Helping Kids Archives - Donate a Car

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1You find a charity.Or call 1-800-237-5714.

2We pick up your vehicle.Free next day service.

3We help the charity sell the vehicle.You may be eligible for a tax deduction.

August 8, 2017

When To Take Your Child to the Optometrist

by DonateaCar Team

Blindness, Education, Health, Helping Kids

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Even if a child shows no signs of trouble, they should still have their eyes checked at consistent intervals. This includes both vision screenings and comprehensive eye exams. You can help someone who is going blind receive medical help to fix their sight with your car donation to the Sankara Eye Foundation through Donate a … read more

June 5, 2017

Country Style Summer Camps for Young Burn Survivors

by DonateaCar Team

California, Children, Family Services, Helping Kids

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The complicated exchange of psychological and physical trauma that proceeds severe burn injuries can deeply affect the lives of kids for many years. Through the large range of services and programs from the Firefighters Burn Institute, young burn survivors can experience new hope and an opportunity for a full recovery. One of these services is … read more

April 27, 2017

Keeping Youth and Children Safe from Sex Trafficking

by DonateaCar Team

Causes, Helping Kids, Human Rights

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April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. One of the worst kinds of child abuse happening in our country today is the prevalence of sex trafficking. Sexual trafficking encompasses youth who are targeted and recruited into prostitution, children who are abducted and sold into slavery, and children manipulated or sold into child pornography production. There … read more

April 20, 2017

Ways To Protect Your Child From Sexual Assault

by DonateaCar Team

Children, Family Services, Helping Kids

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April is sexual assault awareness and prevention month. No one wants to think of their child being targeted or hurt by a sexual predator, but unfortunately that very thing happens to 60,000 children every year in the United States. Sexual abuse is more common than many people realize, with a sexual assault being perpetrated once … read more

April 4, 2017

What are the Signs of Autism?

by DonateaCar Team

Children, Education, Helping Kids, Massachusetts

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It is World Autism Awareness Month. What a great time to look at the signs of this disorder. Autism is becoming a common word in school hallways, parent-teacher conference conversations, doctor office waiting rooms, and social media. But the popularity isn’t something that anyone with a child aspires to. A diagnosis of autism can leave … read more

March 14, 2017

Teaching Children About Disabilities

by DonateaCar Team

Children, Education, Helping Kids

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Differences between people are the one thing we have most in common with one another. Different colored eyes, skin, and hair. Short, tall, thick, or thin, we all look, act, and feel differently in any given situation. And yet, for very young children, despite differences being common, more acute differences can be especially troubling. When … read more

January 24, 2017

Helping Tiny Hands Through Hospice Services

by DonateaCar Team

Children, Family Services, Helping Kids, Human Services

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It has been said, that there is nothing as painful for a parent as watching a child suffer through a long-term illness or losing them to death. Most parents, whether they have suffered such an experience or not, would probably agree. At Edmarc Hospice for Children in Virginia, they make easing that pain, and being … read more

January 5, 2017

Teaching Care No Matter Where They Wander

by DonateaCar Team

Children, Family Services, Helping Kids

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For over two centuries, under various names and leadership, what is now called The Home for Little Wanderers (The Home) has been serving the children and families of Massachusetts. Growing out of an orphanage dedicated to helping children find loving homes, The Home has grown into an organization that provides individual and family therapy, skills … read more

December 13, 2016

Homeless No More in New Mexico

by DonateaCar Team

Affordable Housing, Family Services, Helping Kids, Human Services

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If you’re looking for a way to donate your car for charity in New Mexico this year, please consider the Barrett Foundation in Albuquerque. Donate a Car has paired up with the Barrett Foundation to help homeless women in children find shelter, protection, and learning opportunities to help them gain the independence and security they … read more

November 22, 2016

Donate A Car Love of the Game and Our Communities

by DonateaCar Team

Causes, Family Services, Helping Kids

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It’s said that there is nothing more American than Mom, baseball, and apple pie. This might be true around the country, but it is definitely accurate in Minneapolis, Minnesota where the Minnesota Twins are ensuring that communities continue to bond together over baseball. The Twins, along with your used car donation, are working to ensure … read more

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