Let this year’s Christmas shopping help people in need and share the good news of the gospel in creative, justice-oriented ways. Instead of scarves, socks, and “stuff,” why not make a donation to a worthwhile cause in the name of a friend or family member?
Here are a few ideas to consider—locally, nationally, and internationally. If you don’t know what these groups do, ask…or do a quick internet search!
- Greater Pittsburgh Food Bank
- East End Cooperative Ministries
- Heifer Project
- Just Harvest
- Open Hand Ministries
- The Neighborhood Academy
- RIP Medical Debt
- Save the Children
- Presbyteriangifts.pcusa.org (Water Filtration Projects, Educate a Child, etc.)
- Bukit Bail Fund
- New Voices Pittsburgh (focused on health and well-being of Black women and girls in Pennsylvania and Ohio)
Steel Smiling (helping Black people access mental health support)