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Examples of registered donees that fit this category:
Examples of ways we can help:
- Homeless shelters
- Employment centres
- Schools in low income neighborhoods
- Breakfast programs
- Mentoring Programs
- Food banks
- Donate special treats to food banks that people can get excited about
- Special gifts, toys and clothing for low income families
- Provide special programs or school trips for schools in low income neighborhoods
- Donate tickets to sporting events
- Donate food/money for holiday parties
- Donate gifts for holidays
- Buy spa treatments (manicures, pedicures) or other luxuries for low income parents
- Donate disposable cameras and processing costs to families during their holidays
| The poverty that the average person can see on the streets is alarming, but the poverty that people can't see, that they may not even know exists, is almost overwhelming. People facing poverty may be low income, fixed income or no income individuals. Poverty wears many masks and each of them presents unique challenges. Poverty could be the homeless man that lives on the streets, the single income earner that is not bringing home enough to feed their family, the pensioner who can't work due to circumstances beyond their control. When you live with poverty it is an all encompassing constant stress. Together, we can help release some of that pressure, even if it is just for a short while. |