It also focuses on helping people find employment and other means of transitioning out of homelessness.
#Local organizations to donate to free
Akron, Ĭelebrating its 80th anniversary in 2023, Haven of Rest Ministries has provided free shelter, food and clothing to thousands of people without housing. Your Impact: Contribute to everything from career counseling and assistance to facilitating and providing job training and other community-based programs for people with disabilities, at-risk youths and others. Shopping at Goodwill thrift stores supports its mission of helping individuals prepare for, find and retain employment, but you can donate too. Your Impact: Help volunteers sew and deliver dolls to children in need of comfort, to local spots such as Akron Children’s Hospital, local fire and police stations, Summit County Child and Family Services, homeless shelters and more. Over 64,800 dolls have been donated locally and to 64 countries. Jude Children’s Research Hospital patients, families at Ronald McDonald houses, children in Haiti and recently, community members in Uvalde, Texas, where an elementary school shooting took place. Started by Ohioan Jan Householder, hand-sewn dolls have been given to St. Your Impact: Join the holiday campaign in December by volunteering, donating - $1 amounts to four meals - or taking part in the 10th annual Selfless Elf 5K Dec. More than 600 food pantries, hot meal locations, shelters and other hunger-relief initiatives are run by foodbank member programs in eight Northeast Ohio counties. Inflation and the pandemic have contributed to a 14 percent increase in people using local hunger relief programs, with 25 percent of people being first timers, and food donations are down by 27 percent, according to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank - the need is urgent. Charity Giving Get your donations in to local charities by the end of the year.
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