Do you donate to those who are poor and hungry?

When i can afford it, yes i do.Knowing that families don't even have enough money to feed themselves or their children, is one of the saddest things i can think of.I just think it's disgraceful that people living in the wealthiest country on earth, find themselves unable to provide for their families, when others seem to have more than enough. No one from any country on earth should have go to bed hungry, especially in the USA.

I often donate clothes and items to local charities. I also will usually donate a dollar when I am at the store and they are collecting for what ever charity it is they are collecting for. I will also put money in the little red buckets when people are out there ringing the bells. That is for the Salvation Army who does so many things for some many different people and different circumstances. If there are natural disasters like Catrina I will always try and do something to help. We have to help each other in this world, any one of us at any time could suddenly be struck with a need.

Once in a while I donate money to people who are needy and poor. I don't simply donate money to people I see on street and thereby support begging. It is sad to see people on the street begging for clothes and food. It is very cold here now and it is very difficult to survive without good warm clothes. I am not a rich person, so I have limitations in helping people.

At the moment I don't give money to charities very often. I will give money to people who play music in the town centre if I like what they are playing, but I don't give on subscription or to appeals. I am protective of my money and since I don't have any going spare I keep it for my own use. If I am ever rich I would love to give to charities which do work I support because it would be my duty, but now I don't. More than giving money though I would be more interested in helping through volunteering so I can see how the work is going. I would want to know that things are being accomplished by the charities I supported. All the best, Dranz

Yes, my family donates food to the local food bank almost every week, and we donate a lot of clothing and household goods to charities, too. It isn't always a big donation, but every little bit helps. Another option is to volunteer time--I sometimes help sort and stack the food donations for the food bank staff. it only takes an hour or so, and is so worthwhile, especially AFTER the holidays, when the donations really slow to a trickle.

Of course I've done. I donate clothes I don't use and some money to my church, where they give all the donations to people that really need it. They help with material things while they carry hope and a message of Salvation to the people who don't know about our father in the heaven.