10 Ways to Give Back in 2010

With the recession on, I know money is tight. Fortunately, giving money is not the only
way for us to make a difference. Unlike wealth, time is distributed evenly. Years don’t
shrink like savings or paychecks; everyone has a 24-hour day. So for anyone with a bit of
time to spare, here are a few ideas (in no particular order) about how you can give back.

1)Take away
the pang
FRIENDS OF THE
NIGHT PEOPLE
FriendsOfNightPeople.com
Friends of Night People prepares
and serves meals to the hungry of
Buffalo. Besides serving over
50,000 meals a year, FoNP also
provides health and legal
services to those
in need.

2. Alter
someone’s story
LITERACY VOLUNTEERS
OF BUFFALO & ERIE
COUNTY, INC
LiteracyBuffalo.org
LV/BEC provides free,
one-on-one literary services,
helping people learn to read in
order to improve the well-being
of families in Buffalo
and Erie County.

3. Welcome the
tempest-tossed
VIVE, INC.
ViveLaCasa.org
VIVE, Inc., the largest refugee
shelter in the United States,
provides food, shelter, clothing,
healthcare, and legal services to
refugees as they await
permanent asylum.

4. Change
the course
BUFFALO NIAGARA
RIVERKEEPER
BNRiverKeeper.org
Working to keep
our rivers clean.
Jump in and help!

5. Blessed are
the cheesemakers
STOP THE VIOLENCE
FOUNDATION
HelpStopThe
Violence.com
Join in the effort to
bring peace to our
region.

6. Be a hero in
your own home
GREATER BUFFALO CHAPTER,
AMERICAN RED CROSS
BuffaloRedCross.org
Maybe you are unable to leave
your home but would still like to
volunteer. You can give aide around
the world volunteering as an
Emergency Communications
Worker for the
Red Cross.

7. Saturday
Shenanigans
BUFFALO ReUSE
BuffaloReuse.org
Check out the Buffalo
ReUse website to see
how you can help
at Saturday
Shenanigans.

8. Spread O2 Joy
RE-TREE WNY
Re-TreeWNY.org
Re-Tree WNY has a mission
to plant a tree for each of the
approximately 30,000 trees
destroyed in the October
Storm of 2006. You can
join them as they bring
fresh air and beauty
to WNY.

9. Extend a hand
extend a life
HUNTER’S HOPE
FOUNDATION
HuntersHope.org
Lengthen the lives of children
and give the gift of hope
when you volunteer at
Hunter’s Hope.

10. "Give a
man a fish, feed
him for a day.Teach
a man to fish…”
NEW TO YOU
otjministries.org
New To You is a thrift store specifically
designed to give underprivileged young
people an opportunity for job
training and job experience
that could transform
their futures.