Charitable Opportunities
Keep Phoenix Beautiful
Turn team building into a charitable opportunity and give back to your host city with these opportunities for voluntourism, service projects, and other chances to practice corporate social responsibility.
Local Medical Impacts
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Street Medicine Phoenix (SMP) is a student-driven interprofessional health care and social justice team coordinated by the University of Arizona College of Public Health that brings together students and faculty from the University of Arizona, Mayo Clinic, Midwestern University, and Creighton University. We provide health care and other needed services to individuals experiencing homelessness directly where they are, whether in shelters, encampments, or on the streets.
Conferences have two opportunities to volunteer work Street Medicine Phoenix:
- On a limited basis, Medical Conventions can work with SMP to set up industry specific healthcare volunteering at one of their “pop up” sites. Volunteers must be licensed clinicians (MDs, Dos, PAs, RNs) or medical students. Clinic events provide non-prescription medication, wound care, optometry, overdose prevention, and other services. Groups can also work to set up a specialty specific “pop up” such as eye care.
- SMP Amazon wish list can be found here: Click HERE. Donations can be sent via the link directly to SMP or if the group is hosting a drive at PCC, SMP can pick up donations.
Estimated Cost: Cost of donations
Distance from Phoenix Convention Center: Donation drop off can be arranged at 714 E. Van Buren Street Phoenix, AZ 85006 (0.3 miles from Phoenix Convention Center, 6 minute walk)
Host A Charitable Drive
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School Supply Donations for Teachers: Treasures 4 Teachers
On average, teachers in America spend $500 to $1,200 each year from their own pocket on school supplies for their students — sometimes even as much as $4,000. Students cannot learn and become productive members of society without the essentials for learning, such as paper, pencils and other basic school supplies. Treasures 4 Teachers bridges the gap between the need for school supplies and available resources in our Phoenix community. Donations include reusable foam signage with a blank side, posters, and more. Accepted items can be found here.
Estimated Cost: Cost of donations, transportation to drop off donations (pick up available for over 20 boxes)
Distance from Phoenix Convention Center: 8.5 miles, 15 minutes
Coat Drive: One Warm Coat
One Warm Coat is a national non-profit organization that works to provide a free, warm coat to any person in need. One Warm Coat supports individuals, groups, companies and organizations across the country by providing the tools and resources needed to hold a successful coat drive.
Estimated Cost: Transportation to drop off donations (some non-profits may provide a pick up option at no cost)
Volunteer at a Local Organization
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Food Packing: Feed My Starving Children
Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) offers volunteers a one-of-a-kind experience. You’ll hand-pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags, which are then sealed, boxed, placed on pallets and shipped to our incredible partners working hard to reach the neediest children around the world.
Estimated Cost: Transportation for volunteers to/from warehouse and the opportunity to donate funds to cover food packed (optional)
Distance from Phoenix Convention Center: 15.8 miles, 20 minutes
Food Packing: St. Mary’s Food Bank
Pack emergency food boxes with non-perishable items, sort food or repack bulk produce. St. Mary's can accommodate groups up to 60 people.
Estimated Cost: Transportation to warehouse
Distance from Phoenix Convention Center: 5 miles, 15 minutes
Bring the Volunteer Experience to Your Location
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Pack HelpSnackz Bags: Help Now AZ
Help Now AZ is a local charity with a mission to support children who are homeless, at risk, or displaced in our community. Their signature program, HelpSnackz, provides non-perishable snack bags, distributing 25,000 of them every month. Conferences, corporations, organizations, and businesses can actively engage in packing HelpSnackz bags as a way to give back to the community. These events can accommodate groups from 20 to 300 participants, typically lasting 1 to 3 hours, depending on the agenda. They provide tables, chairs. materials, and their team to lead the project. Conferences should provide the space and volunteers.
Estimated cost: Starting at $5,000 donation towards HelpSnackz supplies
Distance from Convention Center: Able to travel to hotels or convention center (price inclusive of travel fees) or at at warehouse 2727 W Sweetwater, Phoenix, AZ 85029 (about 30 minute drive)
MobilePack: Feed My Starving Children
Through FMSC MobilePack™ events, you can engage in an impactful meal-packing experience just about anywhere. No matter your location in the United States, a MobilePack gives you the chance to instill compassion in your community and improve the lives of malnourished children around the world. This experience requires at least 500 volunteers (Spring, Winter, and Fall)*.
Estimated Cost: A minimum goal of packing and paying for 108,864 meals ($0.24 per meal, about $26,000*) *MiniPack available in Summer months, which requires only 250 volunteers and half the meal contribution
HandsOn Greater Phoenix
HandsOn Greater Phoenix coordinates and executes all aspects of company volunteer projects, both on-site and off-site, including project planning, site inspection, acquisition of supplies, volunteer orientation and leadership, team-building elements, and transportation. All your team has to do is show up, volunteer and have fun! Projects include:
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Paint murals and playground games at an elementary school
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Cook and serve a meal for veterans
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Build stuffed animals for children living in shelters
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Create superhero capes for youth in foster care
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And many more!
Estimated Cost: $60- $100+ per volunteer, depending upon the size and scope of the project, plus associated supply and transportation costs.
Hope Totes: Phoenix Rescue Mission
In an effort to aid those experiencing homelessness, the Phoenix Rescue Mission’s Hope Coaches travels the streets of Phoenix, offering water, assistance, and Hope Totes to the homeless they meet. Groups can donate Hope Totes containing these items.
Estimated Cost: Supplies and transportation to deliver totes to PRM Donation Warehouse (5 miles, 15 minutes from Phoenix Convention Center)
Meal Packing: My Neighbor’s Children / No Child Hungry
No Child Hungry works with corporate and community groups to collect, pack, and provide nutritional meals to hungry children, families, and those who care for them around the corner and around the world. Meals can be distributed locally to groups' chosen organization or we can manage the distribution locally or internationally.
Estimated Cost: Dependent on number of attendees, minimum of 10,000 meals minimum or about $3,000