Your Money: Make a Big Impact With Your Charity Dollars

Giving money may not satisfy all of your drive to help, but you can get some comfort knowing where your dollars are going.

Members of the New York Army National Guard help pack pantry bags for food distribution with Hope Community Services in New Rochelle, N.Y., on March 18, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

NEW YORK—When Rachel Baron wanted to give back to her community affected by COVID-19, her first thought was to help local emergency room doctors.

So the 46-year-old advertising copywriter worked with some friends to set up food deliveries from local restaurants in New York’s Westchester County through the Meal Train service.