C O M M U N I T Y D E V E L O P M E N T
A N D B E A U T I F I C A T I O N
The earth is our mother. We need to
care for her as she does for us.
- Clean up litter at your school.
- Remove litter from waterways, parks, and roadsides.
- Erase graffiti .
- Plant flowers, trees or other
vegetation around your
neighborhood.
- Be part of a paint-a-thon to help someone who
can't afford
or who isn't physically able to paint their home.
- Collect old furniture to be distributed to
the needy.
- Help to design and paint a mural.
For more info contact:
America the Beautiful Fund
219 Shoreham Building
Washington, DC 20005
(202)638-1649
National Arbor Day Foundation
100 Arbor Avenue
Nebraska City, NE 68410
(402)474-5655
Contact Habitat for Humanity
121 Habitat Street Americas,
GA 31709-3408
(912) 924-6935
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A N I M A L
S
An often forgotten group of
community members, there are
animals out there that can use
your help, here's how:
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F R I E N D S H I P
We are all in this life together,
give yourself to someone else and
the help and love will come back
to you.
- Make a new kid survival kit
that includes school maps,
info., calendars, handbooks,
sports, clubs, treats, etc...
- Join an Outreach club.
- Adopt a grand friend at a
local retirement center.
- Help out an elderly
neighbor - do the grocery
shopping or the gardening.
- Be a big brother or a big sister.
For more info write:
Kids Meeting Kids
380 Riverside Drive
New York, NY 10025
(212)662-2327
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H E A L T H
Take care of yourself and those
you care about. Good
health is contagious.
- Work with the local health
department to ensure that
children are immunized against
childhood diseases
- Learn about eating disorders;
get help for friends you
think might be in danger
- Volunteer at the Red Cross.
For more info write:
National Self-Help Clearinghouse
25 West 43rd Street, Room 620
New York, NY 10036
(212)354-8525 or (212)642-2944
Public Health Service
Public Affairs
Hubert H. Humphrey Building
200 Independence Avenue, SW
Room 701-H
Washington, DC 20201
(202)690-6867
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T H E H O M E L E S S
A N D H U N G E R
Taking care of the less fortunate is
one of the most beautiful things a
human being can do. It's time we
started taking care of each other
and rebuilding our communities.
- Make and donate an " I care kit!"
include things like toothbrushes,
combs, soap, tissues, lotion,
deodorant, etc. - wrap
them in washcloths and plastic
bags.
- Help to collect items in a drive like
blankets, socks, books, and
toys.
- Volunteer to serve food at a
local shelter.
- Volunteer to do repairs or
painting at a local shelter.
- Tutor children in reading or
be a big buddy at your local
shelter.
- Hold a food drive.
- Collect coupons and give
them to a local food bank.
- Volunteer to help at a food
bank.
- Grow a food garden in your
school, with permission of
course - distribute your
"harvest" to those in need.
- Plant a garden at a homeless
shelter and help care for it .
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L I T E R A C Y
The ability to read is a gift that
opens the whole world up for
exploration. Help someone else to
explore the wonders.
- Become a tutor.
- Hold a used book sale, give
the money raised to a literacy
group.
- Collect used books and
donate them to a nursing
home, children's hospital,
or shelter.
- Read aloud to a visually
impaired person.
- Volunteer to help tutor
someone who needs help
learning English.
For more information write to:
Council for Basic Education
1319 F Street, Suite 900
Washington, DC 20004
(202)347-4171
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P O L I T I C S A N D
T H E G O V E R N M E N T
Don't think that just because you
are young that the decisions made by
the government don't affect
you. The policies being made
today are the ones that will
change the future, your future.
- Work for Voter Registration.
- Contact your local League of
Women Voters, ask what
you can do to help .
- Work at a polling booth
during the elections.
- Do a door-to-door registration.
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