I give a little to Salvation Army, because it is one of the few providers of shelter and food to people who need it here in Sweden, even though it's a Christian organization, and I don't agree with their "message". Also, they don't expect you to listen to "the message", though they are ready to share it with you, if you want to.
I don't like the idea of that someone's religion would make them "inproper" to help...
I also think that people are free to ignore the "message", which ever it is, and if people missionize as they help, I don't mind. Just as long as they help and don't demand you "convert" to their ideology, which ever it is, before you get help.

About "daily actions" - what about
Practical Action (former ITDG)?

Ket

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Would you like to make a difference in Africa? Read:

"Here and there I have come across people and organizations who are making a real difference in Africa.  Their contributions are changing lives for the better.  They are Africans who want to change their society and country for the better or they are Westerners who are given years of their time and energy to contribute to the wellbeing of Africa...jon"

Fields of Life:  An organization that for over 10 years has impacted Uganda by building many schools, farms and health clinics.  Now building a clinic in the besieged town of Lira that has felt the onslaught of Kony's Lord Resistance Army made up of abducted children.

Joetta Smith:  A story of faith and hope of a retired woman on social security, a cancer survivor who today lives and works in the town of Nakuru, Kenya.  There she gives herself helping women through empowerment and orphans by giving them hope for a brighter tomorrow that is more than a  slogan.  Read her heartwarming story.

Robinah Lubwama:  The closest person to sainthood I have met on this place called earth, she has given her all to the children of Uganda under her care, a story of inner determination to give the children of Uganda a future and a hope.

http://kabiza.com/AfricanContributions.htm

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And here is one very noble and worthy cause:

http://www.data.org/action/

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Chris for the links,and Erin ,your very right there are ways so many ways to help the homeless.

Light&Laughter,Rhia

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Hi thank you for sharing these sights. I thought I was just limited to the daily clicks on Care2. I linked the sites to my blog. www.mulatala.blogspot.com so those who visit can click too. thanks

Sarah

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Anything that is used and unwanted can be given to shelters---from clothes to furniture.  I don't know about food, though.

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I'm not sure if this is where I should post this or not but here it goes. I have a daily action to fight poverty, not actually fight it in the sense of getting rid of it but at least in a way that helps those that might be suffering from it.

Instead of throwing out your spoiling food that most of us are to good to eat or feel we have sufficient money just to replace it. Well, you can give it to the homeless (I'm sure there's a congragation of them somewhere near you); sometimes it's hard to give it to actual shelters (law and all) but you can give it to street people. Here in South Africa we put old items on top of the trash cans on trash day and either someone combing the trash will get it or one of the trash guys will get it; they probably eat twice a day if that and thus aren't privileged enough to have access to lunch even though their job is quite labor extensive.

As well...instead of throwing away old things (clothes, fans, ANYTHING...) think before doing so...someone's elses junk is another man's treasure! And I promise you it's true. Even if you think the thing is beyond repair don't just chuck it away poverty stricken people tend to be a heck of a lot more resourceful then us city folks!!!

Just my two cents worth...

Oh, also especially in America with such a good recycling program (unless Bush dealt away with that also) instead of leaving your recycling on the curb for the trash guys why not take it to some homeless guy or recycle it yourself and give the money to a shelter or something (you weren't going to get the money anyway if the city was going to take it away for you). We have a guy in the neighborhood who I call the boxman because he walks far and wide collecting cardboard to recycle; well, I have had a big box in my kitchen for a couple of annoying weeks now because I want to give it to him instead of just throwing it away. 

Bye for now...

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Thanks,

Chris, this is absolutely fantastic.  I can spend five minutes a day here at this forum and feed hungry people.  GREAT!!!!

It is a well-known fact that Poverty and Hunger has always been, and continues to be, the world's biggest problem.

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oops, mssed this one:

http://povertyfighters.com/

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Here is a list of some of the ligitimate click-to-donate sites which you can use to fight poverty/hunger today:

http://children.care2.com/

http://www.thehungersite.com

http://www.hungrychildren.com/index.html

http://www.hungerfighters.com/

http://www.feedsa.co.za/

http://www.stopthehunger.com/hunger/

http://www.solvepoverty.com/

http://www.thechildhealthsite.com

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