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DBCT’s Mission is threefold: to ensure all families living in poverty have an adequate supply of diapers for their infants and toddlers; to raise community awareness that “basic human needs” include diapers but that these needs aren't being met for those living in poverty; and to advocate for policy reform so diapers are included in the definition of and provision for the “basic health needs” of families. More than 110 social service agencies make up our nationally recognized Diaper Distribution Network, efficiently and effectively distributing diapers to families most in need in their service communities as determined by a rigorous set of qualifications in consultation with our board of directors, professional advisors and partner agencies and codified through our Agency Advisory Council.
Selah Mountain Ranch is a nonprofit 501(c)(3) restorative foster care organization. Our Ranch, nestled against the San Isabel National Forest on 74 acres in Fremont County, CO is open to local foster care youth, foster families and unaccompanied refugee minors. Our homes specialize in PTSD, anxiety disorders, depression, attachment disorders, trauma and abuse, grief and loss. Foster parents work closely with all child advocates, medical staff and therapists to support the child’s case plan and overall wellbeing. Family homes are available for placements through Colorado Department of Human Services and offer trauma informed therapeutic foster home training and support.
Children With Hair Loss is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit organization that provides human hair replacements at no cost to children and young adults facing medically-related hair loss. When a child's hair is lost due to Cancer treatments, Alopecia, Trichotillomania, Burns, etc., the painful effects are far deeper than just cosmetic. Each year, the number of children requesting our hair replacements increases and with your support, we can continue to increase the number of children we are able to help in the future! Children With Hair Loss A 501 (C) 3 Non-Profit Organization MICS License: #29820 EIN: 38-3537982 CFC: 41571 License in all fifty states.
"To provide special children with education & training facilities to enhance their capabilities and rehabilitate them in the society" To provide medical, psycho-educational, speech & language assessment and therapy services to CWDs (Children with Disabilities) enrolled at Rising Sun Institute or referred by different specialists & professionals Human Resource Development for teaching and training of Rising Sun and other similar institutions To promote Inclusive Education by orientation of regular school teachers about special needs and inclusive education so that more and more special children are given education along with their peers in their own environment To create community awareness about needs of Inclusive Education for CWDs and role of community & to prepare literature for the parents of CWDs and to train them to look after their children
Mission: To provide opportunities for children and families who live in poverty, abuse, violence and marginalization in order to increase their intellectual, emotional, physical, communicational and social life skills, so that they can become self sufficient members of society. Our children must have at least four of the following characteristics: Age between 6 and 12 Live in high poverty areas Work/live on the streets or are at a high risk to do so Family abuse and violent situations Parents have no schooling or have dropped out of elementary More than 5 people sleeping in the same room Family income is equal or less than one minimum wage Speaks one indigenous language Migrate to work temporarily and/or are abandoned by their parents due to migration Originative of families with teenage mothers Values: Mayama (means Development in Huichol indigenous language) strongly believes in: Community and family involvement Education as the only way to fight poverty Innovative and effective solution strategies to build up self sufficiency Promoting a peaceful environment by building self esteem and positive relations Developing solutions on vulnerable siblings that will prevent them from future exclusion from society Identifying and building on individual strengths for each child that empower them for positive decision making Evaluation and assessment to focus on qualitative results We base our methodology on children's rights to ensure their dignity Partnership building to learn and enhance social impact Development VS Assistance and invest in the potential of each individual GOALS AND SOCIAL IMPACT: Decrease drop out rate in elementary education in 100% of our children and integrate 17% of the children who never have been to School. Decrease teenage pregnancies, child work and addictions Increase child protection rights by working with their families in emotional and social areas. Decrease family violence and child abuse.
For over 161 years, St. Ann's has provided a refuge for needy women and children in the Washington, D.C. area, pioneering programs to reach vulnerable young people in the community regardless of race or faith. The organization was founded in 1860 by three Daughters of Charity to serve foundlings and single women in childbirth. President Abraham Lincoln signed St. Ann's charter in 1863. Today, St. Ann's three residential programs recognize and enhance human dignity and worth by providing residential care and services to abused, abandoned and neglected children; to pregnant and parenting adolescents in crisis; and to young single mothers struggling to attain self-sufficiency. St. Ann's Child Care Center provides quality, developmental day care to the children of working families.
The Grateful Garment Project's mission is to ensure that every victim of a sexual crime who crosses the threshold of a Sexual Assault Response Team facility or who seeks medical attention and/or law enforcement involvement is provided with whatever new clothing, toiletries, snacks, & other misc. items that they may require. We have further expanded our mission to encompass all victims of sexual violence. This includes, but is not limited to Commercially Sexually Exploited Children and victims of Human Sexual Trafficking. Our scope is wide but our purpose is narrow: The Vision of TGGP is that no victim of sexual violence in our communities should ever experience further suffering due to a lack of clothing to wear home after they receives services from a Sexual Violence Service Provider.
The Pet Project for Pets, Inc. (The Pet Project) is a nonprofit organization that serves the needs of low-income pet owners who are elderly , disabling or seriously ill and would not be able to provide for their pets at home without assistance. The Pet Project offers comprehensive services designed to enable our clients to keep their companion animals. Services include an animal food bank, pet supplies, vaccines and referrals to subsidized or low-cost veterinary care, dog walking, litter box maintenance, grooming, foster care and adoption when necessary. We keep pets in their own homes and prevent the need to surrender them to shelters while preserving the very important Human / Animal bond. We "KEEP PETS IN THEIR HOMES" with their families who love and need them.
OUR MISSION: Uniting People with Opportunities. The United Planning Organization, the designated community action agency for Washington, DC, was established December 10, 1962 to plan, coordinate, and implement human services programs for low-income residents in the Nation's Capital. For over 50 years, UPO has been in the forefront of the war on poverty. As the catalyst for economic security and growth for all Washington, DC residents, UPO has laid the groundwork for innovative social service programs such as weatherization and energy conservation services, Head Start, workforce development training and youth development. Today, UPO continues to provide residents with comprehensive resources for early childhood education; youth development; employment and training; family and community services; case management and referrals to other supportive services.
EVA is a non-profit organization recognized by the Internal Revenue Service and registered in the State of Illinois. It was created for the purpose of assisting Ecuadorian institutions devoted to educational, social, and health programs for the poor, neglected, and at-risk segments of the population. EVA is run by volunteers, and the various programs are implemented through network of viable, non-profit Ecuadorian institutions previously selected by a careful screening process. EVA requires that all the funds collected and distributed as yearly grants be only used for programmatic objectives of the organization it sponsors. EVA's Community Assistance Grant was instituted in 2008 to improve the quality of life of economically disadvantaged people living in the Chicago Metropolitan area where EVA is located. I Since its inception, we have been giving opportunities to advance educational, health, and human service programs in the local community.
With the consistent faith that is "only the love of Jesus can make the life sturdier and stronger" and with the core value that is "we sincerely proffer service to the human being with spread of love, respect, concern as well as professionalism", Cathwel Service is devoted to protection and assistance to the children and women in need, helping them seek after bright and promising future from the existing dilemma and open other window for their new life. Cathwel Service was founded by Father Francis J. O'Neil in 1949, being a branch in Taiwan of the U.S. Catholic Relief Service. To import and distribute the goods aided by USA were its principal jobs at that moment. Due to changes of local society, Cathwel Service turned to the social welfare and service gradually. Meanwhile, Cathwel Service became an independent institution and set up the foundation in 1984.
Zambia has about 1 million orphans, this gives Zambia the highest per capita orphans rate in the world. One in every 4 household is a child headed home. About 65% of Zambians earn less than $1.25 per day. The Other Side Foundation is committed in nurturing at grassroots level, Orphans & Vulnerable children through an integrated Values Based Education (Education in Human Values), Nutrition and Health care. We further empower the widows, grandmothers and single mothers of our students through evening adult education, skills training & microloans/seed funding. The Other Side Foundation promotes gender equality and believes that every child needs to eat at least a meal/day, have access to basic healthcare and education.