Click here to view our IRS Form 990 at Guidestar.org. Matthews HELP Center has provided care for families and individuals for almost 30 years. Now more than ever, your support is critical. Each offer of support demonstrates a belief in a better future. Click here to see how your assistance donation is spent. Below are several ways you can support us: Donate by Mail Online Giving Give at work In Honor or Memory of Someone Donate by Bequest Thrift Shop clothing or household item donations Food Pantry Items Business Adopt a Month Program Give to a needy family through the Holiday Adoption Program Buy or Sell on Ebay to benefit Matthews HELP Center! For information about volunteering, please see our Volunteer page. Thank you for your generosity.     Donate by mail Your tax-deductible gift will help clothe, feed, and provide for the families MHC serves. To mail a donation to Matthews HELP Center, send a check or money order to: Matthews HELP Center PO Box 91 Matthews, NC 28106 (Please do not send cash in the mail.) top of page  Donate Online For an easy, convenient way to send your support to The Matthews HELP Center, donate online using your credit card through the following services: Paypal.com donations here:   Paypal.com recurring monthly donations (12 month duration) here: Payment Options Option 1 : $25.00USD - monthly Option 2 : $50.00USD - monthly Option 3 : $100.00USD - monthly Option 4 : $250.00USD - monthly   JustGive.org here: Also, click here to find our cause on Facebook and make a donation through Network for Good! Either way, your tax-deductible contribution is safe and secure. You may designate your donation, and you may also make your donation in honor or memory of a loved one or friend. top of page   Giving At Work Matching Gifts - Many employers sponsor matching gift programs and will match charitable contributions made by their employees. To find out if your company has a matching gift policy, please visit the page below and type your employer in the box. If you are employed or retired from a company on the list, your contribution will be matched. Simply obtain the Matching Gift Form from the Human Resource or Payroll Office and mail it to Matthews HELP Center along with your check. The Matching Gift Program is a great way for you to double your gift!  Please mail Matching Gift forms to: Matthews HELP Center PO Box 91 Matthews, NC 28106 Click here to see if your employer matches gifts!   United Way - Use the United Way's "Donor Option" program to select MHC as the beneficiary of your United Way gifts. Please specify “Matthews HELP Center.”   top of page  Honor or remember a loved one or friend Make a contribution in honor of or in memory of someone who has touched your life, and support MHC in the process! A personalized card acknowledging your gift will be sent to the person you are honoring and to others you may designate. Please include all necessary addresses. Send memorials and honorariums to: Matthews HELP Center PO Box 91 Matthews, NC 28106     top of page  Donate by Bequest A bequest is a gift of any amount made outright in your will. You may include a charitable bequest when you execute a new will or you can add it to an existing will through codicil. Bequests to Matthews HELP Center are very important, and we receive them as special blessings that allow us to look to the future with hope.   top of page     Donate to our food pantry Click here for a list of our most urgent needs.  top of page     Donate items to Backporch Treasures, our Thrift Shop We accept donations of clothing, household items, small pieces of furniture in gently used condition, as well as food. If it is an electronic item, we ask that it be in working order.  We can NOT accept donations of: computers, encyclopedias, large appliances, large pieces of furniture.  top of page   Business Adopt a Month Program Does your business want to be involved in Matthews HELP Center, but you don’t know how? Donations of these items free up needed funds to assist in our mission of caring for those in our community. This is a tangible way of increasing the amount of assistance we can give to those in need. Office Supply Month Copy Paper Stamps Envelopes, #10 plain and left window Cardstock, bright colors and white Color Copy Paper, bright colors Post It Notes Index Cards Craft Supply Month (to make signs for our Thrift Shop) Fat Red and Black Markers Sharpies (Red and Black) Poster Board, all colors Foam Sheets, all colors Foam Flowers, letters Glue Sticks Household Supply Month Toilet Tissue Kleenex Paper Towels 33-gallon Black Trash Bags White Kitchen Trash Bags Air Freshener Pantry Supply Month Canned Meat Tuna Helper Pasta Pasta Sauce Shampoo Deodorant Toothpaste Tooth Brushes Disposable Razors Misc Supplies Month Masking Tape Scotch Tape Duct Tape Rubber Bands Batteries, all types Round Dot Price Stickers top of page   Tax Exempt Status Matthews HELP Center is qualified as a Charitable organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. Contributions to Matthews HELP Center are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Section at (919) 807-2214. The license is not an endorsement by the State. Thank you very much for your support.