How can I help people at Christmas?

Question

i have no plans this Christmas as all my family are away so I want to help others over the festive season. I don’t have much money but I am offering my time to help others in any way I can have a better Christmas.. I'm not religious so am not really looking to help out at churches (Sorry)

Answer 1

There are plenty of volunteer organizations that ramp up their efforts around Christmas. Helping out with one of the soup kitchens in the area, I've heard, is a rewarding experience.

And I hope that whoever gave you a thumbs down did so by mistake. Non-religious people tend to be very charitable. You're in good company.

Good luck to you.

Answer 2

How about contacting the Samaritans - I believe a lot of people call them over the festive period and perhaps you could help out. Otherwise charities that help the homeless etc. Even local hospitals may take on volunteers. If you wish to donate money I've heard The Children's Society on www.childrenssociety.org.uk/giftsworthgiving is good. Good for you!

Answer 3

Good for you, Christmas is about giving and what better gift than your time. Is there any elderly people near where you live that will be alone and need some comfort? You could ask your local Social services department, if there is anywhere you could help.

Try some of these websites

Organisation name Link
CSV
www.csv.org.uk
Volunteering England
www.volunteering.org.uk
Active Communities Directorate Www.homeoffice.gov.uk/communities/volunteering
Do-it.org.uk
www.do-it.org.uk
Community Channel
www.communitychannel.org
TimeBank
www.timebank.org.uk
Youth Action Network
www.youth-action.org.uk
The Media Trust
www.mediatrust.org
Business in the Community
www.bitc.org.uk

Answer 4

There are loads of appeals around at Christmas including winter schemes for the elderly and the homeless. I'm sure there are lots of people that would need some help. Check your local paper for voluntary schemes or just articles about schemes your local coouncil are running and then contact them and see if you can help.

Answer 5

I would buy blankets from Goodwill and hand them out to homeless people in your area. Give the blankets a good wash so they are nice and soft. You may even get donations if you tell people that is what you are doing. Then you could add a cup of hot cocoa and a donut.

Answer 6

Some churches may have food drives, maybe you can collect canned goods for them. Salvation Army may need volunteers to help serve food to the homeless. Prayer will work too :)
Do you know any elderly neighbors? Maybe cook them a meal and bring it to them.

God bless.

Answer 7

Loads of ways, collect for charity, help out feeding the homeless or giving them blankets to keep warm, helping out on a suicide phoneline (Christmas can be lonely for many people and the suicide rate increases). You can organise food collections for poor families and drop it off in charity collection bins.

Answer 8

chrismas, a festival, and festivals are celebrated with enjoy and happiness, so the best you can do to spread the happiness by joining them to whom u really dont know spent some time with them and spread happy ness with them. so sit in alone room and do all the things which you had gernally not able to do in other chrismas.
making other people happy give something which you never experence in your life.
good luck!

Answer 9

Hon, no one needs help more than the homeless people at Xmas so, i'd say a shelter would be the best place to start. But, take care to protect urself!

Answer 10

Collect all the used cloth and send them to poor Africans in Africa. If possible get them some amount of medicines that they can consume immediately to recover from Malaria or Cough & Cold!