COMMUNITY SERVICE OPPORTUNITIES
General Community Service Connections
United Way of Greater Atlanta-Youth United
- Go to https://www.unitedwayatlanta.org/youth-united-join-group/
- Youth United is a great source for high school student-centered volunteer opportunities. Led by a student board, YU offers unique and impactful service projects that improve the lives of children and families throughout Greater Atlanta.
SHOEBOX 2021 - Special United Way of Greater Atlanta Event
Thursday, March 11th – 5pm – 6pm
Thursday, March 25th – 5pm – 6pm
Two chances to tune in from home this March for one of United Way's hour-long virtual volunteer projects. Friends, families, groups and organizations of all ages are all welcomed! Volunteers supply their own hygiene items, shoeboxes and decoration materials – and we’ll create these care packages together virtually.
Boxes can be dropped at any of the locations found here!
VolunteerMatch
- Go to volunteermatch.org
- Enter your city or zip code and click the orange Find Opportunities button
- Use the grey filter area to create narrow down your choices to ones that fit your interests the best
- Opportunity Type
- Cause Area
- Skills
- More Filters - Very important to use this one to select the Kids and Teens Filters
- Select and Complete a volunteer activity
At-Home Community Service Projects
Reach Out the Old School Way
There’s something about a handwritten note that just feels more meaningful than a text or email. It’s personal and something that you can hang on to forever! Share appreciation for someone or send kind thoughts the old school way. Get out your pen and paper and start writing. Be a world changing wordsmith.
- Hand write a letter/note to a healthcare worker expressing thanks and support for their efforts right now
- 2 Hours of service per note; Up to 5 notes
- Please take a photo of your note and send to jackiec@c5georgia.org or text to 678-481-8484
- Hand write a note or make a card for elderly in nursing homes
- Go to https://lovefortheelderly.org/letters and follow their instructions
- 2 Hours of service per card; Up to 5 cards
- Please send photos of the cards to jackiec@c5georgia.org or text to 678-481-8484
- Hand write a note or make a card for military personnel
- Go to https://www.operationgratitude.com/express-your-thanks/write-letters-virtual/and follow their instructions
- 2 Hours of service per card; Up to 5 Cards
- Please send photos of the cards to jackiec@c5georgia.org or text to 678-481-8484
- Make cards for hospitalized kids
- Go to http://www.cardsforhospitalizedkids.com/make-general-cards.html and follow their instructions
- 2 Hours of service per Card; Up to 5 Cards
- Please send photos of the cards to earn the hours to info@c5georgia.org
- Make cards for Gotta Have Sole
- https://www.projectgivingkids.org/activities/custom-card-making/and follow their instructions
- 1 Hour of service per Card; Up to 5 Cards
- Please send photos of the cards to earn the hours to info@c5georgia.org
Support a Cause
Create change in something you are passionate about. Whether it’s a cause that has worldwide implications or something right in your own backyard, your voice matters. Speak up today!
- Write an email to your community's City Council or Mayor on a topic you are passionate about
- Include a solution alongside the problem
- 5 Hours of service for sending it to the government authority. Be sure to copy the submission to info@c5georgia.org
- Donate clothes or food
- local shelter or Salvation Army/GoodWill
- 2 Hours per Bag; Up to 4 Bags
- Please send photo of bags to earn hours to info@c5georgia.org
- Sign up for the Pebble Tossers volunteer program
- https://www.pebbletossers.org/volunteer/
- 5 hours of service
- Forward a copy of the welcome email you get from Pebble Tossers to info@c5georgia.org
- Complete a Pebble Tossers “How To Guide” activity(must be a PebbleTossers member)
- https://www.pebbletossers.org/serve-from-home/ then select the yellow “How To Guide” button
- 1 hour of service for every 5 items completed using the following guides:
- No-Sew Fleece Blanket
- No-Sew Dog Toy
- Kindness Card
- 3 hours of service for every 3 items completed using the following guides:
- Hygiene Kit
- Seedings Kit
- Send us a picture of your completed project to info@c5georgia.org
- Youth United Online Storytime
- http://uwma.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=514612 for instructions
- submit a short video of yourself reading your favorite childhood storybook and submit to Youth United for their instagram page
- 2 hours of service for each story read up to 5 submissions
- copy info@c5georgia.org in your submission
Create Your Own Plan
We all have things we care about and want to be of service to. Design your own community service project and make a difference in something you really care about. Send us pictures, a description of your service project, etc... to earn service credit hours.
