A Rich Resource Family volunteering can be a powerful resource in strengthening families and responding to our community's specific needs. The Bloomington Volunteer Network of the City of Bloomington is pleased to introduce a new program called Family Matters. This nationwide program, developed by the Points of Light Foundation , was created to empower family members of all ages to engage in the tradition of volunteering. The Points of Light Foundation is a non-partisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to motivating leaders to mobilize volunteers for community service aimed at solving serious social problems that affect our society today. The Family Matters program rests on the powerful principle that a volunteering family, regardless of how it is configured, benefits as a family, benefits the community, and benefits the nation as a whole.
Families come is all shapes, sizes and configurations.
Grandparents, aunts, uncles, siblings, spouses, roommates, and significant others are all family. Shop at a food bank for local soup kitchens. Cook and share a meal with families in a shelter. Mentor a less-established family or a child. Repair medical equipment for the disabled.