Phone home
People in detention have to pay just to make a phone call. When wage-earners are locked up, phone calls may be a necessary luxury they can’t afford. Donate to commissary funds for jails and detention centers. See post for links.
Snack stop
Do you run a mutual-aid or community-building space? Set up a snack stop. It can be as simple as a bowl of sealed snacks for anyone who missed lunch. Normalize using it. Make it a “take one, leave one” for afternoon pick-me-ups.
Tithe for Change
If you are a member of a religious organization call the office and ask how to get involved with the program feeding and housing people in your area. Volunteer or donate to that committee or group.
If your religious organization isn’t feeding hungry Americans, divert your usual contributions to a group that is. Tell them you’re doing this until SNAP is restored.
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Throw a fundraiser
Plan a party with a purpose. Charities do it all the time, and you can too! Plan a dinner with single-serve desserts and have an auction. Plan a bingo night with proceeds to the food bank.
Let people know what the plan is up-front, and enlist a friend to co-host.
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Donate Gift Cards
Did you get gift cards you don’t really want? Don’t throw them in a drawer or “try to use them up anyway.” Donate them to a charity where they can be used as donor rewards, to buy needed items, or put into baskets for auctions!
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Entertainment Budget
Shift your spending from massive corporations to small artists, local venues, or better companies. Replace a Sinclair station with PBS, or buy from bookshop.org instead of Amazon. Dump Spotify and buy CDs direct from the artists. Go to local concerts and arts festivals.
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