There are so many ways you can do local good in your community – right here, right now. Even the smallest actions have the power to change someone’s life.
We’re challenging all individuals to show their local love by doing local good. It’s easy. The simplest of things can make a positive difference and put a smile on someone’s face – as well as yours. Because doing good feels good!
Here’s a few ideas to get you started on how you can show your local love by doing local good.
- Volunteer with an agency or not-for-profit that works in an issue area important to you (hunger, homelessness, domestic violence, mental health, kids).
- Help an elderly neighbour with yard work. Or spend some time with them to break up what may otherwise be a long, lonely day.
- Clear out your pantry and donate to your local food bank.
- Surprise someone with free coffee or transit fare.
- Smile at a stranger. You never know what they’re going through!
- Share how you’re doing local good by tagging social posts with #DoLocalGood and inspire others. Recognize or thank someone for doing local good with the same hashtag.
- Donate to your favourite local charity that supports issues important to you.
You can’t solve a problem if you don’t know it exists. Issues like poverty, domestic violence, and mental health struggles are often thought of as someone else’s problem – but they’re not. These are community issues that require community solutions. And we all have a role to play!
