Giving Tuesday: Give Your Money or Your Time

It's Giving Tuesday! While there are many worthy causes that would make good use of your hard earned money, there are also plenty of ways to give without spending. Scroll through some of our favorite charities that will be happy to put your hard work and hard-earned money to good use.

Andie has been a strong supporter of LLS since her sister was diagnosed in 2014. Debbie was treated for Large T-Cell Lymphoma with state-of-the-art treatments funded by LLS. She's alive today because of the donations of others.

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Support mental healthcare this year by volunteering with Crisis Text Line, a nonprofit that offers 24/7 text-based mental health support and crisis intervention. Sign up to volunteer, and Crisis Text Line will train you online in a 30-hour program. You can take volunteer shifts (usually four hours per week) responding to those in need—all from your couch.

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Wreaths Across America is a national organization that places wreaths for interred veterans and heavily relies on volunteers to fulfill its mission. Truck drivers can volunteer to transport weather across the nation, while group leaders and location coordinators help local teams coordinate placement of more than 2.4 million wreaths. Or you can work with a local team to place wreaths at more than 3,400 locations nationwide on December 17, 2022.

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A virtual fundraiser is a perfect fit if you want to help your favorite charity raise cash but can’t donate yourself. You can launch a Facebook fundraiser for almost any organization and your friends, family and network can contribute. If you’re not on Facebook, get creative on other socials.

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If you’re in the mood to give away this season, you can clean the house and do good at the same time. There are several places you can donate.

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If you want to directly see the result of your kindness, head out with goodie bags of necessities like water and snacks for the homeless and hand them out. If you’ve got spare coats, blankets, or throws add them in.

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Share your favorite nonprofit’s Giving Tuesday campaign, and add the #GivingTuesday hashtag. You can also share an infographic or a meme created by an organization to raise awareness. And you can follow your favorite organizations and join their supporter groups on Facebook.

Jeff Kurkjian's uncle was diagnosed with ALS back in the summer of 2021 and is currently going through difficulties as the disease worsens. There is no known cure (or cause) for ALS, but groups like ALS Hope Foundation are doing all they can to change that.

Check them out here!

Donnie's aunt suffered from a ruptured brain aneurysm a few years back and ended up passing away because of it.  His wife Michelle and him resrached local brain aneurysm charities and stumbled upon The Bee Foundation. The mission of The Bee Foundation is to raise awareness of brain aneurysms and increase funding for innovative research that changes lives.

Art-Reach is a local nonprofit working to make the arts accessible for people with disabilities and low income. They have a program called ACCESS that allows anyone with a Pennsylvania ACCESS Card or EBT card to visit museums and theaters for $2. Your support helps make more arts experiences, more accessible to more people, and keeps Art-Reach pushing forward!

Philadoptables is a non-profit that helps animal rescue organizations, animal shelters, and homeless animals in Philadelphia. Donations go directly to medical bills for cats and dogs, pet food, trap/neuter/return (TNR) for community cats, and essential shelter resources for ACCT Philly. Right now, Philadoptables is accepting cat and dog food donations to benefit families in need, foster parents, and local rescues.