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How to help the poor: Know a few basic ways to change a life

With rising figures in inflation and cost of living, the poor are becoming all the more poorer, but governments pay no heed to the same, and are considered about these poor lots only when the time of elections come when try are taken care off.  If you are one whose heart melts to see small kids living on the foot paths, aged lots living a life of hell, then this article might be one which might strike the right cord within you. With the differences between the rich and the poor increasing day by day, we seriously need to take up steps to do something on this issue. Just as single drops of water make up an ocean, so too, single handed efforts from many like us might possibly help to alleviate poverty someday. Check out how.

* Try to contribute those extra boxes of food that you never use. Try to organize food drives for the poor and needy. You can donate stuffs like noodles, dried foods, beans, etc which would last long and does not require refrigeration.

* Giving used bed sheets and blankets which lie at your home is one good option. It’s really tragic to see homes lying on road on winter nights without a single blanket.

* Check out the old clothes lying at home without being used. Stuffs like scarf’s, linen, hats, gloves, coats, etc would be really good gifts for the needy.

* Sort among the toys that you have at home which lie in showcases and donate them to the needy small kids, they would simply love them.

* Donating books to the poor is also a good way but ensure that you give simple books which are understandable to them. Picture books, play books, etc are good choices.

* Contributing money is also one of the best options if you can afford to. But when you contribute money to NGOs or charity institutes, check whether they are genuine workers or not.

* Trying to provide them with jobs through which they can earn money is the other ideal option to help the poor.