Posted on 12/03/2023 6:40:27 AM PST by bluescape
Our household usually gets some toys and takes them to the local fire station during Christmas. They distribute them to needy children. Our church use to have a similar event but not this year.
I'd like to see a list from the Freepers of good and bad charities that they know of. There are plenty of places to donate if one looks around, but some have high overhead and less get to those in need. I know of other organizations that have become politicized and not in a good way.
Also I'm interested in seeing a sort of update on anti-conservative anti-Christmas behavior from places like Target, Walmart, etc. A few years ago some of the stores tried removing the word Christmas from their stores, at the same time pushing a lot of muslim material. Some of them backpedaled after we hit them in the pocketbook, but I'm not sure where they stand this season.
Thanks for all the help FR. Merry Christmas
Toys for Tots. US Marines.
Not knowing where you live, but here:
Making sure every foster child in Georgia has at least one gift on Christmas day
https://www.wsbradio.com/fp/clark-howards-christmas-kids-2023/?outputType=amp
Not sure if they do anything special for Christmas but I am going to start giving small amounts, what I can afford, to Samaritan’s Purse.
Based in Boone NC it was started by Billy Graham. They were going to set up a MASH style hospital in NYC in the early days of the covid scamdemic but were run out of town by Deblasio as being the wrong kind of people. Any organization that elicits such a deranged reaction from “progressives” has to be our kind of people.
https://www.samaritanspurse.org/
This isn’t specifically for Christmas, but I support the Tokata Youth Center, a facility that provides services to disadvantaged youth on the Crow Creek Indian Reservation, one of the highest at-risk locations for youth in the US. As a Board member and treasurer, I can assure you that nearly every penny donated goes toward services for the youth, including daily meals, life skills, reinforcing Biblical moral principles, daily exercise, after-school help, etc. I do know that Diamond Willow Ministries, their parent, does do an annual gift-giving Christmas celebration for the community.
Right now, every dollar donated is being matched 50% by a foundation in Texas. If you have further questions, please feel free to respond to me or simply call them up.
Bkmk
you could always ask the church pastor if he knows of young struggling families in your church- he may be able to let you give them help anonymously.
Nice post... so many ‘charities’ are liberal/progressive rip-offs. Nice to see there are still come worth contributing to...
Visit your local Nursing Homes - there are a growing number of Senior Citizens in Nursing Homes without any family support - Our County Senior Center is asking for Robes, Slippers, T-Shirts - Socks for the Seniors who have nothing. This is where we will be giving this year.
Your local, hardworking businesses and people
They used to have a big truck outside of Toys R Us so you could go in buy some toys and donate on the spot.
One of the reasons I miss Toys R Us.
Hillsdale College.
Bypass the skimmers. Just go out and help someone.
“Bibles for China” is an Oklahoma-based charity that distributes Bibles and training to people who are eager to receive them. These are people who would treasure owning one page from a Bible.
If you want to give the gift of salvation, this is the best bang for the buck. They also communicate minimally and by email, so they are not wasting money on sending out calendars, promotions, etc.
The last I heard, it was $4 for a Bible to be printed and delivered into rural China. That $4 might bring many people to salvation.
This is who Imdonate to.
i agree with the recommendation to check charity navigator
While not a charity by any means, keep FR in mind.
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