Charitable organizations help children with a variety of needs.
There are charitable organizations that specialize in gifts for kids. You can make one-time donations of money or goods to one of these organizations or you can become a regular donor. Whether the children have economic or social needs or whether they are ill or have special needs, there are organizations that accept donations to give gifts and to help with children's problems.
Gifts for Cancer Children
Cancer is a leading cause of death for children.
St. Jude is a leading Children's Cancer Research Hospital and accepts all children in need of assistance regardless of their family's ability to pay. It accepts donations, purchases from its gift store as well as memorial cards or honor cards to further its work.
Children's Cancer Research also has a fund that helps work toward finding a cure primarily for childhood brain tumors. This fund supports the University of Minnesota's Pediatric programs. Special gift donations can be made at its website, www.childrenscancer.org.
Make a Wish Foundation grants wishes to seriously ill children. This is supported by donations, airline miles, gift cards or holiday cards.
Opportunity Gifts for Kids
Special kids can benefit from a gift of an automobile or a wheelchair. This is done through SKF, a children's charity for helping disabled children and at-risk youth. The charity provides opportunities for camps, schools and social-service organizations to help those in need of special care. Autos are picked up at your residence and a tax deduction is given for your contribution. To make a donation, call 866-448-3865.
Toys for Tots
The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve sponsors a program called "Toys for Tots." It provides funding for the annual toy collection and distribution campaign in approximately 500 communities. The collection begins in October and ends after Christmas. With the assistance of social welfare agencies, church groups and charitable organizations, it distributes toys to less-fortunate children. You also can donate a percentage of the final sale for items sold at eBay. This is tax deductible.
Schools often ask people attending holiday parties to bring a wrapped toy to be distributed to needy children.
Another Place for Gifts
The Rehabilitation Institute of the Cardiology Center of the Children's Hospital in Michigan is supported by a charitable organization called "Variety." The organization arranges for summer programs as well as for horseback riding and P.A.L. help.
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