Mission

The mission of Doing Good Together is to inspire and help families volunteer.

Inspire Kids to Care

In a culture that so often appears to reward materialism and greed, volunteering together at a homeless shelter, crisis nursery, nature preserve or animal shelter is a powerful way to pass on the values of caring, compassion and social responsibility to children. Researchers have discovered that children whose parents model helping behaviors and provide opportunities to volunteer are more likely to adopt healthy social values and attitudes and to help others when they grow up.

Strengthen Families

If you think that with work, school, sports and chores, your family doesn’t have time to get involved, think again. The time crunch is actually a great reason to volunteer. Serving together provides a positive way for family members to spend quality time with one another, brings parents and children closer by inspiring important conversations about values, attitudes and beliefs, and offers the gift of intergenerational connections.

Build Communities

When families volunteer together, communities get more support to meet critical community needs, such as cleaning parks or delivering meals to shut-ins. What’s more, studies indicate that children who volunteer are twice as likely to volunteer as adults as those who do not. When parents nurture their child’s sense of compassion and commitment toward their community, we build a better world for now and the future.

Vision

To build a culture of family service, so that every child grows up knowing that the world is a better place when we help out one another