50 Ways to Make a Difference

There are few things more rewarding than knowing that you made an impactful difference in someone else's life. Today we are sharing our master list of community service projects, volunteer opportunities, and other random acts of kindness to make someone else's day. Sometimes things as simple as reading to the elderly make the largest difference in their lives. Remember to take time every now and then to make a difference in your community. Keep reading for 50 ways to make an impactful difference.

1. Collect clothes and donate to a homeless shelter or clothes bank
2. Write letters to children in the hospital
3. Volunteer at the animal shelter
4. Bring board games to the nursing home
5. Make care packages for the homeless
6. Volunteer with Habitat for Humanity
7. Clean up litter at parks and roadsides
8. Serve in a soup kitchen
9. Go on a service trip
10. Volunteer with the Special Olympics
11. Help with after school programs at elementary schools or churches
12. Organize a community potluck/feast
13. Plant a community garden
14. Volunteer at a children's hospital
15. Donate stuffed animals to a foster home or orphanage
16. Donate old books to hospitals
17. Offer free babysitting to families unable to pay for it
18. Help upkeep elderly neighbors' yards
19. Volunteer at the library and assist with story time for children
20. Give free manicures and makeovers to elderly women
21. Deliver flowers anonymously to every house on your street
22. Donate blood
23. Organize a food drive in your community
24. Volunteer with a local nonprofit
25. Organize/Attend a 5K for a cause
26. Coach a youth sports team
27. Clean the grounds of a cemetery
28. Plant a tree
29. Make fleece blankets and donate them to a homeless shelter
30. Offer to do housework for someone in need
31. Teach computer skills at a senior center
32. Volunteer at the zoo
33. Hold a bake sale for your favorite cause
34. March for a cause
35. Make activity kits for children in the hospital
36. Organize a summer reading program at a community center
37. Pack lunches for neighborhood children who can't afford their own
38. Teach nature classes with the Parks and Recreation
39. Send cards to soldiers serving overseas
40. Collect baby clothes and donate them to new parents or foster homes
41. Volunteer as a summer camp counselor
42. Become a volunteer teen crisis counselor
43. Drive seniors to doctor's appointments
44. Sponsor a community recycling contest
45. Adopt a highway
46. Paint a mural for a local homeless shelter
47. Become CPR certified
48. Campaign for an issue in your community
49. Help build a playground for disabled children
50. Start a fundraiser with Bravelets! 

Check out these websites to help you find volunteer opportunities!

►https://www.volunteermatch.org/

►https://www.volunteerforever.com/

►https://www.allforgood.org/

►http://www.createthegood.org/

►https://www.justserve.org/

►https://www.idealist.org/