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GivingTuesday: local nonprofits you can help

By: Emily Farris

Posted at 7:45 AM, Nov 30, 2021

and last updated 2021-11-30 09:51:47-05

TULSA, Okla. — GivingTuesday is here and offers people across the nation to give back this holiday season.

On its website, GivingTuesday says it is an unofficial holiday celebrated on the Tuesday after Thanksgiving. Some of the ways the website says you can contribute includes:

Help your neighbors
Offer kindness
Pay it forward
Feed the hungry
Post a message of hope or gratitude

According to USA Today, it was started in 2012 by a nonprofit in New York, and last year, over $2.5 billion was donated on the annual day of giving back.

Want to participate in GivingTuesday? Here's a list of nonprofits in the area you can help today:

Ability Resources

Ahha Tulsa

Broken Arrow Neighbors

Catholic Charities

Circle Cinema

Clarehouse

Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma

Emergency Infant Services

Fab Lab Tulsa

Family & Children's Services

Family Safety Center