TRIANGLE, Va. â Toys for Tots, the U.S. Marine Corpsâ premiere community outreach program, delivered a record setting 20.2 million toys to 7.4 million less fortunate children in 2020.
2020 was a year unlike any other causing economic devastation for so many. COVID took hold early in the year leaving many millions of families in dire need. While Toys for Tots is primarily known as a Christmastime charity, the organization did not want to wait until the holiday season to provide support.Â
Marines are known for being the first to fight and running to the sound of battle. During this COVID-19 crisis, Toys for Tots partnered with Good360 to provide immediate relief and assistance by distributing two million toys, games and books to COVID-impacted families in the spring and summer. These gifts provided many benefits during this extraordinary time of need. They helped to fight boredom, relieved anxiety in children, facilitated a return to normalcy and even contrib
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Millions of American Indian College Fund Scholarship Dollars Available for California’s Native .
American Indian College FundFebruary 1, 2021 GMT
Denver, Colo., Feb. 01, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Native American college students from qualified California tribes have millions of dollars of scholarship funds available to them through the American Indian College Fund’s Wi’aasal (Great Oak) Future Leaders Scholarship, sponsored by the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians.
Funds are available to most California tribal members seeking higher education, including technical and vocational certifications and associate, bachelor’s, and graduate degrees. Students earning a technical or vocational certification can get up to $5,000 per year. Students attending a state or private community college or university can get up to $20,000 per year.
Wounded Warrior Project spends 58% of donations on veterans programs
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Editor s note: As part of a yearlong investigation into charities across the nation, the
Tampa Bay Times and its reporting partner, the Center for Investigative Reporting, asked readers in June to suggest nonprofits for closer review. Readers responded with nearly 300 suggestions. In the coming months, the
Times and CIR will examine some of those charities and share what we found.
Wounded Warrior Project, created in 2003, has become one of the fastest-growing veterans charities in the country.
It was also one of the most requested when the
Tampa Bay Times and the Center for Investigative Reporting asked readers to suggest charities to investigate.
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Dec. 23, 2020 /PRNewswire/
Confie, the nation s leading personal lines insurance agency and parent to Freeway Insurance, is in its fourth year as a national 5-star sponsor for Toys for Tots. This holiday season, Confie employees and customers donated more than 4,500 toys for children throughout the United States, topping last year s contributions by almost 40%.
In addition to the donations collected in the field, Confie contributed over $2.6 million in advertising services to spread awareness of the Toys for Tots program on a national scale.
(PRNewsfoto/Confie) We are honored to continue working with Toys for Tots, making a difference in the lives of children across the country, said Cesar Soriano, CEO of Confie. Providing some holiday joy for families in this way is more important now than ever before.
Updated December 21, 2020 6:25 p.m. EST
By Monica Laliberte, WRAL Executive Producer, 5 on Your Side reporter
We’re all trying to help where we can this year. With COVID, we’ve seen the needs grow.
But before you donate to just any charity, 5 On Your Side’s Monica Laliberte has advice to make sure your money lands where it’s needed most.
Food banks are seeing a significant demand for donations. A recent survey found one in five people needed help from a food bank since the start of the pandemic.
Of course they take donations of non-perishables, but money remains the most helpful option, in part because food banks can buy goods wholesale and in bulk.