Making a difference
Causes worth supporting
Job hunting is hard. Job hunting while struggling for food, shelter, or basic support is harder. Below are six organizations doing meaningful work to help people get back on their feet through job training, employment services, food assistance, and emergency aid. If our site has helped you, consider helping one of them in turn.
United States
4 organizations
Goodwill Industries
Job training, employment placement, and free skills classes for people facing barriers to work. One of the most established workforce-development charities in North America.
Click to visit Goodwill Industries
YMCA USA
Local Ys across the country run employment services, youth career programs, and community supports that help people get back on their feet.
Click to visit YMCA USA
The Salvation Army USA
Emergency aid, food assistance, and employment training in communities nationwide. Frontline support for people between jobs.
Click to visit The Salvation Army USA
Feeding America
The largest hunger-relief network in the United States, supporting over 200 food banks serving people who can't afford to put food on the table.
Click to visit Feeding AmericaCanada
2 organizations
Food Banks Canada
National network supporting food banks coast to coast, helping Canadians who are out of work or struggling to make ends meet.
Click to visit Food Banks Canada
YMCA Canada
Employment services, newcomer settlement support, and youth career programs delivered through community YMCAs across Canada.
Click to visit YMCA CanadaHave a charity you think should be on this list? Email us.