This year it is pretty hard to find extra money for giving. However, there are still ways to help people out without going bankrupt. Here is a list of things you can do that will cost you $5 or less.
1. Mentor a teenager online at icouldbe.org (they ask for a $5 donation)
2. Send a box of crayons to hospital-bound kids through childsplaycharity.org
3. Donate $5 to dinnergarden.org/feedAFamily.html and provide seeds for enough veggies to feed a family of seven for a year
4. Even the smallest donation can make a big difference in the life of a struggling family if given through smallcanbebig.org
5. Buy 7 pairs of socks for a homeless person for just $5 at hannahssocks.org
6. A small donation at donorschoose.org will help teachers do more with the kids in underfunded classrooms.
7. Just $1 given to vitaminangels.org will provide a child in need with vitamin supplements for 5(!) years.
8. Another $1 will feed four children in Tanzania a healthy breakfast if given though gocampaign.org
9. Yet another $1 donation to feedingamerica.org will provide 9 pounds of groceries to a hungry family in our country.
10. You can donate your old prescription glasses, reading glasses and sunglasses at neweyesfortheneedy.org
11. You can donate used books and magazines to a local library.
12. Knit or crochet a 7x9” square and send it to the address you will find at warmupamerica.org. The squares will be joined together into afghans and given to women’s shelters.
13. Send a holiday card to Military through American Red Cross.
14. Help Uliana, a young Russian woman who wants to give orphans in Russia a chance to live a normal life, pay for her education. http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/topic.php?uid=111306426133&topic=9827
15. Make some Christmas cards and donate them to Thomas Schmitt http://www.facebook.com/search/?q=Thomas+Shmitt&o=2048&init=ffs#/Tom.Neil.Schmitt - he will sell them to raise money for a mission trip to Ukraine this coming February, where he and his wife will be teaching English for two weeks.
P.S. I personally know these last two people on the list, and can guarantee that your help will be accepted with gratitude and used honestly.
