Mission Thrift Store, 2421 New St (at Guelph Line) 90. also a Textbooks for Change drop-off location: university/college textbooks published in the last 15 years (separate from other donated items), for more information see website. Oxfam America, which operates in 65 countries, focuses on assisting refugees where social distancing is virtually impossible and access to clean water, soap and medical facilities is limited.įree Wheelchair Mission is providing health care workers in developing countries with essential medical supplies to care for children and adults with disabilities, including wheelchairs, walkers and canes. Goodwill Donation Centre, 4051 New St (at Walkers Line) 90. The Salvation Army provides shelter to the homeless, feeds children who typically rely on school meals, and offers assistance with rent and mortgage payments. The Salvation Army is helping low-wage employees who are facing layoffs, limited hours and child care challenges. Now it has new projects to protect refugees, older adults and those with disabilities as they grapple with the virus. Humanity & Inclusion, which works with the local authorities in more than 55 countries, has helped more than 2.1 million people during natural and civil disasters. Want to donate to help vulnerable populations? Save the Children has partnered with No Kid Hungry to make sure schools and community programs have the support they need to keep children fed during the pandemic.įirst Book has the goal of delivering eight million books to children in the United States who do not have internet access or home libraries so they can continue learning while schools are closed. UNICEF is providing hygiene and medical kits to schools and health clinics. Its Covid-19 Response fund is helping food banks across the country. Eighty-five percent of all donated funds go directly to its programs.įeeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization, with a network of 200 food banks and 60,000 food pantries across the country. The group has so far provided 40,000 kits to test for the coronavirus and more than 60,000 pieces of medical protective gear, including 35,000 masks, 5,000 pairs of goggles, 25,000 pairs of latex gloves, 1,250 liters of hand sanitizer and 14,500 full-body protective suits. Relief International, which operates in 16 countries throughout Africa, the Middle East and Asia, has focused some of its efforts on helping Iran, where more than 84,000 infections and at least 5,200 deaths have been reported. All proceeds will go to four nonprofit organizations that provide assistance to those facing economic hardship: Feeding America, First Book, New York Community Trust and World Central Kitchen.
The New York Times Neediest Cases Fund, which has raised more than $300 million since its inception more than a century ago, has begun a Covid-19 Relief Campaign. More than 35,000 campaigns have raised more than $120 million worldwide, the crowdfunding site said. From March 20 to March 24, the number of coronavirus-related campaigns on GoFundMe shot up by 60 percent. GoFundMe created a Covid-19 Relief Fund, which has raised more than $290,000 to support people affected by the coronavirus and to help find a cure.
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