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Suggestions on where to give $500 to charity?

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Lucky

Lifer
My landlord, who owns a shop below me, raised ~$500 or so in donations to the red cross fund following 9/11 from visitors to his store. He matched each dollar up to $500. He already donated the $500 given, but he doesnt trust the red cross to spend the matched $500. He initially said he wanted to find a single mother with kids who lost a husband/father in the attack, but after I told him of the massive settlement money the gov't is paying, he quickly changed his mind.

Any good national charities with a sterling repulatation? He's really looking to donate it to someone in need, not something like an enviromental fund. Local charities are also an option but I wanted to feel out how you guys thought it should be spent (a particular type of local charity, perhaps?)
 
anyone remember the movie sneakers?

"i would like peace on earth and good will towards men"
"WE'RE THE U.S. GOVERNMENT....WE DONT DO THAT SORT OF THING"
"well you better try"

then a large donation was made to amnesty international
 
Looking for a US domestic charity, I might add. My landlord is an odd guy...I know he wouldnt go for foreign aid. i think he's reallly considering a local charity now but what kind? If national then it cant have f*ckups like the red cross did.
 


<< Donate to your local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. They'll appreciate the extra money.

Ryan >>





Great idea. 🙂 Im in a smaller city, so not many "homeless" shelters or the like around here, but I'll still entertain any suggestions. 😀
 
Are you female and slutty? If not, you dont qualify, sorry. 😱

Careful, for $500 you might get a number of poor college kids willing to be for a day. 😉
 
Donate it to school. They are always in need of money.


Whatever you do, just don't donate it to bum shelters.

In my town there is a large sign visible from an arterial road that says "donate your car and feed the homeless". I'm like screw that.
 
Ever heard of the Lion's Club? They're always trying to raise money to help out the needy. I know that our local chapter helps kids by buying them glasses if their parents can't afford them, among other things.
My brother had a friend who had the most ugliest glasses in the world. His vision also had gotten worse so he needed a stronger perscription but his parents couldn't afford them. They contacted the Lion's Club and they were more than happy to help them. The kid got a very nice pair of glasses and couldn't be happier.
IMHO they're a very important yet highly overlooked charity.

<---- Honestly has nothing to do with the Lion's Club. Doesn't even know any members.
 


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<< Donate to your local chapter of Habitat for Humanity. They'll appreciate the extra money.

Ryan >>



Great idea. 🙂 Im in a smaller city, so not many "homeless" shelters or the like around here, but I'll still entertain any suggestions. 😀 >>



Just FYI, Habitat for Humanity isn't a homeless shelter program. Habitat helps families get out of situations of sub-standard housing (like large families living in houses or apartments that are too small). Habitat provides a no-interest loan on a house that is built at cost by volunteers. The family has to pay the house off over the course of 10 to 15 years. Many times their house payment is lower than their current rent/mortgage. The family pays the interest in what is called "sweat equity", meaning that they have to put in a certain number of hours on both their house and other habitat houses. Habitat is always looking for donations. As they raise money, they can build more houses. Eventually, it becomes a self-perpetuating cycle. Habitat takes the money being paid in on the mortgages, and uses it to build more houses. More people get involved, and more housing is available.

The houses aren't sold to homeless people. They are sold to families that need a "hand up" out of a poor housing situation. You would be surprised... I bet your town has a chapter of Habitat, or a neighboring town does. Check the phone book.

Ryan
 
How about the Make-a-Wish Foundation? An organization that grants wishes to dying children can't be all bad..
 
i vote for habitat too.. its suprisingly cheap to build/rebuild these houses becuase all thats bought is parts.. labor is volunteered.. so every bit matters... and these are not bums that get these houses.. and they actually buy the house anyways
 
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