Take a Chance. Give a Chance
Every purchase is a chance to support a dream. How to find veteran-owned and disability-owned businesses through the SBA, IVMF, and Disability:IN, plus simple free ways to help them grow.
A friendly weekly phone call can become the highlight of someone's week. How to volunteer as a phone pal or friendly visitor for seniors with DOROT, AARP Friendly Voices, Little Brothers, and local programs.
A handwritten card can brighten someone's whole week. How to send letters to seniors and veterans through Love For Our Elders, Letters Against Isolation, A Million Thanks, VA medical centers, and Red Cross Holidays for Heroes.
Old glasses and hearing aids can help someone else see and hear. Where to donate them: Lions Clubs drop boxes and recycling centers, Walmart Vision Centers, and the Starkey Hearing Foundation.
Have a wheelchair, walker, shower chair, or hospital bed you no longer need? Where to donate medical and mobility equipment so it can help someone else: state reuse programs, loan closets, Project C.U.R.E., MedShare, and more.
How to get free or low-cost phone and internet service: the FCC Lifeline program, low-cost internet plans, the EveryoneOn finder, and free adaptive phones for people with disabilities.
Free help for veterans and their families: Vet Centers, free claims help, Fisher House, Operation Homefront, Military OneSource, caregiver support, jobs, and more.
Where to find free eye exams and free or low-cost eyeglasses: EyeCare America, New Eyes, OneSight vouchers, Lions Clubs, Prevent Blindness, and Medicare after cataract surgery.
Where adults and seniors can find free and low-cost dental care: community health centers, dental schools, Dental Lifeline Network, free dental clinics, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid.
Where to find free and low-cost hearing aids for adults and seniors: over-the-counter options, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, the VA, Starkey Hear Now, Lions Clubs, and more.
Many people with Medicare qualify for help paying their premiums and prescriptions and never apply. How Extra Help and the Medicare Savings Programs work, the 2026 income limits, how to apply, and free help along the way.
Save the Children helps children in the United States and around the world get a healthy start, a chance to learn, and protection. Learn how to give a chance by donating, sponsoring, or sharing.
The Tunnel to Towers Foundation honors first responders, military members, and veterans by helping their families with homes. Learn how to give a chance by donating, joining an event, or sharing.
Wounded Warrior Project offers free programs that help veterans and their families thrive. Learn how to donate, fundraise, or share, and how warriors can register.
Kickstarter and Indiegogo help creators and inventors raise funds from backers who believe in their ideas. Compare how each platform works and which may suit you.
Direct Relief delivers medicine and medical supplies to health workers and communities around the world, including after disasters. Here is how you can give a chance.
Doctors Without Borders, also known as MSF, brings skilled medical care to communities around the world. Learn how to give a chance by donating, sharing, or exploring work with this organization.
Patreon, Ko-fi and Buy Me a Coffee give creators simple ways to receive support from the people who enjoy their work. Compare the three and find your best fit.
Boys & Girls Clubs of America give young people a welcoming place to learn, play, and grow. Learn how to donate, volunteer, or find a Club near you.
World Central Kitchen, founded by Chef Jose Andres, brings warm, nourishing meals to communities after emergencies. Learn how to give a chance by donating, following, and sharing their hopeful work.
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