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A lot of people are hurting out there in the DC area, the U.S. and around the world. Unemployment benefits are not going to last forever and many people (e.g., undocumented) are ineligible for unemployment or the federal stimulus funds 1/
But the majority of you, like myself, have not been financially affected, and at least some of us likely received stimulus money in our bank accounts that we are just going to add to savings 2/
Also, barely reported on - CARES Act creates a $300 above-the-line deduction in 2020 (and going forward) federal income taxes, which means you can deduct up to $300 from your taxable income EVEN if you don't itemize (which is most people) 3/
So, if you are able to and can spare, I hope you can donate to one of these non-profit/charities listed below. Many of these I've supported for years but most were suggested by you and are new to me. We are personally supporting the most of them but all seem worthy 4/
As an added show of my appreciation, I'll send a Barred in DC koozie to anyone who has donated $25 to any of these organizations in 2020 (if you want to spread the love, aggregate $25 is ok). I'm not affiliated with any of these. Just DM/email Barred in DC w/ some proof/address 5
The following are some great DC organizations that I've supported in the past and am supporting this year, along with donation links 6/
@DCBarProBono https://join.dcbar.org/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?WebCode=CSCDonationsList&pager=10&site=dcbar 7/
@BreadfortheCity (I always direct plurality of my dollars towards them) - https://breadforthecity.org/donation/covid19fund 8/
@ServeYourCityDC (focus on Ward 6 but doing great work for all) - https://www.serveyourcitydc.org/covid-19-emergency-response 12/
I've also supported a few international/national organizations that I feel are worthwhile recipients of yoru support: 14/
@PIH https://donate.pih.org/page/contribute/coronavirus-response?utm_source=glb_em_&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=20200511_pdgg_glb_DELVE_BridgePlan_COVID&utm_content=fnd__donation_0&source=20200511_pdgg_glb_em_DELVE_BridgePlan_COVID_fnd__donation_0_0_br&gclid=CjwKCAjwk6P2BRAIEiwAfVJ0rCkk5w7oyqLSne1YYr1hQ-cRd_8ksHAYI0xGSmSBNaI5u3YXlntO4BoCsvwQAvD_BwE 15/
@RESCUEorg https://help.rescue.org/donate?ms=gs_brand_best_charity_es_fy18&initialms=gs_brand_best_charity_es_fy18&gclid=CjwKCAjwk6P2BRAIEiwAfVJ0rAGHu5c_V4Zx5NiWdDo9wUmeyol_cIpCn6Bl2STAO8xffpuT8RNQtxoCd7EQAvD_BwE 16/
@MSF_USA https://donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/onetime.cfm?_ga=2.153754811.2039817054.1590235469-1543297673.1590235469&_gac=1.154939210.1590235469.CjwKCAjwk6P2BRAIEiwAfVJ0rBopW6mexcasuGY0Ne5J5vxQTPOQiH-3s-2IFXCZ4K_8Z5IFDiNw5BoCbZwQAvD_BwE 17/
@Americares https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=24507&24507.donation=form1&_ga=2.148523959.1003884243.1590235616-1047396057.1590235616 18/
Almost all or all of these organizations I listed include in their support immigrants and others, but I wanted to highlight others that you told me were supporting them, either directly with financial support or indirectly. 19/
@MarysCenter https://secure3.convio.net/mc4mc/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30129a?df_id=2160&mfc_pref=T&2160.donation=form1&NONCE_TOKEN=89BC76508CD874D7B1A8C227ABF7639E 25/
A few others that might not focus on just immigrants but do great work locally: 29/
@prosforheroes (if you love the Nats and watched that great Zoom call, this is Ryan Zimmerman's charity) https://www.gofundme.com/f/prx33v-pros-for-heroes-covid19-relief-fund 30/
@MarthasTableorg https://marthastable.networkforgood.com/projects/95536-martha-s-table-martha-s-table-expanded-programs-covid-19 31/
Finally, a couple national organizations that I'm supporting in particular because a few great TV shows from last decade had great reunions: 37
@FeedingAmerica https://secure.feedingamerica.org/site/Donation2?idb=751320404&df_id=28651&mfc_pref=T&28651.donation=form1&28651_donation=form1 38/
Again, I know many of you are struggling and those who haven't been affected may have tight finances already, but those who can, I hope you can support 40/40
