Citizen-led emergency response groups could be formed
Gig workers / volunteers / seniors could provide care for the elderly / disabled
Preschool / parent education could improve with parent volunteers
Homemade meals could be baked for neighbors
Wedding dresses could be in a library
Cafes could be for grief / discussions of death
Bus riders could have benches
Snowmen signs could be made for neighbors
Hugs could be given on the internet
A Council of Dads / Moms could step in after a terminal illness
Volunteers could visit / clean graves of fallen soldiers
Athletes could serve as mentors / motivational speakers
Cities / nonprofits / apps could offer befriending services
Ponds could be good for the environment
Foster care kids could have nightlights / care packages / suitcases
Shelter animals could be taken out for field trips
Abandoned bikes could go to the poor / developing countries
Cord blood, tissue, and/or the placenta could be used for medical purposes rather than thrown away
Hot tubs / pools in backyards could be open to all
High schools could have exercise / wellness / support / service groups afterschool
No one could die alone
Art shows could raise money for charity
Low-income people could receive legal help with trained legal navigators
Haircuts / vet services could aid the homeless
Community chess games could be organized by volunteers
Cancer or sick patients could have free house cleaning services
A national monthly holiday could encourage community improvement projects and volunteering
Trees could be watered by citizens
A friendly caller / visitor program could help with loneliness
Underprivileged kids could get swim lessons
Jogging / walking could be combined with picking up litter
Social prescribing / helping others could be used for depression and mental health
Community mediation boards could resolve disputes and conflict
Communities could have big lunches
Corporations could have service corps
Transgender youth, kids in need, and sick/alone adults could receive holiday gifts
BBQ / good food could be served after natural disasters / for refugees and war victims
At-risk youth could repair custom cars, work with horses, learn cooking / boxing / wrestling, and/or develop art / music
Released prisoners could go to homestays
Beaches could have cleanup TLC stations
Beached orcas, whales, and dolphins could be rescued
Sea urchins could be removed to restore kelp forests
Citizens could be detectives
Pets could be flown to animal shelters lacking pets
Greetings cards could be made for the sick, elderly, or military
Gardens, lawns, and farms could be bee / insect friendly
Insect hotels could help with pollination
Milkweed could be planted to aid monarch butterfly migration
Grandparents could be adopted
Mutual aid networks could offer help to communities
Meat could be eaten less
Blind people could be assisted virtually
Foster children could have Court Appointed Special Advocates
Citizens could check their environment / drinking water
Volunteer events could help clean up litter
Human milk banks could help save infants' lives
Young people could do community service, activism, and volunteering
Volunteers could rescue people in natural disasters
Volunteer listeners could ease loneliness
Homeless people could be reunited with their families
Community health workers / entrepreneurs / mentors / volunteers could improve health outcomes
Wild animals could have hospitals
Citizens could be scientists
Volunteers could create inclusive school environments and friendships for those with disabilities
Water could be provided to wild animals during droughts
Meals could be delivered to the elderly, disabled, new mothers, sick, or mentally ill
Peers could offer low-cost / free counseling
Oysters / oyster shells could restore reefs along coastlines / prevent storm surges
Diverse people could serve in two year teaching fellowships
Mentorship could act as an extended family
Mentorship programs could help at-risk youth, drug addicts, homeless, ex-offenders, potential terrorists, immigrants, refugees, new employees, and students
Airbnb / homestay hosts could provide emergency accommodations
Volunteering events could be easy to find
Libraries could contain things other than books
Citizens could adopt fire hydrants
More awareness could help to increase bone marrow donations
Libraries could lend out "living books"
