Opportunity Details
Learn how a CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocate) of the Coastal Bend helps children in foster care (from Nueces and Aransas counties) build their future while being their voice to advocate for their best interests and help find them their forever home. During this time it is crucial to have a strong voice and caring heart for all youth in foster care who are feeling the effects of not only their personal crisis but now also the public health crisis.Join us on Zoom for a brief, non-committal 45 minute information session to hear about the roles and requirements of a CASA volunteer. These sessions explain the role of an advocate and the next steps in the application process.
Registration Link:
https://bit.ly/2JAld0E
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| Virtual CASA Information Session | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Welcome to Women United’s Community-Wide Baby Shower Drive!Now, more than ever, there is a need for baby supplies for moms in need across the Capital Region. On May 18th, during our now virtual 5.18 Day Community Celebration, we are collecting donations virtually and filling a CDTA bus with Baby Shower items. These items will be distributed to local agencies including Mechanicville Area Community Services Center, Unity House, Trinity Alliance, Schoharie County Community Action Program, Schenectady Community Action Program, Mom Starts Here and Baby Institute. We are working diligently with CDTA to provide a convenient and safe way for you to drop off donated items and are also happy to arrange pick up if that method is preferred. Our goal is to fill the bus with our community’s generosity!
Please help us make this [Virtual] Community Baby Shower the best yet by supporting our young families with diapers and other important baby essentials. A list of all accepted items can be found at the bottom of this message.
Ways to virtually support:
• Shop our Amazon Wishlist. Donated items will be shipped directly to the United Way office. Don’t forget to shop through Amazon Smiles and support United Way of the Greater Capital Region with your purchase!
• Donate: click the Make An Impactful Gift button above - All funds raised will be restricted to items listed below.
• Sponsor the shower: call Roz at 518.795.7788 for sponsorship opportunities!
We are so grateful for the support of our Women United members, and though this year may not look like any other, we know we can still make an incredible impact!
Please share with your family, your neighbors, your colleagues, and anyone in your network that you think would love to help!
Join the movement! Post on social media using #518Day & #518WomenUnited and tag United Way of the Greater Capital Region on Facebook (@UnitedWayGCR), Instagram (@UnitedWay_GCR), Twitter (@UnitedWay_GCR) and LinkedIn
Women United is a group of energetic, passionate and philanthropic women empowered by United Way of the Greater Capital Region to make a true impact in our community. We mobilize change by investing in, advocating for, and creating programs that positively impact women and children.
Email Roz@Unitedwaygcr.org with any questions and thank you for your support!
Accepted items include (please, only new items will be accepted):
• onesies (all sizes)
• wipes
• formula
• diapers (all sizes)
• bottles
• pacifiers
• bibs
• sippy cups
• pull ups
• one-piece outfits (all sizes)
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Want to brighten a child’s day? Write a letter of encouragement to a Pinky Swear All-Star! We’ll put it in our “Orange Envelope” and send it along with a small financial gift and a resource guide for parents. It’s the first introduction to the Pinky Swear Foundation that a family facing childhood cancer receives, and the note of encouragement written by a Pinky Swear volunteer is the best part!WHEN WRITING NOTES TO CHILDREN WITH CANCER:
Phrases to Consider: You are ...
• Brave
• Strong
• Amazing/Awesome
• A Hero
• Super
• Wonderful
• A Star
• An Inspiration
• Loved
Phrases to Avoid:
• You got this.
• Keep fighting.
• Don’t give up.
• I know how you feel.
• It will be okay.
• Get well.
• Feel better.
• Be brave.
• Be strong.
• Be courageous.
• Religious statements (e.g. Praying for you)
Suggested supplies: Construction paper, Washable markers, Colored pencils, Tape
Letters can be mailed to:
Pinky Swear Foundation
5555 West 78th Street
Suite E
Edina, MN 55439
Opportunity Details
The Colorado Hospital Chef's Challenge is a unique culinary competition to benefit the children of parents who have been diagnosed with cancer. All proceeds of the event will be used to spread CLIMB® - Children's Lives Include Moments of Bravery to more hospitals so that children who have a parent with cancer can get the tools and emotional support they need to cope with having a parent with cancer. This year's event is scheduled to take place on August 7, 2020.Planning meetings are once a month until June, then meetings are every two weeks. Most meetings are virtual. The committee is responsible for volunteering and supervising other volunteers the night of the event. Please call (303) 322-1202 to voluunteer.
Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Committee | 4 | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
A free program offered on Mondays and Wednesdays, throughout the school year, to students grades 1st-8th. This initiative offers both homework assistance and young entrepreneur programs designed to provide a platform and guidance on business ideas the youth seek to establish.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Join us to sew bright colorful pillowcases for sick children in local hospitals. Our mission is to HELP SICK CHILDREN FEEL BETTER TO HEAL BETTER. We need your help. No experience is necessary and there is plenty to do -- cut material, sew pillowcases, iron and package pillowcases. We will teach you to do any or all of these jobs! These pillowcases will bring smiles and happiness to these sick children fighting serious or life threatening illnesses. We need your help.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Join us to sew bright colorful pillowcases for sick children in local hospitals. Our mission is to HELP SICK CHILDREN FEEL BETTER TO HEAL BETTER. We need your help. No experience is necessary and there is plenty to do -- cut material, sew pillowcases, iron and package pillowcases. We will teach you to do any or all of these jobs! These pillowcases will bring smiles and happiness to these sick children fighting serious or life threatening illnesses. We need your help.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
Join us to sew bright colorful pillowcases for sick children in local hospitals. Our mission is to HELP SICK CHILDREN FEEL BETTER TO HEAL BETTER. We need your help. No experience is necessary and there is plenty to do -- cut material, sew pillowcases, iron and package pillowcases. We will teach you to do any or all of these jobs! These pillowcases will bring smiles and happiness to these sick children fighting serious or life threatening illnesses. We need your help.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
| General | no limit | n/a | n/a |
Opportunity Details
The Som Foundation is hosting an eggstra special egg hunt for eggstra special children in our community on Saturday, April 4th from 11am-1pm. The event is by invitation only and is for the children living at Safe Harbour or Community CARES as well as identified at-risk children of families seeking services from Central PA Family Support Services, Children and Youth Services and other Carlisle area non-profit agencies.Available Shifts
| Shift Name | Signup Max | Start | End |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egg Hunt Volunteers | 10 | n/a | n/a |
