Do Unto Others
Lend a Helping Hand to Students in Need
Everyday children in our Santa Rosa community face challenges. Many come from families struggling to make ends meet, and some even experience homelessness. These children may not have shoes, warm clothing, or glasses for reading. We know they are in our community. But how do we know who they are? How do we know what critical issues they face? And finally, how do we help them?
DUO
Welcome to DUO
We Believe That We can Change More Lives with You
Who are they?
We have partnered with the school system to help us target the children we need to help. The principals and staff of each public school are our eyes and ears.
What critical issues do they face?
While the school can take care of books and school supplies, there is no ready help for a child’s personal economic needs. As our eyes and ears, school personnel can determine when children need glasses for reading or a blanket for warmth.
How do we help?
Duo is behind the scenes, raising money, so that each principal of each public school; has the money without red tape to help a child immediately. At the end of the year, principals turn in ledgers to our DUO Board of Directors of how they have helped a child so that we can plan our financial goal for each year.
How do you help?
Support
Our organization has fund raisers throughout the year. Through your attendance, you will help fund DUO’s mission.
Prayers
Prayer can move mountains, and mountains are what many of our children face.
Volunteers
Many of our events need an extra set of hands to keep our programs running smoothly.
Donations
Donations, Pledges, Sponsorships are all ways to help us fund DUO and as a result help us fund our children in need.
Our Mission:
Our mission is to provide urgent and compassionate assistance for the children in need within our county. By partnering with school leaders, we ensure that every child has access to essential resources and that each child feels safe, supported, and valued.
Our Motto:
See a need,
Meet a need.
See a Need, Meet a Need
Brandon Koger, Principal Hobbs Middle School
More About DUO
A Non-Profit Tax-exempt 501 (c) (3) Organization
Come together with our organization to support our children and empower them for lifelong success.
Our Mission
Our mission is to meet the unexpected needs of our Santa Rosa County Public School children, giving them the tools, support, and opportunities they deserve.
DUO Success Stories
Discover how your support transforms lives—read inspiring success stories of local students thriving through resources Do Unto Others Santa Rosa provides. 🌟📚
Empower Young Minds
A child’s dream should not be limited by financial circumstances. Your donation helps open the doors to hope, transformation, and a brighter future.💙📚
Your Gift, Their Future
2026 Annual Goal
Transform a Life Today
We have met our goal of raising enough funds to distribute $38,000 each for the 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026 school years. Plus, we have raised extra funds for the principals when they have had to call for additional DUO Dollars to help more children with critical needs.
We have now set our yearly goal of fundraising to $48,000.
Light the Path Forward
Help The Children
Join our upcoming events
Join us for a special charity event where community, compassion, and purpose come together to create brighter futures for local children. Be part of the change. 🎉💙
7:30 am
13 Nov, 2026
Pace
Sporting Clays
Change a Child’s Future
We’re here to help them
Your time, compassion, and dedication can make a meaningful difference in our children’s lives.💙
Support our events. Buy a ticket and join in the fun. We have clay shoots, wine tastings, dinner theaters, race events. You can join us in raising crucial funds for our Santa Rosa children.
Volunteer for our events. Working with us helps make our events work. We need spotters, paper pushers, assistants, and many other hands-on volunteers at our various events.
Sponsor our events. We are in need of sponsors for all of our events. We need your help and we want to help you by raising awareness of your kindness and your company in supporting DUO’s events.
Your donation helps our Santa Rosa children with their critical needs. They need not suffer due to a financial problem that they certainly cannot control.💙📚
Donate money for glasses so that students can learn to read.
Donate money for blankets helping children who do not have proper bedding.
Donate money for shoes making sure a child’s feet are protected with proper shoes.
Donate money for a child whose parents cannot afford proper underclothes.
Together, We Can Reach $48,000
Your support helps provide essential resources to local children, ensuring they have what they need to succeed in school and beyond.
Provide immediate help for local children facing urgent needs by donating today.
Give children the confidence to learn, participate, and succeed without the weight of unmet basic needs.
Respond quickly to urgent student needs through direct partnerships with local schools.
Feedback
What they’re saying about us
Hear from the voices that matter most—educators, families, and community partners who have experienced the impact firsthand. Their stories reflect the difference your support makes in the lives of local school children and the strength of a community coming together to create brighter futures.
“GBHS had a student arrive to school today after spending the weekend in an emergency foster placement with her 10 year old brother. She had nothing besides the clothes she was wearing, and had been told it was unlikely she would be able to go home anytime soon. Because of DUO funds, we were able to purchase her two emergency outfits along with some toiletries and personal care items. The difference these funds made for this student can’t be measured and I am so incredibly grateful to DUO for giving us a way to help her! Thank you so much!”
“I wholeheartedly recommend the Do Unto Others program to any school or organization seeking effective and compassionate support in meeting the needs of their community. The dedication and generosity demonstrated by DUO are exemplary, and I am grateful for the partnership we have forged to ensure the success and well-being of our students.”
“The dedication and compassion exhibited by the team behind the Do Unto Others Program are truly commendable. Their commitment to serving those in need with dignity and respect sets them apart as an organization making a real difference in our community. For these reasons, I wholeheartedly endorse the Do Unto Others Program and believe that their work is invaluable in supporting our most vulnerable families. I urge you to consider supporting and recognizing this program for the remarkable impact it continues to have on our community.”
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It is the End of Another School Year, 2025-2026.
DUO Santa Rosa celebrates the end of the 2025–2026 school year by receiving reports from 38 principals showing how DUO Dollars helped meet students’ immediate needs.
Principal Klinton D. Lay of Central School shared that DUO funds provided clothing, eyeglasses, books, and other necessities that removed barriers to student success and improved well-being.
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