Top 10 Charities to Donate to During Christmas

Christmas is a special time to share gifts, organize family reunions, participate in Christmas local activities, and have more quality time with the family. All these activities are great but this is not the reality of every family. There are people in need that are not going to have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Christmas is a special opportunity to help others and share the gift of happiness. Here you can find a list of 10 great options to make a donation gift on Christmas.

Make-a-Wish Foundation

Make-a-Wish Foundation was established in 1980, and since then makes the wishes come true for thousands of children with life-threatening medical conditions worldwide. Make-a-Wish Foundation is doing amazing things making the dreams come true and putting a smile on a child's face. Various donation options are available at Make-a-Wish Foundation you can send your donation by mail to your local chapter, participate in volunteering, or donate online at wish.org.

Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child

The Operation Christmas Child project is a very interesting charity donation alternative for Christmas. Operation Christmas Child invites people to give shoe boxes filled with toys, school supplies or other gifts and a personal letter with a God's love message to a child in need. The box is then delivered to suffering children worldwide. Samaritan's Purse Operation Christmas Child is a great gift of hope to give this Christmas. Samaritan's Purse offers many options to donate; you can donate your time as a volunteer, use the gift catalog, or just donate online visiting the Operation Christmas Child website samaritanspurse.org.

Toys for Tots

The Toys for Tots program of the Marine and U.S Marine Corps Reserve delivers new toys on Christmas. They collect new, unwrapped toys during October, November and December every year. Giving a gift of hope to less fortunate children trough Toys for Tots program is a great charity option for Christmas. Is very easy to donate you can find a toy drop store near you, you can donate a vehicle, or you can donate money online visiting the Toys for Tots website toysfortots.org.

Angel Tree

Angel Tree is a ministry that gives the gift of hope to children of prisoners. They organize activities and deliver gifts trough local churches, but more important they help in restoring families by sharing Christ's love. You can get involved with your church registering in the Angel Tree Church program, or by giving a donation online at angeltree.org.

World Vision

This Christmas you can sponsor a child and save a life by donating at World Vision. World Vision helps children in need worldwide, victims of disasters, emergencies, hunger and poverty since 1950. You can help sponsoring a child or even giving a one time donation for a specific disaster or emergency. You can even give a goat to a family that can give them fresh milk, cheese, yogurt, and even extra income by selling dairy products. If you are interested in making a special gift this Christmas, visit worldvision.org to make a donation.

Save the Children

Save the Children organization is focused in helping children in the United States and around the world. They help not only in delivering food; Save the Children helps improve children's lives, and parents, also the community members, local organizations and government agencies. Save the Children help children and families help themselves with education and resources that will help them survive. You can donate online at savethechildren.org.

Mercy Ships

Mercy Ships brings hope and healing to the forgotten poor worldwide with hospital ships. They mobilizes to perform life changing surgeries to children and adult, they also offer a community empowerment program that provides education and the tools needed to survive. You have to see this video in the get to know us section, it will change your life and you will have a better idea of what you are reading here. They have various donation options like the mercy catalog, crew member sponsoring, trough eBay selling your stuff, or just donate online visiting mercyships.org.

MDA (Muscular Dystrophy Association)

MDA is the nonprofit health agency dedicated to fund worldwide research and help cure muscular dystrophy, ALS and related diseases since 1950. The Association also provides comprehensive health care, education, advocacy and support services. This Christmas you can help a child by providing medical equipment, treatments, and much more with your donations. You can donate in the MDA Telethon or directly at mda.org.

Compassion International

Compassion International is a Christian child advocacy ministry that helps children in many aspects like economic, social and physical poverty worldwide. Compassion International enables children to become responsible adults. Compassion International has several projects where you can make your contribution. To make your donation go to compassion.com.

Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) The Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA) were started by the Seventh-day Adventist in 1956 as the Seventh-day Adventist Welfare Service (SAWS). The mission is simple; ADRA improves the lives of people around the world by following Christ's example of serving and caring for those in need. ADRA searches for people in need around the world suffering from social injustice, hunger, disasters, emergencies and poverty and works to eliminate them. If you want to know more or want to share with others in need and make a donation on Christmas visit adra.org.