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May 1, 2018

Charity Profile: Sacramento Children’s Home – Ending the Cycle of Child Abuse and Neglect

by DonateaCar Team

California, Helping Kids

The discovery of gold in Sacramento Valley in 1848 ignited the Gold Rush. Soon after this rush, many children were found abandoned and trying to survive near the riverbanks. Several concerned citizens came together to help these children and founded what is known today as the Sacramento Children’s Home. Sacramento Children’s Home is a … read more

March 20, 2018

Charity Profile – Stanford Youth Solutions: Empowering Youth and Their Families

by DonateaCar Team

Affordable Housing, Helping Kids

There are many challenges that can threaten the stability of a family and leave a young person lost or devastated. Anything from drug abuse, major health issues, mental health issues, divorce, death, unemployment, natural disaster and more. However, there is no more powerful force for a youth of today than the love and unity of … read more

March 7, 2018

Mentoring Art Appreciation and Creativity for Youth

by DonateaCar Team

California, Helping Kids

March is Youth Art Month. There are many ways that art and creativity can benefit our youth. Think of how you can mentor a youth in building their creativity and appreciation of art. Consider a car donation to Orange County Big Brothers Big Sisters in California and help change a child’s future for the better. … read more

March 5, 2018

Ways to Promote Reading in Your Home

by DonateaCar Team

Helping Kids

Reading has many benefits to the intellectual growth of children. When kids have a solid foundation of learning, they tend to stay in school, graduate and pursue higher levels of education. Although the trend for reading in children has been dropping, parents can help encourage children to read more helping them to gain that love … read more

February 20, 2018

Charity Profile – Wind Youth Services: Helping Homeless Youth Towards Healthy Independence

by DonateaCar Team

Charity Profiles, Helping Kids

If you struggled with crisis in your youth or have a passion for helping young people then you may be drawn to the mission of the Wind Youth Services. Their aim is to provide support services and opportunities to homeless youth as they work to gain better lives and independence. Sometimes we all need someone to … read more

February 7, 2018

Charity Profile – New Heights Educational Group: Promoting Literacy

by DonateaCar Team

Education, Helping Kids

If you have a passion for helping people learn, you will love the New Heights Educational Group. Located in Ohio, the New Heights Educational Group is a non-profit organization that promotes literacy for children and adults. They offer a wide range of educational support services to help families. NHEG was founded and directed by … read more

January 16, 2018

Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness

by DonateaCar Team

Family Services, Helping Kids

A person becomes homeless when they do not have the means to provide a place for themselves to live, usually because they lack the employment to do so. Often there is a pattern involved of financial and social conditions that ensue poverty to linger in families through generations. As an impoverished child grows up … read more

December 12, 2017

How to Help a Youth in Crisis

by DonateaCar Team

Education, Helping Kids

December 14th, 2017 marks 5 years since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings. Our thoughts are with the families of the 20 children and 6 adults who were shot to death on that Friday morning by a young man who had severe mental health problems and atypical preoccupation with violence. In the Mental Health … read more

November 21, 2017

What To Do When Your Child Has a Seizure

by DonateaCar Team

Children, Education, Helping Kids

November is National Epilepsy Awareness Month and we have teamed up with the Seattle Children’s Hospital to give you some information about seizures in children. The Seattle Children’s Hospital has an Epilepsy Program which offers promising options for children with epilepsy, and is the largest epilepsy program on the West Coast. If you know someone … read more

August 8, 2017

When To Take Your Child to the Optometrist

by DonateaCar Team

Blindness, Helping Kids

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

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