People Helping People is a list of charitable causes in our area that need donations or volunteers. The Beacon Journal has not investigated these causes, so donors should verify their worthiness and the tax-deductibility of contributions.
A link to a form for submitting requests to People Helping People can be found at www.ohio.com/charity, along with tips on researching charities and a list of causes already published.
Questions about submitting information? Call Mary Beth Breckenridge, 330-996-3756.
Big Brothers & Sisters of Portage County, 705 Oakwood St., Ravenna, OH 44266, is a youth mentoring program that provides children facing adversity with professionally supported, one-to-one relationships. The organization needs the following:
• People 18 and older to serve as mentors, volunteering 12 hours a month for one year.
• Volunteers to serve on the organization’s advisory board, which meets at 7 p.m. the third Tuesday of each month at its office.
• Funding to provide group activities for volunteers and children.
Contact Andrea Neidert at 330-296-6655 or andrea.neidert@bbsportage.org. The organization’s website is www.bbsportage.org.
Here’s Hope Horse Farm, P.O. Box 3453, 2545 Northampton Road, Cuyahoga Falls, OH 44223, provides therapeutic riding lessons for people with special needs and equine activities for teen volunteers. It is seeking monetary donations to help fund its new winter program.
Call 330-734-9094 or email hereshope58@yahoo.com. The farm’s website is www.hereshopehorsefarm.org.
First Book-Greater Akron, 5749 Memory Drive, Akron, OH 44319, gives new books that are age- and culturally appropriate to children living in poverty in Greater Akron.
The organization is seeking people to join its volunteers, who meet once a month and generally also hold either a fundraiser or book distribution monthly. Contact Chuck Bell at 330-607-6481 or chuck bell3096@hotmail.com.
The organization has at website at www.firstbook.org/greaterakron and a Facebook page at http://tinyurl.com/firstbookakron.
