Volunteering together as a family benefits your family, your community, and the world. FamilyCares, a program of HandsOn Network, promotes compassion and inspires families to volunteer in their communities and beyond by equipping them with resources and hands-on projects that help others in need.
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FamilyCares Caring Camp Collection
With the tag line “Your family can help children in need or children with life threatening illnesses who attend camp on scholarships by collecting items that they can use at camp.
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Family Cares Food Share
Your family can provide fresh fruits and vegetables to families in need from your home garden.
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LEAD Uganda
Your family can help educate AIDS orphans, former child soldiers, and child laborers through the FamilyCares partnership with LEAD Uganda.
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FamilyCares Words for the Wounded
In honor of Memorial Day and those who have served our country, your family can support our wounded troops who are hospitalized and receiving treatment in America with encouraging cards, letters, drawings and international phone cards.
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FamilyCares Bike Roundup and Rodeo
Riding bikes is a great way to exercise and a great activity to do as a family. Most of us have fond memories of receiving our first bike, and the independence and fun it gave us. Your family can help other children locally and globally by recycling your bikes and/or staging a neighborhood bike rodeo for fun and to share tips on bicycle safety.
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Author Interview with Brenda Ehrmantraut, author of Night Catch
This is a wonderful book about a soldier sent overseas and his young son waiting for his return. This is the story of a game they play together to keep in touch and to stay connected during the long separation.
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Author Interview with Eve Bunting, author of The Wall
Eve Bunting is the author of more than 150 books for children and young adults. Her versatility and her skill at writing about the complex issues that many families face make her books appealing to all ages. She has won numerous awards and has taught writing at the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Clifford's BE BIG Campaign
You can send Clifford The Big Red Dog® a BIG Card and be part of Clifford's BE BIG Campaign. The national campaign invites everyone, big and small, to take action and raise awareness for how CLIFFORD'S BIG IDEAS can make the world a better place.
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FamilyCares Tips for Successful Volunteering
Family volunteering is a great way to spend quality time together, develop strong family bonds, open channels of communication and share experiences that create proud family memories for years to come. Debbie Spaide, founder of FamilyCares,offers the following tips to help you get started and maximize your family's success.
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Kids Care Clubs
Kids Care Clubs, a program of HandsOn Network develops compassion and the spirit of volunteering in youth. Clubs, led by an adult facilitator, include pre-school through middle school age youth. Kids, working with their friends and classmates, implement hands-on projects posted on the Kids Care Clubs website. Clubs meet at their schools, faith based organizations, or in community centers to help their local communities and the world. Registration is free. Benefits include educational resources for the facilitator and grants to help clubs implement their projects.
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