How to Volunteer to Help the Sick or Homeless Children

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Volunteer to Help the Sick or Homeless Children

There are a ton of volunteer opportunities out there to raise money for sick or homeless kids. Here is a listing to help point you in the right direction.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

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Step 1

STANDUP FOR KIDS: The mission of STANDUP FOR KIDS is to help homeless and street kids. This organization holds StandUp-A-Thon and Pedal Power as fundraiser. Check out how to sign up at their site. GO TO: www.standupforkids.org/
Step 2

ALEX'S LEMONADE STAND: This organization provides a way to make a difference in the lives of others. In 2000, a 4 year old cancer patient named Alexandra "Alex" Scott announced a seemingly simple idea -she was holding a lemonade stand to raise money to help "her doctors" find a cure for kids with cancer. The idea was put into action by Alex and her older brother, Patrick, when they set up the first "Alex's Lemonade Stand for Childhood Cancer" on their front lawn in July of 2000.

Steps to holding your own stand through this organization is located at their website. GO TO: www.alexslemonade.org/home
Step 3

THE HUGS AND HOPE FOUNDATION: Every day, children across America suffer from illnesses like AIDS, Cancer, and Cerebral Palsy. To these children, each new day brings a new struggle and they often have nothing to look forward to but needles, pain, and endless medical tests. The HUGS and HOPE Foundation for Sick Children is dedicated to putting a little more joy into the lives of these kids.

The charity’s web site features stories and photos of children who have little to smile about. Visitors to the site are asked to send cheery cards or small gifts to the addresses listed. Receiving “happy mail” can make a sick child’s day, and waiting for the daily mail to arrive gives them something to look forward to. You too can help create some smiles. GO TO: www.hugsandhope.org/
Step 4

CHILD'S PLAY: Since 2003, over 100,000 gamers worldwide have banded together through Child’s Play, a community based charity grown and nurtured from the game culture and industry. Over 3.5 million dollars in donations of toys, games, books and cash for sick kids in children’s hospitals across North America and the world have been collected since their inception. GO TO: www.childsplaycharity.org