AFPAware
AFPAware is
centered on the three guiding principles of Workplace, Community and
Environment. AFP consciously partners with organizations committed to corporate
and social responsibility. Entering its fourth year, AFPAware continues to impact communities across the country.
Sponsored by BBVA Compass
Family Service Association’s The Neighborhood Place
The Family Service
Association was selected as the AFPAware
project in San Antonio. 60 volunteers painted the facility, replaced the
skirting, laid the groundwork for a new chain link fence and two new storage
sheds, and sorted and labeled books for the library. They also organized
donations and prepared mailings for the annual Adopt a Family program. In
addition to the volunteer service, AFP donated a monetary gift.
Paintfest
In addition to the Neighborhood Place event, AFPAware hosted a Paintfest with The Foundation for Hospital Art,
whose mission is to give comfort and hope to hospital patients by providing
them artwork at no cost. 9 murals were painted and donated to hospitals in
Birmingham, Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston.
Sponsored by BBVA Compass
Larkin Street Youth Services
AFPAware participants helped LSYS
with several projects. Volunteers prepared a special meal for youth, organized
donations and cleaned the clothing closet accessed by youth ages 12 to 24 on a
daily basis, created hygiene and HIV prevention kits and 72 kits for youth ages
12 to 17 that are staying in the LSYS emergency shelter. Kits included
toiletries, wash clothes, sewing kits, shirts and pajama pants, bathroom totes,
and laundry bags. In addition, AFP donated a monetary gift.
Sponsored by Fidelity Charitable Services
Midnight Mission
As part of the 2008 AFP Annual
Conference, 50 AFP members prepared and served approximately 700 meals
on a day when the homeless are usually not fed. Efforts also included monetary
donations, leftover conference food, registration bags and other conference
items. Donations were made to L.A. schools and a school in Tanzania. Click
here for more insight on the event.
AFP Staff Gives Back
AFP staff members participated in helping with food preparation at the Food
& Friends Kitchen in Washington, DC. This was an opportunity that
allowed AFP to give back to the local community while continuing to expand the
efforts of the AFPAware.
How are you giving
back? Send us your story. Stories can
be sent to afpaware@AFPonline.org.