1. Tutor a child.
2. Be a mentor.
3. Serve as a Big Brother or Big Sister.
4. Coach a team.
5. Volunteer your time in support of a local after-school program.
6. Share what you know – offer to do a one-time or ongoing course for local students in drama, cooking, Spanish — whatever you’re good at!
7. Babysit young ones at a local homeless shelter while parent’s look for work.
8. Collect and distribute school supplies for a school or shelter.
9. Be the Mystery Reader in a local classroom and delight children with the magic of stories.
10. Serve as a court appointed special advocate.
October 23rd is Make A Difference Day,
the largest, annual day of service.
Let’s make the biggest difference ever!
- Spread the Word
- Create a Project
- Find a Project
- Get Resources
- Share Your Story
Make A Difference for kids in your community.
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Jeff Parness, Founder and Chairman, The New York Says Thank You Foundation
This past weekend, Americans across the nation demonstrated the compassion, resilience, and unity that marked the way our citizens rallied together after September 11th nine years ago. For HandsOn Network, it was a day of extraordinary service, bringing people together, in unity, to help their communities. Here are just a few of the many highlights:
Vice President Joe Biden, his wife Dr. Jill Biden, and American Idol winner Jordin Sparks packed military care packages planned by 
In Olympia, Washington, hosted by the 
By Reverend Mark Farr, Faith-Based Initiatives Director, HandsOn Network
By, Meg Moloney, Senior Director, Programs, 
As my colleagues and I crossed the Williamsburg Bridge, we talked to each other and to total strangers, trying to make sense of events. It was a hot day. When we got to the Brooklyn side of the bridge, a small group of New Yorkers handed cups of water from the back of a pick-up truck to people trying to get home. This simple gesture brought relief to many and even tears to some. As I approached the impromptu aid station I remembered how 10 years before there had been serious racial tensions and violence not far from that spot. A lot had changed since 1991 and it was heartening to see residents from every part of the neighborhood working together to distribute water to the diverse and ragtag river of people walking by. Everyone seemed to feel a sense of togetherness about the experience. It made a world of difference to those of us with long walks still ahead and helped us put one foot in front of the other and keep going.
Thousands of people came to us to volunteer—saying over and over that they wanted to find a way to do something positive in response to the tragedy. Many thousands of New Yorkers offered to help, as did people from California and Texas, and even Australia and Brazil.
“Point Thank You”—a place just north of Ground Zero where volunteers let weary relief workers coming off their shifts know how grateful we were for their extraordinary efforts. In fact, it seemed everyone involved kept thanking each other—volunteers thanked first responders—first responders thanked volunteers. In the midst of unfathomable sadness, countless acts of generosity gave us strength.
