Events & Opportunities
Helping Our Community
Do you know of a nonprofit in need of volunteers, specific non-monetary donations, or is having an event or fundraiser? Let us know, we'll add it to the list!
Walking School Bus
DONATION NEEDED
Gently used coats and shoes/boots for children
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The Walking School Bus Initiative is in need of volunteers. Their mission: The PCI Walking School Bus recruits & trains volunteers to walk kids to school—promoting on time & safe arrival, daily exercise, and adults mentorship. Created to address chronic absenteeism, our dedicated volunteers ensure that each child, living within a mile of school and needing to walk, arrives on time, even when a family member is unable to walk with him or her. The program has improved the attendance of students who were chronically absent to near perfect attendance and currently serves the Fogarty, Bailey, Young Woods, Lima, Kizarian, and D'Abate elementary schools in Providence, Rhode Island.
Foster Forward
DONATION NEEDED
Foster Forward is seeking household cleaning items, basic kitchen utensils, pot and pans, and sheet sets for their youth transitioning out of foster care and into their own apartment.
Family Services of RI
DONATION NEEDED
Packs of underwear for children and teens
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DONATION NEEDED
Blankets, hats, scarves, mittens and warm socks
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FSRI is creating “Cozy kits” with blankets, hats, scarves, mittens and warm socks and distributing them with gift certificates that families can flexibly use to purchase urgent needs.
“I know I love to buy toys for kids in need. But this year kids and their families need food in their bellies and ways to stay warm,” said another FSRI team member. “This is not about what I want to give but about what families desperately need right now. We have to be able to step out of the box this year and do things differently – we have to go beyond what is expected – listening and doing what is needed and right.
Clothes to Kids RI
DONATION NEEDED
Greatest Needs
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Girl's Sweatshirts (L, XL)
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Girl's Long Sleeve Shirts (L, XL)
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Boy's Sneakers (sizes 5-9)
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Boy's Sweatpants (M,L,XL)
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Men's Sweatpants (S,M,L)
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Men's Sneakers (size 5-9)
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Men's Socks
You can also shop from their Amazon wish list
Donations can be dropped off at their store front in Providence
Family Service of RI
DONATION NEEDED
Diaper donations (particularly size 4, 5 and 6) for our Be Safe program!
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COVID-19 cases are beginning to tick upwards and with them come more requests for Be Safe Kits, FSRI has served nearly 30,000 Rhode Islanders to date through Be Safe and Be Safe Plus, but we need community support to keep reaching families in need. One of the most frequently requested items by families during the pandemic has been diapers!
FSRI is seeking All donations help. If you think you, your company, or your community organization would be available to help families please contact Andrew Hutner at hutneran@familyserviceri.org or (508) 344-6699.