The holiday season is a great time to celebrate longstanding traditions and to create some new ones, like volunteering. Make volunteering one of your new family traditions. Giving your time, talent, and treasure during the month of December can add holiday cheer to your family and benefit your community. I’ve put together a list of nine local charities that could really use your help this season. Click on the links for more information about each agency.
Maybe your children would like to use their allowance to purchase items for a child or family in need. The first three organizations would fit the bill:
1. Old Newsboys provides Christmas boxes to needy children across Genesee County. Each box contains clothing, hygiene products, and an age appropriate toy.
2. Motherly Intercession gives Christmas gifts to the children of incarcerated parents. These gifts include dolls, trains, and bikes.
3. Shelter of Flint houses homeless families throughout the year. Many of these families need baby items like diapers, wipes, etc. as well as blankets and linens.
Looking for a service project for your family. Here are two agencies that would welcome your assistance:
4. Catholic Charities –The Soup Kitchens can use a helping hand to serve food to the less fortunate in our community who rely on the Soup Kitchens for their meals.
5. Whaley’s Children Center provides homes for abused and neglected children. Each year, Whaley looks for holiday help to wrap gifts for the children.
Interested in beginning a long-term volunteer relationship. The next two agencies are looking for you:
6. Big Brothers Big Sisters matches children in need with a caring adult to help guide them through childhood and adolescence.
7. Ele’s Place provides grief support to children who have lost a loved one.
The Flint Water Crisis remains ongoing. Here are two organizations that are meeting the needs of local residents:
8 & 9. Contact the American Red Cross or Convoy of Hope to make donations. The funds are used to purchase water filters and bottled water.
Where do YOU volunteer within the community? Please add to my list!
There’s also the Franklin Avenue Mission! 🙂
Wonderful list, Shannon! Thank you!
We love Carriage Town Minisitries in Flint! This is a great list Shannon 🙂 and these places need love year round!
Our homeschool groups, volunteer at the Foodbank of Eastern Michigan. Great opportunities for kids!