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Charities (Charities offer help and supplies to those who need it and opportunities for others to volunteer or contribute.) List of Charities and Ratings www.charitynavigator.org Opportunities to Volunteer, see www.volunteermatch.org and createthegood.org. Goodwill Locations www.goodwill.org Salvation Army Locations www.salvationarmyusa.org Catholic Charities catholiccharitiesusa.org City Thrift Locations, www.CityThrift.org City Union Mission, www.CityUnionMission.org Food Pantries, www.foodpantries.org Heart to Heart www.hearttoheart.org Save the Children www.SaveTheChildren.org Donors Choose www.DonorsChoose.org Epilepsy www.Donate4Epilepsy.org Harvestors www.Harvesters.org Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org Make a Wish www.wish.org Help Animals humanesociety.org Give your Hair to www.LocksOfLove.org (min. 10") also Pantene Disabled Veterans www.HelpVets.com Big Brothers Big Sisters www.DonateKC.org Ozanam www.ozanam.org Happy Bottoms www.HappyBottoms.org Volunteer Opportunities Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org Animal Charities and Rescue Operation Wildlife, www.owl-online.org Beak 'n Wings, www.beaknwings.org Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org (Whales) See also Adopt a Pet and Pet Rescue Charity Walk Events Charity Walk Events Statistics 22% of children in the U.S. live in poverty. 45% of children in the U.S. live in low-income families.	Assistance Programs Benefit Finder (based on your situation) Categories of Available Benefits Available Federal and State Benefits Many programs are offered by your state's Social Services department. NeedHelpPayingBills.com National Homeless Resources Need Help? Homelessness Assistance Avoiding Foreclosure Food Assistance Local food pantries and food banks can be excellent sources of free food in hard times. See www.foodpantries.org. Poverty is the principal cause of hunger worldwide. Local farmers markets can be excellent sources of low-cost healthy food. See www.localharvest.org Food Resources How to Help the Homeless Immigrant Eligibility for Assistance www.OperationHope.org Available Government Services Emergency food can be obtained for free from the Kansas Food Stamp Program www.srskansas.org, Catholic Charities, and the Red Cross. Buying an Inexpensive Car Contact your electric company and your natural gas company as they will most likely have several assistance programs and cold weather programs for low income families. Inexpensive Second-Hand Marketplace Opportunities Garage sales Estate sales Foreclosure sales Flea markets Auctions Consignment Shops Consignment Sales Rhea Lana, Just Between Friends, Kids Closet Pawn Shops Vintage Clothing Medical and Dental Care If you do not have dental insurance, you can go to some local dental hygiene colleges and community colleges for low cost teeth cleanings for adults and children. Restorative care is offered at some dentistry schools. Many clinics also open during the summer. Uninsured children can get medical care at some county health department clinics for a reduced cost. Some free medical care is available at some local medical school universities (e.g. jaydocfreeclinic.org) Help with Finding a Job or finding unemployment services See careers and unemployment	What to Donate List of Items that can be Donated to Goodwill Donate furniture to the Salvation Army Truck http://satruck.org, Click here for furniture donation instructions, 1-800-SA-TRUCK. Donate your car to www.CarsHelpingVeterans.org. Donate books to your local Library. Where to Donate Donate clothes and appliances to www.goodwill.org, www.salvationarmyusa.org, www.citythrift.org Drop Off Locations www.donationdropoff.org. Company Matching Programs Many companies offer matching for charitable contributions. Check with the company that you work for to see if they offer a matching program. Donations can reduce your taxes Save money on taxes by keeping track of all donated items. It's Deductible Salvation Army Donation Value Guide Give the Gift of Life Donate Blood Red Cross Blood Drives, KC Community Blood Center Be an Organ Doner www.OrganDoner.gov. Be a Bone Marrow Doner https://bethematch.org, how it works Cell Phone Donations Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief Text DOLPHIN to 44144 and sign the petition to support stopping the dolphin slaughter in the Japanese Cove

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Charities

(Charities offer help and supplies to those who need it and opportunities for others to volunteer or contribute.)
List of Charities and Ratings www.charitynavigator.org
Opportunities to Volunteer, see www.volunteermatch.org and createthegood.org.
Goodwill Locations www.goodwill.org
Salvation Army Locations www.salvationarmyusa.org
Catholic Charities catholiccharitiesusa.org
City Thrift Locations, www.CityThrift.org
City Union Mission, www.CityUnionMission.org
Food Pantries, www.foodpantries.org
Heart to Heart www.hearttoheart.org
Save the Children www.SaveTheChildren.org
Donors Choose www.DonorsChoose.org
Epilepsy www.Donate4Epilepsy.org
Harvestors www.Harvesters.org
Habitat for Humanity www.habitat.org
Make a Wish www.wish.org
Help Animals humanesociety.org
Give your Hair to www.LocksOfLove.org (min. 10") also Pantene
Disabled Veterans www.HelpVets.com
Big Brothers Big Sisters www.DonateKC.org
Ozanam www.ozanam.org
Happy Bottoms www.HappyBottoms.org

Volunteer Opportunities

Volunteer Match www.volunteermatch.org

Animal Charities and Rescue

Operation Wildlife, www.owl-online.org
Beak 'n Wings, www.beaknwings.org
Greenpeace www.greenpeace.org (Whales)
See also Adopt a Pet and Pet Rescue

Charity Walk Events

Charity Walk Events

Statistics

22% of children in the U.S. live in poverty.
45% of children in the U.S. live in low-income families.

Assistance Programs

Benefit Finder (based on your situation)
Categories of Available Benefits
Available Federal and State Benefits
Many programs are offered by your state's Social Services department.
NeedHelpPayingBills.com
National Homeless Resources Need Help?
Homelessness Assistance
Avoiding Foreclosure
Food Assistance
Local food pantries and food banks can be excellent sources of free food in hard times. See www.foodpantries.org. Poverty is the principal cause of hunger worldwide.
Local farmers markets can be excellent sources of low-cost healthy food. See www.localharvest.org
Food Resources
How to Help the Homeless
Immigrant Eligibility for Assistance
www.OperationHope.org
Available Government Services
Emergency food can be obtained for free from the Kansas Food Stamp Program www.srskansas.org, Catholic Charities, and the Red Cross.
Buying an Inexpensive Car
Contact your electric company and your natural gas company as they will most likely have several assistance programs and cold weather programs for low income families.

Inexpensive Second-Hand Marketplace Opportunities

Garage sales
Estate sales
Foreclosure sales
Flea markets
Auctions
Consignment Shops
Consignment Sales Rhea Lana, Just Between Friends, Kids Closet
Pawn Shops
Vintage Clothing

Medical and Dental Care

If you do not have dental insurance, you can go to some local dental hygiene colleges and community colleges for low cost teeth cleanings for adults and children. Restorative care is offered at some dentistry schools. Many clinics also open during the summer.
Uninsured children can get medical care at some county health department clinics for a reduced cost.
Some free medical care is available at some local medical school universities (e.g. jaydocfreeclinic.org)

Help with Finding a Job or finding unemployment services

See careers and unemployment

What to Donate

List of Items that can be Donated to Goodwill
Donate furniture to the Salvation Army Truck http://satruck.org, Click here for furniture donation instructions, 1-800-SA-TRUCK.
Donate your car to www.CarsHelpingVeterans.org.
Donate books to your local Library.

Where to Donate

Donate clothes and appliances to www.goodwill.org, www.salvationarmyusa.org, www.citythrift.org
Drop Off Locations www.donationdropoff.org.

Company Matching Programs

Many companies offer matching for charitable contributions. Check with the company that you work for to see if they offer a matching program.

Donations can reduce your taxes

Save money on taxes by keeping track of all donated items.
- It's Deductible
- Salvation Army Donation Value Guide

Give the Gift of Life

Donate Blood Red Cross Blood Drives, KC Community Blood Center
Be an Organ Doner www.OrganDoner.gov.
Be a Bone Marrow Doner https://bethematch.org, how it works

Cell Phone Donations

Text REDCROSS to 90999 to donate $10 for Japan Earthquake and Pacific Tsunami Relief
Text DOLPHIN to 44144 and sign the petition to support stopping the dolphin slaughter in the Japanese Cove

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