AmeriCares is a nonprofit international relief organization that delivers medicines, medical supplies and aid to children and adults in crisis across America and around the world. We’ve delivered more than $8 billion in humanitarian aid to 137 countries. When disasters strike, it’s natural to wish you could help. With AmeriCares, you can. 
Visit www.AmeriCares.org  or call 800/486-HELP to get involved.

Big Brothers Big Sisters helps vulnerable children overcome negative odds.  Our service has proven to reduce children’s risk of skipping school, behaving violently, using drugs and alcohol, and falling victim to other negative cycles.  With nearly 400 agencies across the country, Big Brothers Big Sisters serves more than a quarter million children.  Learn how you can join the movement to change how children grow up in America by going to www.BigBrothersBigSisters.org.

Boys To Men is a non-profit organization that counsels young men between the ages of 13-17 who struggle with low self-esteem, dishonesty, lack of motivation and direction, anger management, defiance and disrespect, academic under achievement, drug abuse, self destructive behavior and criminal activities.  The organization aims to prepare young men to be responsible, productive individuals in society, by emphasizing the importance of education and work ethic. To get involved please call (340) 692-7737.

Children International’s programs benefit over 300,000 poor children and their families in 11 countries around the world, including Chile, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Mexico, the Philippines, Zambia and the United States. Established in 1936, Children International is a nonprofit organization with its headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. To sponsor a child living in poverty, visit www.children.org today.

Children’s Memorial is recognized as one of the top pediatric hospitals in the country and is dedicated to the health and well-being of all children. We have a 125-year history of providing compassionate care in a family-centered environment, staffing top pediatric specialists, using the latest technologies and offering valuable kid-focused experience.  To learn more or make a donation, please contact Children’s Memorial Foundation at 773.880.4237 or visit www.chidrensmemorial.org.

Children’s Miracle Network is an international non-profit organization that raises funds for more than 170 children’s hospitals. Over 90 organizations, 400 media partners and countless individuals unite with Children’s Miracle Network hospitals to help sick and injured kids in local communities. Donations to Children’s Miracle Network create miracles by funding medical care, research and education that saves and improves the lives of 17 million children each year. To learn more visit www.childrensmiraclenetwork.org.

Dedicated to curing spinal cord injuries by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis, The Reeve Foundation makes grants to outstanding organizations that help those living with paralysis and their caregivers.  We have helped tens of thousands of children and adults living with paralysis, and their families, with useful, often life-saving and life-changing information. For more information, please visit our website at www.ChristopherReeve.org or call 800-225-0292.

In response to the Great Commission, Compassion International exists as an advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults. We provide child development programs and speak out for children in poverty. Compassion International helps more than 1 million children in 24 countries. To find out more about Compassion International please visit us at www.compassion.com or call us at (800) 336-7676.

East Gates International is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting and facilitating a growing, positive relationship between the U.S. and China.One of East Gates’ main areas of focus is to provide greatly needed assistance to mentally and physically challenged children. East Gates also provides materials for churches and school libraries and grants educational scholarships for youth from impoverished areas. Tamara Lowe serves on the Board of Directors for East Gates, which is led by Ned Graham,the youngest son of Billy and Ruth Graham. For more information please visit www.eastgates.org.

Feed The Children is consistently ranked as one of the 10 largest international charities in the U.S., based on private, non-government support. We deliver food, medicine, clothing and other necessities to individuals, children and families who lack these essentials due to famine, war, poverty or natural disasters. In 2007, Feed The Children distributed more than 135 million pounds of food and other essentials to children and their families in all 50 states and in 32 countries. Since its founding, we have helped people in need in 118 countries around the globe. For more information, please visit www.feedthechildren.org.

There’s really no excuse for a child to go hungry.  Since 1987, Feed The Hungry has brought help and hope to children in over 90 nations of the world.  Through the Every Child Every Day initiative thousands of children in Africa, Asia, and Central America come to schools and care centers knowing that someone loves them enough to provide their “daily bread”.  Find out how you can bring real change to the lives of vulnerable children for pennies a day, please contact www.feedthehungry.org or call 866-223-4583.

Teen Challenge is a non-profit organization that works with teens and families, providing drug prevention training and offering recovery programs for those who are addicted to drugs and affected by other life-controlling problems.  With a 50 year history, Teen Challenge is one of the world’s largest privately funded organizations dealing with substance abuse.  Find out how to volunteer in the 200 Teen Challenge centers in the USA, as well as 800 centers internationally, or provide scholarships for teens in need at www.TeenChallengeUSA.com.

The Heath Evans Foundation is dedicated to fostering hope and healing in the lives of children and families affected by sexual abuse. We are committed to breaking the cycle of abuse through healing the psychological, physical, and spiritual wounds inflicted on innocent children; to bring hope and healing to the young victims of sexual abuse.  The Heath Evans Foundationworks in at-risk communities and provides access to a variety of programs, treatments, and services in communities with great need and scarce resources. To get involved please call 561.282.6345 or visit our website at www.heathevans.org.

Jesus Loves You Ministries provides food, clothing, medical supplies, counseling and the love of Christ to young people who congregate at Rainbow Gatherings that are held around the world.  You can read more about our outreach to today’s trouble youth in chapter 9 of Get Motivated. Find out more about us and our outreaches on our website at www.KingdomPromotions.org or call 785-632-3357.

The Jewish Children's Regional Service is a social service agency and charitable fund that supports low-income and dependent Jewish youth who live across a wide expanse of the Southern United States.  At 153 years-old, it is both the oldest Jewish children's agency in the US, as well as the only regional Jewish children's agency in the country.  When a family can document "financial need," a  typical young aid recipient  may receive funding for a combination of special needs, for a camp experience, or perhaps even for college aid.
Many of those funded  live in single-parent households, or are being reared by family members other than their parents. Annually, the agency funds over 600 Jewish youth and assists hundreds of others through various case management  services, or through a number of support groups. Over 95% of the agency's income is derived from monetary donations and grants, or is derived from the annual income generated when a family establishes a scholarship fund.
Please use the contact information below to learn how you can get involved.

JCRS
PO Box 7368
Metairie , LA   70010-7368
                            
www.jcrsnola.org

info@jcrsnola.org
1-800-729-5277
FAX -504-828-5255

Eighteen years ago, a group of concerned citizens dreamed of a safe haven for the abused, neglected and abandoned children in the Tampa Bay area. That dream was realized in the creation of Joshua House, a non-profit, therapeutic residential shelter that provides a safe, nurturing, family-like environment for children twelve and younger.  These children have been removed from their homes by the Department of Children and Families and have been through multiple foster homes due to significant abuse. To get involved please contact us at www.friendsofjoshuahouse.com or call 813-263-3469.

Joshua House is incorporated as a non-profit, charitable organization that provides a safe place where young people can come to recreate, receive counseling and life skill training. Founded by Jim Kilmartin, the Mayor of Tyrone, Pennsylvania, Joshua House, is making a positive impact in lives of today’s youth. To find out how you can volunteer or contribute please visit us online at www.joshuahousetyrone.org or call 814-937-7395.

Dedicated to improving the quality of life for foster children and foster families, Kids Charity of Tampa Bay assists abused, neglected, or abandoned children by raising funds and developing resources. Funds raised by Kids Charity of Tampa Bay will go towards building a 48-bed emergency assessment shelter; providing emergency financial support to foster families and children in crisis, and supporting child service programs.  Please contact us at 813-263-3469 to find out how you can help.

Youth around the world are searching for hope and truth. And the Luis Palau Association is answering. Today, through LPA’s two-day outdoor festivals, area-wide community service projects, Livin It® action sports, Next Generation Alliance®, and a variety of media (books, radio, Internet resources, etc.), hundreds of thousands of youth are learning how they can make a difference in their own communities.  Find out how you can get involved today by visiting www.palau.org or calling 503.614.1500.

MAZON: A Jewish Response to Hunger, the only national Jewish organization whose sole focus is hunger relief, helps to provide nourishment and promote self-sufficiency for hundreds of thousands of people at risk of hunger in America, in Israel and around the world. MAZON (“food” in Hebrew) is a leader in the global anti-hunger movement.  Since 1985, MAZON has granted nearly $50 million to emergency food providers, food banks, multi-service organizations and advocacy groups that seek short- and long-term solutions to the problem of hunger.    

MAZON:  A Jewish Response to Hunger
1990 South Bundy Dr., Suite 260
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 442-0020 
mazonmail@mazon.org
www.mazon.org

Since 1979, Mercy Corps has provided more than $1.5 billion in assistance to people in 106 nations.  We work in the midst of disasters, conflicts, chronic poverty and instability to help people win against nearly impossible odds. Over the past five years, more than 89 percent of the agency's resources have been allocated directly to programs that help people in need.  For more information on how to donate or be involved, visit www.mercycorps.org.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonpartisan organization committed to preventing and ending homelessness in the United States. We work collaboratively with the public, private, and nonprofit sectors to build state and local capacity, leading to stronger programs and policies that help communities achieve their goal of ending homelessness. To learn more about the Alliance or to contribute to our work visit www.endhomelessness.org.

Founded in 2001 by former school teacher, Sara Trollinger, House of Hope is a residential program for healing America's teens and reconciling families. Presently, there are well over 50 Houses of Hope in process across the country.   National House of Hope and HOH Orlando, as well as other HOH Affiliates, receive no government funds, depending solely on the private sector for funding.  To donate to or to receive more information please contact www.nationalhouseofhope.org or call 407-422-6135.

Operation Smile is a worldwide children’s medical charity whose network of global volunteers are dedicated to helping improve the health and lives of children and young adults.  Since its founding in 1982, Operation Smile volunteers have treated more than 120,000 children born with cleft lips, cleft palates and other facial deformities and the organization has a presence in 51 countries.  In addition to contributing free medical treatment, Operation Smile trains local medical professionals in its partner countries and leaves behind crucial equipment to lay the groundwork for long-term self-sufficiency.  For more information, visit www.operationsmile.org

Place of Hope is a state-licensed child welfare organization providing family-style foster care (emergency and long-term); family outreach and intervention; transitional housing and support services; adoption and foster care recruitment and support; hope and healing opportunities for children and families who have been traumatized by abuse and neglect.  To learn how to get involved visit our websites www.placeofhope.com and www.villagesofhope.net.

Since 1958, Project HOPE has fulfilled a promise of Health Opportunities for People Everywhere. By educating health professionals and community health workers, providing medicines and supplies, strengthening health facilities, fighting diseases such as TB, HIV/AIDS and Diabetes, Project HOPE has improved health and saved lives in more than 100 countries.  To support and participate in Project HOPE's work please visit www.projecthope.org

Project Rescue supports transformational aftercare for survivors of sexual slavery and trafficking, as well as raises awareness and mobilizes others to challenge the injustice of sex trafficking worldwide. Project Rescue provides hope, freedom and the opportunity for new life for survivors of sexual slavery and children at risk. For more information, please contact Project Rescue International at projectrescueintl@sbcglobal.net.

Seattle Children's delivers superior patient care, advances new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research, and serves as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical referral center for the largest landmass of any children’s hospital in the country (Washington, Alaska, Montana and Idaho). We are internationally recognized for advancing discoveries in cancer, genetics, immunology, pathology, infectious disease, injury prevention and bioethics. For more information visit www.seattlechildrens.org.

Sister To Sister is a non-profit organization that teaches girls between the ages of 13-17 moral responsibility, how to interact with their peers and the richness of building family relationships.  Sister To Sister seeks to build self-esteem and self-worth, and emphasizes the value of education, preparing young women for college and post secondary studies.  To find out how you can help please call us at (340) 778-1575.

Teen Mania offers high impact youth events, life-changing mission trips, resources for youth ministries and families, and internship opportunities in ministry, media or music. Tamara Lowe’s husband, Peter, has served on the Board of Directors for Teen Mania and is a strong supporter of their work. Learn about how you can get involved or contribute at www.teenmania.com.

The Dream Center is a non-profit outreach dedicated to helping children, families and individuals in the inner-cities. The Dream Center provides hope by meeting both tangible and spiritual needs. We provide food, clothing, shelter, life rehabilitation, education and job training, love and much more through our 273 outreaches.

We reach thousands of hurting and needy children, families and adults across all races and cultures each week. You can change the world one block at a time for each child and family when you help adopt their block!

Find out more information and about how you can help at www.dreamcenter.org or call (213) 273-7000.

Established in 1970, The King’s Academy serves more than 1,250 students from Preschool through 12th grade.  Each year, The King’s Academy returns a portion of its tuition to families in need in the form of scholarships and financial assistance. TKA students contribute more than 20,000 hours of community service per year by volunteering in programs and projects which positively impact  those that are hurting and in need.  For more information about The King’s Academy, visit www.TKA.net.

Toys for Tots is a charitable program run by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. We provide happiness and hope to disadvantaged children who might otherwise be overlooked during the Christmas holiday season.  Our gifts offer these children recognition, confidence and a positive memory that will last them for a lifetime.  It is such experiences that help motivate them to become responsible and caring members of their community.  The Marine Corps fulfilled the holiday hopes of 7.5 million needy children in 2007, but sadly we still ran out of toys long before we ran out of children. To get involved please visit www.toysfortots.org or call (703) 640-9433. 

Founder & President Bill Hobbs left his professional golf career in 1988 to work with at-risk youth.  In 1997, he started Urban Youth Impact, a faith-based non-profit organization that helps inner-city youth and their families.  UYI's community programs and annual events touch 250 kids every week and 5,000 families every year.  The 32,000 square foot Dream Center, purchased in 2005, is UYI's outreach facility that houses the largest free clinic in Palm Beach County, and, after renovations are complete, a youth center. To help us change lives contact us at www.urbanyouthimpact.com or 561-832-9220.

World Vision is a Christian humanitarian organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice.

Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, World Vision serves alongside the poor and oppressed in more than 100 countries as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people. You can join us and help bring clean water, medical care, education, food, microfinance loans and emergency relief to those who need it most.

For more information or to get involved, visit www.worldvision.org.

YWAM is an international faith-based movement of mostly young volunteers from many different backgrounds and denominations. They have united in their desire to help make a difference in a needy world. YWAM's activities span the globe and YWAM's 15,000 volunteer staff are active in about 1,000 locations in 170 countries. Financial support can be directed through "YWAM Support" online at www.ywam.org.