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A Florida nonprofit is already wrapping presents in October to ensure more than 10,000 children receive new shoes, clothes, and toys this Christmas. Back to Basics needs volunteers and donors to help meet the growing demand.
Young volunteers in Beaumont spent their weekend building and delivering dozens of beds so local children no longer have to sleep on the floor. The group assembled 49 new beds and delivered 18 more to families who needed them most.
The Birthday Joy Program delivers "parties in a bag" to children in foster care, shelters, and low-income homes across Texas. What started with one mother's memory has grown into nearly 5,000 celebrations annually.
Volunteers in Dunmore transformed Martin Luther King Jr. Day into action, collecting winter clothing for thousands of local children in need. One retired volunteer returned because she couldn't forget the joy on families' faces.