Happy new year to everyone. But life won't be so Happy for everyone. Some people will not pull up to the table with the family and fill themselves to capacity. Some will not even have a place to rest their head on the dawn of a new year. Not knowing where the next meal will come from. Or the next place to stay. This is not only the reality in America but all around the world.

It's time for everyone who can give just a little to do so. In America $10 or $20 is hardly a life or death decision. But that same $20 could give another person or child an extra edge to get through those hardest times in life. I have dealt with a lot of Non-Profits and Charities over the years, So I compiled a list of the 7 Best Charities to give Christmas Donations to. Hopefully just from this page I can help direct $10,000 to needy families and children.during the Holiday season.

• World Vision

Who we are: World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. So what does all of that translate into.

Give a gift and change a life Give a life-changing gift to the poor in the name of someone special through the World Vision Gift Catalog. Choose from 100+ unique gifts—including a dairy goat, clean water, or food for hungry children—to give on Christmas, Easter, Mother's and Father's Day, graduations, weddings, or birthdays. Donate in honor of those you care about—from friends to family to coworkers.

A little giving goes a long way Each Gift Catalog item you give benefits those in desperate need—showing God's love to a hurting world and helping to lift children and families out of extreme poverty.

FREE card with each Gift Catalog item you order! Your special someone will love the card. You'll love that it's free.

In 2007, 86 percent of World Vision's total revenue was designated for programs that benefit children, families, and communities in need.

• Toys for Tots

Donate a new toy or give a donation to help make Christmas a little brighter for a needy child in your community. Toys for tots has been one of the Best Charities for decades, and continues to brighten the Holiday's for those special families.

• Operation Christmas Child

Operation Christmas Child invites you to pack a shoe box with small toys, school supplies, other gifts, and a personal note to introduce a hurting child to God's love. The small gifts of love and messages of hope through Jesus Christ are delivered to needy children overseas.

• Angel Tree

Angel Tree Christmas connects the parents in prison with their children through the delivery of Christmas gifts by local church volunteers who purchase and deliver these gifts and the Gospel to children. Often times the local church will host a Christmas party for the children, their caretakers and family. Learn more now about getting your church involved with Angel Tree projects:

• Make a Wish Foundation

Make this holiday season special by helping a child’s dream come true. Make a Wish's unique holiday donation options will help grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions. The Make-A-Wish Foundation is able to share the power of a wish^® thanks to the support of generous individual donors. We welcome all levels of donation, whether it's a one-time gift, a monthly donation or the establishment of a matching gifts program.

• PLAN USA

Gifts of Hope are quality, life-changing initiatives, tested over time, evaluated for their direct effect on the neediest children. Make it in the name of someone special A Gift of Hope is a great gift idea for someone special in your life, for almost any occasion, or simply out of the blue! Choose any of the programs shown and make a gift you can count on to make a difference for children. A lovely gift card — illustrated by a Plan child — can be sent to you or the recipient.

• Christmas Charities Year Round

Christmas Charities Year Round’s current goals are to provide clothing for qualified individuals, to give children toys at Christmas, furnish needy families with household goods and clothes, to recognize the elderly with a Christmas gift and meal, and help residents in times of crisis.

Christmas Year Round Charities was founded in 1949 to help local families after a boll weevil infestation devastated the area cotton crop. Our mission is to provide children in low income families with the items needed to improve their lives. These items include clothing, school supplies, toys and food at Christmas, and basic household necessities. By providing needy children and their families with these simple items we hope to improve the quality of their lives and encourage children to stay in school. Education is the key to helping these children break the cycle of poverty into which many of them are born.

There is a great place to start. 7 of the Best charities for Christmas donations. And remember it doesn't have to be Christmas to donate. People are living inc poverty year round. Thanks for reading and caring.