Stay in, Reach out!

1. Residents of care centers can’t have visitors. Cheer them up by sending cards, messages, or being a pen pal!
2. JustServe.org has local At Home and Covid-19 service options
3. Sew Masks for citizens or health care workers using what you have at home using a pattern like this one.
4. Bank your voice with VocaliD to assist a person who communicates with voice synthesis technology.
5. Transcribe important historical records through Indexing as shown here.
6. Headstones also need transcribing at BillionGraves. If local regulations allow, you can also take pictures in cemeteries.
7. Support and donate to your local food bank
8. Donate blood through your Local Blood Bank. This is considered an essential activity and the need is great!
9. HandsOn Phoenix has a list of non-profits that currently need volunteers.
10. Donate medical supplies to The City of Phoenix
11. Support small business via Local First Arizona
12.   Check-in on those in your community.
13. Volunteer to be an Online Ambassador with Ark of Hope for Children.
14. Volunteer to Translate with Translators without Borders.
15. Give well-deserved Treats for Troops through Soldiers Angels Treats for Troops.
16. Be an online emotional support person at 7 Cups.
17. Help kids in need when you organize an online fundraiser for Operation Warm.
18. Make a global difference with the United Nations.
19. Lend your eyes to solve tasks for blind and low vision people. Visit Be My Eyes.
20. Identify New York Wildlife, map our galaxy or assist researchers in many other ways with Zooniverse.
21. Sew emotional support blankets for Binky Patrol.
22. Proofread ebooks for Project Gutenberg.
23. Track bird populations with eBird.
24. Answer texts from people in crisis using active listening and collaborative problem solving with Crisis Text Line.
25. Crochet or knit afghan squares that will help build blankets for both babies and adults. Send them to Warm Up America.
26. Record audiobooks for Librivox.
27. Transcribe historical documents for the Smithsonian.