Out of all the gifts you can give during the holidays sponsoring a child is one of the most fulfilling. Even though a dollar a day does not look like anything to you, when you sponsor a child in need it greatly improves the life of that child. Thousands of people that see advertisements depicting starving children and wish they could help, why not be one of the individuals that does something about it. Many child charities are located online. There are also a lot of sites devoted to keeping these charities honest.