It takes just one person to make someone's day.
We turn everyday generosity into care kits for people facing hardship, collected by our community, packed by students, delivered through local partners.
Fiscally sponsored by The Hack Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
Three ways to be the one
Online giving is the fastest way to put supplies in someone's hands.
- Most useful
Give online
Our favorite way to help. It takes a couple of minutes, it is tax deductible, and it lets us buy exactly what partners are asking for right now.
Donate online Shop the registry
Send supplies straight to our team. Add a few items to your cart and we will pack them into kits with a handwritten note.
Amazon registryFind a bin
Drop new, unopened essentials at a collection site near you. Check the live map for current locations and hours.
Find a drop-off site
Care is not a feeling. It is something someone can hold.
A toothbrush, a bar of soap, a backpack. Small things are not small to the person who receives them.
Read our storySimple
Essentials are universal. Anyone can give them, and anyone can use them.
Direct
Kits travel through partners who already serve the people who need them.
Shaped by need
Partners tell us what is missing, and we build kits around it.
Hands-on
Volunteers pack every kit by hand, with a note in real handwriting.
Pack a kit in ten seconds
Tap the items below to see what goes into an ImpactKits care kit and what each one means to the person who opens it.
Your kit
- Nothing packed yet
Tap an item to start packing a kit for someone who needs one today.
From a bin by the door to a kit in someone's hands
01Collect
Schools, businesses and neighbors fill collection bins and online registries with essential supplies.
02Assemble
Volunteers sort every item and pack thoughtful kits, each with a handwritten note.
03Connect
We match kits with nonprofit partners who already know and serve the people who need them.
04Deliver
Partners put kits directly into the hands of individuals and families across Orange County.
Every kit carries a note
Supplies meet a need. A few kind words meet a person. Every kit leaves with a note in real handwriting, written by a volunteer.
You matter more than you know. Someone you have never met is thinking of you today.
With love, a volunteer
Anyone can write one, and it takes less than a minute. Every note is reviewed, then written out by hand and packed into a kit at the next packing day.
Write a noteNot sure where to start? Answer five.
Five quick questions, then one to three concrete next steps. No sign-up and no email required.
What brings you here today?
Pick whichever sounds most like you.
Small acts of care become something bigger.
Give a little, host a bin, or bring kits to the people you serve. Every path ends in a kit in someone’s hands.
Questions? hello@impactkits.org or +1 714-509-0003