I’m always a big advocate for helping those in need and have been for almost as long as I can remember. The holidays, especially, are a time to remember those less fortunate, not only by volunteering, but also through what we give. The below sites I have found not only have incredible and well-made products, but each does their part in giving back in a big way. I myself bought a few presents through some of the sites (though I can’t say what as they are for people who will read this) and I hope that you will too.

• Better World Books-Buy a Book, Give a Book
• Blanket America-Buy one, Give one (This one is my fave); find out more about them & the great work they are doing here
• One Hope Coffee-50% of the profits donated to make a social impact
• One Hope Wine-50% of their profits go to charity (see their causes here) P.S. They also have a wine club!
• Twice As Warm- See how their making an impact (and how you can too) with their quality hats, scarves & shirts
• She’s The First-75% of the money from each of these adorable Tie-Dye Cupcake necklace sold will be donated to help sponsor girls’ education in the developing world so they can be the first in their families to graduate.
• Alpha Pooch Animal Beds- Don’t forget about the animals! Buy one, Give One beds & the AlphaPooch Project to help homeless pets
• Bridgewater Candles- For every clean burning candle sold (they have 2 pages of amazing scents to choose from!), a donation is made to their partner, Rice Bowls™, to feed an orphaned child for a day or week.
• Toe Sox- Socks for a Cause (see what they do here)
• Hand In Hand Soap- Beautifully scented natural soaps made in Vermont & wrapped in packaging that’s pretty enough to frame.They help in so many ways I didn’t have room to list them all but read for yourself here.
• 31 Bits- All types of lovely jewelry made by internally displaced women in Uganda out of handmade 100% recycled paper beads. Read about them here & get your shop on here.
• Everything Happy-Blankets, Tees, Pals, & Pillows for kids. This company was started by a 7-year-old boy (talk about impressive!) with the mission of “one to love, one to give”. Every time you purchase an Everything Happy product, one is donated to a child in need. Find out more about it on their site and read more about the company here. (P.S. If you use the code HOLIDAY, you’ll get 20% off everything.)
• You and Who- One-of-a-kind shirts…every time one is sold, one is also donated to various cities across the country (when you buy a shirt it tells you what city it is for and gives you the choice of which organization to donate to within that city). Read more about it here.
• Kutoa Health Bars- Perfect gift for the health nut in your life, these bars are 100% natural & organic and for every bar purchased, a nutrition pack will be given to a child in need. Read their full story here.
• Threads by The Shine Project- Read more about this incredible project here or watch the video. Helping at-risk youth in many ways, one of which is employing them to make these amazing, fashionable & affordable) bracelets.