DIY Volunteer Opportunities
Personal Hygiene Care Item Drive
Good hygiene is critical in this time of the COVID-19 global pandemic, especially in vulnerable communities. In the face of natural disasters, violence, or grinding poverty, hygiene kits can mean the difference between sickness and health for struggling families. You can help us with these essential items as the demand continues to increase. Please note only new, unopened items. See full list below. Sign up for this opportunity by expressing interest To volunteer Purchase supplies from the list Contact Village Family Outreach at villagefamily@mail.com for delivery List of supplies toothpaste toothbrush floss mouthwash soap/bodywash deodarant chapstick lotion washcloth/sponge
Baby and Senior Care Essentials Drive - Remote
"Our Babies" Essentials Program No matter how old they are they will always be our babies and our babies need more than just food. Let’s show them how much we care by supporting Village Family’s “Our Baby” Essentials program and help enhance our outreach initiatives to improve the quality of life of those that come to us for assistance. Baby and Senior Care Essentials Drive If you or your business, civic group, or organization would like to help, we are always accepting donations and non-perishable food items that are easy for seniors to open, easy to chew, and require little preparation. These items are in constant demand and rarely donated. Your donation will make a huge difference to residents and parents that have suffered huge financial blows. Most Needed Items: Soap or cleansing wipes Shampoo Diapers (all sizes) Baby wipes Adult diapers (all sizes) Maxi pads Tampons Can openers Baby food (in plastic containers), infant formula, boxed cereal Protein, nutritional, supplemental drinks Powder Razors Band-Aids Paper towels Toilet paper Disinfecting wipes such as Lysol or Clorox wipes All-purpose cleaning sprays such as Formula 409, Lysol, or Clorox spray Cleaning cloths or sponges You can also select items from registries to have your donations sent directly to Village Family. Walmart Registry AmazonSmile Registry How to Join us Express interest in the opportunity below Purchase supplies from the list Contact Village Family Outreach at villagefamily@mail.com to confirm dropoff dates and locations Open donation drop off is available at our food pantry every 4th Sunday 2:00PM -3:00PM If you would like to organize a collection drive for our pantry, please contact Natisha Wilson at (757) 656-9577 or villagefamily@mail.com
PCs for Families Drive
As COVID-19 keeps us all at home, computers have become essential for school lessons, employment opportunities, and virtual health care visits. As schools, employers, and healthcare continue to work remotely, many struggle without having the technology they need to learn, work, and stay healthy. Village Family needs your help to bridge the digital divide. Cut down on “electronic waste” while helping students, seniors, families, and individuals by donating computers and refurbished equipment less than 5 years old. Village Family Walmart Registry Computers and School Supplies Needed
Calling all sewers - the American Red Cross needs you!
The American Red Cross is collecting CDC approved face coverings for active duty and veteran military health facilities in Virginia. Additional sewing programs include: Wheelchair/walker tote bags (to hold cellphone, tablet, pen, etc.) Small clothing items for robotic pets – shirts, bandanas, dresses, Red Cross can provide patterns and materials, if needed
DIY Ideas
- Cook a meal for a neighbor
- Donate your towels or blankets to an animal shelter
- Send encouragement cards to a nursing home
- Sign up to give blood
- Pick up trash at your local beach
- Send a thank-you email to a friend
- Help an elderly person with their shopping
- Create military care kits for those serving overseas
- Mow the lawn for a single parent
- Read a book to a person who is visually impaired
- Help register people to vote
- Deliver encouraging cards and gifts to patients at a local hospital
- Write an op-ed advocating for a cause you are passionate about
- Knit or crochet baby blankets to donate to hospitals or homeless shelters
- Coach a youth sports team
- Give free music lessons to schoolchildren
- Organize a summer reading program for children
- Teach computer skills to seniors
- Host a bingo night for nursing home residents
- Make birthday cards for the elderly
- Make birthday cards for children in the foster care system
- Pick up trash around your neighborhood
- Foster an animal from the local shelter
- Care for your neighbor’s pets while they are away
- Train your pet to be a therapy animal and bring it to hospitals or nursing homes
- Build a birdhouse and give to a neighbor
- Organize a carpool to reduce car emissions
- Offer to babysit for a family in need
- Collect grocery coupons to give to a local food bank
- Help repair or paint a local homeless shelter
- Build flower boxes for Habitat for Humanity houses
- Organize a winter clothes drive to collect coats, hats, scarves, and gloves to be donated
- Paint over graffiti in your neighborhood
- Organize a free self-defense workshop in your community
- Become CPR certified
- Volunteer as a crossing guard for an elementary school
- Create a newcomers group in your neighborhood to help welcome new families
- Clean up after a disaster
- Volunteer at your local food pantry
- Volunteer (training is free) with Crisis Text Line
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