Help someone this holidays

By Todd Franko (Contact)

Published December 10, 2011

I wrote a story this Sunday about a struglling Youngstown mom and her two precious kids.
Below is how to reach out to them and 8 other families being helped by a startup effort from Mooney grad Jaime Hughes.

GIFT DRIVE!

Supporting Poverty Stricken Kids & Abandoned/Abused Pets
Monetary contributions at any Huntington Bank.
Deadline: Friday December 16, 2011
Accepting EVERYTHING from toys, clothes, cleaners, household items, school supplies, furniture etc. We will utilize EVERYTHING donated!
Drop Off Locations:
Angels for Animals: 4750 W. So. Range Rd (330) 549-1111
Cat Ladies Society: 2177 Mahoning Ave (330) 792-4228
Hands on Volunteer Network: 5500 Market St Suite #106 (330) 782-5877.
Contact GiftDrive@yahoo.com on how to volunteer, questions, concerns or comments.

Also, on Saturday's front page of The Vindicator, we related how the Salvation Army has been hit hard by family needs and a lack of donors to measure up to the demand.

Plese link on our story here to see if you can have an impact on Christmas for some families.