You've Shopped. Now Help Manchester Charities #GivingTuesday

Looking for ways to help others this holiday season?

That’s what the founders of #GivingTuesday hope. The movement, founded in 2012 by New York’s 92nd Street Y in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, aims to urge people to support local nonprofits, and jumps on the themes of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

Local organizations often do the most impactful work -- and often need the most help. Manchester area charities to consider:

Whiting Volunteer Fire Company No. 1, 120 Lacey Road, Whiting NJ 08759: Responding to everything from fires to car accidents to aid Manchester residents and beyond.

Ridgeway Volunteer Fire Company, 2848 Ridgeway Rd, Manchester NJ 08759: Responding to everything from fires to car accidents to aid Manchester residents and beyond.

Lakehurst Volunteer Fire Department, P.O. Box 1, Lakehurst NJ, 08733: Responding to everything from fires to car accidents to aid Lakehurst residents and beyond.

Caregiver Volunteers of Central Jersey, 253 Chestnut St., Toms River, NJ 08753: Provides volunteers to assist frail elderly with simple daily tasks enabling them to live, with dignity where they are most comfortable – in their own homes.

Hometown Heroes, 236 Washington St., Toms River, NJ, 08753: Provides assistance with meeting unexpected needs in the community and helped hundreds of families in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.