Needs From: Greater Longview United Way

Help the Asbury House Child Enrichment Program by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Copy Paper, Color Copy Paper, Manila Folders, Pens, Post-it Notes, Stamps, Disinfecting Wipes, Spray Cleaner (Lysol or Similar), Hand Sanitizer, Tissues, Hand Soap, Toilet Paper, Paper Towels, Paper Plates, Baby Wipes, Individually Wrapped Snacks, Coloring or Activity Books, Small Toys

Help the East Texas Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (ETCADA) by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Toiletries (Travel Size), Individually Wrapped Snacks, T-Shirts and Socks (Variety of Sizes), Laundry Soap, Dryer Sheets.

This project focuses on relocating essential organizational assets—including equipment, supplies, and materials—to a more secure and appropriate storage area on our property. The building currently housing these items has developed ongoing leak issues, creating a risk of damage and loss. Volunteers will assist with sorting, packing, transporting, and organizing these assets to ensure they are safely moved and properly stored. The desired outcome is to protect valuable resources, improve the overall organization, and prevent further damage while we address repairs to the existing structure.

This project can be completed between 8 am and 5 pm any day during Week of Action, including Saturday, May 2nd. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

Due to limited space, this project can only accommodate up to 5 volunteers per day. 

Volunteer mentors are the foundation of the Aspire Mentoring Program. Currently, we have a waitlist of local children waiting to match with a mentor to care for, guide, and support them. While we offer our New Mentor Orientations (NMOs) on a regular basis, we'd like to have a special community NMO on Wed, May 6th, 11:30 am-1:30 pm at Maude Cobb to coincide with GLUW's Week of Action. We are also very excited to share that this will be the first time we will offer our training in Spanish as well as English! There is no obligation to mentor after attending, but our goal is to have a large percentage of attendees continue the process to get cleared and become a volunteer mentor with us.

New Mentor Orientation is a 2-hour, evidence-based interactive training for prospective Aspire mentors. Our vision is to gather everyone together for the first part of the training, and then break out into two groups to offer both English and Spanish instruction. Our NMOs include videos, discussion, mentoring scenarios, and ample time for questions. NMOs are constructed to give attendees a basic knowledge of Positive Youth Development (PYD), and a strengths-based approach to working with children and families.

Medically disabled homeowner has requested help removing some junked items from her property as well as cutting back the overgrown vegetation on her property. Some of the work could be managed with basic yard tools, but heavier yard equipment is recommended. Small chain saws may be helpful. 

Ideal for volunteer groups of 8-12. 

Elderly homeowner has requested assistance mowing her back lot and pressure washing her home (and possibly driveway). The back lot will require heavy lawn equipment as it is severely overgrown. 

The amount of work could accommodate groups of 10-12; however, with only one source for water and with the need for a backhoe or heavy yard equipment, it's probably better suited for smaller volunteer groups who are willing to work longer hours. 

A single mother, who is also helping raise her niece's 2 year old, needs help  removing overgrown vegetation and general cleanup of her property.  

Single working mom has a broken window in the rear of her home that needs to be replaced. Dimensions can be provided upon request. 

Homeowner with medical issues needs help removing junk from his yard and reorganizing it. Many of the items are heavy and will require strong backs to move. The homeowner will be present during the workday but he has back issues and is unable to lift very much. 

Homeowner needs help with clearing a very overgrown backyard, raking and other yard tasks. The backyard weeds are 4-6' in height so special equipment may be needed. The home could also benefit from raking and a little junk/litter removal. 

Senior homeowner needs help raking, mowing and clearing overgrown vegetation. She may need some help moving junked items to the curb for pickup. 

Poverty is a reality for many individuals, but unless you've experienced poverty, it's difficult to truly understand. A poverty simulation bridges that gap from misconception to understanding. A poverty simulation an interactive immersion experience. It sensitizes community participants to the realities of poverty by promoting poverty awareness, increasing understanding, inspiring local change, and transforming perspectives.

The information session will cover the struggles many individuals and families in our community face, followed by an interactive simulation. During the simulation, each participant will be assigned a role in a "family" in which family members will problem-solve how to pay for mortgage/rent, utilities, food, and transportation with limited resources. The information session and simulation will last three hours. Individuals who serve on the board of a nonprofit organization, work with lower-income employees, are involved in volunteer service, or are in a faith community will benefit from this experience.

No skills or talents are required for participation, only a willingness to learn from others and the simulation experience.

Help The Martin House Children's Advocacy Center by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Hand Sanitizer, Individually Wrapped Snacks, Small Toys, Gatorade or other Sports Drinks (small bottles), Bottled Water, Menstrual Products (pads of all sizes), individually packaged wipes, and travel-size hand sanitizer.

Help The Martin House Children's Advocacy Center by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Individually Wrapped Snacks, Individual Drinks such as Capri Sun, Yoo Hoo, soft drinks, juice, water, etc.

Help Parenting Resource Center of East Texas by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Copy Paper, Color Copy Paper, Stamps, Disinfecting Wipes, Three-brad folders with pockets in various colors.

Copy Paper, Color Copy Paper, and Three-Brad Folders will be used for their Home Front, Family Matters, and Co-Parenting/Divorcing class folders. 

Help East Texas CASA by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Disinfecting Wipes, Spray Cleaner (Lysol or Similar), Baby Wipes, Coloring or Activity Books, Map colors or fine tip markers for adult coloring books (teenagers)

Help Longview Community Ministries by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Stamps, Hand Sanitizer, Individually Wrapped Snacks, Coloring or Activity Books, Laundry Soap

Help Longview Community Ministries by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Copy Paper, Color Copy Paper, Manila Folders, Pens, Pencils, Post-it Notes, Stamps, Disinfecting Wipes, Toiletries (Full Size), Toiletries (Travel Size)

While all donations are welcome, they particularly need toiletries at this time, due to low stock. Shampoo, Conditioner, and Body Soap are greatly needed.

Help Pathstones Counseling Center by collecting donations for their agency. Great places to gather donations include your business, workplace, church, or from family and friends. The following is a list of their current needs:

Copy paper, toilet paper, paper towels, Kleenex, cleaning wipes, toilet bowl cleaner, pump hand soap

Volunteers are needed to decorate food collection barrels for Longview Community Ministries. These barrels will be distributed to various locations to aid in food collections. This project will not only help promote LCM's programs, but also express its gratitude for donations.

This project can be completed 9 am - 2 pm on Friday, May 1st, or any business day during the week of May 4th - May 8th. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

5-7 volunteers are needed to assemble boxes, make snack bags, clean, sort the boxes, and organize the food pantry at Longview Community Ministries.

This project can be completed 12:30 pm - 2 pm on Friday, May 1st, or any business day during the week of May 4th - May 8th. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

3-4 volunteers are needed to help to paint the guest bathroom, offices, and other rooms at Longview Community Ministries. The outcome is to improve the areas for guests and clients.

This project can be completed 12:30 pm - 2 pm on Friday, May 1st, or any business day during the week of May 4th - May 8th. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

Volunteers are needed to sort the coats and other supplies used in the 2026 Coats for Kids clothing drive. This involves getting the coats from storage, unloading the coats, sorting the coats, taking inventory, and then boxing the coats according to size and gender. Approximately 8-10 people are needed for 3-4 hours.

This project can be completed 9 am - 2 pm on Friday, May 1st, or any business day during the week of May 4th - May 8th. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

8-10 volunteers are needed to help to paint four offices at East Texas CASA. Painting around baseboards and door/window openings, so previous painting experience is preferred.

This project can be completed 8 am - 2 pm during Week of Action (May 1st - May 8th), including Saturday, May 2nd. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

Volunteers will clean up the flowerbeds and hedges on the Club property. Clean-up only. No planting. 

This project can be completed 8 am - 2 pm on Friday, May 1st; Tuesday, May 5th; Thursday, May 7th;  or Friday, May 8th. Monday, May 4th; Saturday, May 2nd; and Wednesday, May 6th are NOT available. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

With Summer Camp around the corner, Gilmont staff are working hard to prepare to welcome about 400 campers and 32 Summer Staff and to cultivate a safe, sacred space where all are invited. Volunteers are needed to help assemble Summer Staff Manuals, Bible Study Curriculum, and Emergency Action Plan folders for staff to use throughout the summer. All material will be prepared in advance, but assistance is needed to organize and assemble each resource into categorized folders. These resource folders provide essential guidance for Gilmont's Summer Staff team as they nurture the physical, social, emotional, and spiritual lives of campers throughout Day Camp and Overnight Camp.

This project can be completed 1 pm - 5 pm on Monday, May 4th; Wednesday, May 6th; or Thursday, May 7th. Friday, May 1st; Tuesday, May 5th; Saturday, May 2nd; and Friday, May 8th are NOT available. Please include your availability in the response notes when you register.

Due to the nature of working with pronged folders, this project may not be suitable for younger kids.

A great way for individuals to participate is by donating items from our general needs list. This is a list we created to meet the needs of multiple agencies. All items from the general needs collection will be sorted and distributed to our partner agencies following Week of Action.

Our general needs list includes the following:

Please contact Hegan Rotondo at hrotondo@longviewunitedway.org to make arrangements to deliver your donations. 

We don't want to miss any of the "action". Help us capture moments such as the morning celebration, our hard-working volunteers, donation drop-offs, and more during our annual Week of Action. 

If you have any questions, contact Heather Stevenson at hstevenson@longviewunitedway.org.