@RickiTarr Saul Alinsky wrote a good general guide and you have hit the key points.
Here are some suggestions applicable to where I live: Volunteer at the local library. Mine runs literacy programs and tax help and some advocacy. Likewise our Senior Center relies on volunteers. Second Harvest is active here. A neighbor has set up a Little Free Pantry you can donate food to.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rules_for_Radicals
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