If you’re eager to make an impact in your local community,here are some simple and thoughtful ways to help others in need.
Ways to Help Your Community
Help your local food pantry.Today, there are an estimated 12 million children struggling with hunger in America. Contact your local food pantry or give to our partner No Kid Hungry. Your support will help them provide food items for families in need.
Give blood if you’re able.Red Cross and other organizations are in dire need of blood supply and have safe, healthy ways for you to donate.
Volunteer your time. Volunteering is a great way to support your community. Volunteering opportunities can range anywhere from cleaning up the neighborhood to planting a community garden. Save the Children offers volunteer opportunities–learn more about volunteering with us!
Never leave children unsupervised in parked cars.As temperatures rise, children, elderly adults and pregnant woman are most at risk during a heat wave. A child left inside a car is at risk for severe heat-related illness or death, even if the windows are cracked open.
Check on neighbors and family members, especially those who live alone, are elderly, have health or mobility issues or are caring for children. Schedule time to remotely connect with these individuals regularly to let them know they are not alone.
Support local businesses,schools and child care centers: When possible, purchase gift cards to local shops businesses online that you can use once storefronts reopen, and uplift those who are trying to keep afloat. Due to COVID-19, many child care centers across the country have been forced to shut down. Through Save the Children’s political advocacy arm – Save the Children Action Network – we are building bipartisan to support financial relief for the child care industry during the pandemic. Learn how you can join us to take action.
Provide support to frontline health workers and first responders:Many health workers are not able to stay at home and are working around the clock, so take on tasks that they don’t have time to do as an expression of gratitude.
Assist in local or online fundraising efforts.Look into options that provide much-needed supplies to families, such as Amazon Wish Lists, as well as the work of your local community and volunteer organizations. You can also fundraise for children or donate your birthday to support children in need around the world.
Stay informed and stay calm: Only share information from credible sources like your state department of health ortheCDC. Remember, when you stay calm, others will follow.
Take care of yourself and others:Practice patience, kindness andmindfulness. Encourage others to do the same!
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Helping others is important because it allows us to build meaningful connections and relationships, contribute to a better world and increase our own happiness and well-being. The key is in wanting to do something for someone else without expecting anything in return.
You gain a unique sense of purpose by serving those around you, one which often manifests in other areas of your life. Of course, it's also important for your community! Without volunteers, many of the services and events we enjoy in our communities would not be so readily available.
Basic etiquette. Everyone has different ideas about how they'd like to be treated, but there are certain social rules that most people follow. Practice good table manners, wear appropriate clothing, answer questions with direct answers, speak in proper English (not slang), and be polite to everyone around you.
Identify a problem in your community that you would like to try and solve. Then as a group or individually look into what has been done to solve the problem to see what worked and what did not. Then write a proposal with your solution explaining how the problem would be solved.
Governments can improve the quality of life in their countries by offering affordable and accessible healthcare, investing in education, providing affordable housing, offering family-friendly policies, and putting laws into place for workers to earn living wages.
It creates a sense of belonging and reduces isolation
For example, volunteering and helping others can help us feel a sense of belonging, make new friends, and connect with our communities. Face-to-face activities such as volunteering at a food bank can also help reduce loneliness and isolation.
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