Giving Tuesday: How to donate to local charities

Thinking about making a charitable donation today as part of Giving Tuesday? Check out these six Richmond Highway-area charities as possible places to help out:

Alice’s Kids 

• About AK: “Alice’s Kids is a non-profit organization that provides short-term financial assistance to children with immediate needs. Relying on referrals from a large network of teachers, social workers and counselors, Alice’s Kids pays for the desired item and, to preserve the dignity of the child, we do so anonymously.” Learn more.
  

Christian Relief Services 

• About CRS: “Our Mission is to join communities, build and strengthen neighbor relations, and work side by side with residents to address community-wide concerns linking resources supportive of a healthy, safe and economically vibrant standard of living.” Learn more.

Good Shepherd Housing 

• About GSH: “Good Shepherd Housing and Family Services is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization. Your support is essential to provide our community’s working-class families with a fresh start toward stable housing. Through the generosity of individuals and organizations, GSH is able to ensure that local families in need receive the tools to create their own success and stable futures.” Learn more.

Mount Vernon at Home 

• About MVAH: “Mount Vernon At Home’s Mission is to build a village of caring friends and volunteers offering solutions to support the lifetime independence of our members allowing them to age in place.” Learn more.

New Hope Housing 

• About NHH: “Our vision is a home and bright future for every man, woman and child in our community. New Hope Housing provides homeless families and individuals shelter and the tools to build a better life.” Learn more.

United Community Ministries 

•  About UCM: “United Community Ministries, Inc. is a community-based, non-profit organization that provides comprehensive social services for Mount Vernon’s vulnerable children, youth, and families in southeastern Fairfax County, Virginia. UCM mobilizes the power of community to equip, educate, and empower people to measurably improve their lives. Like our tag line says, UCM is the ‘At the Heart of Community.'” Learn more.