<prompt> Human: Lets say you are doing pretty well and want to spread the love a little. Maybe 1k-5k. My wife wants to do some direct action type giving. I.e. not donate to a big charity, but get money into someones hands that need it as directly and probably locally as possible. Here are some ideas weve had, but were looking for more: - leave money with a trusted mechanic to pay for work for someone that desperately needs help could be done similarly in other places - ask library if they have anyone who has stopped coming because they cant pay their fines - small scholarship - local womens shelterI know there have to be people in the community who are right at the water level and barely keeping it together, where even just 300 could make a huge difference--we used to be those people! But how do we find them and help them, other than giving to Big Name Charity?  <response>: Not local, but is a charity aimed at doing cash transfers to the extreme poor. Their goal is to as efficiently give money directly to people who need it with low overheads. 