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Join our MV Police Department for this fun activity. Decorate Compassion Cards and write a note that will go in the hygiene kits so that unhoused recipients will know someone cares about them. This is the perfect activity for everyone in the family,...

Sort and pack books for the African Library Project community library.  Books have been donated in the Compassion Week book drive. LOCATION: 748 Mercy St, Mountain View, CA 94041

  Join Singer-Song Writer Ed Ibarra, Chaplain Barbara Zahner, and NAMI Mental Health Educator Cindy McCalmont for an interactive workshop on nurturing your own mental health and that of others, especially when life gets hard.   ...

Assist individuals who have recently found shelter but are still experiencing furniture poverty by assembling and repairing furniture that will be used to benefit individuals across Santa Clara County.

Cards of Affirmation & Care Kits for Homeless Youth This will be done in person this year. Students will learn more about youth homelessness and what you can do to help.  Youth homelessness has reached epidemic proportions and the problem is not goi...

Grateful Garment Project moved into their current office space at the beginning of the pandemic. Volunteers will paint the office to provide a much needed sprucing up of the space. 

Pack your lunches and be prepared to get your hands (and possibly your clothes) dirty!    Join the Silicon Valley Bicycle Exchange in making bicycle transportation more accessible to low-income families. For this project, you will learn how to repa...

Assemble activity kits for older adults in care facilities who could use some encouragement! Pack a bag with some fun activities and a note or drawing from you to brighten their day.  LOCATION: The Youth Room at Los Altos UMC, 655 Magdalena Ave, Lo...

Join this Community Forum to learn how to have conversations across differences. Many, if not most of us, fear both conflict and emotions. Why? Because more often than not, we do not understand them. We have not learned their language. Michael draw...

  Join us for an engaging forum on the environmental, health, and social justice issues associated with our ever increasing use of plastic—particularly single-use plastic. Thursday, October 14, 2021, 7:00pm – 8:30pm via Zoom https://us02web.zoo...

We need 1-2 people to shop for supplies for the Meal Care Kits that will be packed for families facing critical illness. The kit packing happens on Oct 15th, so we need you to purchase supplies in advance and deliver them to There With Care on Oct 15...

If you are like most Americans, you have a nice home, two cars, and a closet full of shoes. However, there are children who begin their day with barely enough to wear, no clean water, and NO SHOES. For lack of adequate footwear, thousands of children...

About the Project:  Sunnyvale Community Services needs your help in prepping grocery bags. These grocery bags are essential to their everyday operations. Although this may not be as glamourous as other projects listed on Compassion Week, the result ...

When a family is facing critical illness, it is often difficult for parents to take their sick child into a grocery store. Also, many patients have a compromised immune system due to treatments and parents struggle with trying to shop and also keep t...

Assist individuals who have recently found shelter but are still experiencing furniture poverty by assembling and repairing furniture that will be used to benefit individuals across Santa Clara County.

  At each school we hear the same vision-- helping a child LEARN TO READ in their kindergarten through third grade years empowers them to READ TO LEARN for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, they fall behind and can't catch up. As a listening part...

  At each school we hear the same vision-- helping a child LEARN TO READ in their kindergarten through third grade years empowers them to READ TO LEARN for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, they fall behind and can't catch up. As a listening part...

  BLOOD DRIVE   Thursday, October 14, 2021 11:00 AM - 3:45 PM St. William Church Hall 611 S. El Monte, Los Altos 94022   To complete registration Click Here to Schedule an Appointment Time   All donors must bring and wear a mask.  All don...

Make a difference for seniors in our community! Join a webinar to learn more about senior isolation and how the cards you create will make a difference in their lives. Write and decorate cards for seniors living in local retirement homes. Cards w...

Cards of Affirmation Create personalized encouragement cards which will be included in Bundles of Love kits assembled in a separate Compassion Week project.  The messages you write to these young people let them know that they matter; they are se...

Not only do the families do some physical work such as pulling weeks or mulching, they also learn about How to make a difference, no matter how small, in helping with food stability because a percentage of our crops go to disadvantaged families in M...

Assist individuals who have recently found shelter but are still experiencing furniture poverty by assembling and repairing furniture that will be used to benefit individuals across Santa Clara County.

  Decorate lunch bags with colorful designs and messages to spread cheer to Hope's Corner clients. Location: Los Altos UMC, 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos

  Decorate lunch bags with colorful designs and messages to spread cheer to Hope's Corner clients. Location: Los Altos UMC, 655 Magdalena Ave, Los Altos

Spend  a Sunday morning helping with trail maintenance and enjoying the  lovely setting at Hidden Villa. Like our founder, Josephine Duveneck, said, “Becoming aware of the relationship with all living things to other living things is the key to k...

If you are like most Americans, you have a nice home, two cars, and a closet full of shoes. However, there are children who begin their day with barely enough to wear, no clean water, and NO SHOES. For lack of adequate footwear, thousands of children...

Cards of Affirmation & Care Kits for Homeless Youth This will be done in person this year. Students will learn more about youth homelessness and what you can do to help.  Youth homelessness has reached epidemic proportions and the problem is not goi...

  At each school we hear the same vision-- helping a child LEARN TO READ in their kindergarten through third grade years empowers them to READ TO LEARN for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, they fall behind and can't catch up. As a listening ...

  At each school we hear the same vision-- helping a child LEARN TO READ in their kindergarten through third grade years empowers them to READ TO LEARN for the rest of their lives. Otherwise, they fall behind and can't catch up. As a listening ...