This is the place for special acts of kindness and people helping people.
Organize a Food Drive
Organizing a food drive is a great way to help people in your community. You can select the local senior center, food pantry, or shelter that you want to support. {details}
Organizing a food drive is a great way to help people in your community. You can select the local senior center, food pantry, or shelter that you want to support. {details}
Help People Manage Their Medications
Rx Snapshot is designed to help individuals manage their medications safely and more effectively. Your involvement will make a difference to people you care about. {details}
Rx Snapshot is designed to help individuals manage their medications safely and more effectively. Your involvement will make a difference to people you care about. {details}
Organize a Shredding Event
You can help protect people in your community from financial fraud by organizing a shredding event. Raise peace of mind while helping people clean out unneeded paperwork! {details}
You can help protect people in your community from financial fraud by organizing a shredding event. Raise peace of mind while helping people clean out unneeded paperwork! {details}
Operation Energy Save
Home energy costs continue to rise, but there are many simple, do-it-yourself ways to cut home energy expenses. You can help friends, family and neighbors conserve energy and, as an added bonus, save money on energy bills. All it's going to take is a simple checklist of handy tips proven to reduce energy costs. {details}
Home energy costs continue to rise, but there are many simple, do-it-yourself ways to cut home energy expenses. You can help friends, family and neighbors conserve energy and, as an added bonus, save money on energy bills. All it's going to take is a simple checklist of handy tips proven to reduce energy costs. {details}
Sidewalk and Street Activist
Communities can make walking safer by teaching small groups to take simple “walkability” surveys and then taking recommended actions for community improvements. Your involvement will make a difference to people you care about. {details}
Communities can make walking safer by teaching small groups to take simple “walkability” surveys and then taking recommended actions for community improvements. Your involvement will make a difference to people you care about. {details}
Help Someone Stay Cool During Extreme Heat
You can help prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths by checking on people in your community during periods of extreme heat and, if needed, offering to drive them to an air-conditioned location. {details}
You can help prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths by checking on people in your community during periods of extreme heat and, if needed, offering to drive them to an air-conditioned location. {details}
Start a Walking Group
Being active is the secret to staying healthy. And walking is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to get moving. So how about starting a walking group? It’s a great way to get exercise into your day and build stronger relationships with family, neighbors or co-workers. {details}
Being active is the secret to staying healthy. And walking is one of the easiest and least expensive ways to get moving. So how about starting a walking group? It’s a great way to get exercise into your day and build stronger relationships with family, neighbors or co-workers. {details}
How to Hold a School Supply Drive
While this toolkit was designed to help those organizing a school supply drive, anyone can participate by purchasing supplies for a local school. If you would like to help as an individual, you can print the Sample School Supply List/Individual Donation Sheet to get ideas, purchase supplies, attach the list to your box or bag of donations and drop it off to your local school. {details}
A school supply drive is an easy way to have a profound impact on students and their learning experience. Make school a better place for both students and teachers by the simple act of providing school supplies.
While this toolkit was designed to help those organizing a school supply drive, anyone can participate by purchasing supplies for a local school. If you would like to help as an individual, you can print the Sample School Supply List/Individual Donation Sheet to get ideas, purchase supplies, attach the list to your box or bag of donations and drop it off to your local school. {details}
A school supply drive is an easy way to have a profound impact on students and their learning experience. Make school a better place for both students and teachers by the simple act of providing school supplies.
Help Someone Access Public Benefit Programs
In this economy, chances are you know someone who needs help paying for food, medicine, health care or utilities. There’s no shame in that – we all have ups and downs in life. The good news: There’s aid money out there for folks who need it, and you can help them get that money! {details}
In this economy, chances are you know someone who needs help paying for food, medicine, health care or utilities. There’s no shame in that – we all have ups and downs in life. The good news: There’s aid money out there for folks who need it, and you can help them get that money! {details}
Start Community Garden
Do you have a green thumb or would you like to have a greener thumb? Consider starting or joining a community garden! Growing fruits and veggies is a great way to use your skills while discovering new gardening talents and helping your community. {details}
Do you have a green thumb or would you like to have a greener thumb? Consider starting or joining a community garden! Growing fruits and veggies is a great way to use your skills while discovering new gardening talents and helping your community. {details}
Project Energy Save
Home energy costs continue to rise, but there are many simple, do-it-yourself ways to cut home energy expenses. You can help friends, family and neighbors conserve energy and, as an added bonus, save money on energy bills. All it's going to take is a simple checklist of handy tips proven to reduce energy costs. {details}
Home energy costs continue to rise, but there are many simple, do-it-yourself ways to cut home energy expenses. You can help friends, family and neighbors conserve energy and, as an added bonus, save money on energy bills. All it's going to take is a simple checklist of handy tips proven to reduce energy costs. {details}
Help Others Go Green
Going green is that rare chance to do something for yourself that also benefits your neighbors, your community, your children, grandchildren, and the rest of the world. This isn’t about trying to save the planet with huge actions. It's about lots of people doing small things that all add up to make our world cleaner, greener and healthier. Planet Earth has given us a lot – from the air we breathe and the water we drink to the bounty of the oceans, rivers, mountains and fields. With simple steps, we can collectively return those favors. {details}
Going green is that rare chance to do something for yourself that also benefits your neighbors, your community, your children, grandchildren, and the rest of the world. This isn’t about trying to save the planet with huge actions. It's about lots of people doing small things that all add up to make our world cleaner, greener and healthier. Planet Earth has given us a lot – from the air we breathe and the water we drink to the bounty of the oceans, rivers, mountains and fields. With simple steps, we can collectively return those favors. {details}
Help Military Families
U.S. military personnel are deployed in approximately 150 countries across the globe. Many service members are geographically separated from their families during assignments. {details}
U.S. military personnel are deployed in approximately 150 countries across the globe. Many service members are geographically separated from their families during assignments. {details}
Send Books to U.S. Troops
Collect and ship used books to troops, both abroad and in the U.S., to help them through tough times and let them know their service is appreciated. {details}
Collect and ship used books to troops, both abroad and in the U.S., to help them through tough times and let them know their service is appreciated. {details}
Care for a Caregiver
This kit helps you learn how to support a caregiver in meaningful and life enhancing ways. It also links you to resources on public benefits, accessible transportation, home safety, healthy behaviors and medication management. {details}
This kit helps you learn how to support a caregiver in meaningful and life enhancing ways. It also links you to resources on public benefits, accessible transportation, home safety, healthy behaviors and medication management. {details}
Fix Doughnut Holes
The Doughnut Hole Toolkit is designed for you to help others find out if they are at risk of falling into the Medicare Part D coverage gap and therefore, paying much of the cost of their prescription drugs. The tool generates options for people to discuss with their doctor to avoid unnecessary expense. Your involvement will make a difference. {details}
The Doughnut Hole Toolkit is designed for you to help others find out if they are at risk of falling into the Medicare Part D coverage gap and therefore, paying much of the cost of their prescription drugs. The tool generates options for people to discuss with their doctor to avoid unnecessary expense. Your involvement will make a difference. {details}
Help Others Save While Shopping
This guide was created for you to help others save real money on everyday shopping. By following a few simple steps you can teach others to take actions that will save them money – a key service during a challenging economic time. This guide will also help you make others more aware of consumer protections that assure that you get what you’re paying for. {details}
This guide was created for you to help others save real money on everyday shopping. By following a few simple steps you can teach others to take actions that will save them money – a key service during a challenging economic time. This guide will also help you make others more aware of consumer protections that assure that you get what you’re paying for. {details}
Start a Women’s Giving Circle
Giving circles are a way of organizing many people to give contributions to the same charitable causes. Where one person may not always see the impact of a single donation to a charity, the giving circle method can make a significant impact on a charity through multiple or sustained donations. All you need are members, a financial commitment and a worthy cause. {details}
Giving circles are a way of organizing many people to give contributions to the same charitable causes. Where one person may not always see the impact of a single donation to a charity, the giving circle method can make a significant impact on a charity through multiple or sustained donations. All you need are members, a financial commitment and a worthy cause. {details}
Fight Fraud
This Fraud Fighters Do It Yourself (DIY) toolkit was created for you to help family, friends, and neighbors educate themselves on the risks of consumer fraud. By following a few simple steps, you can help take action and minimize the incidence of fraud. {details}
This Fraud Fighters Do It Yourself (DIY) toolkit was created for you to help family, friends, and neighbors educate themselves on the risks of consumer fraud. By following a few simple steps, you can help take action and minimize the incidence of fraud. {details}
Help Prevent Investment Fraud
As a “free lunch” monitor, you’ll help keep your friends, family and neighbors safe from fraudulent investment practices and products. You can follow these steps to monitor and report on seminars to which you’ve been invited. {details}
As a “free lunch” monitor, you’ll help keep your friends, family and neighbors safe from fraudulent investment practices and products. You can follow these steps to monitor and report on seminars to which you’ve been invited. {details}
Help Spot Medicare Fraud
Medical identity theft and Medicare fraud and abuse are serious issues. You can help others spot fraud, theft and errors by reviewing the Summary Notices your loved ones receive from Medicare. {details}
Medical identity theft and Medicare fraud and abuse are serious issues. You can help others spot fraud, theft and errors by reviewing the Summary Notices your loved ones receive from Medicare. {details}
Organize a Coat Drive
Help those in need stay warm this winter. Organize a gently used coat drive in your community. {details}
Help those in need stay warm this winter. Organize a gently used coat drive in your community. {details}
Clean Up a River, Stream, Park or Playground
Have you ever noticed the litter that is piling up in your local river or stream? It takes away from the beauty and safety of the waterway. Well, you can do something about it. By leading a waterway cleanup effort with others in your community, you can help make your river or stream a safer, healthier place for wildlife and people. {details}
Have you ever noticed the litter that is piling up in your local river or stream? It takes away from the beauty and safety of the waterway. Well, you can do something about it. By leading a waterway cleanup effort with others in your community, you can help make your river or stream a safer, healthier place for wildlife and people. {details}
Encourage Proper Health Care
Encouraging friends and family to make an appointment for a checkup or get help for an ignored illness is a great way to help the ones you care about. {details}
Encouraging friends and family to make an appointment for a checkup or get help for an ignored illness is a great way to help the ones you care about. {details}
Manage Screenings and Vaccines
Making sure someone gets recommended screenings and vaccines is one of the best and easiest ways to help others keep themselves healthy. For many screens and vaccines, a doctor visit isn't required. Educating friends and family about the importance of preventive health care — and helping them get that care — is a great way to help someone you care about. {details}
Making sure someone gets recommended screenings and vaccines is one of the best and easiest ways to help others keep themselves healthy. For many screens and vaccines, a doctor visit isn't required. Educating friends and family about the importance of preventive health care — and helping them get that care — is a great way to help someone you care about. {details}
Operation Emergency Prepare
Operation Emergency Prepare is designed so that individuals, organizations and community groups can be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. Your involvement will help people you care about. This how-to guide is for organizers but could easily be adapted to help individuals prepare for an emergency. {details}
Operation Emergency Prepare is designed so that individuals, organizations and community groups can be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. Your involvement will help people you care about. This how-to guide is for organizers but could easily be adapted to help individuals prepare for an emergency. {details}
Hurricane Prepare
Operation Hurricane Prepare is designed so that individuals, organizations and community groups can be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. Your involvement will help people you care about. This kit is for organizers but could easily be adapted to help individuals prepare for an emergency. {details}
Operation Hurricane Prepare is designed so that individuals, organizations and community groups can be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. Your involvement will help people you care about. This kit is for organizers but could easily be adapted to help individuals prepare for an emergency. {details}
Home Safety Tips and Tools
Make the homes of older family members, friends, and neighbors safer and more comfortable. {details}
Make the homes of older family members, friends, and neighbors safer and more comfortable. {details}
Help Weather The Storm
Extreme weather conditions have left many in our community with property damage. Now is the time when your Torrington neighbors may need your help. So, please ask your neighbor in need if you can lend a hand. {details}
Sometimes an extra set of hands or just a warm, dry place to drink a cup of coffee and share the experience -- makes all the difference in the world.
Extreme weather conditions have left many in our community with property damage. Now is the time when your Torrington neighbors may need your help. So, please ask your neighbor in need if you can lend a hand. {details}
Sometimes an extra set of hands or just a warm, dry place to drink a cup of coffee and share the experience -- makes all the difference in the world.
Help The Homeless
This website provides information on homeless shelters, food sources and other services for the needy in the Torrington area. But, we need your help to reach those in need and give guidance. {details}
This website provides information on homeless shelters, food sources and other services for the needy in the Torrington area. But, we need your help to reach those in need and give guidance. {details}
In trying times, good people reach out to the community for hand not a handout.
Be the hand that reaches back and receive more then you could ever give.
Be the hand that reaches back and receive more then you could ever give.