Help cook and/or serve a meal at homeless shelter
During National Nutrition month in March, organize a nutrition awareness campaign
Organize a food scavenger hunt to collect food for the needy
Alter and repair clothes for the needy, elderly and homeless
Gather clothing from your neighbor and donate it to a local shelter
Make “I Care” kits with combs, toothbrushes, shampoo, etc for homeless people
Bake bread on National Bread Day in November and deliver to the hungry, homeless or just your neighbors
Help with repairs at a local homeless shelter
Donate art supplies to kids in a homeless shelter
Make a care package with mittens, socks, T-shirts, etc for a child at a homeless shelter
Collect grocery coupons to give a local food bank
If your community doesn’t have a food bank, work with local officials to start one
Clip coupons and give them at your local food pantry or homeless shelter
Pack and hand out food at a food bank
Organize a neighborhood group to plant, tend and harvest a vegetable garden
Donate the produce to a food bank
Sponsor a food drive at your school or parent’s workplace or business
Prepare a home-cooked meal for the residents of a nearby homeless shelter
Bake a batch of cookies and deliver them to a soup kitchen or homeless shelter
Raid your closet and attic to find toys and clothes to donate to a homeless shelter
Assist with sorting and organizing items donated to a homeless shelter
Food drive – set up collection bins in stores, banks, movie theaters, and schools
Start a program to help poor people build their own houses
Assist in a shelter day-care room, taking care of children while parents look for jobs
Help raise money for Reading Is Fundamental Open Book Program – Have a Read-a-Thon or Book Auction
Take homeless children on outings
Make first aid kits for homeless shelters
Contact a homeless shelter in your community and see if they already have a reading center and need help to keep the project going
Set up a Saturday Reading Hour where you visit a homeless shelter once a month, bringing books to share and leave behind
Collect items to deliver to homeless shelters (blankets, sheets, towels, toys, books, disposable diapers)
Become a Big Buddy for one or more of the children at the homeless shelter
Find out about low-cost housing in your area for the homeless people
Contact job training and placement centers in your community
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