Looking for some unique gifts this holiday season that actually help others? Here are some ideas. Thanks to my friend and colleague Amanda BP for getting this list started on Facebook.
Darn Good Yarn: Women's clothing and yarn made by women in Nepal and India, who are able to work from home.
https://www.darngoodyarn.com/
The Women's Bean Project: An organization that provides job training for chronically underemployed and impoverished women.
http://www.womensbeanproject.com/shop/
Sudara "punjammies": To help women in India avoid sex trafficking and sex work.
https://www.sudara.org/
Rebel Nell: Hiring impoverished women in Detroit
http://www.rebelnell.com/
Homeboy Industries: Helping former inmates and gang members find stable employment
http://www.homeboyindustries.org/shop-homeboy
Better Life Bags: Hiring impoverished women in Detroit
https://betterlifebags.com/
Women at Risk (WAR): Helping women leave abusive situations
http://warchestboutique.com/
Bombas: Buy socks, and pairs are donated to homeless shelters.
https://bombas.com/
Greyston Industries: Selling brownies and baked goods. Anyone who appears at their door, willing to work, is hired--regardless of prior work history, incarceration, etc.
http://store.greyston.com/
Pura Vida Bracelets: Supporting Anti-Domestic Violence
http://www.puravidabracelets.com/products/anti-domestic-violence
Thistle Farms: Employing survivors of addiction, abuse, and prostitution
http://thistlefarms.org/
Just want to make a donation to help others?
Heifer, Intl.: Providing livestock and farm materials for those in need
https://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/index.html
Prison Fellowship: Helping Children with Incarcerated Parents
https://www.prisonfellowship.org/about/angel-tree/
Turning Point, Macomb County: Working to end domestic violence and sexual violence
https://turningpointmacomb.org/
Battered Women's Justice Project
http://www.bwjp.org/
