Feeding America
Donate cash to your local food bank, or to FeedingAmerica.org, a national clearinghouse that redirects food from waste streams to local food banks, and supports local sites as needs shift.
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Thrift Store Santa
Many families purge excess belongings between Christmas and New Years, to make room for new things. Make an annual purge a pre-holiday tradition to fill thrift stores with clean, lightly-used items struggling families need. This is particularly helpful for children’s items, from coats to clean toys.
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Feed People
Food insecurity is getting worse in America. Start building mutual aid now! We have 25 ideas, including this timely one: add kid-friendly real food to your Halloween give-away basket!
Holiday Planning
Shift holidays from flashy “traditions” to things your family actually loves doing! Cut expensive “must do” events and plan meaningful memories. Add mutual aid days to the calendar. If it already feels too late to make changes this year, lay the groundwork for edits next year by keeping notes after each event.
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Lunch Choice
Buy lunch for a friend or coworker who is demographically (age, race, class, etc.) different from you. Ask them how they’re doing, and really listen to what they say.
Don’t dive directly into politics. Just build the relationship naturally, one lunch at a time.
Donate an inspiring book
Donate a copy of a book that inspires you to a friend, Little Free Library, or community center. Or leave one in a public place with a sticky note that says “borrow me, then pass me on!”
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