Humane Society of the United States

This one might ring a bell, as it's pretty well-known: The Humane Society of the United States.

The largest animal protection agency in the nation, the Humane Society of the United States and their affiliates aid over 100,000 animals annually.

Here's their website:
http://www.humanesociety.org/…

SOURCES
http://www.humanesociety.org/…
http://www.humanesociety.org/about/…

All sources retrieved on Thursday, December 22, 2016.

National Veterans Foundation

The National Veterans Foundation is an organization operated by U.S. military veterans, for U.S. military veterans (and for their families).

Founded in 1985 as the Vietnam Veterans Aid Foundation, they provide assistance, training, and necessities (food, clothing, etc.) to those who served in the military, no matter when that was.

They have a free phone line, "Lifeline for Vets", which provides crisis and information services to veterans and their families.

This is their website:
http://nvf.org

Sources:

http://nvf.org
http://nvf.org/about-national-veterans-foundation/
http://nvf.org/today-day-support-lifeline-vets-givingtuesd…/

All sources retrieved on Friday, December 16, 2016.

Family Giving Tree

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area, then perhaps you've heard of Family Giving Tree and their Holiday Wish Drive.

Family Giving Tree has helped more than 1.2 million people in the San Francisco Bay Area. Their annual Holiday Wish Drive fulfilled over 70,000 holiday wishes in 2015.

Feel free to participate. It's easy – all you really have to do is give an impoverished child (or family, or senior citizen) a gift for Christmas.

They also have a Back-to-School drive for Elementary, Middle and High School students, where they deliver backpacks and school supplies.

You can see a more detailed explanation on Family Giving Tree's website:
http://www.familygivingtree.org