Saturday, November 21, 2020

Registration is sold out.

Austin Families Give Back​
​Austin Families Give Back is Generation SERVE’s annual community event in honor of Family Volunteer Day, a national day of service. Family Volunteer Day celebrates the power of families who volunteer together, supporting their neighborhoods, communities, and the world. Generation SERVE will host our 4th annual event to provide families the opportunity to learn about the community while participating in hands-on service activities to benefit nonprofits across Austin.

Instead of gathering in person, families who register for this year’s event will receive supply kits to complete at-home volunteer projects and participate in virtual events and games. Finished projects will be returned to Generation SERVE and distributed to participating nonprofit organizations.

We hope you join us!
Family Volunteer Day Quick Details:

Registration Opens October 5th.
Families should order one kit per child.
Kits will be available for preschool, elementary school, and teen age groups. 
Kits are FREE thanks to our generous event sponsors! 
Kits include almost all supplies needed to complete the projects but you may need your own common items like crayons, markers, scissors, etc.
Kits will be available for curbside pick up at the Generation SERVE office between November 14-20.
All finished projects and unused supplies must be returned to Generation SERVE.

Thank you to our generous 2020 supporters!

Media Supporters

Activity Sponsors

The Weber-McRoberts Family
The Freeland Family
​Lily, Ellis, and Jeff Hobbs
The Vogel Family
​The Brannen-Dollinger Family
We are currently seeking sponsors for Austin Families Give Back 2020!
Interested in learning about the benefits of sponsorship?

Learn about Business Sponsorship here.

Learn about Individual Sponsorships here.
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Contact us at development@generationserve.org for more information.

LOOKING BACK: Our Impact at Austin Families Give Back 2019

On November 23, 2019, Generation SERVE hosted our 3rd 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 55 leashes for newly adopted dogs at Austin Pets Alive!
Made 183 dog toys for sheltered dogs at Austin Animal Center
Made 230 yarn cat toys for Austin Humane Society
Made 49 "Adopt Me" bandanas for Central Texas SPCA
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Children
Wrote 76 notes of encouragement for parents served by Any Baby Can
Assembled 80 toiletry kits for Carrying Hope
Made 20 fleece blankets for For Every Child, Inc.
Decorated 14 birthday banners for Pop-Up Birthday
Created 96 balloon buddies for children served by STARRY Children's Home

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Education
Created 100 holiday cards for clients of AVANCE-Austin
Made 300 donor cards for Colin's Hope
Assembled 150 healthy snack bags for Communities in Schools
Assembled 250 resource guides and 100 art guides for Inside Books Project
Assembled 100 volunteer folders for Jeremiah Program Austin
Decorated 100 cards and 100 gift bags for Partners in Parenting
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Environment
Processed hundreds of buttons and fabric for Austin Creative Reuse
Assembled 217 native grass seed ball kits for Keep Austin Beautiful
​Provided environmental education to attendees from Austin Parks Foundation​





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Health & Wellness
Assembled 106 first aid kits for clients of AIDS Services of Austin
Made 11 fleece blankets for cancer patients served by CareBOX Program
Assembled 182 flu kits for Get Up Project/Hope Clinic
Decorated 55 cards for Mother's Milk Bank
Created 79 notebooks for families staying at Ronald McDonald House
Assembled 50 holiday meal bags for Sammy's House
Basic Needs
Assembled 86 first aid kits for Caritas of Austin
Created 85 Thanksgiving placemats for Salvation Army
Made 88 t-shirt bags for the food pantry of Travis County Health & Human Services
Assembled 96 Christmas goody bags for Micah 6 Food Pantry
Made 125 ornaments for Mobile Loaves & Fishes


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Seniors
Made 103 holiday ornaments for Family Eldercare
Decorated 94 cards and 100 HOPE bags for Meals on Wheels Central Texas
Decorated 100 PALS bags for Meals on Wheels PALS program



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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