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8 Easy Community Service Ideas for Any Time of Year
While it’s a natural fit to focus on community service during the fall and winter holidays, these ideas can be adapted to get students involved all year long.
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Community Service Ideas for PTOs and PTAs
Service project ideas, tips on publicizing your event, free downloadables and Facebook graphics, and more.
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PTO and PTA Community Service Ideas for Families
Nine kinds of community service projects that school families can complete together.
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Community Service Project Ideas for Middle School Students
Community service for preteens and teens is becoming a requirement at many middle schools. Here’s how to make that volunteer time really mean something to your child.
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24 Awesome Ways To Encourage Being Kind
Adapt some of these inspiring ideas to encourage and model kindness in your school community.
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Disaster Relief: How School Parent Groups Can Help
We've compiled lists of national and international organizations, local aid groups, and simple ways parent groups can help after disasters like Hurricane Ian.
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PTO Community Service All Year
As your PTO gets ready for a new school year, keep service projects up front as a way to help kids consider the world beyond themselves.
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3 Keys to a Successful Community Service Project
Is your group planning a school community service project? Here are some key things to keep in mind.
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Classroom Community Service Project Ideas
Instructions for eight different service projects (no-sew blankets, snack packs, tote bags, and more) that can be completed by students during classroom parties.
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Community Service Clip Art
Make your flyers and newsletters more colorful with our free clip art images.
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School Food Drive: Tips for Success
Collect more food and have more fun with these ideas and tips for your school food drive.
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Canned Food Drive Flyer
An editable flyer to encourage school families to participate in a drive for canned goods that can be donated.
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Teach Children About Hunger and Poverty
Education and community service ideas that help students better understand hunger issues.
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Community Service File Exchange
Ideas, flyers, and more for school parent groups planning a canned food drive or other community service activity.
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Ideas That Raise Students' Social Awareness
These parent group projects help kids learn about community and their place in it.
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How PTOs Help Families in Need
When people in the school community face tough times, parent groups step up.
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Academics and Animals
One school's 5th grade curriculum uses community service activities related to cats, dogs, and zoo animals to teach kids science.