Save The Date for this year's Day of Action: October 3, 2025!
Day of Action is an annual volunteer event that brings the Frederick County community together to address the issues that matter the most. This event is one of the largest single-day volunteer events in Frederick County.
United Way of Frederick County coordinates with local employers, individuals, and nonprofits to most effectively support the community. We ask our community's most active organizations/agencies to submit volunteer projects that are screened for viability, safety and service to ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed) households.
Contact Erin Lawson at elawson@uwfrederick.org with any questions regarding Day of Action.
More information on the 2025 donation drive will be shared closer to the event. Stay tuned!
Get ready to make difference
(...and have fun too)!
ALICE families are those who are Asset Limited, Income Constrained, and Employed. They are working but unable to afford basic necessities like food, childcare, housing and transportation.
Day of Action is Frederick County's largest community-wide day of volunteerism. United Way of Frederick County coordinates with local employers, individuals, and nonprofits to most effectively support the community. We ask our community's most active organizations/agencies to submit volunteer projects that are screened for viability, safety and service to ALICE households. We then match projects with groups and individuals who sign up in advance.
Projects include painting, gardening, light construction, youth engagement, fighting hunger and more! There is even light office work projects for those who prefer to be indoors!
To host a service project, please fill out our interest form.
2024 Project Hosts:
- American Red Cross
- Animal Welfare League of Frederick County
- Blessings in a Backpack
- Children of Incarcerated Parents Partnership
- Circle of Hope Therapeutic Riding
- Delaplaine Arts Center
- Downtown Frederick Partnership
- Family Partnership
- Farm to School Frederick
- Federated Charities
- Frederick County 4-H Camp & Activities Center
- Frederick Rescue Mission
- Friends for Neighborhood Progress
- Habitat for Humanity of Frederick County, Maryland
- Helping Hands and Caring Hearts
- Housing Frederick
- Maryland Ensemble Theatre (MET)
- Platoon 22
- Second Chances Garage
- Seton Center
- SHIP of Frederick County
- techfrederick
- The Arc of Frederick County
- The City of Frederick - Department of Housing & Human Services
- The Frederick Center
- The Love for Lochlin Foundation
- The Ranch
- Transit Services of Frederick County
- United Way of Frederick County
- Wells House @ Gale Recovery
- YMCA of Frederick County
High exposure sponsorships are now being accepted!
Day of Action demonstrates the power of businesses and nonprofits working together to make a significant and lasting difference in Frederick County. Day of Action connects hundreds of volunteers with nonprofits who support ALICE (Asset Limited, Income Constrained, Employed) individuals and families, making it the largest community-wide volunteer event in Frederick County.
Opportunity
Today's employees expect their employers to make a positive impact in their communities. As a Day of Action sponsor, your employees will get priority access to their project of choice (limitations apply). Corporate sponsorships are accepted all levels ranging from $500 to $10,000 with corresponding sponsorships.
To view sponsorship levels and benefits, please click HERE.
Interested in sponsoring this annual event supported by 300+ volunteers? Contact Erin Lawson at elawson@uwfrederick.org.
For more information on results from 2023's Day of Action, please click here.
Ongoing Volunteer Activities
For a list of volunteer opportunities available throughout the year, please visit our volunteer-matching website, JustServe. If you have questions about Day of Action or other volunteer opportunities in Frederick County, please contact Erin Lawson at elawson@uwfrederick.org.
