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Helen Keller Services for the Blind enables individuals who are blind, visually-impaired, deaf-blind and/or have combined hearing-vision loss to live, work and thrive in their community of choice.

International Eye Foundation is dedicated to helping people see! Since 1961 IEF has taken up the challenge in poor countries around the world, helping to restore sight and prevent blindness. IEF offers strong new strategic directions that focus on making eye clinics financially self sufficient. IEFs achievements include developing eye health services, training ophthalmologists and para-medicals, and fighting vitamin A deficiency, trachoma and river blindness. IEF is now strengthening the management, quality of service, and income generating activities so that eye clinics are less dependent on outside donors and government funds.

To empower children with visual impairments and other disabilities to achieve their fullest potential.

Ensures comprehensive health care of children 0-5 years of age by strenghtening families and cooordinating community resources through a public/private partnership.

World Pediatrics is a nonprofit humanitarian organization linking worldwide pediatric surgical, diagnostic and preventative resources to heal children in developing countries. World Pediatrics also helps build local health care capacity - saving kid's lives now and transforming pediatric health outcomes for years to come.

Our mission is to take swift and decisive action to protect and restore marine species and their habitats and to inspire people in communities all over the world to join us as active and vocal marine species advocates. The Sea Turtle Restoration Project (STRP), founded in 1989, TIRN's oldest and largest project, works to protect and restore endangered sea turtle populations worldwide in ways that meet the needs of the turtles and the needs of neighboring local communities using grassroots action, multimedia campaigns, hands-on conservation, environmental education, and litigation. STRP's sponsoring nonprofit is Turtle Island Restoration Network or TIRN.

Founded in 1981, AFAR is a national non-profit organization whose mission is to support and advance healthy aging.  AFAR helps researchers begin and further their careers in aging research and geriatric medicine.  Over the past 26 years, AFAR has awarded more than $132 million to approximately 2,800 MD’s, PhD’s, and students.

The Sabin Vaccine Institute's mission is to reduce needless human suffering from vaccine-preventable and neglected tropical diseases by developing new vaccines, advocating for increased use of existing vaccines, and promoting expanded access to affordable medical treatments.

PROVIDE FREE EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES TO STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.

Vista Center empowers individuals who are blind or visually impaired to embrace life to the fullest through evaluation, counseling, education and training.

Based in Harford County, Maryland, Project Patriot is committed to one mission; to provide fellowship and support to Our Nation's Finest, current and former military, law enforcement and first responders, and their families. We take great care in concentrating on those who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) ,traumatic brain injury (TBI), and adjustment disorders. We are also committed to educating our fellow citizens about the massive sacrifices that our heroes have made on their behalf. When a service member comes home from a traumatic event, the war within is just beginning. When a law enforcement officer or first responder comes home after a tragic event, the struggles within are just beginning.

OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH RELATED SERVICES. WE FOCUS ON BASIC LIFE SKILLS, HEALTH PROMOTION/WELLNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM DEVELOPMENT. OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESOURCES TOWARD REMOVING BARRIERS AND INEQUALITIES TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL FULFILLMENT.