How to go About Providing Holiday Meals to the Less Fortunate

Of all the festivities associated with the winter holidays, the one thing many people look forward to most is the big holiday meal. Whether it’s turkey on Thanksgiving, a Christmas ham, or a pot roast at a Hanukah dinner, food is indelibly intertwined with our holiday celebrations.

Before you donate to a charity promising to provide holiday meals, check out our three tips to ensure that most of your donation is covering the cost of a  meal programs and not the expensive advertisements used to promote these programs.


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