4 Fun Ways to Get Involved with drawchange

If you don't have an extra hour to volunteer or spare cash to give right now, that's okay! Time and money aren't the only ways to show up for a cause you care about.

At drawchange, our art therapy-based programs help children facing Adverse Childhood Experiences heal, build confidence, and imagine a brighter future, and that work depends on more than cash and volunteer shifts. 

There are meaningful ways to help without donating money or committing to a volunteer shift, and every one of them makes a real difference. Whether you have five minutes, a junk drawer full of pop tabs, or a group of coworkers who love a challenge, here are four fun ways to get involved with drawchange right now!

Friendship Bracelet Campaign

If you can braid a bracelet, you can brighten a child's day. Gather your friends, your book club, or your coworkers for an afternoon of crafting colorful friendship bracelets. 

A drawchange participant showing off their colorful friendship bracelets.

We distribute every bracelet as a meaningful gift to the children in our programs, so something as small as a knotted string of thread becomes a tangible reminder that someone out there is thinking of them. It's a simple, hands-on way to bring joy into a child's life, and it doubles as a fun, screen-free hangout for your group, no art experience required. 

This kind of hands-on, creative process is the same spirit that grounds our art therapy work, and you can read more about why self-expression matters so much for healing in our post on the power of self-expression. Interested in starting a bracelet drive? Reach out to our team and we'll help you get set up.

Pop-Tab Fundraiser

This one costs nothing but a little consistency. Start saving the aluminum pop tabs from your soda and seltzer cans, and encourage your coworkers, friends, and family members to do the same. 

A collection of Pop-Tab fundraising jars to support drawchange.

Drop a jar in the break room, set a friendly competition with a neighbor, or just keep a bag by your recycling bin at home. It's a small habit, but it adds up fast when a whole office or friend group gets involved, and it keeps you thinking about the mission every time you crack open a can. 

This kind of steady, everyday support is exactly what keeps our programs running year-round, the same reliable generosity our sustaining members provide each month.

Click here to start collecting!

Community Fundraising

Prefer to rally your network instead of reaching into your own wallet? Create your own fundraiser and invite friends, family, and colleagues to support the mission on your behalf.

A drawchange volunteer smiles and makes art alongside two child participants.

You don't have to figure it out alone. Our fundraising toolkit gives you everything you need to plan a successful campaign, from a personalized fundraising page to messaging ideas and social templates, so you can share your "why" and make a real impact without spending a dollar of your own. 

It's the same approach our community fundraisers use to turn their personal networks into real support for children in our programs, and you can borrow their playbook for your own campaign.

Click here to get started!

Gift Cards (RaiseRight)

If you're already buying gift cards for coffee runs, groceries, or gas, RaiseRight lets that everyday spending do double duty. Purchase gift cards through the platform, and a percentage is donated to us automatically, at no additional cost to you. 

A RaiseRight graphic in support of drawchange.

There's no extra spending and no extra effort beyond a few clicks before checkout, just a small redirection of money you were going to spend anyway.

It's one of the easiest ways to turn routine purchases into ongoing support, similar to how our back to school fundraiser showed just how far everyday generosity can stretch when it's aimed at a good cause.

Click here to enroll!

Get Involved with drawchange: Every Bit of Support Helps

You don't need a spare afternoon or a spare dollar to make a difference. A jar of pop tabs, an afternoon of bracelet-making, a shared fundraising page, or a gift card you were already going to buy, each one helps us provide art therapy-based programming that helps children heal, build confidence, and imagine a brighter future. 

Get involved in whichever way fits your life right now, and know that even the smallest contribution of time or attention ripples further than you might think. Every hour and every dollar, no matter how it reaches us, helps a child find their voice through art.

Ready to make a financial impact instead?

Click here to donate. 🧡