Hi there,

I've been helping redditors out on r/assistance and r/randomkindness. We're irish and I wanted to do something for people at home who might actually need something. What i've enjoyed through those subs is actually having a direct impact on peoples lives, rather than donating to a charity. I have talked to some charities locally to set up and run things, but I felt that spreading / sharing the love on a wider level might be better.

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We're doing this because my brother committed suicide last year (his 1 year is on 2nd March). He was a recovering drug addict and had some money troubles. I helped him a lot during his last few year(s) to get him back on his feet and I know what buying a basket of food, or giving him supplies meant and helped him get through some stuff.

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We wanted to do something similar but mainly for people at home and specfiically, wanted to do something like offer:

• Help for students (e.g. stationary / books / etc)
• Help for artists (e.g. pencils / paint brushes / sketchpads)
• Help for struggling families (e.g. ordering them an online basket)
• Offering an ear to listen
• Help for people who have pets (e.g. not enough cash to buy cat/dog food)

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We're doing this soon anyway for the other subs and putting together care packages for as many people need it and mailing it to them.

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After posting in r/ireland, I was encouraged to set up a sub to help locals post their needs or what we can all help them in and many people suggested they'd be happy to contribute too.

As such, I have created a sub https://www.reddit.com/r/IrelandAssistance/ that will allow us to have a place to post in times of need, and help others when we are able to also.

I'd be very open to suggestions and ideas about what I could do to help this sub grow and ideas of what people may actually need!

Thanks in advance for reading :)