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Join us online Monday evenings, as we cook delicious soups and stews together from our own homes. Make enough for your dinner, and extra to donate to families in need! Features different recipes and chef leaders every week. Learn more…
Help level the digital playing field by donating your used computer to be refurbished by our team and then distributed, free of charge, to individuals, families, and organizations that need these tools. Learn more …
Collect, donate, or sort and pack new books, workbooks, craft supplies, outdoor equipment, and other “Summer Fun Stuff” for children in the DC metro area. Learn more …
Pick up litter or pull weeds at one of our weekend volunteer outings dedicated to caring for our Adopt-a-Road areas in Germantown and Bethesda. Sign up to join us—and bring your friends, family, and/or friendly dogs! Learn more …
Welcome refugees and other families and individuals resettling in our area. You can help by donating household goods and other essentials or volunteering to set up warm new homes for our new neighbors. Learn more …
Listen, learn, and explore topics with a diverse group of individuals through KindConversations, a new KindWorks program aimed at helping participants to explore their shared humanity. Learn more …
Special Giving Season Message
Your Support Makes Kindness Work
Thanks to your volunteer service, in-kind donations, and financial contributions, KindWorks was able to help meet a wide range of our community’s needs in 2024. That includes refurbishing 550 computers and distributing them to individuals, families, and organizations in need … creating and delivering more than 2,200 Summer Fun Sacks full of books, crafts, and other items designed to ensure kids throughout the region have plenty of fun and enriching activities to enjoy during the summer break … cooking KindSoup together every week and sharing more than 3,500 quarts of delicious nutrition with anyone who could use a “soup hug.” And that’s just the beginning, as you’ll see in this quick recap video that’s sure to put a smile on your face.
Watch What We Did Together in 2024!
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Pottery With a Purpose
Sunday, May 7
4:30-7 pm • Bethesda
Drop by our friend- and fundraiser to chat with other KindWorkers while shopping for unique clay creations hand made by the Glen Echo Pottery artists – many of whom are award winning and highly acclaimed!
All proceeds support KindWorks. (Note: Payment by cash or check only.)
RSVP to YaaNKindWorks@gmail.com by May 4 to get the pottery sale address.
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“I cannot think of an organization that I trust more with our donations. You all are amazing and I love helping out.”
“For years, KindWorks has been synonymous with supplying creativity, enrichment, and pure summer fun for Identity youth, as you have continued to shower our kids with sports equipment, arts and craft supplies, bubbles, and chalk, as well as supplies to spur writing and reflection—luxuries for our families who are so stretched financially and worried about making ends meet.”
“You made it so easy for me to donate my laptops and tablets!”
“KindWorks makes it easy to make a difference. As a parent, that means so much!”
“It’s so much fun working with all of these people, and when we’re finished, we have colorful, healthy food!”
KindSoup has grown into something so much more valuable to all of us cooks than imagined. So many new hints, recipes, and sisterhood—with the added plus of 10,000 quarts of soup to others!!
“After giving my client a laptop from KindWorks, he texted me: ‘I was able to apply to seven companies as an interpreter and have three pending interviews thanks to the laptop you gave me!'”
I wanted to express my heartfelt gratitude for your kind assistance in providing a laptop to my client. Your generosity will make an immense difference in her career search path, opening doors that can lead to job opportunities and a more stable life. Your support is not just appreciated; it is a beacon of hope for a brighter future. Both my client and I are profoundly grateful for your contribution.
We stopped downtown and gave a container of soup to Jimmy, a man who regularly asks for help… “I love soup and I was hungry.” My son was at first reluctant to stay and chat and then we discussed our responsibility to show kindness and respect to EVERYONE… will plan to give a container of soup to Jimmy as part of our weekly routine…You help me be a better mom!
Thank you for your incredible generosity. It has made a significant impact on our clients’ lives. We at AsylumWorks greatly appreciate your donation. Your support helps to further our mission by supporting our clients to meet their employment, education, and immigration legal needs and goals. Organizations like KindWorks genuinely make a difference in the world, and we’re incredibly grateful!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude to the KindWorks team for their dedication, encouragement, and inspiration. The essential items provided have been invaluable and have directly addressed our pressing needs. We truly appreciate your meticulous attention to our specific requirements.
KindConversation definitely opened my eyes into different people’s perspective. I intend to ask people more questions and be curious about their lives.
You have established an incredible operation for the Summer Fun Stuff annual project, Karen, and for such an important purpose. Glad I saw it all in action this year!
Cvent has donated hundreds of computers to KindWorks in the past two years and will continue to do so. They have worked with us to meet our security concerns, and we are thrilled to see how our retiring machines are given a new chance to provide connectivity to those who otherwise wouldn’t have it, for school, for work and to make their lives easier, healthier, and more connected.
We’ve cooked KindSoup with you all a number of times, and have always loved each soup that you selected for the group to make! They have become among our family’s favorite recipes.
Get ready for our Summer Fun Stuff program! Here are some pictures from last year of our volunteers and the wonderful kids who received the Summer Fun Stuff Bags! To donate please click the link in our bio and make sure to speicify Summer Fun Stuff when donating! We also have an Amazon Wishlist in our link tree any donations are greatly appreciated! The more we get the more we can give. ... See MoreSee Less
Is that not a gorgeous soup??
Lemon Chicken Orzo - wowsa!!
You can almost smell the fresh, rich broth and the lemon spark, even from the photo!
Join us Monday at 5pm and cook along with others, via zoom
We cook a huge pot, so you get to enjoy some, and so do others with whom you share your extras - - that’s KindSoup!!
Few ingredients, short cooking time, fun experience and good feelings that last, for you and for those who receive your delicious loving quarts of support and caring!
Details here:
dokindworks.org/project/make-lemon-orzo-chicken-soup-to-share-with-others/
Join us- and please share the post with others who might be looking for a really meaningful way to help others these days
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Nothing better than cooking soup with a friend in your kitchen, and another dozen on Zoom! Yesterday we made huge pots of Butternut Squash and Coconut Noodle soup, to take to shelters, food banks, and families in need.
Grab a friend and join us every Monday, 5-6pm EST. Next week we're making a peanut/pumpkin soup. And students we have a monthly KindSoup just for you - it's this Sunday, 5-6pm, for a hearty veg soup. All info on our website: dokindworks.org/get-involved/kindsoup/
PS: We loaded all the soup that had been delivered to my freezer -- dozens and dozens of harira, minestrone, lentil, sweet potato and leek -- into the back seat of Debra Lang’s car; she's taking them to a local food assistance provider today. Her trunk was filled with computers that George Washington University no longer needs; KindWorks will refurbish them and give them to students, refugees and others who need a computer to do homework, look for a job, work and contribute. Making America Kind Always.
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