How to help those in need, except money

Collecting money for the needy are usually engaged in charities and non-profit organizations. Important to them not so much the size of donations, how much regularity: it helps the funds to plan over the long term.

However, not everyone can spend part of their monthly income to charity, and some just do not trust moneyThe study of the relationship of Russian Internet users to charity funds. In this case, you can help not only unnecessary things, but personal involvement, their professional and communication skills.

How to help financially

orphanages

Children's homes can be transmitted not only gifts. From this it is better to just give up: toys and other things easily exchanged for cigarettes and alcohol, become objects quarrels and fights, and generally getting children accustomed household items just so that later is impeding them in their adult life. Instead, you can transfer to the orphanage a lot of really useful things.

• Cosmetical tools: baby creams, shampoos and gels for washing, soap, Toothbrushes and toothpaste.
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• Hygiene Products: diapers, nappies, cotton buds and discs, paper towels and toilet paper.
• Baby food with sufficient shelf life.
• The Office: paper, notebooks, albums, coloring books, crayons and pens, pencil cases, plasticine and sets for creativity.
• Household goods: washing powder, detergent bottles, pacifiers, pots. Bed and unused children's underwear.
• Educational games: puzzle, puzzles, games to develop motor skills, rattles and mobiles.

It is better to check with the orphanage management in advance, what kind of things are needed. So you can be sure that your actions will actually be useful.

To help children and adolescents can become a social volunteer. These people are trained, attend training and become for orphans mentors, older brothers and sisters, tutors in school subjects. Thus, wishing to help orphans to acquire the necessary skills and get an idea of ​​adulthood.

You can become a mentor to a teenager from the children's home. Significant adult who will help him to prepare for independent living. If you feel that you are not yet ready to join in the life of a particular teenager, you can take part in the social adaptation of the program as a volunteer. For example, for the children to spend an interesting master class, go together to shop and learn to choose foods, to transfer skills to help in independent living.

Anastasia Sorokina, head of the charity program "Mentors" Fund "Arithmetic good"

If you want to become a mentor, it is necessary to prepare a certificate of no criminal record, infections and neuropsychiatric diseases. Many drop out at a stage of collecting the documents, and in vain: mentoring is much more necessary to children than gifts.

Families who are at risk of losing a child

These are families who are on the verge of giving up a child for the material and moral status or living arrangements. Most often it is single mothers or graduates of children's homes, which can not count on the help of relatives.

In addition to financial assistance, you can find a cheap offer removable housingSuitable position in the company familiar, help with repairs or send unwanted but usable clothing, appliances and other things: the same hygiene products, cosmetics, household chemicals and children food.

Find those who may need your help, it is possible in the prevention of child abandonment centers on the Foundation's website and simply groups in social networks.

Adults who are in difficult life situation

people tend toThe study of the relationship of Russian Internet users to charity helps more children and animals than adults. There is a stereotype that adults are able to take care of themselves, and some even have the funds to the age requirements of those who are asking for help to open a collection. However, adults can suddenly be left without work or shelter, seriously ill or injured. And they also need help.

Experiencing human crisis can be sold not only in money. Help me find a job, low-cost housing, pass warm clothes or Provide moral support. For the homeless can join the urban movement of volunteers who are engaged in the distribution of warm clothes, shoes, personal hygiene products, hot food, as well as education and social services shelters.

Children with serious illnesses

Parents of sick children are turning to the funds, which brings together an incredibly huge sums on treatment. But, in addition to money, the children and their parents and other useful help.

Children are literally living in hospitals, outpatient apartments (special rented accommodation for visiting patients) or, even worse, are bedridden. Therefore, many foundations are invited volunteers who can spend time with in treatment, do homework together, be creative and just be a friend when only doctors and around medications.

If you are not very social and want to help, there are other options. Firstly, it is donated blood, which is almost always necessary, and not only for children. Secondly, the parents and relatives of young patients often spend a lot of time, effort and money to care for the child and its treatment, so they themselves may lack the basic things. You need only ask.

Nursing homes and elderly people living alone

Grandparents need to communicate, attention, interesting leisure and holiday. Without contact with the outside world, even in the company of each other elderly people have become apathetic, and begin to yearn to fade.

To the aid of volunteers who organize trips to resorts. For example, one of the largest companies in Russia, dealing with this problem - the fund "Old age is a joy." Volunteer teams are going in different cities every week. There are always waiting for creative individuals, photographers, drivers who can help machine, and just sociable and positive people. Grandmothers delight hairdressers and manicurist.

If you do not want to or can not participate in the trips, you can contact the organizers and to contribute in the form of sweets, personal hygiene items and decor to make the House more comfortable.

there are lonely elderly people who live in their apartments. But here it is better to join the volunteer movement or the Fund, even if you want to visit a neighbor alone. This will protect you against possible hostility elderly person family and suspected fraud.

Animal shelters and groups of overexposure

The shelters always need people who are able to walk, play with animals, train them and take care. In some institutions, there is a program "Weekend Host": it is possible for a short time to feel the owner of a furry friend.

We are always happy people who are willing to take the animals by car to the hospital or to a new host. You can also participate in collecting the necessary for the shelter and keeping things: food, medicine, toys, stove benches. It can be useful and old bedding, mattresses, towels, building materials.

Aid groups always need responsible people ready provide animal at least temporary housing. Even just to take your pet to the vet in his spare time - is essential. But be ready to open communication: the volunteers are very sensitive to their wards and responsible approach to the choice of hosts and helpers.

Always appreciated the information help the more you will attract people to the group, the better. Still it is possible to make beautiful pictures of animals: thanks to them that the new owner will have noticed your pet and take home.

Nature and Ecology

In addition to cleaning the territory and waste sortingYou can join any organization as a volunteer. You will be offered a variety of tasks: to educate the inhabitants of the city, to organize actions and meetings, communicate with the government, if you suddenly decide to write a collective letter to create Bicycle parking near the house or some public place. To do all this, enlisting the help of a charitable organization, a lot easier and more productive. Find out who needs help in different cities, with the help of list "Greenpeace".

Search and rescue teams and services

The largest non-profit association of volunteers to search for Missing - search and rescue team, "Liza Alert". It consists of groups of volunteers coming in search of people in different parts of Russia.

Detachment does not accept donations, but it is always in need of responsible persons, as well as in engineering, camp furniture and equipment.

Planning to become a volunteer, you need to remember two things. Firstly, both physically and psychologically prepared people are involved in the active search. Secondly, there are other kinds of help: you can distribute information on the Internet and on paper, print orientation, phoning hospitals, repairing equipment, check the pictures from drones.

What kind of professional help you can provide

A non-profit organization or charitable trust can be useful your knowledge and skills.

Invaluable assistance can have people who own some application skill: they do what they can. Photographer free makes beautiful pictures of events, children or animals, the artist helps you arrange the room. Or a person may simply provide all possible help: repair the fence, paint shop, lay tile, and the like.

Elena Turysheva, Director of the Foundation of the bank "East"

Is the concept of pro bono (from the Latin. pro bono publico - «for the sake of the public good"), which involves the provision of professional services free of charge. This volunteer work is not for everyone. You must be competent in their field and it is desirable to have documentary evidence of their qualifications. You can help the individual, on behalf of the company, where he worked, or joining a community of professional volunteers.

Frequently in demand following assistance pro bono:

• legal and tax advice;
• financial consulting;
• text translation, document;
• Technical support of the site;
• promotion and groups in social networks;
• PR and communications;
• professional training;
• psychological support;
• hairdressing;
• transportation of goods and documents;
• organization of events.

Important areas - it's legal, financial advisory and accounting.

Each fund manager always keeps in mind: to pay for administrative costs - hence deprive wards. Nevertheless, the fund need to keep accounts, to obtain legal advice. There are volunteers who are free accounts or help in the design documents are personnel records. From the side it seems that it is boring, no heroism, but the accountant salary with taxes equal to the monthly rate of rehabilitation for a young child with cerebral palsy, for example. Therefore, in practice it is very, very big help.

Alexandra Slavyanskaya, general director of the Interdisciplinary Center for Rehabilitation

Remember: cash donations is not the only way to make a good deed. Much more can benefit from your skills and conscious willingness to help and personal involvement in the fate of others.