Donations Importance

The Reality

You may have seen them on your way to work, into the grocery store, or just simply as you are walking along minding your own business. These are the hungry, the poor, and the homeless of our countries. When we see these people, our first reaction is to judge and look away. While we may feel bad for these people, often times we do nothing. We judge the poor, hungry, and homeless for their situation and think or even say it is their own fault. Reality is these people are hungry, poor, and homeless for many different reasons, which may not be under their control.

What are some of the reasons a person could become in need of help?

Well perhaps they lost the only income that was coming into their home and for whatever reason (lack of skills, education, or lack of opportunities) have not been able to find work. Perhaps, they became ill and their illness has left them with the inability to work. Perhaps an accident or injury has prevented them from normally working in the only job they knew how to do. The reasons that a person can become in need are endless. We as their neighbors, should help the homeless, poor, and hungry without question.

Our world is full of generosity in the face of disaster and for those who need our help overseas. We should also help those within our own country. We need to come together and help our neighbors. The reality is these people could be our brothers, sisters, cousins, mothers, or best friends. It is up to us to help give the opportunity for a better quality of life.

Tomorrow it could be you!

When speaking of reality, the reality is this…Tomorrow it could be you! You could experience a life-changing situation that leads to your being the person in their shoes. Would you want someone to lend a hand in your time of need? Absolutely, we all would. The good rule to remember is “Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you”. In other words, help others now because you never know when it is you that needs help.

According to statistics, the faces of the homeless, poor, and hungry come in wide varieties. With these statistics it shows that these people are not only those who did not finish high school, they are not necessarily unemployed, single, or specifically male or female. Furthermore, those in need fall into the older and younger category. There is no one specific face, for the homeless, poor, and hungry. Therefore, you can deduce that it may be you tomorrow, who needs help.

Here are some statistics to think about:

• 45% of those that are in need received a high school diploma
• 24% have full or part time jobs
• The average age of those in need is 35 years
• 51% of those in need are single men
• 12% are single women
• 34% of those in need have families with younger children

With these statistics, you can easily see that the face of the poor, hungry, and homeless is no specific gender, race, type, or age. As a whole, our entire country needs to help these people lead a better quality of life.

How can I help?

You can help in a variety of ways and that does not mean simply monetary help. Let us look at the different ways any person can help in reducing the number of hungry, poor, and homeless citizens within our entire world.

Donating Money

This is bar the most popular form of donations because money goes a long way for many people. You can donate to the many different organizations that are in place to help those in need. There are a great deal of foundations that help those with specific illnesses such as cancer, diabetes, AIDS, and other illnesses. There are also foundations, which help to feed those who are poor, have no homes, jobless, or hungry. These foundations generally help in a variety of ways, such as helping with down payment for a home; getting food, help in toning or learning skills to find employment, and so many other things.

Donating your time

You can donate your time to help build a home for someone in need, help teach others a skill you may be an expert in to help them obtain employment, or simply serving those who visit food kitchens for a meal to eat.

Donate your car

There are many foundations that accept car donations and it is tax deductible. Car donations help those who may have lost transportation to get to and from work, this will help them get back on their feet and be able to better provide for their families. Additionally, you could seek out a reputable car dealer that donates all proceeds or a portion of the sales from each car, to a needy organization.
You can read more about Car Donations.

Organ Donation

Sign the back of your driver’s license, let your family members know your wishes, and become an organ donor. This simple act of kindness, could serve to save one person or several peoples lives.
You can read more about Organs donations.

Blood Donation

Doing this will cost you no money, a small amount of time, and a slight prick in the arm. This simple task, can work to save literally thousands of lives. Blood donations go for those who need transfusions during surgery or other types of occurrences where blood could be lost.
You can read more about Donating Blood.

Donate to the Goodwill

Instead of throwing away your gently used items you no longer use, consider donating it. The Goodwill will accept donations of clothing, linens (bedding, curtains, and towels), furniture, beds, mattresses, and so much more. In addition, they will usually come and pick it up if you need them to. These donations go to help those in needs rebuild their lives.
You can read more about Goodwill donations.

Online Donation

Many foundations for the homeless, poor, and hungry will accept monetary online donations. It is important when donating online that you make sure the organization is a credible and trusting one.
Please vist our collection of online donation website

As you can see there are many ways you can help those in need. You can also consider donating non-perishable foods to food pantries. More people than you may realize need our help. Remember it may be you one day, so help someone else today.