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and adopt them.. My women's group does this.. We buy the usual holiday trimmings, and presents, but we take it one step further.. We adopt them for the year.. birthday cakes for the kids, mother's day for mom, school supplies for the kids, etc..
People are always generous at holiday time,. but people have needs all year long..
By doing it one family at a time, you can often really affect their lives too.. The Mom & 2 kids we adopted a few years back, really were helped.. The Mom had an old junker car, and the husband of one of our members owned a car repair place, and he donated time & parts to get her car running.. Another woman had an in with someone who gave Mom a job.. After a year they were well on their way to being much better off, and having some of the pressure off of her made her a much better mom too..:)
You do not have to "go through" the church..we just got the name of the family and then showed up with the goodies.. We got a tree, presents, food (not just the big dinner, but canned goods, laundry soap,and various staples).. Having the pressure off for a little while allowed mom to get caught uo ..
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