Please Note: We are based in Cleveland County, North Carolina, and are only accepting volunteers living in the area.

The Community Supported Friendship (CSF) project was created in response to the unique challenge of prolonged physical isolation that all of us are experiencing as a result of the ongoing pandemic. Many of our Compeer participants do not have access to computers, the internet, or smartphones that are now critical for distanced social connection. Simultaneously, those of us with access to these forms of technology are often experiencing technology burn out after months of distanced communication. Through the sharing of creative gifts & storytelling, the CSF project aims to:

1. Provide a physical point of connection, based on shared interests, to our Compeer participants in the form of a CSF gift box delivered to their door each month.

2. Promote community-wide creativity and self-care practices through this unique volunteer opportunity.

The CSF project aims to connect the broader community to isolated individuals through the sharing of creative gift boxes that come along with a story of connection.

Each month volunteers deliver a CSF box to the doorstep of our Compeer participants. The gift box is tailored to the individual’s interests and personality. Each item in the box comes along with a story explaining how the item was crafted, its connection to the broader community, or simply why it was important to the individual who contributed it.

The types of contributions we are looking for are creative gifts that are as diverse and unique as the Compeer participants who will receive them! We truly encourage you to allow self-care and creativity to be your guides. Identify the thing you love to do - that activity that brings you joy and presence - and do it! You can then contribute the end product, along with a story of connection to the CSF project. We’ll deliver your gift to one of our participants who has shared interests or experiences. Please complete the linked CSF Contribution Form (https://clevelandcountymha.org/csf-contribution-form) to help tell the story of your gift.

Please complete a contribution form to initiate the process. The Compeer Coordinator will contact you to arrange delivery.

There are also opportunities available to groups or organizations to sponsor a single month's delivery. To learn more about this, please visit: www.clevelandcountymha.org/csf-sponsor

For additional information, visit our CSF Project website (https://clevelandcountymha.org/community-supported-friendship).