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Reach - Out! Library  - Readings & Resources

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comprehensive reading list arranged by title
BOOKS
- ALMOST HOME: Helping Kids Move from Homelessness to Hope.
Covenant House.
- Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story by Daphne Sheldrick.
Farrar, 2012. ISBN 978-037-410-457-3
- Making a Difference: Stories of Vision and Courage from America's
Leaders by Chesley B. Sullenberger. HarperCollins, 2012.
ISBN 978-006-1924-705
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CHILDREN
Covenant House
One of the largest privately-funded childcare agencies in the US,
Covenant House provides services to homeless and runaway youth.
- Millenium Promise
The mission of Millennium Promise is to support the achievement of the
Millennium Development Goals to halve extreme poverty in Africa by 2015.
To that end, Millennium Promise works with impoverished communities,
national and local governments, and partner organizations to implement
high-impact programs aimed at transforming lives on the continent and
engaging donor nations, corporations, and the general public in the effort.
Our work is premised on the belief that, for the first time in history, our
generation has the opportunity to end extreme poverty,
hunger, and disease.
- Doctors without Borders
Treating children suffering from malnutrition.
Outpatient care with therapeutic ready-to-use food (RUF).
- Garden of Dreams
"Garden of Dreams is a 501c3 non-profit charity that works closely with
all areas of Madison Square Garden, including the Knicks, Rangers,
Liberty, MSG Media, MSG Entertainment and Fuse to make dreams come
true for kids in crisis.
In the two years since its establishment, Garden of Dreams has worked
tirelessly to fulfill its mission by creating unique and unforgettable
events and activities -often involving unprecedented access to Madison
Square Garden celebrities, events and venues -that have brightened the
lives of thousands and thousands of special children and their families."
- Gentle Barn Foundation
"The Gentle Barn Foundation is home to sixty animals rescued from abuse.
The Gentle Barn is host to abused children, kids recovering from
substance abuse, kids on probation, foster kids and children and
adults with mental, emotional and physical challenges.
Through the interaction with animals the kids learn forgiveness,
courage, strength, leadership skills, trust, empathy and kindness.
The healing that takes place when the kids get together with the
animals is miraculous."
- Make-A-Wish Foundation
"We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions
to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy."
- project zero
- becoming a mentor
- ronald mcdonald house
- y - uncles / y partners
- reach out and change a
child's life.
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