Things you can do to earn Goodness points
Perform acts of kindness by volunteering your time or talents to someone in need:
1 hour of service = 1 civic engagement point
Get involved with your community!
Austin Angels - Love box to support foster families
https://www.austinangels.com/lovebox.html
Ronald Mcdonald House - Ways to help from home
Make toiletry kits, create greeting cards, provide a meal for families, put together activity packets https://rmhc-ctx.org/get-involved/
Mobile Loaves and Fishes - commit to bring 3 dozen (hard boiled) eggs a month OR baked goods -- cookies or brownies can be brought packed individually
https://mlf.org/volunteer-truck-ministry/
Girls Empowerment Network - Reach out to young girls in our area. Asking for handwritten letters as this provides a personalized and meaningful touch. Letter recipients are girls in grades 3-8 and grades 6-12
https://www.girlsempowermentnetwork.org/get-involved/volunteer
Adopt a Nursing Home- Reach out to be a Pen-pal with a senior living in a nursing home
https://www.adoptanursinghome.com
Keep Austin Beautiful - Community clean-ups https://keepaustinbeautiful.org/volunteer-opportunities/
Organize a donation drive with friends, neighbors, or your advisory class!
Inside book project - Provides 35,000 free books to prisoners in Texas every year. Donate gently used books.
Drop box at 3106 East 14 1/2 Street, Austin TX 78702.
https://insidebooksproject.org/donate-books
Coats for kids - Organize a coat drive
https://www.jlaustin.org/coats/coats-for-kids-organize-a-coat-drive/