How to assist NPOs this festive season

During the festive season, many non-profit organisations need help or are calling on the local community for assistance.

The scourge of Covid-19 has influenced the operations of many organisation with many having to rethink financing and fundraising for the year.
Here are a few ways residents can assist NPOs this year:

• Do volunteer work with the organisation
• Make a cash donation during the festive season
• Make a product donation such as food or blankets
• Share and spread the organisation’s message during the festive season
• Engage with a campaign the organisation might be running the festive season.

There are numerous organisation in Johannesburg North that will benefit from assistance from residents including:

• Botshabelo: The Blue organisation runs three primary programmes which include a home that looks after orphans and abandoned babies, a preschool and a teacher-training programme which trains teachers who assist at crèches all around Johannesburg. Details: 011 702 214.1
• The SPCA: With offices all around Johannesburg, the SPCA assists with the well-being of animals.
• SA Guide-Dogs Association: The organisation focuses on the training of guide and service dogs for those in need. Details: 011 705 3512.
• Rays of Hope: The foundation partners with numerous social outreach programmes in the Alexandra area. Details: 011 784 6214.
• Noah: Noah gives refuge to inner-city learners after school and aims to keep children who are orphaned or vulnerable off the street.
• CHOC Foundation: The organisation provides support to families of children suffering from cancer. Details: 011 326 1717.
• Novalis House: The organisation gives much-needed care to people with intellectual disabilities which looks after 35 people with 24 people living permanently. 

Details: 011 446 2004.