Generosity Projects for Families
Project Heart-to-Home helps families share God’s love right where they live, through simple, intentional acts of kindness on their street or in their building.
Practice generosity together as a family and turn ordinary moments into opportunities to give. Discover ideas that help you serve your neighbourhood, church and wider community side by side.
Step-by-step instructions for parents
1. Pray Together
As a family, ask Jesus: “Who near us needs encouragement or help right now?”
2. Pick one neighbour or household
Choose someone on your street or in your building — an elderly neighbour, a busy family, someone who lives alone, or a local helper.
3. Choose one act of kindness
Bake or cook a meal, offer help with chores or childcare, write notes of encouragement, or create a small care package.
4. Do it together
Let everyone play a part — planning, shopping, cooking, writing, drawing, or delivering.
5. Deliver with warmth
Drop it off with a smile and a short message like, “We just wanted to say thank you” or “We’re grateful you’re our neighbour.”
6. Reflect as a family
Talk about how it felt, what you noticed, and who God might be inviting you to love next.
Conversation prompts for families
- Who lives closest to us that we know least about?
- What is one thing our home does well that we could share?
- How could we love our street the way Jesus loves us?
- After delivering, what did you notice — about them, about us, about God?
Practical generosity activities for children
- Let the children help draw, write, or decorate the card.
- Pick the recipe together with mum or dad, and shop as a family.
- Take a photo or draw a picture afterwards to remember.
- Help plan the next neighbour or household to bless.