Little Hands Can

Last week dozens of families came to the Springfield library, during their craft time, to help assemble craft bags for the Lunar New Year event happening later this month. Volunteers helped Oregon Multigenerational Community Center put together bags to hand out at the Lunar New Year Celebration event which is on February 28th, in the Springfield City Hall Lobby. Thank you to all the helpers and we hope to see you on the 28th!

Peek-a-boo! 👀 Our preschool helpers had lots of fun and worked well together last week to decorate 3 donation bins for the , a nonprofit that aims to end the diaper needs in our community. 🍼 was generous enough to host this community service event and the good news is they will be collecting diaper and wipe donations for a few more weeks at the Springfield Library. Diaper packages can be opened, but wipe containers must be unopened. Thank you to all those who came out to show our kiddos that helping others feels good and is fun! And thank you to all those who donated and plan to donate to this amazing organization.

If you’re reading this, you probably believe, as we do, that giving children opportunities to serve their community truly matters. Over the years, we’ve heard from so many adults who say they never had positive, hands-on service experiences growing up, and now deeply understand how impactful and fulfilling they can be. That’s exactly why Little Hands Can exists.

For the past 10 years, we’ve built trusted relationships with more than 50 local Eugene and Springfield nonprofits such as Eugene Parks & Open Spaces, Nearby Nature, Little Critter Crew, Greenhill Humane Society, Willamalane Park and Recreation District, KITS, Ophelia's Place, Bags of Love, Friends of Trees, Lane County Diaper Bank, Oregon Community Programs, Food for Lane County, Adventure! Children's Museum, Springfield Public Library and Ronald McDonald House Charities to name a few.

We take the work out of the equation for families by creating meaningful, age-appropriate volunteer projects that help kids learn empathy, confidence, and a sense of purpose.

This Giving Tuesday, we’re asking for your support. If each of our volunteers contributed even $15, we could cover our essential annual costs: event insurance, our website, and the basic administrative pieces that keep us running.

This year, we have TWO easy ways to donate:

✨ PayPal (new!)
https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/MPWCV2AU7HY4C

✨ Our Website (always appreciated!)
https://littlehandscan.org/donate

Your gift helps ensure we can continue showing up for families and for our community, growing future generations who are kinder, more inclusive, more empowered, more purposeful, and more connected.

Thank you for being part of this work. Together, we make it possible.

With gratitude,
The Little Hands Can Team