X. Community Projects
= Charities
ARTS
Shelby Johnson "I have a disease called juvenile dermatomyositis.
In short, it severely weakens your muscles and attacks your immune
system.
Make-a-Wish Foundation asked Shelby if she would be willing
"It was like that was what I needed to do; to use my artwork to
"It gave me life again. It gave me the ability to look at the world |
How to Raise Children who Care
"Welcome to Kids Care Clubs, a program of HandsOn Network.
Our mission is to develop compassion and to inspire a spirit of
Kids Care Clubs knows that it is important to encourage children
Kids Care Clubs provides young people with hands-on volunteer
"Teach For America aims to end educational inequity" the reality that in
our country where a child is born determines his or her educational
outcomes and, in turn, life prospects.
Our mission is to build the movement to eliminate educational inequity by
enlisting our nation's most promising future leaders in the effort.
"Our vision is that one day, all children in this nation will have
"The mission of National Charity League is to foster mother-daughter
"A Theatre Troupe of Children with Differing Abilities."
"To provide an opportunity for children of differing abilities of any type
"Special Olympics is composed of passionate, committed individuals
And, who together, share the common belief of dignity, equality and
Free The Children is the world's largest network of children helping |
CHILDREN
One of the largest privately-funded childcare agencies in the US,
The mission of Millennium Promise is to support the achievement of the
To that end, Millennium Promise works with impoverished communities,
Our work is premised on the belief that, for the first time in history, our Treating children suffering from malnutrition. Outpatient care with therapeutic ready-to-use food (RUF).
"Garden of Dreams is a 501c3 non-profit charity that works closely with
In the two years since its establishment, Garden of Dreams has worked
"The Gentle Barn Foundation is home to sixty animals rescued from
The Gentle Barn is host to abused children, kids recovering from
Through the interaction with animals the kids learn forgiveness,
The healing that takes place when the kids get together with the
"We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical
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HEALTH / MEDICAL
Mercy Ships impacts the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in
These are primarily people with little or no access to health care, |
HUNGER
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VOLUNTEERING
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wolfhard touchard, m. l. s. retired reference & database librarian andrews university - october 2015 |