5 Ways To Give on Giving Tuesday
Giving Tuesday is a Global Day of Giving that takes place every year on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It’s a wonderful way to get immersed in the holiday spirit of giving.
This year Giving Tuesday is on November 29th and we’d love for you to join us!
Here are 5 ways you can get in the spirit and help local families move from homelessness to home.
#1- GIVE TIME
Join or form a volunteer painting crew or a renovation site prep team. We need help at our Emergency Shelter apartments with painting decks and stairways. And we need help at the site of our soon-to-be transitional housing triplex with preparation for renovation inside and out. Contact Sara Karbley, our Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator, at Sara@FamiliesTogetherNC.org for details.
#2- GIVE SKILLS
Lend your expertise and special skills. Families in our program will benefit from your help in areas such as tutoring, resume writing, and mock interviewing. We also need help from people with a knack for landscaping, carpentry, or gardening to give our properties ongoing TLC. Please reach out to Sara Karbley, our Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator at Sara@FamiliesTogetherNC.org to explore opportunities.
#3- GIVE MONEY
TRIPLE YOUR IMPACT when you make a financial contribution on Giving Tuesday, November 29th! A special Match Fund is currently growing, and we’re excited to share the details with you soon. If you’d like to help create the Match Fund, contact Danielle Pennington, our Development Manager, at Danielle@FamiliesTogetherNC.org.
Please save the date – November 29th – and stay tuned. We’ll be sharing fun and exciting information as Giving Tuesday - our Triple Impact Match Day – approaches!
#4- GIVE GOODS
Donate a Thanksgiving meal for a family or holiday gifts to a child for Christmas. The Thanksgiving Meals Drive and Holiday Smiles program are two wonderful annual traditions at Families Together. For information on either one, please contact Sara Karbley at Sara@FamiliesTogetherNC.org. Thanksgiving items will be collected on Monday, November 21st and Holiday Smiles sponsors will be asked to deliver gifts for their sponsored children between December 12-14.
#5- SHARE OUR MISSION
Spread the word about the rise in family homelessness in our community and the need for our mission. Did you know we are on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter? Did you know we have a YouTube Channel? Our handle for all is @families2gether. Did you know we have a blog on our website? We need and welcome your help by staying informed about housing and homelessness in Wake County; by sharing, liking and commenting on our posts; and by encouraging your friends, neighbors, co-workers, and family members to join our efforts to help more families move from homelessness to home.
