Virtual PTDOS Service Ideas
#1. Support to local Nursing Homes
Call up your local nursing home or you can check out organizations such as Letters Against Isolation. Sign up to write letters, create cards or send postcards to senior citizens living in elder care facilities who have had to self-isolate during the crisis. You can send as many letters as you'd like, making this an especially great opportunity for families.
#2. Online fundraiser: from a local charity to a national or global cause
Some great places to reach out to include homeless shelters; local health nonprofits; community organizations; social justice & civil rights organizations and more. You can search our list of Racial and Social Justice Organizations or check out Charity Navigator for a great resource on mindful giving with ratings on various charities around the country and world. The American Civil Liberties Union website also has more information about the most pressing civil liberty issues of our time.
There are also many locating charities helping those most affected by Covid-19 both directly and indirectly. Find and contact a local organization to see how to best support this mission.
#3. Virtual Mentor.
You and your friends can sign-up to provide on-one-on virtual mentorship to aspiring students for both academic and career aspirations. Visit Scholar Match for more information on how to get connected!
#4. COVID-19 Relief Efforts.
Contact your local health care facilities to assess their needs for PPE, ventilators, and other medical supplies or go to Health4TheWorld for an organization working to do this globally.
#5. Virtual 5K
Virtual 5k’s are a great fundraising idea because participants can participate from anywhere around the world. But they are also extremely low cost to host since there are no costs for street closures, event permits, security, and all the other costs associated with typical races and fun runs.
Want More Ideas? → See these lists created by Operation Warm, Inc. and Do Something.org.
Need more help? → Contact the PTDOS Support team at support@ptdayofservice.com.
Together we will serve, Together we will heal, Together we will rise.