hosted by Generation SERVE on Family Volunteer Day

Austin Families Give Back​
​Austin Families Give Back, hosted each year by Generation SERVE on Family Volunteer Day, is held at the Millennium Youth Entertainment Complex!

This event is set up as a large service fair where families with children of all ages are able to learn about our community's needs and sample service projects to support organizations that fall under the categories of Animal Care, Children, Education, Environment, Health & Wellness, Poverty, Refugees and Senior Support. Each attending family receives a Holiday Giving Guide that includes a variety of ways to give back and support the needs of our community during the holiday season!

This event takes place on Family Volunteer Day, a national day of service that celebrates the power of families who volunteer together, supporting their neighborhoods, communities and the world. It is held annually on the Saturday before Thanksgiving to kick off the holiday season with a day of giving and service.

LOOKING BACK: Our Impact at Austin Families Give Back 2018

On November 17, 2018, Generation SERVE hosted our 2nd annual event to provide families with the opportunity to learn about giving back to our community while sampling hands-on service activities to benefit more than 30 local nonprofits in Austin. We welcomed around 280 families at the event with children from ages three to seventeen!
Animals
Made 40 leashes for newly adopted dogs at Austin Pets Alive!
Assembled 100 foster thank you kits for Austin Dog Rescue
Made 280 yarn cat toys for Austin Humane Society




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Health & Wellness
Assembled 140 hygiene kits for pantry clients of AIDS Services of Austin
Made 16 fleece blankets for cancer patients served by CareBOX Program
Decorated 30 donor thank you cards for Mothers' Milk Bank
Decorated 43 notebooks for families staying at Ronald McDonald House


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Children
Decorated 30 cards and 2 banners for Austin Sunshine Camps
Stuffed 100 stockings for Carrying Hope
Made 12 fleece blankets for For Every Child, Inc.
Decorated and stuffed 150 stockings for Foster Angels of Central Texas
Decorated 23 cards and 6 banners for Pop-Up Birthday
Poverty
Assembled 124 first aid kits and 38 rainy day kits for Caritas of Austin
Made 27 donor cards for Central Texas Food Bank
Decorated 289 Christmas cards for Foundation Communities
Assembled 100 gift bags for Micah 6 Food Pantry
Made 210 ornaments for Mobile Loaves & Fishes
Cut out hundreds of shapes for card-making at Saint Louise House
Made hundreds of centerpieces for HEB's Feast of Sharing with United Way
Education
Cut 600 pieces for AVANCE's toy-making class
Made 49 bookmarks for BookSpring
Decorated 130 donor thank you cards for Colin's Hope
Created 155 testing kits for Communities in Schools
Assembled 50 folders for Jeremiah Program
Folded 350 educational guides for Inside Books Project
Refugees
Created, filled and decorated 45 gift bags for teen refugee girls mentored by GirlForward
Assembled 200 flu care kits for patients at Hope Medical Clinic/Get Up Project
Packed 50 trafficking survivor care kits and 20 Welcome to Austin kits for Refugee Services of Texas

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Environment
Processed hundreds of buttons and fabric for Austin Creative Reuse
Assembled 200 native grass seed ball kits for Keep Austin Beautiful
​Upcycled 172 t-shirts into grocery bags for clients of Travis County's food pantries

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Seniors
Gift wrapped 200 books and made 35 cards for seniors served by The Dog Alliance
Decorated 200 bags for Meals on Wheels' HOPE and PALS programs










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The coozies filled with brochures are a GIANT help to us and will be for months to come, and the Holiday Cards actually brought some staff members to tears. They are perfect. Thank you very much for reaching out to us to be a part of this event, we hope to participate again next year!  "

-  Mothers' Milk Bank
You ALL are so awesome. We can't thank you enough. The wrapped puzzle books for our senior citizens are fabulous and they will be so thrilled when we show up on Christmas Eve to deliver the books. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!!!  "

​-  The Dog Alliance

Thank you to our generous 2018 supporters!

Silver Sponsors

Bronze Sponsors

Partner Sponsors

The Brannen/Dollinger Family
The Chapman Family
​The Miracle Family
​The Poldrack-Barber Family
​The Rust Family

Community Sponsors

The Bronson Family
​The Coulter Family
​The Townshend/Peña Family
The Weber/McRoberts Family

Thanks To Our Friends At

​Questions about Generation SERVE sponsorship?
Contact our Development Director, Allie Townshend Peña, at allie@generationserve.org for more information.