Our Mission
Our mission and vision are centered on promoting goodwill towards others, cultivating a contagious spirit of love and positivity throughout the community, and fostering a sense of unity and pride among community members. We aim to support the places where we work, live, worship, and play, leveraging our individual strengths to make a collective impact. We believe that everyone has something valuable to offer and we are committed to giving generously and serving selflessly.
Meet Our Founders
We support our community where we work, live, worship, and/or play with what we have. We all have something to offer. We are ready to give and willing to serve.
History
The Do Gooders of Hampton Roads, “where everyone has something to offer,” was established in February 2015. To foster the spirit of doing good to others - help each other and create an infectious spirit of spreading love throughout the community; to encourage community cohesiveness, pride, and positive outcomes and behaviors. Supporting neighborhood needs as best we can.
Serving The Community
Community involvement is the power to bring positive, measurable change to the communities.
Established by Deena Moore in February 2015 as a group of people coming together to do well with what they have. “Everyone has something to offer”
We are revamping and recognizing the need for ongoing, year-round committees and volunteers.
Our desired result is to foster the spirit of giving time, talent, and treasure to help others and demonstrate servant leadership through community projects and collaboration.
The Do Gooders of Hampton Roads is open to anyone. We are a Neighborhood Serving Organization in Hampton, focusing on mentoring teens.
We are a Neighborhood Serving Organization in Hampton, we help the elderly in the community.
What We Do
Our desired result is to foster the spirit of giving time, talent, and treasure to help others and demonstrate servant leadership through community projects and collaboration.
The Helpers: ‘Do Gooders of Hampton Roads’ bring Mother’s Day cheer to seniors
Hampton — Growing up on Shell Road in Hampton, Whalan McDew benefited from other women around the block, in addition to his mom, who helped raise him decades ago. Like an extra set of mothers, these ladies, back then and now, continue to help nurture children who call the closely knit neighborhood home. “These ladies…
Local group hosts annual ‘Christmas Feeding’ for people in need
HAMPTON, Va. – Dozens of people are thankful for getting a good, hot meal this Christmas Day. A group called the Do Gooders held their annual “Christmas Feeding” at the Boys and Girls Club on Shell Road in Hampton. It was quite the spread. Volunteers served ham, turkey, mac and cheese and other dishes to families…
Do Gooders invite the community to spend Christmas with their ‘family’.
Do Gooders of Hampton Roads formed five years ago and kicked off their big Christmas gathering that continues to expand. December 25, 2019 HAMPTON, Va. — What started as a simple holiday meal stop is becoming the holiday headquarters of Hampton Roads. The Citizens Unit Boys and Girls Club in Hampton was filled with new…
Meet Our Team
Deena Moore, Founder and Executive Director/ CEO
+ 1 (757) 204-5884
deena@dogooders.org
Whalan McDew, President
+ 1 (757) 204-5884
whalan@dogooders.org
Booby Atkinson, membership
+ 1 (757) 204-5884
bobby@dogooders.org
Krista Scoot, Secretary
+ 1 (757) 204-5884
krista@dogooders.org
What People Say About Us
Do Gooders Hampton Roads change my life.
Kevin Martin
Community member
I love what you are doing for our youth. Keep up the good work.
Veronica Burton
Community member
