Impact-in-a-Box Menu
United Way of Northeast Florida’s Impact-in-a-Box includes all supplies, setup, delivery, and transport of completed kits to local nonprofits. Each project is led by United Way staff who not only manage logistics but also connect the volunteer activity to the bigger picture—highlighting the real impact on our community. We’ll even include custom logo stickers to personalize your kits at no extra cost. Kit pricing is based on a 1.5–2-hour project; surcharges will apply for orders over 150 kits.
Please note that for most projects, a minimum lead time of 4 weeks or more is required to allow for the ordering and preparation of supplies. Please check each kit for their specific lead time.
Reading Buddy Bags - Encourage a love of reading by building stuffed animal “Reading Buddies” and packing books for new 3-5-year-old students. Please ask about options to brand your buddies or include them in a bag with an age-appropriate book for an early learner.
$17 per kit/$19 per kit with logo
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 30+
16-30 people: 60+
31-50 people: 100+
Teacher Survival or Relaxation Boxes -Volunteers will assemble essential items--from tissues to Tylenol—to keep DCPS teachers in our Full Service Schools network going throughout even the toughest school days.
$13 per kit
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 100+
31-50 people: 150+
Personal Care Essentials Kit— For short-term support
These kits contain mid-sized toiletry items designed to last approximately 5 days for someone who may not otherwise have access, especially students in Full Service Schools. They're a quick, high-impact way to support hygiene, dignity, and confidence $11 per kit
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 100+
31-50 people: 150+
Personal Care Impact Kit (with Optional Branded Tote)--full-size products
To make a bigger impact, these full-size personal care kits offer approximately one month of hygiene security, thoughtfully packed in a reusable tote. Ideal for students in crisis, veterans facing hardship, and individuals encountering barriers to basic needs. $14 per kit/$16 with logo
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people:
50+ 16-30 people:
100+ 31-50 people: 150+
Snack Packs - Many students leave school without enough food to eat at home. Provide students supported by Full Service Schools with snack packs. Your team would assemble small packages of healthy snacks and food such as milk boxes, granola bars, and applesauce, all in a bag decorated by you!
$9 per kit
3 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 75+
31-50 people: 125+
Financial Literacy Kits—Volunteers will assemble classroom kits for teachers/volunteers to easily facilitate a fun financial workshop for K-2 students with community partner Kash Kids. Each kit includes a ceramic piggy bank to paint and decorate, mini-books, or activity cards. and crayons. The mini-books can be printed with the sponsor’s logo on the back. $11 per kit
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 40+
16-30 people: 80+
31-50 people: 130+
Confidence Kits: Feminine Hygiene items for low-income DCPS students and other girls and women experiencing “period poverty,” a widespread issue.
$12 per kit
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 100+
31-50 people: 150+
Confidence Plus Kit: Includes everything in a Confidence Kit plus a pair of underwear—ideal for students facing emergencies at school or in unstable housing situations
$15.50 per kit
4 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 100+
31-50 people: 150+
C.R.O.W.N. Haircare Kits (100 max)—haircare/toiletry items particularly for the special needs of Black and Brown hair and skin Please note: that these items can be difficult to source over 80 kits at one time and may need a longer lead time
$16 per kit
6 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 75+
31-50 people: 125+
Night-Night Bags—Volunteers will stuff a plush animal and put together a bag of comforting nighttime items (a book, toothbrush and toothpaste, and an activity) for very young children who enter a shelter for the first time.
$20 per bag/$22 with logo
4 week lead time/6 week with logo
Up to 15 people: 30+
16-30 people: 60+
31-50 people: 100+
Military Support - Organize a letter-writing campaign for veterans or active duty servicemen and women. Invite individuals who have previously served in the military or have family members who have served to lead the campaign.
2 week lead time
Up to 15 people: $100
16-30 people: $150
31-50 people: $200
Growing Mind Kits —Volunteers will decorate small seed-starter pots and put together seed-growing kits for elementary-aged children within DCPS Full Service Schools network. Each kit will contain a small pot, seeds, a soil pellet, instructions, and a plant-related paperback book
$8 per kit/$11 with book per kit
3 week lead time without books/6 week lead time with books
Up to 15 people: 40+
16-30 people: 80+
31-50 people: 130+
Mindfulness Kits --Volunteers will assemble kits of items to promote stress relief and focus for Full Service School children
$9 per kit
3 week lead time
Up to 15 people: 50+
16-30 people: 75+
31-50 people: 125+
