I don't have much time or many items to donate, but I'm looking to make a habit of making regular donations. What are some good local charities? Have you had any experience working with them?
I'm looking to donate some money to local charities. What are some of your suggestions?
Denton County Friends of the Family.
They do work to support survivors of abuse, assault, intimate partner/domestic violence. They have a 24/7 hotline, domestic violence shelters, free counseling/therapy and support services/social services for survivors and clients in their shelters, advocacy/advocates to get people out of dangerous situations, sexual assault crisis teams, community outreach/community education (presentations, programs, tabling, etc.), and abuse prevention trainings. They also run a mentorship and camp program for the children of the clients living in the shelter/enrolled.
DCFOF partners with a lot of other nonprofits very frequently, making them a network to where you know literally any donations/money will go so directly and actively to supporting people in some way. For example, they run drives constantly for various needs, and a lot of them are supportive of other things in the area (backpack drives partnered with the elementary schools, grocery drives partnered with the food bank, diaper drives partnered with local parent education services, etc.).
I have personal experience and know people who have worked with them in several different capacities.
the free therapy thru friends of the family was sooo helpful to me after my own DV experience. they also offer legal aid that I wasn't able to take advantage of but I'm sure would've been great based on my experiences with everyone else there.