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Using play therapy to provide comfort and companionship to children and families facing the challenges of pediatric cancer treatment.

Our mission is to improve the quality of life for children and young adults with special needs through operation of summer camps and other recreational and educational opportunities. Camp Dream is a recreational, traditional summer camp experience for children and young adults with moderate to severe physical and developmental disabilities. Camp Dream is 100% volunteer, offering a one-to-one camper-counselor ratio. Camp Dream is a barrier free environment that has never turned away a camper due to the severity of their disability or their financial capability.

The Triangle Down Syndrome Network (TDSN) is a nonprofit support, resource, and advocacy organization for individuals, families, and professionals. Our mission is to support, educate, and connect individuals with down syndrome, their families, and communities in North Carolina. We believe that the community benefits when individuals with Down syndrome are understood, respected, and appreciated. Lives are enriched when they are included in schools, recreation, workplaces, neighborhoods, and faith communities. We support individuals with Down syndrome and the communities they live in so that everyone can achieve their full potential.

The mission of the YWCA Evanston/North Shore is to empower women and eliminate racism.  We accomplish our mission by creating opportunities and providing resources needed for women and girls to reach their fullest potential; promoting violence-free homes, schools, families and communities; and fostering racial, gender and economic equity and justice.

Since 1855, Jewish Children's Regional Service (JCRS) has served vulnerable Jewish children and families across seven mid-south states including Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, Tennessee and Oklahoma. JCRS provides outreach services and needs-based scholarships for youth with special needs, Jewish summer camp, and college aid. Each year, more than 1,500 youth are impacted through our work.

Golden House provides safety and support for victims of domestic violence while leading community efforts to end domestic abuse. Golden House is a secure place where victims of domestic abuse find compassionate, knowledgeable advocates offering confidential, individualized help. Golden House is a comprehensive domestic violence agency that serves individuals and families of ALL ages, genders, races, sexual orientation, and gender expression, with counseling, temporary shelter, 24-Hour help, legal assistance (restraining and harassment order filing assistance), support groups, housing options, prevention education and more.

The colon cancer support network of the carolinas is dedicated to providing support to colon cancer patients as they navigate the emotional, physical, and financial challenges of their diagnosis. Formerly known as the yvette w. Ferris foundation.

The mission of the conflict center is to reduce levels of physical, verbal and emotional violence, teaching practical, nonviolent methods for dealing with conflict and anger. Founded in colorado in 1987, the organization works with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, involving them in exercises that teach communication skills, consequences, negotiation, values clarification, win-win outcomes, and problem-solving skills. Our three major program areas are school programs, organizations (including business, neighborhoods, congregations, and families), and youth at risk. We teach conflict management, anger management, and parenting. We apply three processes for individuals and groups in conflict: facilitation, mediation, and negotiation. We provide services based on a sliding fee scale and are committed to providing 50% of services to people in poverty.

Our mission is to provide emergency assistance to families experiencing financial crisis through the provision of rent/mortgage, utilities, and food and to promote the interest of the communities served through educational, charitable and service-oriented activities.

Rose Again Foundation works to help meet the needs and enhance the lives of foster children and emancipated foster youth in our community.Our programs and services provide basic and special needs, in-home tutoring, financial aid for medically fragile and developmentally disabled children along with extracurricular activities and programs to foster children in great need, allowing them to learn, grow, build self-worth, heal and reach their full potential.

BCM Georgia envisions caring communities where everyone has a home and the opportunity to thrive. Our mission is to keep people from becoming homeless and work to elevate their possibilities for economic empowerment.We provide emergency assistance, supportive housing, and financial education programs that strengthen our community and empower our neighbors.

Helping teach young children the importance of giving back through volunteerism, education and fun.