The GFWC Civic Engagement and Outreach Community Service Program reminds GFWC members that each of us is a part of a larger society and is responsible for undertaking actions that will create a better quality of life and foster a sense of community—locally, regionally, nationally, and globally. This Community Service Program highlights and encourages citizenship; crime prevention, safety, and disaster preparedness; the needy, hungry, and homeless; and our military personnel and veterans. It’s designed to enable members to become better world citizens through advocacy, education, and action which will, in turn, effect change in and for our global friends and their communities.

Examples of these programs include:

Englewood Helping Hands - Englewood Helping Hand, Inc. is a community-supported human service agency that provides food, utility and other assistance to clients as well as referral services to other agencies in both Sarasota and Charlotte Counties, working to prevent homelessness. GFWC RWWC commits four volunteers each month to perform duties such as assisting with donations, making bags of food for distribution and distributing food to clients.

Wreaths Across America - Wreaths Across America coordinates wreath-laying ceremonies at more than 2,500 cemeteries across the United States, at sea and abroad.