There are dozens of opportunities to donate cash, toys and food — or to volunteer your time — on Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s. You can buy much-needed items for domestic violence victims and their children, visit an elder, serve hot meals to the homeless or help shoppers at Macy’s adopt adorable dogs and cats. Click on the gift boxes above and learn more about the many fun and fulfilling possibilities. If there is a place you like to donate or volunteer that is not on this map, let us know.
Walking in the streets of the Mission takes Lauren back to the streets of South America. Up until now, she’s known the Mission through its bars and restaurants; now it’s the buzz on Mission Street that attracts her. She loves listening to the Spanish in the streets.
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