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Support Small Businesses: Giving Back to the Community Join us as we highlight the heartwarming stories of local businesses stepping up to support their communities, particularly during the holiday season. Discover how these businesses are making a difference and learn how you can get involved in giving back. #SupportSmallBusinesses #CommunityGiving #HolidaySupport #LocalBusinessHeroes #SmallBizCommunity #GivingBack #CommunityMatters #BusinessImpact #HolidaySeason #ShopLocal

Growing up in a community of single mothers, homelessness and chronic housing instability were constants in my life. Though I wasn't a foster child myself, my mother and aunts hailed from foster backgrounds, and so instability was a regular occurrence. Fast forward to 2024, serving and uplifting unhoused youth becomes my mission. The spaces God places me are on purpose, for a purpose. 🙏🏾 Youth homelessness is a super complex issue. Shelters are overcrowded, transitional housing is few, and affordable housing - don’t get me started. According to NCSL: 👉🏾 Each year, 1.5 million children and adolescents flee home due to family conflicts, abuse, or neglect, finding themselves homeless. 👉🏾 Over 250,000 children enter foster care annually, with more than 23,000 aging out each year. These youths face heightened risks of homelessness due to various factors, including unstable placements, histories of running away, and time spent in institutional settings. At Pour Over Love, the youth we serve encounter challenges unique to Atlanta, such as the prevalence of sex trafficking and the increasing presence of gangs and initiations. We're dedicated to empowering our youth through a comprehensive approach: expanding our resources to encompass career development, on-the-job training, mentorship, and networking opportunities, we aim to facilitate successful transitions. Our goal is ambitious yet attainable: within our 12-month cohorts, we strive to secure stable housing and meaningful careers for each individual, setting the stage for sustainable lifestyles. 🤝 Will you help me in transitioning the lives of Atlanta’s at-risk youth? Whatever form your contribution takes (financial, mentorship, reposting), know that it is invaluable to us. Your support enables us to continue our vital work, impacting lives and reshaping futures, and we greatly appreciate your contributions. https://lnkd.in/eSi-eTg4 #nonprofit #supporttheyouth #fundraising #impactdriven #homelessness #careerdevelopment #jobtraining #mentorship #affordablehousing #employment

Building Community: My Journey in Giving Back and Making a Difference Join me as I share my experience of being a part of a team that prioritized giving back and making a positive impact. Discover how we engaged with the community through library visits, Home Depot activities, and more. #CommunityBuilding #GivingBack #MakingADifference #YouthEngagement #BuildingCommunities #Teamwork #CommunityInvolvement #PositiveImpact #InspiringYouth #MakingMemories

Introducing a simple way to give back! Our new giving program allows you to round up your purchases to support important community initiatives. Whether it's providing meals for those in need or supporting education, your spare change adds up to make a significant impact. Join us in making change happen today! #RoundUpForGood #CommunityImpact #GiveBack"

Empowering Residents to Give Back Who says volunteering is only for outsiders? Some of the most impactful programs in senior living communities are those where residents themselves become the volunteers. 🙌 Whether it’s reading to children at local schools, knitting blankets for shelters, or organizing community events, these programs allow residents to stay active, share their skills, and feel a deep sense of purpose. 🧶📚 When residents give back, they gain more than just new connections—they experience the joy of making a difference in someone else’s life. 🌟 What volunteer programs have you seen be most successful? #SeniorLiving #ResidentEmpowerment #VolunteeringWithPurpose #CommunityImpact #ActiveAging

Making a Difference: Giving Back to the Community in Tampa Discover how I strive to create a positive impact on my community in Tampa, by finding ways to give back and make a difference. Join me on this journey of community service and learn how you can also contribute. #MakingADifference #CommunityService #GivingBack #TampaCommunity #PositiveImpact #CommunityInvolvement #VolunteerWork #SocialResponsibility #TampaLove #BeTheChange

Here’s a call to action of a different sort. I don’t talk about my ‘other life’ very often, but I do come across plenty of people in my professional world who want to give something back. Similarly, I come across people in my professional world who are struggling - for any of a multitude of reasons. And sometimes those reasons can hit us in an instant, out of the blue. At Samaritans our vision is that fewer people die by suicide. So here’s my call to action: - If you have capacity to volunteer, or are even just curious as to how you might support Samaritans, visit the link shown here. If you’d like an insider perspective on what’s involved and how volunteering can have an impact, please just send me an LinkedIn message and I’d be delighted to have a chat. - If you are struggling - for whatever reason - you can call Samaritans at any time. Samaritans are utterly non-judgmental. They’re there to listen, give you space to explore what’s on your mind, and hopefully put you in a better place as a result. Just call 116 123, day or night, 24/7. #samaritans #volunteer #suicideprevention https://lnkd.in/eA6zi4qV

It's day 4 of #Volunteersweek and let's hear more from our Appropriate Adult Sarah, about how volunteering as an Appropriate Adult has impacted her and what she has learnt from volunteering. How has volunteering with YSS impacted your life? I feel even more passionate about youth justice and more educated about the myriad of complex reasons a child ends up in custody. I feel I have the knowledge to help children and young people outside of custody, should there be any inkling that their environment, associations, behaviours and/or reactions could be guiding them in that direction. What skills have you developed during your time volunteering? Creating conversations with people who really don’t want to chat to you! Finding commonalities where there appear to be none. Being confident to challenge police were needed and put mine and the young person’s needs first if I feel we are not being prioritised. Finding ways to lighten the mood in a tense environment. The power of distraction. Empathy. Bucketloads of patience!

As a real estate brokerage who values love for the community, giving back is important to us. Learn more about commartsfoundation.org and how we’re making a difference. #RealEstateCommunity #CommunityLove #GiveBack #MakeADifference #RealEstateLife #CommunityMatters #SupportLocal #RealEstateValues #CommunityEngagement

Don’t wait until your confident to show up. Show up until you’re confident. We made it back in time from San Diego for our Reno Rodeo volunteer obligations! The Spanish Springs Rodeo Team volunteered at Kids Day. Reno Rodeo raises over $2 Million a year to support 14 different counties in Nevada, including our rodeo team. On our way out, Ainsley and I snuck to the back alley way and captured a few photos. She was nervous about being caught 😂, but I wanted her to get the on the ground opportunity to visualize what running at the Reno Rodeo would look like some day. Opportunities to visualize what you want is so important. If you are leading a team, parenting, or working towards your own goals…creating opportunities to visualize what that achievement looks like is so important. Dream building motivates and fuels you to show up confident even if you don’t feel confident. Reno Rodeo, Reno Rodeo Association, Reno Rodeo Foundation