How-to Guides
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Help Military Families
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Start a Walking Group
Taking frequent, brisk walks can boost your brain power, make you more productive and can even lower health care costs by reducing your risk of developing: cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity, osteoporosis, arthritis, and some cancers.
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How to Hold a School Supply Drive
A school supply drive is an easy way to have a profound impact on students and their learning experience. Make school a better place for both students and teachers by the simple act of providing school supplies.
Help Someone Stay Cool During Extreme Heat
You can help prevent heat-related illnesses and deaths by checking on people in your community during periods of extreme heat and, if needed, offering to drive them to an air-conditioned location.
Help a Child Learn Financial Literacy
The most important life lessons start early. Handling finances is no exception. You can help today's youth learn sound money management skills by sharing a financial literacy program with children in 3rd through 12th grades.
Start ― or Join ― A Community Garden!
Do you have a green thumb or would you like to have a greener thumb? Consider starting or joining a community garden! Growing fruits and veggies is a great way to use your skills while discovering new gardening talents and helping your community.
Easy Ways to Help Others Go Green
Planet Earth has given us a lot--from the air we breathe and the water we drink to bounty of the oceans, rivers, mountains and fields. With simple steps, we can collectively return those favors.
Help Military Families
Deployed military members leave behind family members who must try to maintain life as usual. Often, families are left to adjust to a new community without the benefit of local family and friends. Giving your time can make a world of difference.
Care for a Caregiver
You can help a caregiver in any number of ways -- from getting a bit of respite to finding resources that will assist them. Connect and help in ways you think meaningful and life enhancing.
Doughnut Hole Tool Kit
This how-to guide is designed for you to help others find out if they are at risk of falling into the Medicare Part D coverage gap and therefore pay much of the cost of their prescription drugs. Your involvement will make a difference.
Operation Energy Save
Operation Energy Save
Help friends, family, and neighbors conserve energy by sharing a checklist of tips.
Help Others Save While Shopping
Help Others Save While Shopping is designed so that individuals, organizations and community groups can help family, friends and others educate themselves on quick and easy ways to save money and avoid being cheated while shopping.
Operation Hurricane Prepare
Operation Hurricane Prepare is designed so that individuals, organizations and community groups can be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. Your involvement will help people you care about.
Operation Emergency Prepare
Operation Emergency Prepare is designed so individuals, organizations and community groups can be prepared for an emergency or natural disaster. This kit is for organizers but could easily be adapted to help individuals prepare for an emergency.
Help Someone Access Public Benefit Programs
Know someone who has to choose between taking medicine and paying bills? Help others find out if they qualify for public benefits programs that help cover the costs of food, utilities, health care and medicine with our easy, online screening tool.
Start a Women’s Giving Circle
Giving circles allow many people to contribute to the same charitable causes. This method can make a significant impact on a charity through multiple or sustained donations. All you need are members, a financial commitment and a worthy cause.
Operation Fight Fraud
This toolkit was created for you to help family, friends, and neighbors educate themselves on the risks of consumer fraud. By following a few simple steps, you can help yourself and others to take action and minimize the incidence of fraud.
How to Hold a Used Book Sale
The proceeds from used book sales can help provide funding for local community programs. Used book sales are also a wonderful opportunity to help others in need through the world of literature, while meeting folks in your community and having fun.
Help Someone Get the Food They Need - It’s a SNAP!
In this economy, chances are you know someone who needs help paying for food. We all have ups and downs in life. The good news: There's aid money out there for folks who need it, and you can help them get that money!
Organize a Food Drive
Organizing a food drive is a great way to help people in your community. You can select the local senior center, food pantry, or shelter that you want to support.
Help Spot Medicare Fraud
Medical identity theft and Medicare fraud and abuse are serious issues. You can help others spot fraud, theft and errors by reviewing the Summary Notices your loved ones receive from Medicare.
Mind Your Screens and Cues
Mind Your Screens and Cues: Help Others Prevent Health Problems will help you make sure someone gets recommended screenings and vaccines -- among the best and easiest ways to help others keep themselves healthy.
Take a Loved One to the Doctor
Encouraging friends and family to make an appointment for a checkup or screening is a great way to help someone you care about.
How to Hold a Coat Drive
Help those in need stay warm this winter. Organize a gently used coat drive in your community.(Photo by Dorling Kindersley/Getty Images)
The Nuts & Bolts for Project Organizers
Too often, community projects lose steam or fall short of their goals due to a lack of organization. This toolkit will help you in the successful planning and delivery of your community project, no matter what the focus.
Help Others Outsmart Investment Fraud
In the mail, over the phone, or on the internet; it seems investment fraudsters are everywhere these days. You can protect yourself and others from investment fraud by planning an investor protection workshop or documentary viewing party.
Build A Caring Community Network
Young or old, most people need a little help now and then. An organized caring community network can provide the support needed to help people through a rough spot, or help them remain in their homes.
Operation Energy Save
You can help friends, family and neighbors conserve energy and, as an added bonus, save money on energy bills. All it's going to take is a simple checklist of handy tips proven to reduce energy costs.
Sidewalks and Streets Survey
Help make your community better for walkers. Organize a group to survey your neighborhood.
Send Books to U.S. Troops
Collect and ship used books to troops, both abroad and in the U.S., to help them through tough times and let them know their service is appreciated.(Photo by Liu Jin/AFP/Getty Images)
Help Feed a Family in Need
Help stop hunger in the U.S. one family at a time. Start a local chapter of Family-to-Family and send a monthly box of groceries to families in need, or sponsor a family each month on your own. It's a simple but profound connection between families.
Home Safety Tips and Tools
Make the homes of older family members, friends, and neighbors safer and more comfortable.
How to Spot a “Free Lunch” Scam
As potential investors, you, your friends or family members may be invited to a free meal that includes a presentation on investment strategies. Be careful -- and if you go, use this kit to spot scams and protect yourself from possible fraudsters.
Organize a Shredding Event
You can help protect people in your community from financial fraud by organizing a shredding event. Create peace of mind while helping people clean out unneeded paperwork!
Clean Up a River!
Connect with nature and help your community by organizing a local river or stream cleanup.
Rx Snapshot: Help People Manage Their Medications
Rx Snapshot is designed to help individuals manage their medications safely and more effectively. Your involvement will make a difference to people you care about.
AARP Foundation
There are numerous charitable giving opportunities to help people in your community through the AARP Foundation.
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