So Many in Need...We CAN help!

There are countless organizations both locally and worldwide who collect and distribute donations for people who need help, yet there are still millions who struggle to survive. So many of our neighbours and friends who need help, may never qualify for organized assistance or may be too proud to ask. Good deeds can be measured in many ways; through donations of money, items and time, they can also be defined as a helping hand, a kind word, a smile, a visit or a phone call. There are so many little things we can do to help others. The following is a list of some suggestions, locally and worldwide, of where we can provide assistance: (Please note this list is only a tiny fraction of causes and organizations that require assistance. It is a random list and is not intended to place any priority on any of the causes or organizations either on the list, or those that do not appear on this list.) Please let us know of any organizations and/or causes currently not listed below, that you feel need to be added.

• Family who has lost a parent, source of income, home, etc.
• Sick relative, neighbour or friend
• Victims of crime, destruction, maliciousness and brutality
• Food bank
• Animal shelter
• Homeless shelter
• Women's shelter
• School programs
• Hospitals (local general and children's)
• Continuing Care Facility
• Care Centre for Elders and the Infirmed
• Cancer Society (for example: breast, colon, ovarian, prostate, brain, leukemia, etc)
• Heart & Stroke Foundation
• Salvation Army
• Hospice
• Victims of war
• Child Find
• Children's Aid Foundation
• Children's Wish Foundation
• War Amps
• Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
• Amnesty International
• Doctors Without Boarders
• Unicef
• World Wildlife Foundation
• World Vision
• Kiva