25 Christmas Gifts That Do Justice

Have you ever taken a moment to stop and think about the word just. When it’s an adverb it can mean barely or merely or only. But when it’s an adjective it can mean guided by truth or done according to principle or correct. In the case of just, the adjective sure does pack a more powerful punch than the adverb. This Christmas we want to give you some great ideas that will help you buy gifts that are just (and we mean the adjective kind!).

 

Imagine if you could buy a gift this year that won’t just be opened in your living room: It will be opened in another country when a little girl gets her first pair of shoes. It will be cracked open with new books on community center shelves. It will be opened every morning with the eyes of an elderly man whose vision is clearer though a pair of glasses he couldn’t afford on his own. And it will opened 50 years from now in the vista of a forest you helped plant.

 

This Christmas, give a gift that isn’t just a gift but is a gift that becomes part of Jesus’ ongoing work of setting things right in the world – a gift that does justice. Here are 25 great one-for-one options. Please read/add more in the comments below.

 

BLANKET AMERICA – For every purchase Blanket America gives a blanket to someone who needs warmth: www.blanketamerica.com

 

WeWOOD– A watch company who wants to restore Mother Nature. For every watch purchased a tree is planted: www.we-wood.us

 

TOMS – If you buy a pair of shoes or glasses, a matching is given to a person in need: www.toms.com

 

SMILE SQUARED – Buy a children’s or adult toothbrush and they will give a toothbrush to a child who doesn’t have one: www.smilesquared.com

 

WARBY PARKER – Purchase eyeglasses or sun glasses and the gift of vision is given to someone else: www.warbyparker.com

 

ROMA BOOTS – A fashionable rain boot company that gives a pair to a child in need when you purchase a pair: www.romaboots.com

 

STAR DOG T-SHIRTS – When you buy a T-shirt they guarantee to give a shirt to a child who needs one the next day: www.stardoggives.com

 

BETTER WORLD BOOKS – A book-for-book company that gives a book every time you buy one: www.betterworldbooks.com

 

BABY TERESA – Organic baby clothes that, when you buy a baby outfit, they give one to a baby that needs one:  www.baby-teresa.com

 

ONE WORLD FUTBOL – When a One World Futbol is purchased, they give a futbol to a community in need through organizations working in devastated communities: www.oneworldfutbol.com

 

EVERYTHING HAPPY – A company that sells kids blankets, pillows and stuffed animals. For every happy product purchased, a product is given to a child in need: www.everythinghappy.com

 

FIGS – A medical scrubs company who wants to provide comfortable scrubs for everyone. When a pair of scrubs is bought they give a pair to a health care provider in need: www.wearfigs.com

 

OAK LIFESTYLE – A backpack company that gives a backpack to an at-risk youth when you purchase one: www.oaklifestyle.com

 

THE COMPANY STORE – For every comforter purchased from them they give one to a child who needs warmth: www.thecompanystore.com

 

TWICE AS WARM – A winter gear company that gives winter gear to someone in need with every purchase: www.twiceaswarm.com

 

SOAP BOX SOAP – A company that sells soap and gives soap to people in need for every bar sold: www.soapboxsoaps.com

 

MITSCOOTS – They provide socks to people in need when you buy a pair of socks from them. They also employ people in need to package their socks: www.mistcoots.com

 

YOU AND WHO – For every shirt you buy they give a shirt to someone who needs it: www.youandwho.com

 

OUT OF PRINT – A clothing company that uses out-of-print books as a fashion statement. For every item purchased they give books to a community in need: www.outofprintclothing.com

 

KAMMOCK – A hammock company that provides a treated mosquito net to a child in Africa to fight malaria with every hammock purchased: www.kammock.com

 

PANDA SUNGLASSES – Better sight is given to one person through prescription glasses and medical treatment with every pair of sunglasses purchased: www.wearpanda.com

 

FAUCET FACE – Glass bottles for drinking water – when 5 bottles are purchased, a filter is provided to a family for clean drinking water: www.faucetface.com

 

541 THREADS – A clothing company that gives 5 meals to a food bank in your area with every purchase: www.roozt.com

 

ALPHA POOCH – A dog bed company that gives a bed to an animal shelter every time a dog bed is purchased: www.alphapooch.com

 

2 DEGREES FOOD – For every 2 gluten-free vegan snack bars purchased they feed a hungry child: www.twodegreesfood.com

 

 

In high school Kryn was a student on many different YouthWorks trips and served as summer staff starting in 2008, when she spent her first summer in Booneville. Kryn has been working in the YouthWorks office since 2011, and currently helps manage YouthWorks’ social media and marketing campaigns. When she isn’t at the office you can usually find her at a coffee shop with a friend or at home with her cat Cupcake.