Top Christmas Charities Which Help Children

The festive event of Christmas brings surprises and happiness with it every winter. However, many families struggle don’t have enough food and other necessities on this occasion. The celebrations of Christmas are incomplete without sharing gifts and joy. In this article, you can find the top 5 Christmas charities for low-income families. So, let’s make this Christmas magical for all children. Remember, every penny you donate matters. So donate as much as you can!

Transparent Hands

Transparent Hands is Pakistan’s biggest web-based crowdfunding platform that is helping underprivileged patients in the country. It lends a helping hand to these patients by providing them with free medical and surgical treatments, conducting free medical camps, and raising awareness about different health concerns in Pakistan. The organization provides free medical and surgical treatments, including cochlear implant surgeries and open-heart surgeries. 

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Make-A-Wish Foundation

Make-A-Wish Foundation collects donations throughout the year to grant the wishes of children. As Christmas is a distinctive occasion, granting wishes becomes more meaningful. The foundation focuses on children with medical conditions between the ages of 2 to 18 years. One can make donations through the official website. One can donate a one-time gift or a monthly gift. You can also choose the destination e.g., local, national, or international. A national donation helps children in the US and an international donation goes to children outside of the US. Besides donors, you can also help as a volunteer. The volunteers work alongside the staff to grant a wish. They may also participate in other tasks such as translating documents, data entry, and fundraising events. The foundation presents studies showing a correlation between wishes and the emotional well-being of children. These studies are a source of awareness for people and encourage them to help more children. You can also refer a child for granting their wish.

Jude Children’s Research Hospital

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is located in the US and helps treat childhood cancers. It is also one of the Christmas charities that helps children with diseases. St. Jude is known for its research work for treatment and diagnosis. Hence, the donations also support the attempts to find cures. One can donate to the organization or refer a patient. To help children on Christmas, you can also volunteer at the hospital. Online donations are possible by contacting the hospital. Moreover, there are indirect ways to help. Several shopping brands donate a portion of purchases to St. Jude. So, you can choose St. Jude for charity while purchasing Christmas decorations or other essentials. 

Toys for Tots (US Marine)

US Marine Corps collects charities under the Toys for Tots program to help children of low-income families. Toys for Tots is one of the renowned Christmas charities initiated in 1947. Many charities contribute to the toy cache raised by Marines to be used as Christmas gifts. Toys for Tots is an efficient initiative for cheering up the less fortunate children. One can request a toy or donate a toy for children. Toys for Tots aims to collect unused toys for poor children. Hence, be mindful of donating unwrapped toys instead of second-hand or recycled toys. The primary objective of the program is to enable children to experience joyful Christmas. The fundraising campaigns include sports tournaments and online donations. 

Operation Christmas Child (Samaritan’s Purse)

This one can also be counted among the great Christmas charities for low-income families. Samaritan’s Purse runs the Christmas charity program known as Operation Christmas Child. This Christmas charity distributes shoeboxes filled with gifts for children around the world. The partner Christmas charities collect the boxes and deliver them to the children. People from all over the world donate these goodies for children to the Christmas Operation Child program. Besides gift items, donors can also make financial donations that help cover the shipping costs of the charities. The website provides guidelines for packing gift shoeboxes. The gifts that can go into the shoebox include stuffed toys, activity toys, clothes, and hygiene items. The items that should not be in the box are weapon toys such as toy guns, toothpaste, candies, chocolates, gum, medications, supplements, lotions, and glass containers. The recommended gifts for Operation Christmas Child can also be found at the Amazon storefront. The Christmas charity website shows gift item suggestions according to the age of children and categories i.e., personal care, school supplies, and toys. The dropout locations in the US for the gifts open around the third week of November. New dropout locations are communicated via the website in October. There is also an option to build an online shoebox where the donor pays the equivalent amount for the gift box.

Angel Tree Christmas (Prison Fellowship)

Angel Tree Christmas program is another Christmas charity that helps out children of prisoners. It is operated by Prison Fellowship. When donating Christmas gifts for children, we often think of low-income families. Sadly, we forget about the children whose parent(s) are in prison. These children deserve compassion and love from the community. The Angel Tree program brings a collection of Christmas gifts for children of prisoners. It engages local churches and charity organizations to deliver the gift, a Gospel message, and a message from imprisoned parents. Angel Tree collects donations as well as signs up volunteers for coordinating gift deliveries to the children of prisoners. 

Through campaign events and online advertisements, charities also declare their needs such as blankets, clothes, or food. It would be more impactful to donate the required items.

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