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2. March 2011 07:49
How many times a day do you pass a homeless person on the street – lying in a doorway – or sitting at a bus stop? The number of American families without a home has shot up 30% since 2007. You obviously can’t give them your cash every time you pass by – but there are some easy ways to help.
- First go through your coat closet and pull out anything you’re not using anymore, or your family has outgrown. You can donate them to OneWarmCoat.org. It’s a charity that supports coat drives for the homeless across the country.
- You could also volunteer at a local shelter with your family. Click on HomelessShelterDirectory.orgto learn what’s needed near you. They may need help sorting donations or making sandwiches in the kitchen.
- Here’s something you may not have thought of: The homeless often need items we take for granted – like clean socks and underwear. That’s why Socks-n-Undies.org sprang up. They’ve delivered more than 50,000 undergarments to the homeless in two years. Go to SocksNUndies.org.
- If you don’t have much to give, you can donate $5 right now by texting STANDUP to 85944. That’s Stand Up for Kids, a nonprofit that combs the streets helping homeless kids and runaways under age 25. They’re expanding to five more cities this year.
- If you have a little more to give, $35 will buy a blanket and clean set of sheets for a homeless child through Covenant House. That organization cares for more than 70,000 homeless kids nationwide. That’s CovenantHouse.org.
- If you have no money to give – but a computer with an internet connection – go to ClickToGive.com. Every time you click the “Click To Give” button, the site’s sponsors will donate to the National Alliance to End Homelessness. How easy is that?
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