Website connects donors to needy families – USATODAY.com

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Website connects donors to needy families – USATODAY.com.

With the wolf at the door, Robinson turned to an innovative new website business run by a Palo Alto, Calif., attorney and the son of civil rights pioneer Andrew Young. The site, GiveLocally.net, allows people who need emergency help getting food or paying the electric bill to tell their stories; donors read those stories and make donations targeted for specific individuals or families.

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