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I feel really bad for every person struggling and having what would have been a difficult Christmas anyway because of the pandemic, but whose economic hardships were thrown into even more uncertainty now that the only small amount of relief is being used for political theater. https://twitter.com/NPR/status/1341199660002762753
That said, I am going to spend part of my Christmas Day donating to some charities. If there is one in particular you'd like to suggest, please let me know or DM a suggestion. Merry Christmas and happy holidays!
Oh and mainly focused on charities for underprivileged and marginalized people, food charities, COVID relief and essential worker charities, animal rescue organizations, social justice organizations and LGBTQ+ organizations.
A running thread of donations so far (leaving out amounts of course because it all helps and people should donate what they can):
The Restaurant Workers’ Community Foundation ( @RWCFUSA) addresses quality-of-life issues that disproportionately affect restaurant workers – 40% of whom live on poverty-level wages. https://www.restaurantworkerscf.org/
The Trevor Project ( @TrevorProject) provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer & questioning (LGBTQ) young people under 25. https://www.thetrevorproject.org/
No Kid Hungry ( @nokidhungry) works to end childhood hunger by ensuring that kids get the food they need. https://www.nokidhungry.org/
World Central Kitchen ( @WCKitchen) really needs no introduction and nor does its founder @chefjoseandres. But as its mission states they "use the power of food to heal communities and strengthen economies through times of crisis and beyond." https://wck.org/
The Innocence Project ( @innocence) exonerates the wrongly convicted through DNA testing and reforms the criminal justice system to prevent future injustice. https://innocenceproject.org/
The Saving Huey Foundation ( @savinghuey) works to increase public awareness of animal abuse and expose the brutality of dog fighting and other forms of animal abuse. https://www.savinghuey.org/
Action Against Hunger ( @acfusa) helps malnourished children and provides communities with access to safe water and sustainable solutions to hunger. https://www.actionagainsthunger.org/
RAICES ( @RAICESTEXAS) provides immigration-related legal services, advocacy and opportunities for educational and social support. https://www.raicestexas.org/
The Okra Project ( @TheOkraProject) works to to extend free, delicious, and nutritious meals to Black Trans people experiencing food insecurity. https://www.theokraproject.com/
The One Fair Wage Emergency Fund ( @onefairwage) provides cash assistance to restaurant workers, car service drivers, delivery workers, personal service workers and more who need the money they aren’t getting to survive. https://ofwemergencyfund.org/
The National Domestic Workers Alliance ( @domesticworkers) works for respect, recognition, and inclusion in labor protections for domestic workers, the majority of whom are immigrants and women of color. https://domesticworkers.org/
