Re: To whom and how do you give Zakat?
we have some people in our home town back in pakistan and my parents prefer to give them zakat. we always give zakat and other money to one widow who has 4 daughters to look after.
dad's brother (volunterly) works for Zakat department in pakistan and he has responsibility of distributing funds in several towns including our own town. he first finds out who need zakat than their financial conditon (depending on their family size and other factors), makes a list of all those who are eligible for it and pays cash.
we usually send him money but we tell him to pay to the specific person we want as my parents feel so much few people.