38. Create Lists Of Needed Donations
Most nonprofit organizations that aid the homeless can use donations of
food, clothing, furniture, appliances, and other supplies. Often, they don't
have the resources to make their needs widely known or to organze drives to
bring donations in.
That's where you can help. And you don't need to leave your home; all you
need is your phone. Call the organizations in your community that aid the
homeless--the shelters. the halfway houses, the mobile food units, the food
pantries, the relocation programs--and ask them what supplies they need on a
regular basis. Make a list for each organization, along with its address,
telephone number, and the name of a contact person.
Then mail these lists to community organizations that may wish to help with
donations; religious centers (churches, synagogues, temples), associations (the
American Legion, the ELKs, the Knights of Columbus), local business, schools,
and children's organizations such as Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts.
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