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Someone you know somewhere might be in trouble financially. They don't have enough food, or even a roof over their head. What can you do to help? There are many useful and caring things you can do to help out.
Steps
Collect money. Not 20 dollars a day, just the change you find around your house. When you find money on the street and you don't know who it belongs to, collect and help save someone's life. Put it in a piggy bank or a jar and put it someplace safe. Donate that money to a local food pantry or a charity.- Get your parent's permission to raise and donate money, if you're a child.
Donate some of your income or savings. Make a regular donation to a charity of your choice from your own money. You can choose from people in need in your own area, through to people in need overseas.Advertisement
Donate food. Food banks and other welfare sources often need food to feed people in need. Check the website for a list of needed items, to ensure that what you give is what is needed. Fresh food is often missing from such places, so check whether this is something that you can provide.[1]
Be someone's hero for the day. Go to a nursing home, talk to the elderly, and put a smile on their faces. Or visit people in hospital or a hospice.[2] Sharing time to interact with people will give you a feeling you will never forget.
Donate your time to help make or supply meals. Work at a soup kitchen or welfare kitchen for the needy. Try to allocate a regular time when you can turn up and help out.[3]
Make things. If you're good at making things, give your time to create useful items.[4] This might be clothing, blankets, hats, food, etc. Do whatever it is is that you're good at and help out.
It is not always possible to donate a considerable amount of time or money to causes. However, there are methods online that are both free and easy which allow anyone with internet access to help.
1Play FreeRice. This is a simple website where you answer questions to donate rice to people in need. They work through the UN World Food Programme. Every time you answer a question, ten grains of rice are donated. There are a variety of categories, including vocabulary and geography.
2Use click-to-give websites such as GreaterGood. When doing this, you want to be sure they are giving to good charities.
3Download the Tab for a Cause extension. This is an extension where every time you open a new blank tab, a customizable dashboard with a small ad comes up as your default new tab page. The advertisement money is then apportioned to charities based on percentages of user votes (one new tab is one vote.)
Community Q&A
- QuestionWhere can you donate food?
Community AnswerTry your local food bank, homeless shelter, or soup kitchen. You can also see if your local Red Cross is accepting donations. - QuestionHow can I help a person who needs clothes?
Community AnswerContact Goodwill, Salvation Army or local churches. They can direct you in the best way to donate. - QuestionI get so upset with myself when I'm in my car and a person of need comes up to my car and I don't have money to give them. Honestly l don't, and the look they give makes me feel terrible. How do I fix this?Community AnswerTry to always have at least a little cash on hand, even if it's a spot in your car you keep loose change. Or just make sure to have food with you in the car to give them that.
Tips
- Keep a smile on your face, that means the world to people.Thanks
- Online forms of giving rely on advertisements displayed on your screen to procure the money they give. Having an adblocker active will interfere with their work. Depending on your adblocker, it may be possible to deactivate it for certain websites.Thanks
- Helping can be just about anything as long as it is done in sincerity. Even a simple smile, "hello," or compliment could lift someone's spirit!Thanks
References
- ↑ https://www.feedingamerica.org/find-your-local-foodbank
- ↑ https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/home-care/hospice-care/hospice-volunteering.aspx
- ↑ https://www.wheelsforwishes.org/news/find-a-local-soup-kitchen/
- ↑ https://smallthingsmatter.org/crafting/
- ↑ https://zenhabits.net/a-guide-to-cultivating-compassion-in-your-life-with-7-practices/
About This Article
To help people in need, donate your time by visiting the elderly in nursing homes for some companionship, or volunteer at a soup kitchen to feed the hungry or homeless. To help with money, find a cause that speaks to you, like animal welfare or women’s services, and make regular monthly donations from your own income. You can also collect loose change from around your home and donate that money to a local food pantry or charity organization. To learn how using websites like FreeRice can help you assist those in need without spending money, keep reading!
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