Thank you for your desire to help Hope Villages of America. Each month our programs assist more than 5,000 people in Pinellas County. With your help, we can continue providing help and hope to people in need by providing basic needs of food, shelter, safety, and clothing.
Please consider a donation to Hope Villages or your favorite Hope Villages program, today, by utilizing the donation form located on this page.
Hope Villages of America offers many opportunities for individuals and groups who want to make a difference in the community. In addition, coordinators of food and item drives are always needed. Please call the Volunteer Manager to schedule your group at 727-443-4031 ext 506 or email volunteer@hopevillagesofamerica.org.
Opportunities available at all programs! Get involved today!
Volunteers help with the most basic part of our mission, getting food to the people who need it most. Most donations need sorting, packing and marked before they are ready to be distributed. That is where you come in! Help us prepare food to be distributed through our program to fight hunger. Another way to help is through a Food/Fund Drive. This is an excellent project for our younger volunteers or as a group project. Volunteer opportunities available at the Food Bank:
The opportunity to make a difference in someone’s life is at the heart of the volunteer experience. At The Haven, we recognize that volunteers are a valuable resource and our best ambassadors. We know individual skills and interests vary and that everyone can’t volunteer the same amount of time. Therefore, we offer many opportunities with various time commitments. Persons interested in working directly with clients need to complete the state mandated 30 hour training class. For those who would like to get started right away or cannot take the training programs there are other opportunities available. Currently, The Haven seeks the following volunteers:
*Volunteers at The Haven must also complete CORE Training (three days of classroom training (24 hrs) and 6 hrs on on-site shadowing that is required of certified domestic violence center advocates and volunteers in order to qualify for victim/advocate privilege communications under Florida law.)
Hope Villages provides affordable housing for families who are working towards self-sufficiency. As a volunteer for our Housing Stability Division, you can support the mission of Hope Villages in countless ways. Volunteer opportunities currently available:
Every gift matters. One meal or a single night in a safe, warm bed can be life changing. Sitting down with an advocate to create a safety plan can truly save someone’s life. An investment in Hope Villages makes a difference in your local community. Your gift is used to provide Help and Hope right here in Pinellas County.
Cash Gifts
A gift of cash (or check) is the most common way of making a gift. Checks or Money Orders can be made payable to Hope Villages of America and mailed to:
Hope Villages of America
503 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Clearwater, Florida 33756
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Become a Change Maker and Give Monthly to Hope Villages!
Have a specific monthly donation automatically charged to your credit card or deducted from your checking account. You may not notice $20 a month, but it could provide 20 nutritious meals for hungry children and adults every month.
Appreciated Stock
You can give appreciated stock to Hope Villages of America. It’s simple and easy and may save you capital gains taxes! The only cost to you is what you originally paid for it, and the current value may be tax deductible!
Honorary or Memorial Gifts
In the case of a loved one’s death, you can request friends and family to make donations to Hope Villages in lieu of flowers. They can mail gifts to the address above. We will send the family an acknowledgment and thank the donor for their gift. Do you have trouble finding the right gift for a special occasion? Many people have decided to donate money to Hope Villages to honor a birthday, anniversary, or other special occasion. Facebook makes it very easy to create a birthday fundraiser. If you would like to send a contribution as a special recognition, please let us know how you would like your gift named and who should be recognized.
Bequests
A will is an important document that lets you determine the distribution of your estate. It also offers a variety of creative ways for you to be an angel of giving directly to Hope Villages of America. Estate gifts help Hope Village’s sustainability, ensuring our reserves and endowments are viable. In preparing your will, you should first provide for your family’s needs. Then you may choose to bequeath to Hope Villages your choice of a dollar amount, specific property, a percentage of your estate, or whatever is left after your loved ones have been taken care of. You may also wish to name one or more charitable recipients in case your heirs do not survive you. If you already have a will, your attorney may be able to add a simple amendment (codicil) to provide a gift for Hope Villages. If you have a living trust, a simple amendment to that trust can accomplish the same thing.
Host a Food Drive
The Hope Villages Food Bank continually accepts donations and relies on community food drives for support. Click HERE for more info.
Host a “Wish List” Drive
We also appreciate drives for other items on our wishlist which are used by the Grace House and The Haven. Click HERE to see our wish list.