Aim vs. Foothills Alliance

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There are many different organizations and services that are offered in Anderson, SC. The organizations have different purposes and reasons for what and why they do their services. Anderson Interfaith Ministry’s (AIM) is an organization that provides for families in need. Foothills Alliance helps with abused children. Every organization helps different age groups, their motives for others, and provides volunteer opportunities. AIM provides a food bank so that the community can put food in their homes and feed their families. They even help supply families with Christmas dinners and Thanksgiving dinners. They want to help people to get back on their feet and try to change the way our community looks. They have a special group for women and children to help women get back in school and to help better their children’s lives. They provide a way for women to go to school and not have to pay as much money. They motivate people by providing women child care while they go back to school. They also help those in need to pay their financial bills if they are in a bind or if they are struggling to make ends meet. If they continuously see concern people to return to the food bank, they send them to a financial counselor, and they teach them how to budget their money and see why they cannot afford their food and bills. The community can volunteer to help AIM by donating time and helping fill the food pantries. The community could also donate one of their free items from the local store deal, such as a “buy one get one free” deal. The community can organize a school supply drive that gives children in need the supplies they need to be successful. Members of the community can go and read to some of the children or tutor the struggling teens. On the other hand, Foothills alliance is a place to support abused children and adults who have been abused. They provide a place where
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