Join the HandsOn Bay Area x San Francisco Meals On Wheels effort to aid food security for seniors! Employing the iconic Meals on Wheels logo stencil, use your creativity and design skills to generate a fun and impactful tote bag that distributes nutritious items to those in need. These uniquely designed, high-quality tote bags are durable and reusable, creating sustainable solutions to food distribution. Donate your time and make a difference in the lives of those who require it most — support Meals on Wheels and together we can deliver!

Each kit contains three canvas totebags, food stencils, and fabric markers.

Limit 1 kit per online order, for bulk orders pricing please contact projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org

Create one of a kind onesies for newborns! 

With this Newborn Onesies Project in a Box, you will customize onesies that will impact infants and newborns who need new clothing! Using markers and stencils, and some creativity you will be able to create unique and wonderful onesie designs! 

Be your own designer and help make a difference in your community with this Project in a Box!

Completed onesies will be donated organizations helping new parents.

Supplies Include: Card Stock, Felt Markers, Stencils, Blank Onesies

Makes a total of 5 Newborn Onesies.

Please email us at projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org if you're interested in a multi-box order.

Create instructional herb garden kits for youth centers, schools, and nonprofit food assistance programs. These kits will help children and families learn what is needed to cultivate their own food. Each kit will include all the materials needed for a youth to grow four seed types: parsley, cilantro, chives, and basil.

The kits will also provide four pulp baskets to grow each seed type. Volunteers will assemble the seed kits and an informational recipe card for each seed that describes the proper growing instructions and a recipe to try out so they can enjoy their new herbs!

Supplies included: Seeds, coin envelopes, pulp growing baskets, burlap sacks, sprout bags, non-toxic fabric markers, cardstock sheets, sealable sandwich bags, spoons, blank cards and instructional materials.

Makes 2 Herb Garden Kits with 4 types of seeds each.

Please email us at projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org if you're interested in a multi-box order.

Bring your superhero creativity and style and compile fun kits meant to empower underserved youth in the Bay Area.

Your team will trace and cut fabric, decorate bags, and create a child-size superhero cape making kit with beautiful fabric stickers to be distributed to kids throughout the Bay Area.  No sewing required, just creativity!

Supplies included: Canvas bags, pre-cut fabric, cape stencil, fabric markers, fabric stickers, velcro dots, blank cards and instructional materials.

Makes 3 Superhero Cape Kits.

Please email us at projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org if you're interested in a multi-box order.

Get together with your friends and family to put together an assortment of furry friends for children in our local hospitals, shelters, and housing organizations.

This is a perfect project for your team to put together an adorable donation. This project always works really well for drop-in style volunteer engagements.

Supplies included: Stuffed animal casing, stuffing, cards & envelopes, markers and instructional materials.

Makes 3 Stuffed Animals per box.

Please email us at projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org if you're interested in a multi-box order.

Wellness Journals will be donated to shelters and family programs as a response to the COVID-19 lockdowns. You will assemble some writing, drawing, and planning prompts to encourage journaling as a creative and engaging outlet during these confusing times. Each journal will have a full cover of black-and-white mandalas that recipients can color in, with six pages of inserts and prompts to fuel further creativity, goal setting and healing.

Supplies included: Notebooks, glue stick, scissors, colored pencils, prompt inserts, coloring pages, and instructional materials.

Makes 3 Journals per box.

Please email us at projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org if you're interested in a multi-box order.

Give the gift of warmth to a neighbor in need. Assembled no-sew blankets will be distributed by one of our many deserving nonprofit partners that serve community members who need it most. Whether they are experiencing homelessness or simply don't have the means to acquire this essential item, your donation today will show them that someone cares.

Supplies included: Pre-cut fleece fabric, scissors, and instructional materials.

Makes 1 standard twin-sized blanket!

Please email us at projectinabox@handsonbayarea.org if you're interested in a multi-box order.