I would like to start a tradition with my teenage boys this Christmas to volunteer at a shelter or possibly locate a family in need that we can deliver presents and food to. We live in Hamilton County.
I need thrifty ideas for Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for 10-14 year olds. Operation Christmas Child is an outreach by Samaritan's Purse in which shoeboxes are filled with gifts and then shipped to children in need (due to poverty, disaster, or war) around the world.
We live in a nice suburban area with a shopping center nearby. A homeless man has set up house under the trees across the road from our house. We know he isn't a threat to us, but what should we do? Do I give him anything? Ignore him? Any suggestions?