Giving Back
How to start a community fundraiser for breast cancer
Did you know you can organize and implement a community fund raiser to fight breast cancer? Here's a quick guide to the steps you need to take.
Explore environmental volunteer opportunities as a way to share your love of nature
With more time on your hands, share your love of nature through environmental volunteer opportunities. Teach at a children education center or go on an environmental volunteer vacation.
Passing down your skills: How to volunteer your dance floor skills to the young
If you enjoy dancing, share those dance floor skills with the young. You can participate in community service opportunities as a dance teacher.
How to volunteer for a runaway kids hotline
Our kids are the future and when they run away, they'll be needing help to show them that adults are not all bad. Here's how you can volunteer to help.
Things you can do to strengthen your community
You can strengthen your community by participating in enjoyable and needed activities, such as creating neighborhood watdhdog groups.
How to participate in a Neighborhood Watch
Do you know what a neighborhood watch is all about? Get your copy of the Neighborhood Watch manual and get started protecting your home and family today
Help a family in need: Adopt-A-Family
If you are looking for a way to give back, consider adopting a family, and do your part to help struggling folks in your own community.
Volunteering Fido: How you and your pet can bring healing
Perhaps your dog would make a great volunteer for animal-assisted healing therapies. The following tips will help you decide if your dog is right for a therapy dog training program.
Exploring opportunities to volunteer your time to the young
Volunteering with a kids prgram can be a very rewarding experience. Children need mentors to look up to, coaches to teach them, and adults to share their passion of a hobby or interest. Volunteer with you local children's programs to make a difference in a kids life.
The vacationing volunteer: 5 countries you can see as an international volunteer
Are you looking for a way to combine volunteering with travel? Here are five destinations that fit the bill.
How to volunteer to teach an art class
Volunteer teaching involves deciding on a group (kids, seniors, patients, etc.), finding opportunities and matching class and personal schedules.
Sharing the cool: How to help the less fortunate in your community beat the heat
Interested in getting involved? Start by ensuring that your elderly, ill, or handicapped neighbors have access to air conditioning during dangerous heat waves.
Getting rid of your old phone? Donate it to a soldier!
Donate unwanted cellphones to deployed soldiers.
How to start a community garden
Kinship, harmony and fresh veggies: Reap the benefits of community gardening with steps from the American Community Garden Association on starting community gardens.
Giving back to the troops: Donating your books to soldiers
Ever wanted to help out a soldier but not sure where to begin? Learn how you can help support our troops by donating your books and shipping them overseas.
