Texan5, from what you described, you and your friends are providing the most significant charitable contribution there is for the people you describe. You’re providing time and companionship.
That is a big part of it-growing up on a remote ranch, it was common and expected that everyone helped a neighbor who needed it, and the favor would be returned when/if you were in need. The only people who did not benefit from that co-op/commune way of living were those few people who did not make fair deals, thought they were better than their neighbors, or were otherwise hateful-instead of helping those people, not one neighbor would call to let them know their livestock was loose and headed for the main road-or call the VFD if their barn or house was on fire-literally. Rednecks can be as vengeful as they are kind...