Here are ways that families can serve together, particularly with preschool or elementary-aged kids.
The Hands and Feet Projects Guide has fourteen great service projects for families with children from ages 2 to 12.
Members of Watermark share how they're serving with their kids in this guide that compiles 162 great ideas.
Brother Bill's Helping Hand is a comprehensive ministry that impacts over 1,300 households in West Dallas, offering a food pantry, training classes, Bible studies, children’s programs, and a clinic.
Cornerstone Crossroads Academy is a small, faith-based high school in South Dallas that provides transforming education for urban youth, empowering them to impact their present and future communities for Christ. Volunteers can tutor, mentor, provide lunch, or work on a special project.
Thrive Women’s Clinic reaches out to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies, providing education, physical care, and material needs.
2ndSaturday strives to reach lives, restore hope, and redeem community in the inner city of West and South Dallas.
Advocates for Community Transformation (ACT) empowers citizens of West Dallas to combat injustice in their neighborhoods. ACT gives both legal professionals and many others the chance to help transform a community through connecting with residents and participating in events.
Restart 133
Restart 133 ministers to inmates at Lew Sterrett Country Jail, building relationships over time through a variety of spiritual and practical courses.
You must be 18 or older to visit the jail. The opportunity for your family is to adopt an inmate to pay for him or her each week.
Mission of Hope Haiti Orphan Sponsorship
Mission of Hope is a ministry that serves a region of Haiti north of Port-au-Prince through a school, an orphanage, food distribution, and local construction that builds homes for families. MOH also provides medical care to the region, including providing prosthetic limbs to those who need them.
Watermark families can directly sponsor kids to help provide a Christ-centered education and a meal each day.