Each month HandsOn has a DIY project you can do any time, any place (or you can even plan on doing it one day, but then really do it a couple days later). Find out more about HandsOn Greater Richmond’s DIY Volunteering initiative here. We’ve partnered up with HandsOn and will post the DIY for […]
When it comes to cancer we often think of older adults… but every 3 minutes, a child in the world is given this devastating diagnosis. And the prognosis can be grim, one in five children diagnosed in the United States will not survive. Despite these statistics, less than 4% of all cancer research funding allotted by the […]
DATE CHANGE: Due to the weather expected Saturday, we’re inviting you to join Be A Noble Kid SUNDAY, January 25 from 12pm-2pm. #GetOutandGiveBack January 24th for a Noble Event benefitting the Hilliard House, a program that assists homeless women and their children located in Richmond, VA. At the Be a Noble Kid Event, families will enjoy hot […]
In honor and recognition of Martin Luther King Jr. Day this month, HandsOn is working with the Children’s Museum of Richmond, and Chamberlayne and Laburnum Elementary Schools to coordinate an education-focused project. Volunteers will be helping promote literacy by donating new or gently-loved books appropriate for Pre-Kindergarten-Fifth graders and creating MLK-inspired bookmarks for the youth at both […]
It’s funny how something small, like a nice chocolate chip cookie and a big tall glass of milk can make everything feel okay just for a little bit. Jane Smith, the “Cookie Lady” has been baking cookies at the Ronald McDonald House for over twenty years. Every Tuesday afternoon she would come to the Ronald […]
What happens when 1,000 volunteers do something good on just one day? Find out on October 18, 2014! Join HandsOn Richmond and a thousand people who care about Richmond (just like yourself) and volunteer to commit 4 hours to making RVA a better place. Register for a project (registration closes october 17) In addition to […]
Michele Jones, co-owner of Pasture Restaurant in Richmond and Charlottesville, knows a thing or two about moving households. Michele moved frequently as a child, and at one point had a fear of growing up in the foster care system. Michele found solace in her suitcase, and always kept it packed with her most treasured belongings. […]
Thanks To HandsOn Greater Richmond, we’re bringing you a new activity each month that you can do any time, any place and is great for getting little kids involved in their community. Here’s how it works: 1. Check out the cause and supply list below. If it looks like something you’d like to do, let […]
Each month we’re bringing you a new activity that you can do any time any place and is great for getting little kids involved in their community. Here’s how it works: 1. Check out the cause and supply list below. If it looks like something you’d like to do, let them know here and the […]
We tend to take the summer for granted, but when you live in a low-income community in New York City, most of your summer is spent on the hot pavement or stuck indoors. 8-year-old Marcus, a New York City child visiting New Hampshire, was frightened by mooing from the neighbor’s farm…His volunteer host mother explained […]
