aid the poor
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Think globally, act locally. Charity begins at home.
to help the poor in Florida:
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Catholic Charities of Northwest Florida
Panama City Rescue Mission can use you!
Anchorage Children’s Home in Panama City, Florida
Pregnancy Resource Center of Panama City can use your help!
Serve the poor on Sundays in Tampa with T.H.O.R.N. ministries
Or pitch-in at Tampa’s Trinity Café
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to help the poor from anywhere:
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Buy Jeepney magazine
Buy a mosquito net at ‘nothing but nets’
American Red Cross can use your time, skills or money.
American Red Cross — Disaster Online Newsroom
KIVA.org gives microloans to the poor
Shoe 4 Africa ~ Donate running shoes to the poor
Feeding America ~ formerly named Second Harvest
Donate to Food For The Poor — in Haiti and elsewhere. I recommend it.
Free Rice ~ Just play an easy online game to ‘donate’ rice for the poor!
The Hunger Site ~ Make it your browser’s home page so that you see it each day. Just click one button to ‘donate’ a cup of food. It costs you nothing but a minute.
Donate to Missionaries of the Poor which serves in Jamaica, Haiti, Philippines, India, & Uganda
Help the Harper Organization to rescue and relocate child slaves.
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v o l u n t e e r
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Food For The Poor‘s short, expensive mission trips
Help Habitat For Humanity to build homes
Work for a few days with Missionaries of the Poor in Jamaica, Haiti, Philippines, India, Uganda
Passionist Volunteers International
Catholic Network of Volunteer Service ~ a clearinghouse
2 months to 1 year: Maryknoll Mission Volunteers
3 to 5 years: Maryknoll Lay Missioners
affordable health insurance & life insurance at MissionaryHealth.com
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charitable organizations
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Before giving time or money, see Charity Navigator
World Health Organization (United Nations)
World Food Program (United Nations)
school feeding programs ~ Friends of World Food Program
Fair Share ~ rescuing food and fighting hunger in Victoria, Australia