Semper Fi Fund
Website: Semperfifund.org
Description: Financial support that arise from hospitalization and recovery, adaptive housing, adaptive transportation, service member and family support, education and career transition assistance, PTS and TBI support, America’s Fund, Team Semper FI
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Computers 4 people
Website: https://www.computers4people.org
Description: Refurbishes computers and donates to those in need
Computers with Causes
Website: https://www.computerswithcauses.org
Description: A free computer program, providing refurbished computers to empower lives, foster education, and create opportunities for all.
Connect Safely
Website: https://connectsafely.org
Description: Parental controls, TikTok, cyberbulling, regulations for age assurance technologies
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! The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Website: https://www.nctsn.org
Description: Guidance and resources to support and navigate stress and trauma, find treatments and include a course on child and family stress intervention
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Testifying provides evidence about serious crimes. Benefits include having greater sense of control, feeling less victimized and decreased anxiety. Without testimony, a lighter sentence may occur. Delay in testifying can increase anxiety. Testifying about severe abuse had higher levels of trauma-related problems (Pantell, 2017).
She was never quite ready. But she was brave…And the universe listens to brave - Rebecca Ray
B.A.C.A. - Bikers Against Child Abuse, nationwide
Website: https://bacaworld.org
Description: Bikers lend physical and emotional support to abused children, empowering children to not feel afraid and to make decisions.
Kids in court program
Website: www.lifehousecac.com
Description: Prepares children for the court experience by reviewing court terminology, touring the courthouse so that they are better prepared to handle the witness stand and tell the truth.
Justice for Kids
Website: https://www.justiceforkids.com
Description: Fighting for kids
Preparing Kids to Testify
Website: http://www.16thcircuit.org
Description: Tips on preparing child to testify
Protected Mother’s Revenge
Description: Preserves and claims motherhood; to raise and protect children in safety and peace without intentional or negligent interference by any third parties. Protected Mother’s Revenge eradicates any type of abuse inflicted upon mothers and children, providing support services to mothers and children to accomplish this goal. They empower and promote mothers and children’s rights worldwide with a current focus on the United States of America and Europe assisting with legal matters, media strategies, trauma counseling, support groups, retreats, training and networking.
Pantell, R. & Committee on psycho social Aspects of child and family health (2017). The child witness in the courtroom. The American Academy of Pediatrics. 139 (13) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/139/3/e20164008.
Child Mind Institute
Website: https://childmind.org
Description: Support for children who are struggling with mental health, behavior, and learning challenges
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Twister, Whirlwind, Cyclone
Accompanied by raging rain, wind, and hail a cumulonimbus cloud makes contact with Earth’s Surface capable causing both wonder and violent destruction
I love those who can smile in trouble, who can gather stress from distress, and grow brave by reflection. - Leonardo Di Vinci
The National Weather Service:
Description: Provides information on tornado safety, the difference between a tornado watch and warning, how to prepare for a tornado, what to do during a tornado and how to proceed after a tornado
OSHA:
Description: Provides a checklist and resource page to help with developing an emergency plan as well as response and recovery information during national disasters in the workplace
National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Website: https://www.nctsn.org
Description: Provides resources to help prepare, live through and recover after a tornado including questionnaire (https://www.nctsn.org)
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Transportation spending is disproportionate with more dollars are funded for roads than urban transit systems, favoring privilege
“Follow the transportation dollars and one can tell who is important and who is not” - Robert Bullard.
America Walks
Website: https://americawalks.org
Description: Advancing walkability.
Bike PGH
Website: https://bikepgh.org
Description: To improve biking and walking and reduce car dependence for all Pittsburghers
1-800-Charity-Cars
Website: https://800charitycars.org
Description: Cars for low income individuals with condition such as medically frail, natural disaster, transitioning from public assistance, domestic violence, shelter and transitional living, working poor, non-profit organizations, veterans, military families
Cars
Website: https://careasy.org
Description: A charity that donates cars to the public and Ives to families in need
National Campaign for Transportation Justice
Website: https://transitjustice.org
Description: Principles for transportation justice so people can count on the bus or train
Kids Mobility Network, inc.
Website: https://www.kidsmobility.org/
Description: Complex rehab technology and durable medical equipment
Semper Fi Fund
Website: Semperfifund.org
Description: Financial support that arise from hospitalization and recovery, adaptive housing, adaptive transportation, service member and family support, education and career transition assistance, PTSD and TBI support, America’s Fund, Team Semper FI
Working Cars for Working Families
Description: Providing transportation assistance so that you can keep working
Untokening
Website: http://www.untokening.org
Description: On hiatus since 2020, regulate spaces such as streets, transit systems, and the governance processes with marginalized advocates
America Walks
Trauma - a deeply distressing or disturbing experience that may include bullying, community violence, exposure to complex trauma & traumatic events such as disasters, early childhood trauma, intimate partner violence, medical trauma, physical abuse, refugee trauma, sexual abuse, sex trafficking, terrorism, violence, and grief (www.dictionary.com; https://www.nctsn.org/)
“Trauma creates change you don’t choose. Healing is about creating the change you do choose.” - Michelle Rosenthall
American Psychological Association
Website: https://www.apa.org/
Description: Resources on how to talk to children about resiliency, “Road To Resilience”
Child Mind Institute
Website: https://childmind.org
Description: Support for children who are struggling with mental health, behavior, and learning challenges
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Website: https://istss.org
Description: Bringing researchers and clinicians together to advocate for the field of traumatic stress
The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Website: www.nctsn.org
Description: Raise the standard of care and improve access to services for traumatized children, their families, and communities throughout the United States.
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! The National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Website: https://www.nctsn.org
Description: Guidance and resources to support and navigate stress and trauma, find treatments and include a course on child and family stress intervention
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*Plan: Plan the itinerary, plan for expected and unexpected situations, make schedules and packing lists, ask the physician for an accommodation letter, discuss security situations, make schedules
*Practice: Role-play situation and expectations, take a trip to the airport, practice eating out at different restaurants,
*Play: Enjoy your trip
*Praise: Reward positive behaviors
ARC - Wings of Air Program
Description: Helps fliers understand travel expectations and ways to manage overstimulated environments
States.
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Chico Rancheria Housing Corporation
Description: Safe and affordable housing to low income, federally and state recognized tribal Native Americans. Providing move in assistance, tenant based rental assistance program, low-income rental program, lease to own programs, family-student-senior tenant based rental assistance, owner-occupied home rehabilitation assistance, minor elder rehabilitation, homebuyer assistance, including monthly assistance with rental payments for full and part time native American students
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