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To connect families with sponsors who provide supplemental income to help meet the families’ basic needs of food, shelter and education. F2F strives to develop long-term sustainable supportive relationships between sponsors and recipient families by fostering a personal connection between them. F2F sponsors believe that alleviating the struggle to provide for their children’s’ basic needs and education gives the families a foundation on which to grow, seek opportunities for employment, and improve their future.
Casa de Sara provides education and programs to better the lives of children and their families
The Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad, Inc. was organized in 1962 as independent non-profit corporation dedicated to providing emergency medical services (EMS), non-emergency ambulance transportation and health/safety training to the Summit community. We are the primary response agency for all 9-1-1 medical calls. We are staffed 100% by volunteers and are funded solely through private contributions. All of our services are provided free of charge. The Squad is run by officers and a Board of Trustees who are elected from among the membership.
Through advocacy and education, the Friends of the Boundary Waters Wilderness works to protect, preserve, and restore the wilderness character of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Quetico-Superior ecosystem.
OUR MISSION IS TO PREVENT BURNS & IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE OF BURN SURVIVORS THROUGH PROGRAMS, EDUCATION, AND RESEARCH. WE SUPPORT FIREFIGHTERS WHO HAVE BEEN HOSPITALIZED BY BURN INJURIES IN PERFORMANCE OF THEIR DUTIES AS WELL AS THEIR FAMILIES, WHICH INCLUDES TRANSPORTATION, LODGING, AND MEALS FOR FAMILY MEMBERS THAT HAVE LOVED ONES IN THE BURN CENTER. WE HELP FUND THE BURN CENTER AT THE WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER, THE ONLY ADULT BURN TREATMENT CENTER IN THE WASHINGTON, DC AREA. WE SEND AND ACCOMPANY YOUNG BURN SURVIVORS FROM THE DC AREA EVERY SUMMER TO THE CHILDREN'S BURN CAMP IN CONNECTICUT. WE PROVIDE BURN EDUCATION AND PREVENTION PROGRAMS FOR CITIZENS AND FIREFIGHTERS, WHICH INCLUDES A RECENT PROGRAM SPECIFIC TO THE SENIOR POPULATION WITHIN THE DISTRICT. WE SHARE IN THE REHABILITATION OF RECOVERY OF BURN SURVIVORS AND THEIR FAMILIES THROUGH A WIDE VARIETY OF SURVIVOR SUPPORT PROGRAMS.
The Cazale Community and Cultural Center is a non-profit organization dedicated to empowering young people in Haiti to achieve their full potential. We believe that every child deserves access to high-quality education, extracurricular activities, and a safe and supportive community. Our mission is to enhance positive social interactions and build self-esteem and confidence among Haitian youth through a range of programs and services. We provide tutoring and year-round extracurricular activities at our after-school center in Cazale, which serves over 200 students in elementary and middle school every day with the help of 1 director, 1 administrator, 5 teachers, and 2 student aids. Our center is open after-school from 2 pm to 7 pm on weekdays and from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturdays, offering access to a library, English classes (ESL) , music lessons, and a range of other activities, including board games, dance, arts, computer workshops, and sports. We also provide students with access to excursions outside of Cazale. In addition, we collaborate with youth in New York to host summer camps for about 200 Haitian youth every year. This summer camp builds off the topics discussed during the after-school program, including promoting community service, health and hygiene, self-esteem, and the overall goal of loving your neighbor as yourself. We also host a yearly CCCC Genie summer contest on the radio, where contestants compete in a Jeopardy-like game and can receive prizes if they place in the top four. Our long-term goal is to expand our reach and impact by establishing community centers in as many communities as possible throughout Haiti. We envision ourselves as the "YMCA" of Haiti, providing a safe and supportive space for young people to learn, grow, and thrive.
Middle Creek Search & Rescue is a team of trained Volunteers providing Search & Rescue operation in South Central Pennsylvania. Team Members are trained in Grid Searching Techniques, Managing Search Operations, Map and Compass Skills, Skywarn (Severe Weather Spotters for the National Weather Service), Crime Scene Awareness and Interviewing Methods. They do this so that others may live.
REBUILD globally is a non-profit organization fighting poverty in Haiti through education, job training, and community development initiatives. REBUILD globally was born from the disaster of the 2010 Haiti earthquake and survived its wake by providing sustainable solutions for survivors. We are replacing conventional methods of charitable aid with a thriving social business ecosystem. Our impact areas have been specifically developed to empower individuals and to create change that will last for generations to come.
AGE Africa's mission is to create life-changing opportunities for young women in Malawi through targeted initiatives in education, mentoring, and leadership development.
Favor International empowers and equips people in Uganda, South Sudan, and neighboring African countries to become leaders and bring about lasting change to local communities through evangelism and discipleship, education, community development, children's care & ministry, economic development, and women's empowerment.
Austin Smiles – The Austin Plastic Surgery Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide sustainable surgical care to children born with cleft lip and cleft palate both in Central Texas and Latin America.
Mission Our Mission is to collaborate and work to improve the quality of life of patients with advanced life-threatening conditions and their families, by advancing hospice and palliative care programs, education, research, and favorable policies around the world. We achieve this by: facilitating and providing palliative care education and training opportunities for care providers acting as an information resource for professionals, health care providers and policy makers developing collaborative strategies for hospice and palliative care providers, organizations, institutions and individuals