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Red Cross Needs Your Help

The American Red Cross exists to provide compassionate care to those in need. Our network of generous donors, volunteers and employees share a mission of preventing and relieving suffering, here at home and around the world, through five key service areas  www.redcross.org

Godaddy.com gives to charity

When you purchase a domain or website and at checkout, you have the option to round up your total and give this difference to charity. This can be done at www.godaddy.com

Your hands can help others

Great video to inspire how your hands can help others. www.gotvolunteer.com

17 year-old invited to State of Union address

A homeless New York teen who's a semifinalist in a prestigious national science contest has been invited to watch President Barack Obama's State of the Union address. Brentwood High School senior Samantha Garvey has been invited to the Jan. 24 speech as a guest of Long Island Congressman Steve Israel. Garvey's story of academic success despite financial hardships has gained nationwide attention. Last week, she was named one of 300 semifinalists in the Intel science contest. She's currently living in a homeless shelter, although Suffolk County officials are renovating a home for theGarvey family.

4 Homeless Men Murdered in Orange County, CA

ANAHEIM (CBS) —  Police Saturday announced that they have arrested a suspect in the murder of four homeless men in Orange County.

At a press conference Saturday, police said 23-year-old Itzcoatl Ocampo of Yorba Linda would be charged with all four murders.

Ocampo was arrested Friday night after allegedly murdering a Vietnam veteran named

Volunteer opportunity in Germany

www.cadip.org/volunteer-in-germany.htm A group of 10 to 20 volunteers with diverse national and cultural backgrounds come together to spend 2-4 weeks united by a common goal - to donate their voluntary work for a useful project, gain a better understanding of different cultural views and lifestyles and to foster a tolerant attitude. Each workcamp project specifies the age requirements. The workcamps welcome tolerant, open-minded and responsible people, motivated to work in the frame of the project.

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Donate to A Glimmer of Hope - Ethiopia School

With Ethiopia is a group of local families from Oregon who have adopted kids from Ethiopia and want to provide support to the communities where their children are from. WithEthiopia is focused on helping one rural community at a time by building water wells, schools, health clinics and other community needs. By joining together, local adoptive families can take on larger projects and

National Letter Carriers Association helps Stamp Out Hunger

Organized by the National Letter Carriers Association and other agencies nationwide , Saturday's drive helps local food banks re-stock their pantries for the summer when the demand for food skyrockets.

Eric Mossman, Orange County coordinator for the event, said the food drive has raised a billion pounds of food nationwide over the last eight years.

"It's simply amazing what one day's work can do to feed millions of people around the country," Mossman said.

In Orange County, Second Harvest Food Bank says demand for food aid has risen 42 percent. About 615,000 people, or 21 percent of Orange County's

Homeless in America

Girl's Guide to Homelessness

I am an educated woman with stable employment and residence history. I have never done drugs.  I am not mentally ill. I am a career executive assistant – coherent, opinionated, poised, and capable. If you saw me walking down the street, you wouldn’t have assumed that I lived in a parking lot. In short, I was just like you – except without the convenience of a permanent address. Brianna Karp entered the workforce at age ten

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Before donating, consider some research

Before you donate your hard earned money to a charity, first do your own research to see if the organization meets your requirements.
1) look up the organization with the Better Business Burea (BBB).
2) be wary of ratios: how much money is spent on administration vs. the cause.
3) Look for results: seek evidence that the organization makes an impact.
4) Separate the cause from the charity: research various organizations within the cause you are passionate about.

Food For The Poor

Food For The Poor is the third-largest international relief agency in the United States according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy and has maintained fundraising and administrative costs of less than 4% of its expenses; more than 96%

Someone Cares Soup Kitchen

Novo Nordisk Inc. volunteers their time serving lunch this week at Someone Cares Soup Kitchen in Costa Mesa, CA. Currently the Soup Kitchen is serving over 300 guests per day, 7 days per week. Meals are served Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and a pancake breakfast is served every Saturday and Sunday morning

Good Ink Clothing

Good Ink Clothing donates 50% of its sales to charity. Buyers get to choose what type of charity they'd like to donate to. Ali Sedaghat is the founder with business partner Alex Lopez. goodinkclothing.com

Road ID Could Save Your Life!

Road ID was created on the concept that active people should wear ID as part of their gear when participating in outdoor activities. It was started by a couple of guys who began to wonder "why in the heck don't we have ID on us when we go out for a run or a ride?" We looked at our dogs, they had ID. But, if we had an

Volunteer with Special Needs

• The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) conducts summer camps for special needs children affected by neuromuscular disease. Camp activities can include sports, arts and crafts, talent shows, and cookouts. Volunteers give both physical and emotional support to their camper, and training includes

Promote Music Appreciation

You don't need to be a talented musician to cultivate music appreciation among children, although any musical skills you have are very welcome. Here are some opportunities to help spread the sound of music among young people.

• Global Crossroad participates in a project in Brazil at the Center for Music Education in Olinda. All you need is an interest in music, although this project is ideal for anyone who is

Promote Sustainable Agriculture

Organic farming is a type of sustainable agriculture in which no synthetic pesticides or conventional fertilizers are used. At organic farms, ecological balance is the abiding principle.

Organic food is more than a trendy industry that provides healthful produce to co-ops and upscale markets. Sustainable agriculture can help fight world hunger and

Medical Missions

Medical missions give doctors, nurses, and other healthcare workers the opportunity "to help people" in the way they dreamed of when they were kids. Medical missions bring hope to the three billion people throughout the world who live without basic healthcare services. The World Health Organization states that 57 countries face a health workforce crisis. Each of these countries has fewer than 23 health workers (doctors, nurses, midwives) per 10,000 people. Medical missions aim to bridge that gap.

Learn about Food not Bombs

Got Volunteer Shares About Food Not Bombs:
Q1:Does Food Not Bombs get its food from dumpsters? 
Food Not Bombs does not get food out of dumpsters. We arrange the collection of produce, bread and other food that can't be sold from grocery stores, bakeries, and produce markets. They put this food to the side and we pick it up at a scheduled time. This way we build personal relationships with local food providers and are able to collect larger amounts of better quality food with more regularity.

Q2: When was Food Not Bombs founded? 
Food Not Bombs started after the May 24, 1980 protest to stop the Seabrook Nuclear power station north of Boston in New Hampshire in the United States.

7 Ways to Get the Most out of Volunteering

Got volunteer shares how to get the most out of volunteering:
1. Decide what problem or issue you want to volunteer for.

Do you feel strongly about a particular problem or issue? Just to think, "Oh, well, volunteering would be a nice thing to do," isn't really enough. You might start, but will you stick with it? If you feel strongly

Improve Children's Dental Health

Children's dental health plays a critical role in their overall health and well-being and requires attention starting at an early age and routinely throughout their lives. Yet adequate dental care for children is woefully lacking in many parts of the world. In fact, 90 percent of

Protect Sea Turtles

Sea turtles have existed for more than 100 million years, but today they are struggling for their lives and their future. The ability of sea turtles to survive threats from their most formidable enemy — humans — depends

Save Wetlands

Wetlands are reportedly the number one threatened ecosystem in the world today. Destruction of these valuable regions is out of control in many areas of the world and is endangering human, plant, and animal

Treat Homeless People With Dignity

Homeless men and women are part of an expanding, often faceless community. When we come in contact with a homeless person, we may feel repulsed, annoyed, even angered as we avert our eyes and think, "Why don't they do something to help themselves?" or "If I look them in the eye, that'll just

Donate Old Eyeglasses

Donating your old eyeglasses can save someone in a developing nation from unemployment. With the cost of glasses equaling a year’s salary in some countries, donated eyeglasses are the only feasible way to bring sight to many visually impaired. These recycled eyeglasses can be the difference between a blacksmith continuing his work or closing up shop, or the factor that enables a woman to support

Support Reading

Reading is becoming a lost art. Twenty-one million Americans can't read at all, 45 million are marginally illiterate and one-fifth of high school graduates can't read their diplomas, according to ReadFaster.com. Fewer than half of American adults read literature.

Kids who learn to read when they're young are less likely to end up in prison,