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Coalition to Shelter and Support the Homeless (CSSH) is an alliance of faith-based and community service organizations assisting unsheltered adults in Central Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Our first priority is to provide shelter on Code Blue nights. At the same time, we try to link the homeless and financially distressed to needed resources such as limited emergency funds, food, clothing, healthcare, and education. All work is done in a spirit of respect for the individual, and without regard to gender, race, nationality, sexual orientation, and religious or political beliefs.

United Way of Long Island advances the common good, creating opportunities for a better life for all by focusing on the three key building blocks of education, financial stability and health. They recruit people and organizations that bring the passion, expertise and resources needed to get things done. LIVE UNITED® is a call to action for everyone to become part of the change. United Way of Long Island is part of a worldwide network spanning across 41 countries and territories, including more than 1,200 local organizations in the U.S.

Calvary Women’s Services empowers homeless women in Washington, DC, to transform their lives through housing, health, education, and employment programs. Calvary is committed to providing these services in Anacostia, a neighborhood with the highest poverty rate in the District. Our programs are designed for women who are survivors of violence and trauma, are living with mental illness, or are in recovery from substance addiction. Through personalized services and with peer support, each woman identifies and builds on her own strengths in order to meet her goals for safe housing, good health, and financial independence.

Higher Calling Foundation, Inc. (HCF Inc.) seeks to improve the lives in our community by providing resources that meet the holistic needs of those we serve. This is done through free educational services, free recreational services, childcare services, youth and adult mentorships, community outreach programs, public housing opportunities, fundraising efforts, hunger relief efforts, natural disaster relief efforts, and services for the elderly.Our Mission Statement:“We provide resources and practical tools which empowers others to live victoriously”

The advanced training program at Hire Level Ministry is focused on the individual attainment of sustainable wage employment. Upon successful completion of our program, participants have the opportunity to qualify for continued education scholarship funding. These scholarships are used to train for lifetime vocations. The program at hire level ministry includes wellness, computer skills, and leadership topics that are taught one night a week for 6 months. Additionally, the youth program runs simultaneously and covers the same topics. Any youth, kindergarten or older, living with an adult participant is welcome to join the youth program.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a faith-based volunteer organization that offers relational support and direct aid to those in need across nine counties in North Texas. The Society provides short-term financial, material and emotional support. People are empowered to reach the goal of self-sufficiency through advocacy, education and referrals. Inspired by Gospel values, members grow spiritually through person-to-person service to all in need. Through systemic change, the Society promotes dignity, alleviates suffering and distress, and addresses the conditions that cause the person to need assistance.

THE CENTRAL ISLIP CIVIC COUNCIL IS A NON-PROFIT, COMMUNITY BASED AGENCY DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL RESIDENTS OF CENTRAL ISLIP. THE CICC MAINTAINS THE HISTORIC HEINES HOMESTEAD BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS WHERE WE OFFER "A STEP BACK IN TIME" ACADEMIC SCHOOLHOUSE PROGRAM, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR FAMILIES AND SENIORS. WE HAVE AN EMERGENCY FOOD PANTRY FOR OUR CENTRAL ISLIP RESIDENTS WITH SUMMER VEGETABLES PROVIDED BY OUR VERY OWN GARDEN. WE ALSO SPONSOR FREE RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, AND CULTURAL AND HOLIDAY EVENTS.

Housing Unlimited was started by the Montgomery County Maryland chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, an advocacy and support group composed of over 700 Montgomery County families. The mission of Housing Unlimited is to address the housing crisis for adults in mental health recovery by: - Providing permanent, affordable housing opportunities - Empowering people to be live independently - Helping people move from substandard housing - Helping people move from their aging parents? homes - Providing public education, advocacy and community linkage; and - Bringing persons who need housing together in partnerships

ASD currently operates four Special Care Facilities licensed by the Texas Department of Health: The Ewing Center, Revlon Apartments, Hillcrest House, and Spencer Gardens. ASD serves an average of 175 men, women and children in 152 total bedrooms within 125 privately configured units. Seventy-six percent (76%) of the agency's resident population are racial or ethnic minorities, 24 percent were women. One hundred percent (100%) of the people served by ASD are significantly below the federal poverty line and are classified either as low- or very-low income. The agency has provided more than 326,000 person/nights of housing to more than 1,100 individuals and family members living with AIDS. Along with a home and a mutually supportive community environment, residents at each facility are provided with a range of services individually tailored to empower them to cope with the cyclical impact HIV/AIDS has on people who are living with a disease that often compromises their complete independence.

The Kids Connection Haiti (KCH) mission is to empower at-risk young adults in Haiti to become contributing, self-sufficient members within their communities through education, life skills training, community service, mentorship, and career development. KCH was founded to support a very specific target community: young women and men from 18 to 25 years old who grew up in extreme poverty, whether from orphanages, homelessness, child slavery situations or coming from Haiti’s most challenging slums. KCH welcomes them all. It provides them with support for the next step in life.

Windsor House Adult Day Health (ADH) program became the geriatric program of New Communities Services, Inc. (NCS) in 1977, and currently operates two lively cost-effective adult day health centers. It continues with an excellent track record to keep adults where they want to be- in the familiar settings of their homes and communities and is committed to provide eligible residents opportunities to age in the least restrictive place, with services designed to maintain independence and enhance their sense of self-worth. Windsor House ADH also aims to diminish caregiver stress through respite, support groups, and educational materials.

The Margaret Home is a residential empowerment program that revives hope for mothers who maintain a limited or broken support network and who struggle with the often-invisible wounds of trauma. Dedicated to serving women through all stages of pregnancy and early motherhood, we provide healing and unconditional love in a comfortable home and caring communal environment that nurtures an empowered spirit and a healthy lifestyle. For each of our mothers, we create a self-directed action plan along with the structure and resources to enable the achievement of personal, educational and professional goals that can lead to independence for a woman and her family.