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With your help, the Arthritis Foundation has been fighting more than 100 different forms of arthritis and related conditions for over 50 years. Your gifts make it possible to continue serving Americans with arthritis, their families and health professionals who help them. Your support funds arthritis research, education and services which directly help families cope with this devastating disease. Please help us beat America's number one disabling disease by making a donation of $25, $50, $75, or more!
Help Us Save the Earth! Since 1972, the Save the Earth Foundation has raised public awareness of environmental issues by funding research and education programs at colleges and universities. Research grants from the Save the Earth Foundation will help slow - and ultimately reverse - our planet's deterioration. The Save the Earth Foundation is a California 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation.
Greenpeace is a non-profit organisation, with a presence in 40 countries across Europe, the Americas, Asia and the Pacific. To maintain its independence, Greenpeace does not accept donations from governments or corporations but relies on contributions from individual supporters and foundation grants. As a global organisation, Greenpeace focuses on the most crucial worldwide threats to our planet's biodiversity and environment. Greenpeace has been campaigning against environmental degradation since 1971 when a small boat of volunteers and journalists sailed into Amchitka, an area north of Alaska where the US Government was conducting underground nuclear tests. This tradition of 'bearing witness' in a non-violent manner continues today, and our ships are an important part of all our campaign work. We exist to expose environmental criminals, and to challenge government and corporations when they fail to live up to their mandate to safeguard our environment and our future.
From the outset, the founders of the International Fund for Animal Welfare, or IFAW, rejected the notion that the interests of humans and animals were separate. Instead they embraced the understanding that the fate and future of harp seals-and all other animals on Earth-are inextricably linked to our own. IFAW's courageous actions drew international attention to the plight of the seal pups and successfully rallied worldwide condemnation of the hunt. Thanks to IFAW's continued vigilance, it is now illegal to hunt whitecoat seal pups for commercial purposes on the ice floes off Canada's east coast. This is a fragile victory, however, for Canada's commercial seal hunt persists. IFAW continues to document and expose abuses of the commercial hunt and press for an end to this cruel, unsustainable slaughter. Over the years, the small team of committed campaigners reaching out to help seals has grown to become the world's leading international animal welfare organization. IFAW begins its fourth decade of operation with more than 200 experienced campaigners, legal and political experts, and internationally acclaimed scientists working from offices in 13 countries around the world.
A Community-Based National Movement - United Ways across the country activate community resources to make the greatest possible human impact. The United Way system includes approximately 1,400 community-based United Way organizations. Each is independent, separately incorporated and governed by local volunteers. As community leaders, United Ways address the most critical local issues and mobilize resources beyond the dollars that are pledged through their fund-raising efforts. Community partners often include schools, government policy makers, businesses, organized labor, financial institutions, voluntary and neighborhood associations, community development corporations and the faith community.
A strong mind. A strong body. And a safe, supportive place to grow. These are things that every child needs - and deserves - to have. Helping to provide these things is what we do. By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world. To date, RMHC and our global network of local Chapters have awarded more than $400 million dollars in grants worldwide towards our mission to make an immediate and positive impact on as many children as possible. And with support from a global network of more than 180 independent local Chapters in 47 countries - as well as hundreds of thousands of passionate and caring people - we've had plenty of success.
A strong mind. A strong body. And a safe, supportive place to grow. These are things that every child needs - and deserves - to have. Helping to provide these things is what we do. By creating, finding and supporting programs that directly improve the health and well being of children, Ronald McDonald House Charities is working to better the lives of children and their families around the world. To date, RMHC and our global network of local Chapters have awarded more than $400 million dollars in grants worldwide towards our mission to make an immediate and positive impact on as many children as possible. And with support from a global network of more than 180 independent local Chapters in 47 countries - as well as hundreds of thousands of passionate and caring people - we've had plenty of success.
For more than 20 years, the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation has been a global leader in the fight against breast cancer through its support of innovative research and community-based outreach programs. Working through a network of U.S. and international Affiliates and events like the Komen Race for the Cure®, the Komen Foundation is fighting to eradicate breast cancer as a life-threatening disease by funding research grants and supporting education, screening and treatment projects in communities around the world.
In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them. Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.
Alzheimer's disease (pronounced AHLZ-high-merz) is a complex disease that affects the brain. Approximately 4.5 million Americans have this disease. Although many things about Alzheimer's remain a mystery, research continues to bring us a better understanding of the disease, more accurate diagnoses, and more effective treatments. Alzheimer's disease is one of several disorders that cause the gradual loss of brain cells. The disease was first described in 1906 by German physician Dr. Alois Alzheimer. Although the disease was once considered rare, research has shown that it is the leading cause of dementia.
Did you know that the U.S. Soccer Foundation has enriched the life of someone in your community? From our youngest soccer pee-wees to the next generation of professionals, the Foundation is actively immersed in soccer's grassroots web to support the development of new soccer fields, provide seed funds for after-school programs in rural communities and urban schools, and continue to forge new partnerships that make soccer more accessible to all who want to play. Become a US Soccer Foundation Member - Soccer has become an integral part of America's sports landscape. Over 19 million Americans play the game in local leagues, on school teams, and at the collegiate level. The diversity of the players, coaches and fans alike help unite people of all ethnic and religious backgrounds. Yet, the trend to market the sport and develop new commercial ventures needs impetus from the fans, corporate community and municipal partners who have the technical expertise and financial resources to enable soccer to grow exponentially in the U.S.
"There are three main reasons for the affordable housing crisis in America: the rise in home construction costs, the decrease in wages, and the loss of millions of affordable apartments during the past 20 years." - The Low Income Housing Information Service. The causes of substandard housing and homelessness are many. Millions of people are displaced due to war, famine and natural disasters. Millions more languish in the poverty and squalor in much of the developing world. In the United States, the wages of low-income families have not kept pace with rising rents and mortgage requirements, while at the same time many low-cost housing units have either been abandoned or demolished, or have been converted into higher-cost units.
Clara Barton (1821-1912) dominates the early history of the American Red Cross, which was modeled after the International Red Cross. She did not originate the Red Cross idea, but she was the first person to establish a lasting Red Cross Society in America. She successfully organized the American Association of the Red Cross in Washington, D.C., on May 21, 1881. Created to serve America in peace and in war, during times of disaster and national calamity, Barton's organization took its service beyond that of the International Red Cross Movement by adding disaster relief to battlefield assistance. She served as the organization's volunteer president until 1904. The highest natural disaster death toll in U.S. history was caused by the Galveston, Texas, hurricane of 1900, which killed an estimated 6,000 people. The most expensive disaster is the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001. The destructive events will cost more than $997 million in disaster aid. The largest mobilization of volunteers for a disaster relief operation was also in response to the Terrorist Attacks of September 11, 2001, when a total of 54,577 workers arrived on the scene to provide relief.
ADAM'S FUND FOR AUTISM a non-profit organization dedicated to increasing awareness of autism and raising money to provide financial aid and scholarships for the members of the community and those living with Autism.