Small communities seem to face a constant struggle everyday. We all need to come together as a community in order for our communities to grow and stay strong. Here are some ways that you can help.

Volunteer Your Time. Whether you are young or old, volunteering your time is something easy and very beneficial that you can do to help your community. Ways to volunteer your time could be as simple as cleaning up your neighborhood, reading to children in a classroom or helping at your local community center or senior citizen center. Volunteering your time to help your community is beneficial not only to your community but it builds character in younger people.

Organize An Awareness Event. This can encompass any part of your community. It can be as small as a benefit for a local community member in need of funding for medical or crisis relief. It can be as big as gathering the businesses in your community for a local party in the park or indoor event center. Things to focus on are getting your community recognized for what it has to offer and bring people to your community.

Head A Project. Talking to your local Chamber of Commerce can lead you in the right direction for making a big city-wide difference in your community. Do a city-wide poll about what people think that their community needs and work to make it happen. Get in contact with your community Development Authority.

Host A Week Long Food Drive. Set up a table at the local supermarket and have a week long food drive. The best time to do this is near the holiday that people make a big meal on. For example Christmas and Thanksgiving. Ask for only one non-perishable food item to help make someones holiday by being able to give them their holiday meal. Once that is done, sort the food into meal size ranging from three to six people and deliver the food to people in your community that are in need for the holidays. You can most likely find this out by talking with your local food bank about helping out and also the Department of Public Health and Human Services. They can usually give you information or head you in the right direction.

Toys For A Cause. Another way to help people in your community is by donating all your extra toys for children in need. Many kids don't get a thing for Christmas while many get everything. Help out by giving your extra or lightly used toys to an organization that does a Toys For Tots or organize one yourself. A good way to gather extra toys is by talking to the local businesses about setting up a box or crate in their business that let's people drop off their extras and have you pick them up once a day or twice or more a week. Businesses that work great for this are grocery stores, local department stores or even your local Boys and Girls Club.

Speaking Out. If you feel that there is a need in your community or you have an idea that you think is worth trying in your community you should speak out. Great ways to get involved are by going to your city council meetings and voicing your concerns and discuss the type of change you would like to see in your community. You could also do research about your ideas so you are able to share, with the city coucil, they ways that the city could go about implementing these changes.

There are many things throughout your community that you can do to make a difference. The only thing you really need to do to make a difference is to be motivated and try.

小社区似乎每天都面临着不断的竞争。为了帮助社区成长壮大，我们都需要团结一致。下面的一些方法对你会有帮助。

 献出你的时间。不管年轻还是年老，腾出时间为你的社区做点事情，这是很容易的，而且很有益处。你可以采用这些简单的方法：比如为你的邻居打扫卫生，在教室里给孩子朗读，或者在本地的社区中心或老年服务中心效劳。腾出时间来服务你的社区，不仅让社区得到帮助，而且对塑造年轻人的性格大有裨益。

 组织一次宣传活动。宣传活动可以包括你社区的任何部分，小到为需要医疗或危机救济基金的社区成员提供服务，大到将社区企业集中起来，在公园或室内活动中心举行一次活动。核心问题是让社区明白它能提供何种服务，并吸引人们来你的社区。

 负责一个项目。与本地商会进行一次对话，可以让你明白做些什么能让你的社区魅力非凡。在全市范围内进行一次调查，了解人们认为社区需要什么，并努力使之成为现实。请与你的社区发展局保持联系。

 主办为期一周的食物募捐活动。在本地超市搭一个募捐台，进行为期一周的食物募捐活动。最佳时机是在假日来临前，人们就要享受饕餮大餐的时候，比如圣诞节和感恩节。要提供不易腐烂的食物，帮助人们度过假日好时光。然后根据食量多少，以三至六人为一组对食物进行分类，并提供给社区里假期需要食物的人。通过与本地的食物银行以及公众健康和人类服务部进行对话，讨论如何帮助人们度过难关，对你可能很有帮助。他们通常能为你提供信息或指明方向。

 将玩具当成事业。另一种服务社区的方法是为儿童捐出你多余的玩具。很多孩子圣诞节有玩具，而很多孩子却没有。将你多余的或没怎么用过的玩具捐给某个“为了孩子的玩具”组织，或者由你自己组织捐赠活动。收集玩具的一个好方法是与本地企业进行洽谈，在他们的企业搭建一个盒子或者木箱，让人们将多余的玩具放在里面，每天清点一次，或者每周清点两次或多次。做这项重要工作的企业一般是杂货店，本地百货商店，甚至是本地的男孩和女孩俱乐部。

 说出你的想法。如果你认为社区有需要，或你有值得一试的想法，就应该大胆说出来。有个好办法：去你的城市议会会议，表达出你的关注，并讨论你想看到的社区变化。你可以好好研究一下你的想法，让你能与市议会分享。他们会列举出一些可行的方法，来实现这些变化。

 在社区你可以大有作为。你唯一要做的就是放手去做，这会让你与众不同。