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Check out the many ways to serve those in need through KindWorks activities and sign up today to help us help our community!
KindSoupDigital EmpowermentAdopt-a-RoadWelcome Home For Those Starting OverKind ConversationsSummer Fun Stuff
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.
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.
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!
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.
We also invite members of the community to help with English classes for Afghans, and with a once-a-month Giveaway Day at various locations were immigrants and refugees have settled in large numbers. Please contact Mhrangiz to participate in either of these important Welcome Home projects (Mhrangiz.Guzel@gmail.com).
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.
Collect, donate, or sort and pack craft supplies, books, STEM-related toys, outdoor equipment, and other “Summer Fun Stuff” for children in the DC area. Learn more …
Upcoming Projects
Next Opportunities to Serve
Home Setup for the Mohammad Qaseim, Family of 6 just resettling in Beltsville
March 26-April 10
Beltsivlle (exact location provided after sign up)
A newly arrived Afghan family of six—mom, dad, and four children (three daughters, ages 13, 10, an...
Clean Up Sangamore Road & Surrounding Area
March 29 @ 10:00 am-12:00 pm
Starbucks on Sangamore
Join forces with other volunteers to clean up Sangamore Road in Bethesda, one of the area roads that...
Make Greens, Orzo and Meatball Soup to Share With Others
March 31 @ 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Virtual Gathering
Join KindChef Deb to make a Greens, Orzo and Meatball Soup (based on this recipe from Smitten Kitche...
Sort and Pack Summer Fun Stuff Donations
April 3 @ 11:00 am-3:00 pm
Bender JCC
Help sort and pack Summer Fun Sacks for children in our area. All donations will be stored, sorted, ...
KindSoup for Students – Make Chickpea Soup w/ Lemon & Rosemary to Share With Others
April 6 @ 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Virtual Gathering
Join KindChef Deb online for KindSoup for Students as we make Chickpea Soup w/ Lemon & Rosemary....
Make Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup to Share With Others
April 7 @ 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Virtual Gathering
Join KindChef Deb to make a Wild Rice and Mushroom Soup (based on this recipe from Dishing out Healt...
Sort and Pack Summer Fun Stuff Donations
April 10 @ 1:00 pm-5:00 pm
Bender JCC
Help sort and pack Summer Fun Sacks for children in our area. All donations will be stored, sorted, ...
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Make Lemony Carrot and Cauliflower Soup to Share With Others
April 14 @ 5:00 pm-6:00 pm
Virtual Gathering
Join KindChef Carol to make a Lemony Carrot and Cauliflower Soup (based on this recipe from New York...
Many thanks to Burness for sharing their retiring laptops with community members in need by donating them to our Digital Empowerment team
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A very big thanks to our friends over at Mathnasium for donating 1000 composition books and pencils. All of the sacks will have these items! Thank you Kama Friedman and the Mathnasium Team. ... See MoreSee Less
Summer Fun!! - mailchi.mp/dokindworks/summer-fun ... See MoreSee Less
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 ... 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!
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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, ... See MoreSee Less
We’re so grateful to George Washington University for becoming our newest Digital Empowerment partner. This morning they shared 20 of their retiring laptops - 20 that will soon be shared with 20 ... See MoreSee Less