Select a category below to donate online to one of our global charity partners. To donate locally, locate a Giving Machine on the map above.
$20
Give families a source of food, steady income, and business mentoring.
$30
Donate sewing materials and business mentoring to support and improve incomes.
$50
Provide goats for milk and breeding with business mentoring to maximize income.
$60
Help families nourish themselves, learn business skills, and cultivate income.
$75
Kickstart a business by providing mentoring and funding to provide the initial inventory to get the enterprise up and running.
$150
Provide job-focused employment and self-reliance courses designed to elevate the income of individuals and their families.
$100
In addition to business training and mentoring, a micro-loan can help jumpstart a business assisting entrepreneurs in achieving a new level of sustainability. When these loans are repaid, these funds are then lent out to other recipients.
$250
Join Us in Transforming Poverty with #LightTheWorld Giving Machines
At Mentors International, we transform generational poverty into sustainable self-reliance in some of the world’s poorest communities. Our Virtual Giving Machine offers an easy way to help more families rise above poverty. Join us in empowering others through this ultimate gift. We’re proud to participate in the #LightTheWorld Giving Machines sponsored by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Watch the April 2024 KSL TV News Special about these Giving Machines.
Watch How Giving Machines Work
“Even small donations are an amazing way for people to know they are loved.”
A Small Gift Can Make A Big Difference
Whether you choose to give bags of seeds to grow food, sewing materials for handcrafted goods, tuition for a vocational course, or kickstarting a small business with a micro-loan, each of our gift options includes mentoring. That means the recipient not only gets the tools, but they’re taught how to use them to better their life. Read some of their success stories.
Browse below for gift options that can be conveniently given online right now, or use the map to find the physical Giving Machine location closest to you.
FAQS
In partnership with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Mentors International currently serves in 15 countries, including the Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Cape Verde, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic. Your donation will go to benefit the families living in these countries.
Giving Machines accept all major credit cards. The Virtual Giving Machine on the Mentors International website accepts all major credit cards and PayPal.
The Giving Machines will be up from November through the first week of January in most locations. Click the links on the map to find the specific opening and closing dates for the location closest to you. You can still donate online year round via our website.
Huntington Beach
Dates TBA
San Diego
Dates TBA
Tacoma
Nov 26th - Jan. 1st
South Hill Mall
3500 S Meridian
Puyallup, WA
Salt Lake City
City Creek
Nov. 25th - Jan. 1st
San Antonio
Dates TBA
Austin
Dates TBA
Washington DC
Dec. 1st - Jan. 1st
4238 Wilson Blvd.
Arlington, VA
Philadelphia
Nov. 18 – Dec. 4
Fashion Place District
901 Market St
Columbia
Dec. 5th - 18th
The Mall in Columbia
10300 Little Patuxent Parkway, Columbia, MD
Richmond
Dec. 20th - Jan. 1st
11800 W Broad St.
Richmond, VA
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