Thanksgiving is all about family, fun and giving thanks…unfortunately there are some that have much greater things to worry about like feeding their families or keeping them warm during the cold winter season. There are many ways you can help and give back during this time of year. You can do things from donating to local food banks, serving in soup kitchens or spending time volunteering at a local charity to name a few…if you need a little more inspiration we have listed some great programs below you can participate in to help spread the joy around!
Family-to-Family.org is a program that will connect you to one individual family and give you a list of necessities this family has throughout the year, so you can help beyond the holidays!
The National Coalition for the Homeless is a website that will help you find local soup kitchens where you can help prepare and serve up dinners for the homeless.
Your local Meals on Wheels Program will connect you to programs were you can bring a hot dinner to those who may not be able to join family or friends.
Anysoldier.com will give you the opportunity to create and send a care package to show your gratitude to the soldiers out there fighting for our freedom who might not be able to spend this special holiday season with their families.
Your local Salvation Army is a program that helps in many ways, and by visiting their site you can gather more information on all the great things they do to help all around, things like donating goods, money or time. Simply click the hyperlink to be directed to their page.
The USO is a program that donates to military members and families regardless of what branch of the military they serve in. They help from deployment to rehabilitation and reintegration, provide care packages, entertainment, and recreation-type services to military members and their families & by visiting their site you will have the opportunity to make donation to help support the cause.
Foster Coalition is a website that connects you to different individual sites which give you the opportunity to help a foster kid without the need of becoming a foster parent. Things from donating homemade blankets, bikes, used clothes to becoming a foster grandparent or assisting with the transportation needs of these kids who do not have anyone else there to take them where they need to be, and many more helpful services needed for our foster children.
ASPCA The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals® – By visiting their website you can find many ways to help their cause. You can donate money, gifts, old cars, or adopt a cute new friend.
dav.org local help to fulfill the promises made to the men and woman who serve us, by visiting their websites you will find ways you can help local Vets by doing things such as: driving them to needed places, volunteering time at hospitals, donating money, etc.
These are just some of our favorite sites or programs, but there is many ways we can all help make this world a little better, so tell us what are some of your favorite ways to help out and give back?
