Food & essentials
Help provide nutritious food, everyday essentials, and support to individuals and families facing hardship.
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Together, we connect people, strengthen communities, and create opportunities for brighter futures.
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Every program starts with listening, understanding, and showing up where help is needed most.
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Empower children, youth, and adults with the skills, resources, and confidence to reach their full potential.
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Helping Others is a nonprofit dedicated to meeting urgent needs, inspiring hope, and creating lasting change in communities across the country. Together, we can build a stronger, more compassionate future for all.
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Community event
Community food drive
- Date
- Saturday, May 17, 2025
- Time
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Location
- Community Resource Center
123 Main Street, Springfield, IL
Volunteer opportunity
Neighborhood clean-up
- Date
- Saturday, May 24, 2025
- Time
- 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM
- Location
- Riverside Park
500 Park Drive, Springfield, IL
Family event
Family learning day
- Date
- Saturday, May 31, 2025
- Time
- 10:00 AM to 2:00 PM
- Location
- Community Learning Center
200 Education Way, Springfield, IL
There is a place for you here.
Whether you share your time, skills, or support, every act of kindness helps create stronger communities.
Frequently asked questions
Food distribution, neighbourhood clean-ups, tutoring and mentoring, event support, and administrative help. Some roles are one-off, others are ongoing, and we will match you to what fits your schedule.
As little as two hours. Many volunteers join a single event and decide from there. Others commit to a weekly shift. Both are genuinely useful and neither is treated as more valuable.
Yes. We regularly host corporate teams, faith groups, schools, and families. Tell us your group size and preferred date and we will build a project around you.
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