The Best Charities

Find One That Makes You Happy

The best charities to give to are the ones that make YOU feel good about what you are doing. There is no right or wrong answer here but we'll give you some insight to wise giving to charities.

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Take some time to find some of your own best charities. Maybe you want to focus on helping ONE family change their situation for the better. Maybe you know someone who suffered from diabetes or heart disease and you want to contribute to the cause.

Right here on this website you'll meet wonderful families and individuals in need. Each has been interviewed and verified to be a part of this community. There causes range from homelessness to needing a small helping hand and everything in between. You may feel touched and find a charity worth giving to. Meet our Recipients in need here. Find one near and dear to your heart. There are so many organizations out there that do so much good. Find one that gives you the warm fuzzes and start reaping the benefits of the power of giving!

Here are just a few ideas to get you started.

SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR THE BEST CHARITIES FOR YOR CHARITY GIVING

Review our member profiles here on the "Power of Giving" and see the many ways you can help make an IMMEDIATE impact on someone's life. You'd be surprised how much you can do to make an immediate positive change. Power of Giving Charity Giving

Buy a holiday meal for a family in Baton Rouge (home to thousands of Hurricane Katrina evacuees) for $25.00 at www.brfoodbank.org.

Donate new blankets to kids in homeless shelters at www.projectnightnight.org.

Before you shop online, go to www.goodshop.com. Buy from a participating retailer and the site donates a portion of your purchase to a charity of your choice. I love this site!

Vaccinate 50 people around the world against deadly diseases such as polio, meningitis and measles with a $50 donation at www.doctorswithoutborders.org.

Help protect half an acre of rain forest in South and Central America with a $25 donation at www.rainforestalliance.org.

Solar Charities works with community leaders and school districts, the goal is to make the world a cleaner place by raising money to place solar panels on public school roofs, harnessing the sun to create clean electricity. What a great idea! http://www.solar-charities.org.

Provide a month of care for a woman or child rescued from sexual slavery for just $30 at www.sharedhope.org.

Find projects that help people in your very own zip code at www.dosomething.org.

Make a $10 donation to www.freethechildren.org and a special matching-funds program will turn it into $100 worth of medical supplies for kids around the world.

Help an aspiring student pay for college at www.scholarshipamerica.org.

Look at your medical history, then give money to a cause that could help your loved ones, be it the American Diabetes Association (diabetes.org), the American Heart Association (americanheart.org), Susan G. Komen for the Cure (komen.org) or another charity.

As I mention on my Charitable Giving Online Page check out Heifer International. The organization supplies goats, cows etc. to help families in need become self reliant.

Giving to charity is different for everyone. Always remember giving does not always mean you must give a monetary amount. You can give in may ways including your time. Feel free to explore other ways to give here.

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