Todays Tip of the day is a suggestion to add a mission project to your homeschool. You may just find that it is very enriching for your child and yourself. Here I have posted a list of suggestions for you to try.

Helping the ederly

They are many things you teens could do such as mow their grass or shovel snow or pulling weeds. If your teen drives they could offer to get groceries for an ederly person. Check your local senior center or nursing home for someone that you might be able to help. The younger children could take cards to a nursing home. Some homes allow you to play games or create crafts with the residents. You might be helpful in reading stories or writing letters also. I have done this with our youth group and have found some of the children have really made some lasting relationships.

Homeless Shelters and soup kitchens.

Try calling and seeing what donations they might need or if your time is needed. Just dont forget that your donations and time might be need all year and not just at this holiday season.

Start a Prom dress exchange

Prom can be a very expensive thing for teens. You can start a prom dress exchange so that people who need a new dress can get one for free. You can also do a donation to teens that need a dress and cannot buy one.

Christmas Tree Delivery

Sometimes families cannot afford a tree or they cannot transport trees on their own. Your family could help them by delivering trees to needy families.

Paint the Town Clean

Volunteer to cover graffiti, paint the playground, murals at schools, etc. If you see an area that needs some work, you can contact an official there to see if there is something you can do about it. Contact your police or public works department to see about cleaning up playgrounds, painting over graffiti, etc. Talk to you elementary schools to check into painting a mural. Make your town more colorful and clean. People will notice your efforts.

Reading Program

Little kids love when people read to them. Pre-schoolers will crawl in your lap and just eat it up. It also helps to promote literacy. Check with local pre-schools, neighborhood centers, and libraries to see if there is a time you can come in to read to the children. You  can read both Christian and Non-Christian books and act out skits to entertain the kids.

Homeless Ministry

There are so many homeless people roaming the streets. Whether you live in a small, rural town or a big city, there are always things your youth group can do to help out the homeless. You can contact a local homeless shelter to see what you can do to participate.

Tutoring

Some kids just dont get the attention they need. So try checking your local library and see if you can help by being a tutor.

Craft Donation

          Are you one  that likes to sew, knit, paint, etc. There are programs that knit hats and scarves for the needy, sick, or even military troops oversears. There are also organizations that need blankets and clothing. See if your fellow craft-minded teens would like to get involved. Our church has a group of ladies that work on this and love having the kids around. Also a good place to donate items is a local preschool center. We have some here that are located in a church and could really use the donations.

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