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AARP Tax-Aide Volunteer Opportunities
Date: OngoingVolunteer for the nation's largest free tax service and be appreciated more than you can imagine! Become a tax volunteer, greeter or work on communications or technology. Read More
Posted On: AARPAct Local, Think Global! Join the Oxfam Action Corps in San Francisco
Date: OngoingWhere: CASupport women farmers, fight global hunger, and build a better food system! Oxfam America, an international relief and development organization, invites you to join the Oxfam Action Corps, an exciting effort to cultivate grassroots leaders and political change. Oxfam Action Corps volunteers work closely with Oxfam ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVolunteer in school for poor immigrant kids in Hanoi, Vietnam
Date: OngoingWhere: CAUp to now, we have implemented an English teaching program for disadvantaged children from rural areas. In the hope of helping them improve their English, give them a chance to wish for a better life, we need English-speaking volunteers from all over the world, especially those who are native to come and help us ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodLet's help our community with their homes
Date: OngoingWhere: CAHML Investment group is a hard money lender and private investment group from California. We are giving an opportunity to everyone out there to start helping each other so we can get back on our feet again. Our investment group giving you an opportunity to connect with homeowners and real estate investors and save ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodAdministrative Support / Community Ambassador
Date: OngoingWhere: CAAdministrative Support and/or Community Ambassador - Ongoing Assist with various administrative tasks including internet research, filing and ongoing projects. Ideally this position would also act as the voice of CSCP answering callers questions and forwarding calls to the appropriate staff member. The time ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodRoad to Recovery - Volunteer Drivers
Date: OngoingWhere: CADrive cancer patients to treatment. For many cancer patients, getting to and from doctors' offices and treatment centers can be one of their toughest challenges. By volunteering just a few hours per month, you can help patients on their road to recovery. Training is done by phone conference. More information ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodHost an International Student!
Date: August 22, 2012 - June 22, 2013Where: CAHost families are America's most important and generous volunteers. Host families help to foster international understanding, one friendship at a time. Now more than ever, we need your help to ensure a peaceful future for our children. Aspect Foundation sponsors approximately 700 students each year, all of whom ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVolunteer Mentor to College Student
Date: OngoingWhere: CABecome a mentor to a deserving student! You'll share knowledge of the real world, advice, and guidance, and help build a young adult's self-esteem and development of the skills and strategies to navigate college and life successfully. The Bay Area Leadership Foundation is an academic enrichment and scholarship ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVolunteer host families
Date: OngoingWhere: CAinternational Experience-USA (iE) is a non-profit student exchange organization and U.S. Department of State designated J-1 Visa Sponsor. We are currently seeking loving families in your area to host high school foreign exchange students who will arrive in August to study in local high schools for the upcoming ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVolunteer as a Host Parent of an International High School Exchange Student
Date: OngoingWhere: CAPlant the seeds of lifelong learning and friendships with international youth exchange programs. Host a high school exchange student for a semester or academic school year with international Experience-USA (ie-usa.com). International Experience USA (iE-USA) is a non-profit educational exchange organization that ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVet-to-Vet Volunteer
Date: OngoingWhere: San Diego, CA, 92103Are you a veteran or active duty military? Please consider using your unique knowledge, experience, and willingness to serve in a new way. Participate with San Diego Hospice's VETERANS MATTER outreach initiative by becoming a Vet-to-Vet volunteer. The Vet-to-Vet program endeavors to honor and enhance the ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodMade with Memories Volunteer
Date: OngoingWhere: San Diego, CA, 92108Do you sew or quilt? San Diego Hospice is in need of volunteers to support its Made with Memories program. Use your sewing skills to create Hug-Me Bears or Legacy Mini-Quilts out of the clothing items of individuals that have passed away, providing grieving families with a treasured remembrance of their loved one. Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodRegional Director
Date: OngoingWhere: CATHE BORGEN PROJECT Position: Regional Director Location: Nationwide Salary: Unpaid Duration: Minimum of 6 months Hours: 4-6 hours per week DESCRIPTION: The Borgen Project believes that leaders of the most powerful nation on earth should be doing more to address global poverty. We're the innovative, ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodTutor or companion
Date: OngoingWhere: Albany, CA, 9470664 y.o. woman w/ brain anoxia needs tutors & companions. She lives in a board and care. We have a home program including P.T., O.T. and speech (cognition, memory, attn span). If you're interested in these areas of rehab, we can train you to use the materials. This woman loves singing and listening while you ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodBecome a Creative Writing Volunteer with 826LA
Date: OngoingWhere: Echo Park, CA, 90026826LA is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6 to 18 with their creative and expository writing skills, and to helping teachers inspire their students to write. Our services are structured around our understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodMeals on Wheels
Date: OngoingWhere: Santa Rosa, CA, 95404Each of us have parents, grandparents, uncles, aunts or neighbors who are aging and require some assistance. The Council on Aging is looking for individuals M-F to assist in main kitchen preparing meals and/or delivering meals to home bound seniors throughout Sonoma County. Help us feed the silent population living ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodOrganic Gardening Assistant
Date: OngoingWhere: Los Angeles, CA, 90042WTI, Inc., a non-profit, community-service, educational organization, has its headquarters located on approx. 2 acres of forest-like grounds at 5835 Burwood Avenue in Los Angeles. WTI teaches organic gardening classes, and needs volunteers to assist with the maintenance of the gardens, orchards, compost areas, and ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVolunteer to Design a Tote Bag for Charity!
Date: OngoingWhere: Los Angeles, CA, 90039Hidden Darlings' e-boutique, Cause Boutique, sells tote bags that benefit charities. If you're a professional or hobbyist graphic designer, help us create unique designs inspired by one of our four causes -- childhood hunger, human trafficking, youth education, and clean water access. If you don't have design ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodHealthcare Professionals, Pilots, Translators and General Volunteers
Date: OngoingWhere: CAAre you a health care professional, Nutritionist, General Volunteer or Pilot? Then Los Medicos Voladores needs you! Every month, we fly groups of volunteers into small, remote Mexican villages and perform education and health care services. Our Thursday through Sunday missions serve Sonora and the Baja ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodEpiscopal Charities Action Network
Date: OngoingWhere: San Francisco, CA, 94108Episcopal Charities (EC) has created Action Networks in each of six different regions including Alameda, S. Alameda, Contra Costa, Marin, Peninsula and San Francisco. These Networks address the root causes of poverty through a focus on health-care, education, and environment. An Action Network is a group of ... Read More
Posted On: Create The GoodVolunteer Adult Basic Education Teacher
Date: OngoingWhere: Los Angeles, CA, 90073Calling all teachers! Our non-profit agency is looking for a Volunteer Math Teacher. New Directions offers a wide array of services to our nation's veterans. These include substance abuse treatment, counseling, remedial education, job training and placement, as well as parenting and money management classes. ... Read More
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SF Food Bank food sorters and packers
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Ongoing
Where:
900 Pennsylvania Ave, San Francisco, CA, 94107
Come see what's in season - from peaches to beans and rice - and get it out the door! Help us sort, package and distribute these nutritious foods for our community. Projects typically involve assembling grocery boxes, gleaning fresh produce, repacking bulk food items and stocking our pantry shelves. Socialize ... Read More
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Be A San Francisco Champion for Recess!
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
650 5th St., San Francisco, CA, 94107
Playworks is a national nonprofit that provides safe, healthy and inclusive playtime at low-income schools in order to create a positive environment for teaching and learning. DESCRIPTION: Volunteers work with our highly trained Program Coordinators (PCs) aka "Coaches", who are on the playground full-time, to ... Read More
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Volunteers for Take the Field Youth Sports Event
Date:
April 27, 2013 12:00pm - 6:00pm
Where:
24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA, 94107
On Saturday, April 27th at AT&T Park, home to the San Francisco Giants World Champions, coaching greats and professional athletes will Take the Field. Legendary coaches and athletes will coach kids, adults and amateur athletes in sports like football, baseball, track & field, beach volleyball and more in honor of ... Read More
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Trainees and Mentors needed to run an online bookstore and build disability community
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
1550 Bryant Street, Suite 800, San Francisco, CA, 94103
We have 13 people with disabilities (ToolWorks and Hope Services) and 4 mentors building the online bookstore on Mondays and Fridays. The tasks generally are: pack books for shipment or enter books onto our online bookstore using the isbn number or title. The program began in early May 2009 and there are ... Read More
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Drivers for Low Income Women with Cancer
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
2601 Mission Street, San Francisco, CA, 94110
Volunteer Drivers needed to help provide free complementary alternative treatments to Low Income Women who have Cancer at the Charlotte Maxwell Complementary Clinic at both the San Francisco (Mission Street) & Downtown Oakland locations! We are seeking drivers to bring clients to and from their appointments. ... Read More
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volunteer: various skills welcomed
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
1001 Potrero Ave., San Francisco, CA, 94110
Share your skills with a thriving and growing volunteer doula program! The San Francisco General Volunteer Doula Program is looking for volunteers with skills in the following areas: fundraising, grant writing, writing in general (we have a newsletter, blog and could use help with writing & editing donation ... Read More
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Youth Development School Special Assistant
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
870 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
The All Stars Project (ASP) is a nationally-recognized, independently funded organization bringing an innovative model of development to inner-city youth. The ASP seeks to empower and engage young people through a unique, performance-based model. This year, the All Stars Project of the San Francisco Bay Area ... Read More
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Special Events Assistant
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
870 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
The All Stars Project, headquartered in New York City, is on the cutting edge of the nonprofit sector. Independent of government funding, the ASP has created a national partnership with tens of thousands of donors and volunteers who have created, supported and participated in our award-winning programs. The All ... Read More
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Nonprofit Management Assistant San Francisco
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
870 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
The All Stars Project, headquartered in New York City, is on the cutting edge of the nonprofit sector. Independent of government funding, the ASP has created a national partnership with tens of thousands of donors and volunteers who have created, supported and participated in our award-winning programs. The All ... Read More
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Inner City Youth Community Outreach
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
870 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Work side by side with young people and All Stars Project adult volunteers. Offer youth in neighborhoods throughout San Francisco an opportunity to perform in our talent show, which is held in San Francisco and surrounding areas. The day includes: Training overview and role playing led by youth and adult ... Read More
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Assistant to the Volunteer Manager
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
870 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, 94102
Volunteers are the driving force in all of the various programs of the All Stars. Our volunteers are passionate men and women whose tireless work and contributions have helped us to grow into our role as the new model for inner- city youth development. Currently, there is a need for volunteer coordinators to ... Read More
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On-Call Receptionist Needed for Senior Center Non-Profit
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
333 Turk St, San Francisco, CA, 94102
On-call receptionist needed for Non-profit Senior Center. Volunteer duties include, greeting people, answering the phone and calling staff when people arrive. Skills necessesary include ability to multitask and patience with clients. Operating hours are between 7:45am-4:45pm, Monday-Friday. Receptionist would need ... Read More
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Want to volunteer more intensely?
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
U.S. Crisis Care, San Francisco, CA, 94114
What if 23 of your neighbors died suddenly & unexpectedly? Actually, during the average week in San Francisco, about 23 people die out in the community from heart attacks, suicides, accidents, and other sudden causes. Crisis care volunteers offer survivors the on-scene practical and emotional support that fire and ... Read More
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Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Development Assistant
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
221 Main St., Ste. 1650, San Francisco, CA, 94105
The Greater San Francisco Bay Area Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society is looking to partner with individuals who have previous experience in non-profit donor development, and who want to continue utilizing their expertise to actively engage donors and top fundraisers, foster greater organizational loyalty ... Read More
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Provide Handyman Services to Disabled and Elderly San Franciscans
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
Pier 28, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105
Position: Assist elderly San Franciscans with safety improvements Do you enjoy home improvement? Are you interested in serving needy citizens of San Francisco? Come work with Rebuilding Together San Francisco in our Home Safety and Independence Program. This program helps low-income senior citizens age safely ... Read More
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Rebuilding Together San Francisco
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
Pier 28, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, 94105
Change A Neighborhood, Change A Life! Rebuilding Together San Francisco is seeking new board members! We are a 22-year old organization working to repair homes and community facilities and revitalize neighborhoods in San Francisco. We are especially seeking construction professionals, public relations, and ... Read More
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Manager of Membership and Special Events
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
55 Second Street, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA, 94105
POSITION OVERVIEW: The Manager for Membership and Special Events is directly responsible for all aspects of membership, including cultivation and solicitation of members and individual donors, special events, and prospect research. The person in this position has a unique opportunity to work with a premier ... Read More
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Marketing and PR Strategist Volunteer Team Lead
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
285 Main Street, San Francisco, CA, 94105
Do Good Lab is looking for an experienced Marketing and PR Strategist to join our leadership team. We have successfully branded ourselves and built a community of goodwill and now we are looking to expand our reach and increase our event attendance. Do Good Lab's mission is to promote and empower existing, ... Read More
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Resource Desk Volunteer
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
Various Locations, San Francisco, CA, 94105
One Degree is currently seeking passionate, motivated, and tenacious volunteers to operate our in-school Resource Desks. The Resource Desk Volunteers provide essential support in helping families navigate community resources. Resource Desk Volunteers will help connect families to a variety of existing community ... Read More
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Looking for a meaningful way to get involved in SF politics?
Date:
Ongoing
Where:
250 Sutter Street #650, San Francisco, CA, 94108
Volunteer with Reset San Francisco & Phil Ting's Campaign for Mayor today! Would you like to join the team? There are a number of ways you can have fun and get involved with Reset San Francisco and Phil Ting's campaign for Mayor. Do you like photography, video production, political and grassroots organizing, ... Read More
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Operation Emergency Prepare
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Organize a Food Drive
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Build A Caring Community Network
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Care for a Caregiver
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Take a Loved One to the Doctor
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Mind Your Screens and Cues
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Ongoing
Help Someone Stay Cool During Extreme Heat
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Help Military Families
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Ongoing
Start ― or Join ― A Community Garden!
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Ongoing
Help Someone Get the Food They Need - It’s a SNAP!
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Ongoing
How to Spot a “Free Lunch” Scam
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Ongoing
Operation Hurricane Prepare
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How to Hold a School Supply Drive
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Doughnut Hole Tool Kit
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Ongoing
Help a Child Learn Financial Literacy
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How to Hold a Used Book Sale
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The Nuts & Bolts for Project Organizers
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Ongoing
Help Others Outsmart Investment Fraud
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Help Spot Medicare Fraud
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Operation Energy Save
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Ongoing
MicroMentor puts your skills and experience to work, and gives you the opportunity to engage in a meaningful one-on-one relationship with an entrepreneur. Whether you want to volunteer locally or virtually, sharing your expertise will help produce measurable results for small businesses. Our online service makes ... Read More
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Help someone you know get Medicare Part D Extra Help
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Ongoing
Use this new brochure to help someone you know who may be eligilble for help with the high cost of prescription drugs. It's always open season for the Part D subsidy, and eligible people could use the help now more than ever. The Social Security Administration has a new brochure (in English and in Spanish) that ... Read More
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Share your talents and interests by phone with seniors:Teleconference program facilitators
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Ongoing
Beyond the Front Porch provides free adult education and social programs over the telephone for seniors who have difficulty getting to community programs on the North Shore of Boston. We are seeking volunteers to facilitate half hour programs from anywhere in the country, on a topic in which you are especially ... Read More
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Help others prepare for emergencies or disasters
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Ongoing
Operation Emergency Prepare helps you help the people you care about to prepare for any emergencies or disasters that might demand evacuation or confinement to the home. By taking the outlined steps, you'll help the people you care about to be prepared with basic information and tools that can help them endure a ... Read More
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Operation Emergency Prepare helps you help the people you care about to prepare for any emergencies or disasters that might demand evacuation or confinement to the home. By taking the outlined steps, you'll help the people you care about to be prepared with basic information and tools that can help them endure a ... Read More
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Help others prepare for a hurricane or other disasters
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Ongoing
Operation Hurricane Prepare helps you help the people you care about to prepare for a hurricane or other disasters that might demand evacuation or confinement to the home. By taking the outlined steps, you'll help the people you care about to be prepared with basic information and tools that can help them endure a ... Read More
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Operation Hurricane Prepare helps you help the people you care about to prepare for a hurricane or other disasters that might demand evacuation or confinement to the home. By taking the outlined steps, you'll help the people you care about to be prepared with basic information and tools that can help them endure a ... Read More
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Operation Quiet Comfort
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Ongoing
We are a grass-roots group of supporters of the troops. We work together via a yahoogroup to fundraise, craft, motivate, encourage and support the troops, both domestic and abroad. We are based in Michigan, but have members in most every state and a few other countries as well. Come check us out, get involved and ... Read More
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Cool Ties for the Troops!
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Ongoing
Come on board and help us as we sew cool ties as a gift of comfort to the troops overseas who are working in some very HOT conditions. They are a very basic sewing project and can be made with lots of helpers. We have a large goal to achieve this year and each cool tie we make will go directly to a soldier who ... Read More
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Elder Wisdom Circle
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Ongoing
About 3 years ago, while watching a TV news program I learned about a nonprofit organization called Elder Wisdom Circle. After hearing what they were attempting to do, I realized that this was just the volunteer opportunity I was looking for. I'm a 63 year old woman who has lived through and survived many of ... Read More
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Join AARP Washington's Community Impact Teams
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Ongoing
AARP Impact Team Members Will: Help build relationships with state and federal legislators at the local level. Share the views, concerns and experiences of AARP members from the district with legislators. Understand and communicate AARP's position during the national health care reform debate, on federal ... Read More
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The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab have created a document title "The Calm Before the Storm: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning, Caregiving, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia." The 44-page .PDF booklet is aimed at helping caregivers better plan for natural disasters by talking to and planning with family, ... Read More
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Get trained for disaster assistance
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Ongoing
The United States' Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provides disaster assistance to individuals and families. They suggest that if you want to assistance with disaster work, volunteer with an organization and be trained before the next event. By getting trained now, you will be in a much better position ... Read More
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security and other state and local government agencies are working hard to protect and prepare our nation for emergencies. The ready.gov website has information on how you can reach your state or local government to see how you can prepare for events that happen in your area. Simply ... Read More
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The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) believes that the possibility of public health emergencies arising in the United States concerns many people in the wake of recent hurricanes, tsunamis, acts of terrorism, and the threat of pandemic influenza. They also state that although some people feel ... Read More
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The Kindness Revolution Scholarship
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Ongoing
Amanda Edwards was a beautiful 17 year old that lost her life tragically. We are now striving to complete her dream of becoming a teacher and traveling to Africa as a volunteer to help fill their teacher shortage. We are doing this by creating a scholarship fund to bring a young student from Africa to Maine to ... Read More
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Use Create The Good tool kits to help a neighbor
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Ongoing
Super-busy and still looking for a way to help others? Try one of our easy online tool kits. Each has ideas on how you can reach out to a neighbor or friend on your own time. The tool kits also provide ways for you to invite your social groups to Create The Good in your community. Try one of the tool kits with your ... Read More
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Start a walking team
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Ongoing
This summer, as President Obama and Congress work together to enact health reform that: reduces health care costs for families, businesses, and government; guarantees choice of doctors, hospitals, and insurance plans; and assures quality affordable health care for all Americans, we hope that you will participate by ... Read More
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Dictionaries for our third graders
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Ongoing
The Dictionary Project is dedicated to providing a free dictionary to all 4,000,000 third graders in the United States, this year and every year. From our start in the early '90s in one school in Charleston SC, we have provided over 10 million dictionaries to our nation's kids - over 2 million in 2008 alone. We ... Read More
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Online Mentoring
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Ongoing
Everyone has the opportunity to be an online mentor and to have vonlunteer online mentors to help you achieve your goals. Read More
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Drive green
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Ongoing
Check out the Smartway Transport program for car buying and driving tips you can send to friends. Read More
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Clean a river
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Ongoing
Rivers provide more than 65% of the nation's drinking water, but trash and pollution can degrade a river's safety and its beauty. An easy way to connect with nature and help your community is by organizing a local river or stream cleanup. Forward a link to AARP's "Organizing a River Cleanup" toolkit to your ... Read More
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Use the Doughnut Hole calculator
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Ongoing
AARP's Doughnut Hole Tool Kit is designed so individuals, organizations, and community groups can help a friend or family member find out whether they are at risk of falling into the coverage gap where people have to pay all of the costs of their prescription drugs. Use the Medicare Doughnut Hole calculator to help ... Read More
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Post a fraud protection tip sheet
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Ongoing
Post the Protecting Your Personal Information From Fraud tip sheet on a community bulletin board. Read More
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Share a Hurricane Supply checklist
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Ongoing
Get your neighbors ready for a big storm. Hand out this Basic Hurricane Supply Checklist. Read More
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Create matching donation programs
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Ongoing
Many businesses have programs to match employees' charitable donations. Contact your Human Resources Department to learn if your company has a matching program in place. Matching gifts are a great way to often double, or sometimes triple, your generous gift.
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Share good energy
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Tell friends who are appliance shopping that they can check for energy efficient models at the Department of Energy's Energy Star website. Read More
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Organize a used book sale
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Ongoing
Arranging a community used book sale is a great opportunity to help others in your community. When you sell donated books, the proceeds can provide funding for local community programs. Book sales are also a wonderful opportunity to help others in need through the world of literature, while meeting folks in your ... Read More
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Help feed hungry families
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Ongoing
Family-to-Family is a community-based organization that links families with more to families with much less. Each month, the sponsor family prepares a box of non-perishable foods for shipment to "their" needy family in another part of the country. Read More
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Support a senior in need
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Ongoing
AARP Foundation programs and legal advocacy efforts address issues that affect people age 50 and over on a daily basis, as well as emerging trends that will affect people more and more as they age. In addition to direct service and programs, the Foundation also offers numerous volunteer and charitable giving ... Read More
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Donate used cell phones
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Ongoing
Cell Phones for Soldiers turns old cell phones into prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas. When you donate your old phone, it goes to ReCellular, which then pays Cell Phones for Soldiers. For each phone donated, Cell Phones for Soldiers can provide an hour of talk time to soldiers. Read More
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Turn trash into treasure
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Ongoing
Ask neighbors to clean out and offer their unwanted items on Freecycle (www.freecycle.org) or Craigslist (www.craigslist.org/about/sites). Read More
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The Hartford and the MIT AgeLab have created a document title "The Calm Before the Storm: Family Conversations about Disaster Planning, Caregiving, Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia." The 44-page .PDF booklet is aimed at helping caregivers better plan for natural disasters by talking to and planning with family, ... Read More
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Distribute financial tip sheets
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AARP's Money Matters Tip Sheets cover the full range of Money Matters that are on your mind. They have answers about creating a budget, cutting costs, and the basics of 401(k) plans. They provide information on investment scams and college savings plans, and more. Each Tip Sheet has a specific "to-do" list to set ... Read More
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Donate used eyeglasses
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When you donate used prescription eyeglasses, you will help someone in the world see again. Collect eyeglasses for Lions Club or Onesight.org Please visit: http://www.onesight.org/ or http://donateglasses.net/search.html Read More
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Share a financial tip sheet
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Fight fraud by sharing the Spot and Stop Investment Fraud tip sheet with friends. Read More
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Provide heart healthy tips
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Inspire a friend to get heart healthy with these tips and information: http://www.aarp.org/health/conditions-treatments/info-01-2010/never_heart_attack.2.html http://www.aarp.org/food/diet-nutrition/info-03-2011/eat-for-a-healthy-heart.html Read More
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Improve walkability in your neighborhood
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AARP's Sidewalks and Streets Survey is designed so communities can make walking safer by teaching small groups to take simple walkability surveys and to take recommended actions for community improvements. Encourage your neighbors to help you conduct a Sidewalk and Street Survey by posting the survey on your ... Read More
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Share frequent flier miles
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Share your unused frequent flier miles with the Make-A-Wish Foundation -- to help fulfill the travel wishes of a child with a life-threatening medical condition, or Hero Miles -- to assist service members and their families. Please visit: http://www.fisherhouse.org/programs/heroMiles or ... Read More
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Consider offering tax preparation assistance
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Find out if you can be a volunteer for the AARP Tax-Aide program, administered by the AARP Foundation. Read More
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