Acts of Kindness

03/16/2026

Acts of Kindness closed today due to the weather

01/01/2026

12/16/2025

𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 🎁🎁🎁

We're in need of some ✨𝘏𝘖𝘓𝘐𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘔𝘈𝘎𝘐𝘊✨ for JCC participant families and their littles. Can you help make this season a little brighter?

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*𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘷𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘯𝘰 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘍𝘳𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘋𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 19𝘵𝘩.

𝗥𝗮𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 (𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞) is a JCC umbrella program that encompasses any and all Janesville Community Center outreach that has one single purpose - to lift up others needing support.

𝗥𝗢𝗖𝗞 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 participants work with JCC to self-identify their own, personal barriers to success. Together, we create a road map that turns brick walls into hurdles - clearing them hand in hand.

Questions? Email us! [email protected]

12/10/2025

Rock County's Emergency Overnight Warming Sites will be active starting the evening of Wednesday, 12/10 through the morning of Monday, 12/15.

Additional information can be found at: https://www.co.rock.wi.us/departments/human-services/unhoused-and-housing-advocacy-resources/emergency-shelters-sites-transitional-housing/emergency-warming-cooling-sites

12/08/2025

Christmas Day Dinner - free dinner open to all! Join us!
DATE & TIME: Thursday, December 25th from 11AM to 1PM
LOCATION: St. William Church School - Parish Hall, 1820 Ravine St., Janesville
DELIVERY OPTION:
- Before 4pm Dec 23 to schedule a delivery, call: 608-754-5333
- After 4pm Dec 23 to 10am on Dec 25 to schedule a delivery, call: 608-921-5900

12/08/2025

12/02/2025

💙✨ It’s Giving Tuesday! ✨💙

Today, we celebrate the power of generosity — and the incredible difference you can make right here in our community.

At Acts of Kindness, we provide clothing and household goods to individuals and families in need. Every donation, big or small, helps us continue our mission of bringing kindness to those who need it most.

This Giving Tuesday, we invite you to give from the heart:
🧥 Donate gently used clothing or home essentials
💚 Make a financial gift to support our programs
🙌 Volunteer your time to help serve local families

Together, we can turn kindness into action — one act at a time.

👉 Learn more or donate at https://www.actsofkindnessjvl.org/donate-or-volunteer.html

The work we do at Acts of Kindness is made possible by you. We provide assistance to those in need through the generosity of our community and the kindness of our volunteers.

12/02/2025

Help our friends at the Janesville Community Center, Inc.!

🥰 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗚𝗜𝗩𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗧𝘂𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🥰

JCC's Walking School Bus depends on 𝗬𝗢𝗨𝗥 generosity to keep it moving.

$𝟭,𝟱𝟬𝟬 𝗢𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀 are CRITICAL and allow us to staff Drivers that are fully vetted and trained in areas like 1st Aid, CPR, Food Insecurity as well as Child Abuse, Bullying and Su***de Prevention.

Own a local business? Let's chat! [email protected]

👉 𝗗𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=FW6MNKMR7DBQL

12/02/2025

UPDATED 12/2/25: Due to the forecasted temperatures, 6 overnight warming sites have been activated in Rock County. Overnight warming sites in Janesville are:

- GIFTS Men's Shelter (1025 N. Washington St.)
- Mercyhealth Emergency Department Lobby (1000 Mineral Point Ave.)
- First Congregational United Church of Christ (54 S. Jackson St.)

The overnight sites will be active the evening of Wednesday, December 3, through the morning of Friday, December 5.

For more information and additional locations in Rock County, visit https://bit.ly/4iuFR1S.

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there are warming sites and overnight shelters in Janesville and throughout Rock County? When forecasted temperatures, real temperatures, or wind chills drop below zero degrees in Rock County, locations will automatically authorize use as a warming site during their normal business hours only.

For more information and the complete list of locations, visit https://bit.ly/4pHhws6.