40 Ways to Help

Have you wondered what you could do to help poor and homeless children and adults in our community? To commemorate SOME's 40th Anniversary we have listed 40 ways that people like you are bringing joy to the life of a child or adult. Choose to participate in one of the 40 ways listed, or let us know your ideas of how you would like to help.

A senior served at So Others Might Eat's Dwelling Place Senior Center

The Caregivers program supports 62 vulnerable seniors.

Volunteer to tutor a student at SOME’s Center for Employment Training (CET).

Share your professional experience and expertise with students who are entering or returning to the workplace. Please contact 202.292.4460 or cetinfo@some.org for additional information.
Volunteer to provide assistance to a vulnerable homebound senior in SOME’s Caregivers program.

Support a vulnerable senior by delivering groceries, making regular reassurance calls and assisting them with light housekeeping. Please contact 202.581.8000 ext. 104 or caregivers@some.org for additional information.
Host a drive for seasonal men’s clothing.

Please contact the Donational Coordinator at donations@some.org for additional information.
Start a “Penny War” at your school or in your classroom.

Compete within your class or across your school to see who can collect the most pennies for SOME. Contributions may be sent to SOME, 71 "O" Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Please let us know how it goes or send us a photo that can be used on the website or in a newsletter. E-mail us at some@some.org or post a message or photo on our Facebook page.
Bring your friends and family to 71 “O” Street, NW and take a tour of SOME.

To schedule a guided tour of SOME, please contact SOME's Director of Development at 202.797.8806 ext. 1013, or lparisi@some.org.
Going on a trip? Collect your hotel’s trial size toiletries for SOME.

Toiletry donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 "O" Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm. Please contact Donations Coordinator at donations@some.org for additional information.
Ask guests to donate to SOME in lieu of bringing a gift to your birthday party, wedding or other special event.

When your friend or family member makes a contribution to SOME in your name, we will send you a beautiful personalized card alerting you of their gift.
Provide new underwear, socks and thermals for homeless women and men.

These donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 "O" Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm. Please contact Donations Coordinator at donations@some.org for additional information.
Organize a food drive in your community or in your office.

Coffee, cereal and canned meat are always needed. Food donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 "O" Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm. Please contact Donations Coordinator at donations@some.org for additional information.
Make a donation to SOME.

Formerly homeless family at So Others Might Eat's Zagami House

Bring some popcorn and host a movie night in the community space for the families at one of
SOME’s affordable housing programs.

Please contact Don Dixon at 202.797.8806 ext. 2113 or ddixon@some.org for additional information.
Have you been meaning to clean out your garage? You and your family can host a yard sale
to benefit SOME.

Contributions may be sent to SOME, 71 "O" Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Please let us know how it goes and send photos of the event that we can put on our website. E-mail us at some@some.org or post a message on our Facebook page.
Help your child host a bake sale or set up a lemonade stand to benefit SOME. Contributions may be sent to SOME, 71 "O" Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Please let us know how it goes and send photos of the event that we can put on our website. E-mail us at some@some.org or post a message on our Facebook page.
Stuff a backpack with school supplies for a homeless or very poor child.

Please contact Don Dixon at 202.797.8806 ext. 2113 or ddixon@some.org for additional information.
Donate your used Metro fare cards to help students at SOME’s Center for Employment Training
get to class.

Cards may be sent to Emily Van Loon, SOME, 71 "O" Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
Gather your family together and spend the afternoon landscaping a low-income senior’s yard.

Please contact Jenna Jones at 202.581.8000 ext. 104 or caregivers@some.org.

A family at So Others Might Eat's Empty Bowls

Attend one of SOME’s Empty Bowls events in March.

Are you a potter? We are also seeking donations of handmade bowls to be used at the event.
Please contact Megan Gannon at 202.797.8806 ext. 1010 or mgannon@some.org for additional information.
Ask a SOME representative to come talk to you and your community about how you can
address homelessness in DC. Then, take action and join our Advocacy Network.

Please contact Matt McKillop at 202.797.8806 ext. 2108 or socialjustice@some.org for additional information.
Provide paints, paper and other art supplies for our programs.

These donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 "O" Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm.
Sign up for regular updates through SOME’s e-newsletter.
Tutor and mentor a child in one of SOME’s affordable family housing programs or at SOME Place for Kids.

You can help a formerly homeless child develop the academic and life skills that they need to be successful.

A formerly homeless man in one of So Others Might Eat's affordable housing programs

Give a homeless person a fresh start with a donation of new or gently used washcloths, towels and sets of twin sheets.

These donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 'O' Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm.
Host a “percentage day” for SOME at your store or business.

Set a date and donate a designated portion of your store's revenue to SOME. Let us know when and we'll put it on our website.
Bridge the digital divide and teach a basic computer skills course to SOME clients.

Volunteers are needed to provide basic computer skills training at the Center for Employment Training and at our affordable housing programs for homeless single adults.
Increase a Center for Employment Training student’s self-confidence and help him/her prepare for the working world with professional hair and make-up assistance.

A doctor examines a patient in the So Others Might Eat Eye Clinic

Be a sight for sore eyes – purchase eyeglasses for homeless patients in our Medical Clinic.

New or gently used over-the-counter reading glasses such as those available at most drug stores; most needed are +2.50, +2.75 and +3.00 eyeglasses. These donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 "O" Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm.
Share your special skill, talent or hobby with residents of one of our affordable housing programs.
Help a man in recovery take his next steps. Donate a pair of new boots that he can wear at SOME’s residential addiction treatment program in West Virginia.

Snowfall can be significant in the mountains of West Virginia where SOME's residential treatment programs are located. Sturdy boots will keep our clients warm and dry.
Warm and woolies! Collect coats, hats, gloves, scarves and thermals from November – January.

These donations are gratefully accepted at our 71 "O" Street, NW location Monday - Friday, 8am - 3:30 pm and Saturday - Sunday, 7 am - 2 pm. Please contact Donations Coordinator at donations@some.org for additional information.
Help SOME Go Green! Donate Compact Fluorescent light bulbs to help supply SOME’s more than 30 properties.

In addition to being good for the environment, Compact Flourescent bulbs help to reduce electric bills at SOME's programs.
Encourage the graduates of SOME’s Center for Employment Training by attending a commencement ceremony.

Please contact cetinfo@some.org for additional information.
Honor a loved one on their birthday or anniversary with a donation to SOME.

When you make a contribution in the name of a friend or family member, SOME will send them a beautiful personalized card alerting them to your gift.

Family at So Others Might Eat's Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger

Form a team for the So Others Might Eat Thanksgiving Day Trot for Hunger.

SOME's annual 5K timed run and fun walk is a wonderful way to help the homeless and hungry on Thanksgiving morning. Round up your family, colleagues and community members and join us.
Work with your church, synagogue, book club or other community and provide meals for hungry men, women and children.

SOME relies on the support of Provide-A-Meal groups to serve more than 800 hot nourishing meals each day in our Dining Rooms.
Prepare, serve and enjoy a lunch or dinner at one of SOME’s transitional housing programs.

Please contact Don Dixon at 202.797.8806 ext. 2113 or ddixon@some.org for additional information.
Monopoly, anyone? Host a game night for kids or seniors in our residential programs.

Please contact Don Dixon at 202.797.8806 ext. 2113 or ddixon@some.org for additional information.
Use a charity search engine such as GoodSearch that earns money for designated charities (SOME!)
every time you do a search. It’s a great way to help while you do what you do every day –
look up information on the internet!

Please enter "So Others Might Eat" in the box under the prompt: "Who Do You GoodSearch For?"
Become a SOME Sustainer and have your monthly gift to SOME automatically deducted.

A convenient way to give, your Sustainer support also reduces SOME's administrative costs.
Stay Connected: Follow SOME on Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, MySpace and YouTube.

Take them out to a ball game. Provide tickets to cultural and sporting events for our clients.

Please contact Linda Parisi at 202.797.8806 ext. 1013 or lparisi@some.org for additional information.

These are just 40 of the ways people like you are making a difference in the lives of poor and homeless families and single adults in DC. We welcome your ideas of how you would like to help. Please let us know!