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Box Tops for Education

You can earn cash for your child’s school by clipping Box Tops coupons from hundreds of participating products. Box Tops also offers easy ways to earn even more cash for your school online.

Box Tops for Education

http://www.boxtops4education.com

Caitlin’s Closet

Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Caitlin Brunell needs your help! Caitlin has started Caitlins's Closet and they collect gently used special occasion dresses and distributes them to prom-hopefuls.

Caitlin's Closet welcomes donations from individuals, schools, clubs, youth groups, retail stores. Caitlin's Closet needs prom gowns sizes 0-24, door…

Caitlin's Closet

http://www.caitlinscloset.org/

Conner’s A-Maize-ing Acres Plant a Row for the Hungry

Offers the public the opportunity to help plant seeds and small plants in special rows that will later be harvested and distributed to those in need.

Conner's A-Maize-ing Acres
904-879-5453 | 19620 CR 121, Hilliard
http://tinyurl.com/3c4xb9n

DOSA Camps for Children

DOSA Camps, a Division of the Ministry for Persons with Disabilities of the Diocese of St. Augustine sponsors Camp I Am Special, Camp Promise, and Camp Care which are five-day recreational and residential summer camps for children, teenagers, and young adults with disabilities.

DOSA's completely volunteer buddy…

Ministry for Persons with Disabilities
904-356-0810 |
http://www.dosacamps.com/

Dreams Come True Kids Helping Kids Program

A local non-profit organization with the simple goal of making the dreams of children with life-threatening illnesses become reality.

This signature program of Dreams Come True brings together First Coast children with dream recipients. Kids Helping Kids includes schools, youth groups, and civic, religious, and service organizations.…

Dreams Come True
904-296-3030 | 6803 Southpoint Parkway
http://www.dreamscometrue.org/

Family Promise of Jacksonville

Family Promise of Jacksonville is a non-profit, interfaith hospitality network providing temporary assistance, hospitality and case management for families with children experiencing homelessness.

There are lots of ways for volunteers to participate in Family Promise. Training and orientation are provided for all volunteers.

904-354-1818 |
http://www.familypromisejax.org

Florida MENTOR

Serving adults and children with disabilities and those with acquired brain injury. The protection and welfare of children at risk is provided at The Network in numerous ways, depending on the situation of the child and his or her relationship with the family. Services range from day and transitional programs…

Florida MENTOR

http://tinyurl.com/3f4z5gy

Host a Foreign Exchange Student

The Aspect Foundation places foreign exchange students in local schools. Qualified families will house these exceptional and bright teens while they study in the United States. Please visit the link below to view students being placed now.

The Aspect Foundation
1-800-US-YOUTH |
http://www.aspectfoundation.org/

Jacksonville Humane Society

Here are some ways that kids can help animals through the Jacksonville Humane Society (Click the link below for even more information):

Donation Drive
Your students can help the homeless animals at the Jacksonville Humane Society by having a class or school-wide food/supply drive.

Jacksonville Humane Society
904-725-8766 |
http://www.jaxhumane.org/how-to-help/kids-who-care.aspx

Jacksonville Miracle League

Miracle League Buddies are a vital part of the success of the Miracle League. Each Miracle League player is assigned a buddy for each game. The buddy is there to protect the player from balls, assist the player in batting and running the bases, and to be a friend on…

Westside

Jacksonville Miracle League
904-616-6663 |
http://jacksonvillemiracleleague.org

Junior Achievement of North Florida

JA Worldwide is the world’s largest organization dedicated to educating students about workforce readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy through experiential, hands-on programs.

Junior Achievement of North Florida
904-398-9944 | 4049 Woodcock Dr, Suite 200
http://jacksonville.ja.org/

Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central & Northern Florida

Kids For Wish Kids® is a Make-A-Wish Foundation® of Central and Northern Florida program that enables students to discover philanthropy by selecting their own fundraising project and managing it from start to finish, with little or no help from their teachers. Students develop leadership skills, build self-esteem and learn about…

http://preview.wishcentralfl.wish.org/ways-to-help/fundraising/kids-for-wish-kids/

McKenzie Gives

McKenzie Gives is a community service portal for teens. This site is part of The McKenzie Noelle Wilson Foundation's McKenzie Gives program and urges charitable involvement and community service among teens in an effort to help teens recognize their full potential. It lists all the volunteer opportunities currently taking place…

Citywide

http://mckenzie.clickhere2volunteer.com/

Ronald McDonald House

The Jacksonville Ronald McDonald House wants the pop tabs off your aluminum cans! Put a container next to the vending machine at your office, school or church, and watch it fill up. Then, bring your tabs to the Ronald McDonald House. They'll be recycled for cash to help provide housing…

Ronald McDonald House
904-807-4663 | 824 Childrens Way
http://www.rmhjax.org/pop-tabs

Special Olympics

"Day Of" volunteers help out on the day of events and competitions. Walk-on volunteers need no prior experience to help and they are essential to Special Olympics. Volunteers age 15 or younger are welcome but must be accompanied by and parent or an adult volunteer. For more information on volunteer…

Special Olympics
904-307-4221 |
http://www.soflduval.org

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