25 December 2002

New York's currently: wishing you a Merry Christmas

Learn more about the Neediest Cases Fund, then give online, over the phone, or by mail.

Donate to the River Fund, either money, clothes, or personal care items.

The National 9/11 Charity Database.

Promote and support adult literacy in New York by giving time, books, money, or equipment.

Consider giving to The Friends of The Highline, the group responsible for the track's preservation. If you haven't heard of The Highline, we have an old photo-essay.

Contribute your time or money to Habitat for Humanity.

As this week's People We Like Barry Lewis recommends, give a gift from the heart from God's Love We Deliver.

Help feed hungry New Yorkers through City Harvest.

Find volunteer opportunities in your community.

New laptop for Kwanzaa? How about donating the old one to a poor school?

Don't feel like giving money? How about farm animals!

Volunteer or donate to New York Cares, responsible for the annual New York Cares Coat Drive.

Give globally through Unicef.

You are not allowed to donate to The Human Fund, Festivus or not.

Support Doctors Without Borders with money or volunteer-time.

Research these charities with GuideStar. Related: 10 Tips for Giving.

note: if you run a website and would like to recommend this list of charities to your readers, please forward them to this link.