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Able Charities
Website: https://ablecharities.org
Description: To improve the quality of life for people living in villages in general, with a specific focus on assisting orphans, widows and their children, by offering medical services, education, and vocational activities in an environment that is affordable, congenial and rural based.
Adventist Development and Relief Agency (ADRA)
Website: https://adra.org
Description: A global humanitarian organization that delivers relief and development through health, education, livelihood, and emergency response to individuals in more than 107 countries. Go Green initiative the last week in April
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)
Website: https://www.aap.org
Description: Child and adolescent healthy mental development, immigrant child health, health care access and coverage, gun violence prevention, tobacco & E-cigarettes, vaccines, child nutrition, climate change, clean air & environmental justice, juvenile justice
American Red Cross
Website: www.redcross.org
Description: Bring help and hope to families affected by disaster, learn disaster preparedness strategies and ways to stay safe.
CARE International
Website: https://www.care.org
Description: Fighting global poverty, inequality, to achieve social justice by reaching impoverished communities, providing economic opportunities, emergency relief, and influencing policy change, addressing discrimination, helping women
The Carter Center
Website: https://www.cartercenter.org
Description: Envisions a world where people are free to enjoy all their human rights to reach their full potential and live in dignity. Strives to advance the rights of protected groups, apply comprehensive human rights framework through programming in the US, promote climate and environmental justice, expertise on human rights issues.
Catholic Relief Services (CRS)
Website: https://www.crs.org
Description: Works with organizations to help the poor and vulnerable people overcome emergencies, earn living through agriculure and access affordable healthcare
Children’s Hunger Fund
Website: https://childrenshungerfund.org
Description: Delivers food and hope to suffering children by equipping local churches for gospel-centered mercy ministry.
Convoy of Hope
Website: https://convoyofhope.org
Description: Faith based organization to feed the world through children’s feeding initiatives, community outreach and disaster responses, partnering with churches, businesses, civic organization and government agencies
Direct Relief
Website: https://www.directrelief.org
Description: Partners with local health providers, healthcare companies, and business leaders to provide medical assistance for people struggling with poverty and disaster
Dreams for Every Child
Website: http://dreamsforeverychild.org
Description: Addresses children's state of mind between (6-16) years in Uganda by providing better shelter, meals & food, health and education.
Doctors without Borders
Description: Impartial medical humanitarian assistance to people affected by conflict, disease outbreak, natural and human-made disasters and exclusion from healthcare in more than 70 countries
Hands in Service, Inc.
Website: https://www.hisinc.org
Description: Fosters alliances among charitable organizations for the purpose of centralizing supplies, talent, and resources for disadvantaged communities and to form short-term mission teams focused on evangelism, construction, medical aid and education
Hand (Humanitarian Emergency Response Operations)
Website: https://www.hand-global.com
Description: Providing disaster and response relief, education, health, and entrepreneur in Indonesia, Singapore, Cambodia, Philippines, & Nepal
Heart to Heart International
Website: https://www.hearttoheart.org
Description: Promotes health, wellness, sustainability in more than 60 countries
Himalayan Cataract Project
Website: https://cureblindness.org
Description: To restore sight and hope for patients who might never have been reached due to unnecessary blindness, almost half are due to cataract – which can be surgically treated.
In touch Mission International
Website: https://intouchmission.org
Description: Serves and empowers godly national believers around the world (India, Poland, Romania, South Africa, South Sudan, Zambia, US, Ukraine, Zimbabwe, Pakistan) to reach communities for Christ
Life Water
Website: https://lifewater.org
Description: Access to safe water, and improved sanitation and hygiene, one village at a time.
KIDS without Borders
Description: All kids, one world, inspiring youth through service worldwide. Programs include hand me up, teach me to fish, humanitours, japan relief, miracle baby, power of one and helmet for kids
Kissidugu Foundation
Website: https://kissidugu.org
Kissidugu Foundation creates sustainable and equitable opportunities for individuals and communities, through civic dialogue, education, cultural preservation and the perpetuation of Guinean music and dance.
Kiva
Website: www.kiva.org
Description: An international non-profit, providing crowdfunding loans with the possibility of repayment
Lutheran World Relief (Baltimore, MD):
Website: https://lwr.org
Description: Working with Lutherans and partners around the world to end poverty, injustice and human suffering.
Metro World
Website: https://www.metroworldchild.org
Description: Faith-based humanitarian organization serving New York children and various urban centers and rural communities around the world, plan a mission trip.org
Muslim Aid
Website: https://www.mausa.org/
Description: Helping people who are victims of natural disasters or conflict and those that are suffering from poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, discrimination, homelessness, debt, unemployment, injustice, deprivation or lack of skills and economic opportunities
P.E.A.C.E inc.
Website: http://www.peace-inc.net
Description: Sending goodwill to the children of the world.
Salvadoran American Humanitarian Foundation
SAHF Website: https://www.sahf.org
Description: all citizens of El Salvador can meet their basic human needs.
Operation Compassion
Website: https://www.operationcompassion.org
Description: Providing essential good and community assistance for those affected by crisis, both internationally, and here at home.
Rahma Worldwide
Website: https://rahmaww.org
Description: Assists refugees by restarting the lives of many people who lost their livelihood, functioning in many economically and politically unstable countries like Yemen, Syria, Gaza, Lebanon, and so on.
Rice Foundation
Website: https://www.ricefoundation.us
Description: health care and community development, ministries, Education, Leadership Training, Medical and Dental, Relief, clean water, food for the poor to the poorest in Central America, Honduras,
Save the Children
Website: https://www.savethechildren.org
Description: An expert organization on helping children grow up healthy, educated and safe
UNICEF
Website:
Description: A humanitarian organization working to keep children healthy, responding to violence against children and adolescents, defend rights in all contexts.
United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
Website: www.usaid.gov
Description: USAID transforms families, communities and countries by providing aid and response to help countries become self-reliant
United Nations Foundation
Website: https://unfoundation.org
Description: Tackles humanity’s greatest challenges to mobilize ideas, people and resources for diverse and durable sustainable development goals
WaterAid
Website: https://www.wateraid.org/
Description: Distributing safe and sustainable water, sanitation, and hygiene produces projects to those in need
Water For People
Website: https://www.waterforpeople.org
Description: Addressing the global water crisis in Latin America, Asia and Africa
Water.org
Website: https://water.org/
Description: Non-profit global organization bringing water and sanitation to the world
We Bloom
Website: https://www.webloom.org
Description: Empowering healthy communities adapting to the changing needs that emerge in Vietnam and Indiana.
World Central Kitchen
Website: https://wck.org
Description: providing fresh meals in response to Humanitarian, climate and community crises
World Connect
Website: https://www.worldconnect-us.org
Description: Invests in the Global South to drive self-sustaining development in communities RELATED TO health, education, economic opportunity, and the environment, impacting women and girls, BUILDING social capital, growing local leaders, and sustainably shifting power.
Description: tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.
To add:
Centro de Intergración Libre y Solidario de Argentina (CILSA)
Comprehensive Community Based Rehabilitation in Tanzania (CCBRT)
Fundación Solidaridad
Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI)
Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitación “Dra. Adriana Rebaza Flores”
International Medical Corps
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness
International Rescue Committee (IRC)
International Society of Wheelchair Professionals (ISWP)
Jhpiego
L.V. Prasad Eye Institute
Laerdal Global Health
Lions Clubs International Foundation: SightFirst
MedGlobal
Mercy Corps
Motivation Australia
Motivation Charitable Trust (U.K.)
Motivation Romania Foundation
One Acre Fund
Orbis International
Rahma Relief Foundation
Real Medicine Foundation (RMF)
Right To Play
Rotary International
ShelterBox USA
Sirindhorn National Medical Rehabilitation Centre (SNMRC)
Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC)
Survive & Thrive Global Development Alliance
Syrian American Medical Society (SAMS)
UCP Wheels for Humanity Indonesia (UCPRUK)
UNICEF USA
Website: https://www.unicef.org
Description: Working with government agencies and partners to respond to violence against children and adolescents, defend rights in all contexts.
United Nations Development Program (UNDP)
United Nations Foundation (Measles and Rubella Initiative)
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
World Food Program (WFP)
THIS IS NOT AN EXHAUSTIVE LIST
CONNECT TO SHARE RESOURCES
Set aside funds with each paycheck
Ask for support from friends, family, friends of friends, neighborhood members and the community
Ask on social media
Ask local schools
Ask national and local organization and service clubs such as scouts, 4-H, Fraternities, Sororities, Lions Club, Knights of Columbus, Easter Seals, United Way, Eagles Club, March of Dimes, women’s groups, and American Legion for support to host a fundraiser
Ask non-profit organizations
Ask faith-based organizations, churches, missionary, Kiwanis
Ask disability-focused organizations that operate nationwide or state or local chapters
Ask a newspaper or radio stations for support
Ask businesses for support using therapeutic, medically necessary language, discussing employee matching funds
Ask food pantries, humane societies, animal shelters, pet pantries
Ask to host Pampered Chef, Scentsy, Jewelry party, or other
Ask to advocate at a fair, convention, or conference
Ask to participate in a race or 5-K
Ask for help on pay it forward sites, marketplaces, eBay, freecylce.org and have proceeds go to funding your cause
Ask to have a garage or yard sale
Ask to sell candy bars, pasta, magazines, yard flamingos, threads of hope
Ask as part of a letter campaign, social media campaign
Ask for membership programs and where members nominate individuals and agencies for support
We-care.com
Kroger Fundraiser
Smile.amazon.com - donating .5% of eligible purchases back to organization
Shop or buy on Charity Day
Funditfwd.org
Fundraz4.com
helphopelive.org
indiegogo.com
lotshelpinghands.com
Makeitfit.org
Rockethub.com
Gofundme.com
Youcaring.com
GiveForward.com
Flipcause.com
justgiving.com
kindful.com
Roundup app
https://www.insidephilanthropy.com
Great Nonprofits - some are outdated
Abetterplace.org
Private Insurance for coverage and assistance, see carriers policy terms, providing medically necessary treatment prescribed by a physician while coverage often varies by carrier and policy terms.
Research Medicare services - a national social insurance program administered by the U.S. federal government for adults over 65 years of age and younger people with disabilities
Apply for Medicaid - Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) finances appropriate and necessary pediatric services
Apply for Medicaid Waivers - additional services such as specialized equipment, supplies
Apply for SSI/Social Security
Advocate in an IEP
Worker’s Compensation program
Don’t give up!
Do you know someone who knows someone…?
Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) Specialists
Description: ABA consultants use science and the principles of behavior to produce socially significant behavior in applied, everyday settings changing the trajectory and enhancing an individual’s quality of life. This could be done by rearranging the environment, changing motivation, or through prompting, fading and shaping. ABA isn’t just an early intervention program. Principles and technologies can be used across populations and severity levels, in both comprehensive and focused programs. May specialize in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) helping individuals develop skills, reduce restrictive behaviors and achieve goals, but ABA can also occur across other disciplines such as nutrition, sports management etc.
board certified behavior analysts
autism specialists
positive behavior support facilitators
behavior analysts
organizational behavior management
Advocate
Description: Advocates for individuals, parents, families, friends and agencies by providing general, financial, system, educational, legal, medical, disability, victim advice and support.
Self-Advocate: Individual
Individual Advocate: parents, families, friends
Formal Advocate: agencies
Audiologist
Description: Assesses and manages disorders of hearing, balance, and neural systems specializing in hearing loss.
audiologists
Case Manager
Description: handles case assignments, writes person support plans, review progress, identify resources, achieve wellness and autonomy
targeted case manager
Play Therapist
Description: Certification for mastered level counselor, marriage and family therapist, psychologist, social worker, and psychiatrist. Play therapists complete 150 hours of documented instruction and 350 direct client contract hours in play therapy, supporting children with trauma and counseling through play, creative activities and storytelling.
licensed registered play therapist,
supervisors or school based- registered play therapist
Medical Team
Family Doctor
Description: A doctor who provides general medical treatment for people in a particular area
family medicine doctor
primary care team
pediatrician
nurse practitioner
Diagnosticians
Description: Creates a complete and accurate medication list, by integrating counseling and wellness, to address significant medical needs
psychiatrist
licensed medical doctor
pharmacists
psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner
psychiatric nurse
Speech Pathologist
Description: Skilled in assessing communication, sciences and disorders, working with children and adults on speech, language, cognitive or social-communication problems, specializing in articulation disorders, dysphagia, language disorders, fluency disorders, voice etc.
speech language pathologist (SLP-CCC)
Occupational Therapist
Description: Helps people with health issues that affect everyday activities and life skills.
occupational therapist
licensed, certified stroke rehab specialist,
certified brain injury specialist
Marriage and Family Therapist
Description: Focus on mental health of individuals, couples and families
licensed marriage and family therapist
Pastoral Counselors
Combines counseling with christian beliefs assists with grief, stress, life transitions, improve communication, resolve conflict, and build on goals, develop a deeper understanding of faith, guides those struggling with purpose and meaning
certified pastoral counselor
priest
Physical Therapists
Description: treats body disorder, helps to manage illnesses and injuries of the musculoskeletal system and neurological system
PT
Probation Officers
Description: Investigate and supervise offenders who the course have released to the community on probation, parole or supervised release
probation officer
Psychologist
Description: Uses advanced degree and professional training to conduct psychological assessments to diagnose, evaluate, and treat mental health conditions as well as provide psychotherapy (talk therapy) to help people cope with relationships, life, and mental health conditions
psychologist
counseling psychologist
Social Worker
Description: Addresses societal problems by working with families facing poverty, addiction, racism, LGBTQIA2S+, homelessness, trauma, protects children who are at risk of abuse, neglect and exploitation, supports families by assisting with benefits, provides counseling copes with mental health and emotions, connects resources, develops case plans, coordinates services, intervenes to prevent children from harm, develop or implement policy and advocate for vulnerable populations
school social worker
healthcare social worker
licensed clinical social worker
child Welfare Social worker
Teacher
Description: A person who teaches at a school, and often collaborates with other specialists.
teacher (elementary, middle school, high school)
ESL teacher
reading specialist
special education teacher
Catholic Charities
Shepard Crossing
$* Oracle Health Foundation
Website(s): https://www.oraclehealthfoundation.org
Description: Provides pediatric grants for clinical, equipment, displacement and vehicle modification to people in need of care which isn’t covered by insurance, request care kits
Paying Bills Organization (guidance for paying bills)
Website: https://helpwithpayingbills.org
$ Pan Foundation
Website: https://www.panfoundation.org
Description: medical, disease funds, income restrictions)
$ Friends of Man
Website: https://www.friendsofman.org
Description: In Colorado or nationally - Nationally offers grants for adaptive / mobility equipment, assistive technology (medically prescribed), bioness and walk-aid devices, compression garments, hearing aids, home modifications, lift chairs, medical equipment, mobility equipment, orthopedic braces and shoes, prostheses, stair lifts, vehicle adaptations with hand controls, wheelchair ramps. In Colorado offers general assistance over and under $500, single parents empowered, transplant/medication
GoHawkeye.org
Description: Grants for financial aid, outdoor experiences and filmmaking meant to inspire people of all abilities.
Giving Angels Foundation
Website: https://givingangelsfoundation.org
Description: Check back for funding, has assisted special needs children from lower-income families with a physical disability aged 21 years or younger throughout the United States
$ Emily Ann Griffin Foundation
Website: http://www.eagf.org
Description: Touches the lives of families who are not able to afford the costly medical equipment often prescribed to support and enhance a child’s life. They explore funding to keep kids on the move, accessible, safe, communicating, supported, healthy, and happy.
Johnny’s Rainbow Foundation
Description: Helping kids with special needs - Apply for a $250 grant
Odd Shoe Exchange Program
Website: http://oddshoe.org
Description: A resource for new, quality single shoes and pairs of significantly different sized shoes helping those with injury, disease or genetic disorders.
$Small Steps in Speech
Website: https://www.smallstepsinspeech.org
Description: helping children with speech and/or language disorders take the steps needed to be better communicators. Non-profit organization which provides grants on behalf of children with speech and language disorders for therapies, treatments, communicative devices and other services not covered by insurance or Medicaid aimed at improving their communication skills plan.
National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Description: Scholarships to advance careers and dreams in restaurant and hospitality industry
North Star Foundation
Website: https://northstarf.org
Description: Dedicated to helping people affected by disasters, economical instability, joblessness, disability, medical need, and orphan through medical aid to hospitals, food, and clothing for the needy, special educational programs, reconstruction of buildings, basic computer needs,
The Orange Effect Foundation
Website: https://theorangeeffect.org
Description: Ensuring children with speech disorders receive the speech therapy and technology they need.
$ iTAALK
Website: https://www.itaalk.org
Description: Children with autism, a voice-assisted technology with a database with over 700 resources
$ Special Kids Therapy
Website: HTTPS://SPECIALKIDS.US
Description: Raises money for children with developmental, physical and/or emotional difficulties for therapies and services not covered by private or public insurance in Grosse Point Michigan
A Wish Come True:
Website: https://www.awish.org
Description: Grants children suffering from a life-threatening illness a magical wish in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
Global Giving Community Aid Fund
Website: https://www.globalgiving.org
Description: Connects nonprofits with donors and companies
$ Together Rising
Website: https://togetherrising.org
Description: Transforms collective heartbreak into effective action. Individuals, families, or organizations can request support. They receive funding through flash fundraisers.