Successful Past Projects
- Volunteers cooked and served lunch to clients in a shelter—this connected to the organization’s mission of reducing food insecurity in the community
- Volunteers hosted a playground clean-up day (weeding, raking, planting, etc.)—this created a safer environment for children and families using the playground
- Volunteers planted a garden with clients to create “curb appeal” for a site—this created a place that people were proud to come to for needed services
- Volunteers painted cottages at a residential youth facility—this helped to increase pride in a place where youth are working to improve their lives
- Volunteers installed adaptive equipment at a facility—this created unrestricted usage of the facility for clients and staff
- Volunteers read stories with children at an early learning center—this helped children increase their literacy skills
- Volunteers cleared hiking trails and walking paths—this created a safe outdoor learning environment for youth groups
- Volunteers held an “exercise” party for clients and served healthy snacks—this increased life enjoyment and taught healthy eating skills to an at-risk population
- Volunteers taught clients how to use computers—this increased job skills and helped clients work towards increasing family assets
- Volunteers built, painted, and installed organization’s signage—this increased visibility making it easier for clients to access its services
- And many more!
If you have any further questions, please email United Way Day of Caring project manager Libby Richardson or call (860) 493-1109.
