The Dayton Chapter of A Special Wish Foundation relies on the generosity of community volunteers to achieve our mission. Please consider sharing your time to help us grant children in the Dayton region their special wish.
Large volunteer groups are perfect for helping us at garden work parties with laying mulch, turning compost, sprucing up abandoned plots, and planting at our Donation Station garden plots.
We are in need of volunteers to weed, water plants, pick produce, build additional beds, and plant for the upcoming season. Great for individuals and groups.
Tutor students k-12 from 5-7pm.
Each week, volunteers build weekend meal kits for students (K-3rd grade) who have been identified by teachers as food insecure. On Friday afternoons, teachers will discreetly place these bags into the students’ backpacks, so they have food to sustain them through the weekend. Each kit includes a hand-written encouragement card with additional resources stamped on…
When produce is received from grocery stores, it comes in all conditions. Volunteers sort through the produce, separating fruits from vegetables and separating good from bad. There is some lifting of boxes in doing this task.
The Foodbank goes out to various host sites and gives out fresh produce, protein, bakery, and other food staples to those in need. Volunteers help pass out food directly to the people we serve.
When we receive food drives, volunteers sort through the boxes and canned goods. Food drives happen all year round, but two times a year (May and end of the year) we receive large donations.
Volunteer Groups can help with landscaping (weeding, mulching), painting, cleaning toys, renovation projects, etc. during weekends. Outdoor projects are available for groups during weekday hours as well.
After teachers finish making their selections, volunteers are needed to assist in bagging the teacher’s supplies.