These 21 Summer Homeschool Community Service Ideas include family service projects suitable for all ages. Great ideas for a service-related project with your family.
Today I dropped off my oldest two children at church where they will be staying for the week. Preschool kids all the way to high school will spend the week serving our community (don’t worry–only the oldest children will be spending the night). My family has participated in this event called SERVE for the past 7 years. It has affected me tremendously as I have been able to see first-hand how easy it is to make a difference just by doing small things.
This week also allows our kids to do some big things too— like roof houses, tear down walls and remodel, paint, organize food, be a buddy to kids during Backyard Bible clubs and more.
21 Summer Homeschool Community Service Ideas
Several readers have shared that though they really wanted homeschool community service ideas so they can do a service-related project with their family, they just were unsure where to start. I remember feeling that way too–not knowing who to ask, what organization needed help, and how to reach out. After working with my church for SERVE, I realized that the hardest step is starting. 🙂
Here are some service project and homeschool community service ideas that you might be able to do in your community:
1. Volunteer at your local food pantry.
2. Sort items at your local recycling center.
3. Walk dogs at your local animal shelter.
4. Pick up trash along trails as you hike.
5. Visit a local nursing home. Not sure what to do while you are there? You can:
- play an instrument
- sing a song
- paint the residents’ nails and give hand massages (seriously our kids have done this and the residents love it!)
- host a BINGO game
- create cards or a craft and hand out to the residents
- play board games with them
- plant a garden for them
- just talk to them and listen to their stories
6. Pull weeds for a neighbor.
7. Make hygiene bags (wash cloth, soap, plus other personal hygiene items) and give them to your local homeless shelter.
8. Bake cookies for your neighbors.
9. Clean your church. Sanitize nursery toys. Wash crib sheets, blankets, and towels.
10. Offer to clean your local gas station’s bathrooms. Bring your video camera to capture the stunned look on their manager’s face.
11. Make cards and send them to those serving our country.
12. Host a free car wash.
13. Organize an Operation Christmas Child Party. (Shoebox Shopping in July is a great idea with all the back to school sales you can find!)
14. Make exam kits for college students (perfect if you live in a college town.)
15. If you have a local organization that collects donated items, volunteer to help sort and shelve the items.
16. Host a craft camp for kids in your neighborhood.
17. If you’re crafty, make blankets, bibs, and hats for your local crisis pregnancy center. If you can’t sew like me, organize a diaper drive.
18. Clean up a park.
19. Help a preschool teacher laminate items, cut out crafts, organize toys, etc.
20. Make a meal for a shut-in, a new mom, or a friend in need.
21. Collect non-perishable items for your local food bank. Encourage your friends to donate too.
Do you have any other homeschool community service ideas or tips to share?
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Maureen helps Christian mompreneurs operate their business from a place of joy, purpose, and excellence because they are clear on how their business is serving their family and others. As a homeschool mom, she believes success at home AND business without the mom-guilt, stress and burn-out is possible! Outside of work, she loves having good conversations over a hot chai or GT Gingerberry kombucha and spending time with her husband and seven children. Visit her at MaureenSpell.com
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