Changemaker Grants have funded projects like a neighborhood cleanup program, establishing community gardens and providing hygiene items for the homeless.
The United Way is encouraging small groups of people to develop a plan to improve their community, and it will award grants to get the plan off the ground.
New Bedford's Celsia Lima is the mother of Celiane, a 17-year-old girl with an impairing eye condition, and Derrick, a five-year-old boy with autism and HADDS.
Donors can simply drive up to Aldi at the Dartmouth Mall and volunteers will be ready to take your donation for the Hunger Heroes Food Drop from your car.