4 ways to make a difference this Giving Tuesday

This Giving Tuesday, Oakland Family Services invites you to help us build brighter futures by donating to support our prevention, education and treatment programs for families in our community.

Our goal is to raise $5,000 in donations to keep our safety-net services going strong as we wrap up 2022 and prepare for the new year ahead. Your financial support not only improves lives for those who need us now, but also will help us impact future generations for 100 more years.

A Giving Tuesday donation to Oakland Family Services helps fund programs that:

• Educate and empower parents to understand their children's development and give them the skills they need to ensure safe, nurturing homes for their entire family.

• Provide safe and loving homes for children in need through foster care and adoption.

• Provide free, high-quality preschool that helps children at risk of educational failure enter kindergarten ready to learn and succeed.

• Give child care providers training that, in turn, supports the growth and development of the littlest members of our community.

• Care for the mental health needs of children, teens and adults through compassionate, confidential, research-based treatment for depression, anxiety, family trauma and more.

• Provide outpatient treatment to help people derailed by substance use disorders get back on a path to a brighter future.

There are four easy ways you can give to Oakland Family Services this Giving Tuesday:

1) Make a donation.

It’s easy to make a one-time donation to Oakland Family Services at oaklandfamilyservices.org/buildbrighterfutures. Whether you have a little or a lot to give, every dollar helps us toward our goal and will directly impact the people we serve.

You can also make a fee-free donation on our Facebook page. Oakland Family Services will receive 100% of your donation.

2) Join The Thriving Communities Collective.

Oakland Family Services has an exciting new monthly giving society: The Thriving Communities Collective. Members receive exclusive Oakland Family Services swag, event invites and other opportunities to connect with the agency. With monthly giving, even small gifts add up to a big impact. You’re invited to join The Collective at one of three levels: Individuals ($25/month), Families ($50/month) or Communities ($75/month).

3) Make a Facebook fundraiser.

You can create a fundraiser for Oakland Family Services at any time at www.facebook.com/oakfamservices/fundraisers/. Set a goal and ask your friends and family to help you meet it!

4) Shop using AmazonSmile.

If you’re already spending money shopping on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, why not make sure some of it goes to a good cause? When you shop using AmazonSmile and designate Oakland Family Services as your preferred charity, Amazon will donate 0.5% of eligible purchase amounts to our agency. To shop on AmazonSmile, go to smile.amazon.com on your web browser or activate AmazonSmile on your Amazon Shopping mobile app (found under settings on the app).

What is Giving Tuesday?

Giving Tuesday is a global day of giving celebrated annually on the Tuesday following Thanksgiving, Black Friday and Cyber Monday. It is a chance to give back after the “shopping holidays” and an opportunity to come together with others to support your favorite causes and make a difference in your community.