Foster a shelter animal.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Donate blood.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Give free music lessons.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Coach a youth sports team.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Start a little, free library in your neighborhood.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Clean up your local park.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Help a neighbor or community organization paint a fence or building.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Spruce up a run-down playground.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Help your neighbors with repairs.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Offer to patch up clothes and stuffed toys for a family.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Organize books at the library.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Host a clothing swap.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Host activities for kids in hospitals.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Knit scarves or hats for families in shelters.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Write letters to seniors in care facilities.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Make quilts or blankets for kids in hospitals.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Put together first-aid kits for local shelters.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Make birthday cards for kids in homeless shelters.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer at your local library.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer to chaperone a field trip.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer with a local nonprofit.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer at an animal shelter.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer at a community center.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer to be a crossing guard.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Volunteer at a food pantry.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Collect nonperishable food items and drop them off in the food box at the main entrance of Living Word (Brooklyn Park campus).
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Collect unused makeup to donate to domestic violence shelters.
Ā·Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Ā Collect gently used jeans for teens in homeless shelters.
