United we can make the greatest difference. Check out the list below of COVID-19 safe volunteer opportunities you can do.
**Note - please be sure to follow your state's COVID-19 safety guidelines. Where gloves and masks where appropriate and when creating a project you will be giving to another community member. Be sure to honor the 6 foot apart rule. If you are making an item you will be delivering, please contact the location prior to delivery to ensure they will accept it.
- Create masks for our workers on the front lines
- Rake your neighbor’s lawn
- Pick up groceries for your homebound family and friends
- Donate non-perishable food items to our local River Bend Foodbank
- Make hearts and display them on your windows. Join Heart Hunters on Facebook.
- Call, video chat or text your neighbors, friends and families
- Give blood – Check out Mississippi Valley Regional Blood Center for more information.
- Call your local (non-emergency line) police department, hospital, senior center, etc. and ask if you can send goodie boxes, treats, pizza or a meal to brighten their day.
- Happiness Jars: write simple notes of encouragement to senior citizens, place them in a mason jar and deliver them to local nursing homes.
- Rock It with Kindness – adults and kids, paint rocks with positive messages and leave them in parks, or public places where people can find them.
- Neighborhood Pick-up – going for a walk or a jog? Take a trash bag along and pick up trash as you go. Be sure to use gloves and follow safety measures.
- Kits – kits of materials designed for specific populations are easy to assemble at home. Create hygiene kits for individuals who are homeless or in transition, financial literacy kits for kids, first respondor, nurse appreciation, or first aid kits, backpacks for kids in foster care, and more.
- Encouragement Bookmarks - Make and donate bookmarks with words and designs that will encourage young readers.
