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As Christmas is approaching and the economy is not as good as it used to be, more and more people are asking where to find help for Christmas. Many working parents, grandparents, single parents, and those who are unemployed need help with Christmas to give their children the joy they still believe in. But, where to go to find help for Christmas?

Where can I find help for Christmas?

Unfortunately, most Christmas help organizations are non profit organizations which means that they have small budget to advertise about their Christmas help programs if at all. You can search online for where to find help for Christmas and you will come up with very few places that will give you any assistance. If you happen to come across one, the deadline for applying for Christmas help is often passed.

Many families that need help for Christmas leave it too late to apply for Christmas help with organizations that offers free food, toys, clothing, and help with Christmas gifts for the kids. The Salvation Army Christmas help program, for example, need needy families to apply for Christmas help as early as October to qualify for any Christmas help that year at all. And, even if you manage to apply for Christmas help through the Salvation Army in time, there is no guarantee that you will get the Christmas help you need.

Christmas help organizations you can go to find help for Christmas

The biggest and most well known Christmas help organization is the Salvation Army. The Salvation Army has a Christmas Help program where you can sign up for Christmas help in October. By December or end of November it is usually too late to get into the Salvation Army Christmas Help program. Many families who need help for Christmas are turned down because they are too late to apply for Christmas help.

Besides the Salvation Army Christmas Help, there are also the Toys for Tots, Social Services Centers and local nonprofit organizations that will offer help around Christmas time. The Marines, the Red Cross and local churches often have programs to raise funds to help needy families with Christmas. Look locally for nonprofit organization around where you live or in your city.

If they don't have a Christmas help program, they can often refer you to Christmas help organizations. But, you need to seek Christmas help well in advance. By December, all the Christmas help organizations are often too overwhelmed with Christmas help requests to talk to any later comers.

Need Help for Christmas (continued...)

November 5 

Need Work Done 

Hello I am looking for a little extra work to do around the holiday season. I can do carpet, sheetrock, mud work, roofing siding, painting, window and door installation, tile, wall paper and any handy man job you may need done. If you have any work that is not listed just e-mail me with the task. I am very reliable and hard working. I hope to hear from you all thank you for looking. 

November 3

Please Read 

Hi all, I need to pay negative balance in bank account. Please help me get this taken care of, I live paycheck to paycheck and cannot get this paid. Feel free to email me and I will tell you the reason why the account is negative.....Please help me! Balance is -$522.00 

November 1 

Need Energy Assistance!! 

We are a family of 5 and we need help paying our gas bill, so we can have heat and hot water. The past year has been a little difficult, mainly due to the higher prices of everything. We make decent money, probably more than most but we weren't able to keep up. The house we were living in last winter was very non-efficient and our heating bills were very high. Fortunately, we didn't need gas during the summer because the furnace was the only thing gas. Unfortunately, our electric bills during the past summer were just as high, due to the landlord not fixing the ac unit, (which ran nonstop to keep the house at 80 degrees) not allowing us to be able to pay anything on our gas bill as we usually do during the summer.
Now we are living in a more efficient house but the gas company is requiring us to pay at least half of our bill, ($431), which we don't have. We of course make too much to qualify for any state, federal, community help. This is why we are asking for some assistance here. As soon as we have the amount stated above to turn on our gas, I will cancel this ad and politely thank anyone else who responds. We promise we are not out to scam anyone for undeserved money and we are not asking for the full amount of the bill, only what they are requiring us to pay. I will be happy to send a copy of our bill from MGE to anyone interested in helping us to prove what I am asking. Any amount will help. Email me for more information
Thanks in advance!