Service is more than volunteering. It is not a quota to be filled or a check box on your to-do list. It is a way of life. Charity In Action is devoted to promoting service in its truest sense possible. Service is an opportunity for us to experience our connectedness. It is a tool that can bring purpose and results into all levels of life. Our work is geared towards promoting service as a lifestyle, as a way of being that can be integrated into everything we do. The reason we do this is because service has the transformative power to not only do good, impact communities, and provide tangible outcomes, but to build community and foster profound personal growth. Through peak service experiences and service education, we strategically engage people in a lifelong process of learning, practicing, and incorporating service into daily life.
How would YOU like to get involved? How does service show up in your life? How can you use your individual skills and passion to provide opportunities for others to get engaged in service? Contact us and let us know.
[note: we are no longer accepting donations for Haiti. If you'd like to support relief efforts there, we recommend donating to Mercy Corps and the Grameen Foundation.]
We are pleased to announce that we raised $2,688 to support relief and recovery efforts in Haiti. In combination with our fundraising efforts for NewChurchLIVE, we raised almost $10,000! [...]
Rorri Bostock, a senior at the Academy of the New Church, is working hard to start a FeelGood chapter in her hometown, Bryn Athyn Pennsylvania. She’s already built up a team of FeelGood members and this past weekend they launched their first successful grilled cheese operation raising over $300!
FeelGood is a student-run, non-profit organization that [...]
Help us eliminate poverty housing and homelessness right here in our own backyard! Charity In Action is partnering up with Habitat For Humanity and a few other non-profit organizations in the area to sponsor an entire house in Glenside.
More details to follow.
Come watch the Phillies and help us support one of our favorite community service partners, the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House. They provide a home away from home for families of critically ill children receiving treatment at local hospitals. We regularly provide home-cooked meals for families residing at the house. It is a [...]
As part of the ongoing medical response to the Haiti earthquake, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has activated components of the National Disaster Medical System to help U.S. hospitals provide care to critically ill survivors. Philadelphia is among the cities that may receive Haitian trauma patients very soon and many organizations have [...]
As we work hard to determine how best to respond to the needs in Haiti right now, we are very thankful for our trusted partner Dr. Fanelise Jean and her organization Foundation Monique Jean. Dr. Jean has been very useful in helping us determine the most appropriate ways to help with the rebuilding process that [...]
Join Charity In Action and Bryn Athyn College on their 5th Annual Katrina Relief Service Trip! During the first week of March we will be traveling down to Slidell, Louisiana to help rebuild an area that is still recovering from the hurricane that struck over four years ago. If you are 18 years or older [...]
