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Have a favorite organization? Consider contacting them directly to ask if they have a wish list or any specific needs.

If you like to teach or are particularly into learning, offer your skills or experiences as a virtual tutor or a docent at a museum or gallery.

Rather donate something other than money? Giving blood is a great way to give back and is usually in high demand around the holidays.

You can use this directory of shelters to find the ones located in your area. You can also help at the shelter by serving food, cleaning, or whatever may be needed to support those without a home. Many welcome homemade donations like blankets or socks.

Community shelters are often looking for extra help around the holidays.

Enjoy art or crafting? Share your talent by painting murals to brighten up a neighborhood or make blankets, masks and slippers to donate.

A little kindness can go a long way, and you may be surprised how good it makes you feel.

Check out this list for some inspiration. Or, put a couple of extra things in your cart to donate to a local food bank. The next time you’re out and about, pay for the coffee or groceries of someone in line behind you.You can also look to the stars and name some for your family or friends. Love wildlife or the outdoors? Give the gift of a park membership or symbolically adopting an endangered animal for your loved one.If collecting food and toys for animals isn’t quite the idea you are looking for right now, here are a few other nontraditional ways to make a positive impact for others this holiday season. She enjoyed it so much, she’s doing it again this year, and getting her classmates involved, too. Instead, it made Mackay happy to be able to give to others during the holidays. She ended up donating hundreds of dollars’ worth of toys and food to both the area animal shelter and the Kibble on Wheels program for pets, similar to Meals on Wheels for people.ĭid she miss out on getting her own gifts? Mackay asked her family and friends for gifts to help the animals still waiting for a home, along with those cats and dogs living with low-income seniors in her community. But as the seven-year-old searched through the shelter for her perfect pet, she also decided she wanted something else under the tree. Mackay asked for a dog last year, and her mom said Santa was ready to deliver.

If you are still thinking about what you can do, perhaps this story will inspire you: And nothing feels better than finding a unique way to make a difference during the holidays.