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Giving Tuesday Spirit

In the spirit of giving, here are eight amazing organizations to consider giving your support to on this Giving Tuesday.

Gateway for Cancer Research

Gateway for Cancer Research accelerates practice-changing discoveries in cancer care by harnessing the unrelenting passion of the research community and empowering patients to triumph over their disease. All of this is guided by a clear vision: To shape a world in which a cancer diagnosis is no longer feared.

To learn more, visit: gatewaycr.org

Hilarity for Charity

Hilarity for Charity (HFC) is a national non-profit on a mission to care for families impacted by Alzheimer’s disease, activate the next generation of Alzheimer’s advocates, and be a leader in brain health research and education.

To learn more, visit: wearehfc.org

Help Hope Live

Help Hope Live supports community-based fundraising for people with unmet medical expenses and related costs due to cell and organ transplants or catastrophic injuries and illnesses.

To learn more, visit: helphopelive.org

Camp good days

Camp Good Days strives to improve the quality of life for families affected by cancer or sickle cell anemia through residential camping programs and year-round recreational and support activities, in the Rochester, Buffalo and Syracuse, New York areas. At Camp Good Days, participants have the opportunity to regain some of what cancer has taken away from them. While a vast majority of our participants reside in NY, Camp Good Days has no geographical boundaries and accepts children from all 50 states and all over the world.

To learn more, visit: Campgooddays.org

The Izzy Foundation

The Izzy Foundation is a national nonprofit located in Providence, Rhode Island whose mission is to design, fund and IZspire creative projects and programs for families whose children have cancer or other life altering medical conditions to LIVE, LAUGH, LOVE and PLAY.

To learn more, visit: theizzyfoundation.org

Parkinson’s Body and Mind

Parkinson’s Body and Mind’s mission is to provide a system of community-based peer led support groups, comprehensive exercise and wellness programs demonstrated to improve the symptoms and fight the progressions of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Parkinson’s Body and Mind’s programs are grounded in positive psychology and motivation for individuals with PD and their partners.

To learn more, visit: parkinsonsbodyandmind.org

The Icla da Silva Foundation, Inc.

The Icla da Silva Foundation saves the lives of patients with diseases whose only cure is a bone marrow or cord blood transplant by providing emotional, logistical, and financial support to remove barriers to treatment.

The Icla da Silva Foundation is enabling more transplants by providing patients with emotional, logistical, and financial support.

https://icla.org/

Reeves-Reed Arboretum

Reeves-Reed Arboretum engages, educates and enriches its visitors so that they become better stewards of nature and the environment. This mission is achieved through the care and utilization of an historic estate and gardens. Photo courtesy of Stephen Harris, sph-photo.com.

To learn more, visit: reeves-reedarboretum.org/

Giving Tuesday Every Tuesday Continues

In continuation of our goal to make every Tuesday in November a Giving Tuesday, we are highlighting the hard work and amazing missions of these eight organizations.

FAMILY & CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Founded in 1909, Family & Children’s Service (FCS) is Monmouth County’s oldest private nonprofit social service agency. FCS offers diverse programs and services that address homelessness; neglect, abuse or exploitation; health and respite care; financial instability due to physical, developmental or mental disabilities; childhood literacy; and long-term care planning.

To donate: https://www.fcsmonmouth.org/donate-2/

BEST BUDDIES INTERNATIONAL - NEVADA

Best Buddies in Nevada offers one-to-one friendship, integrated employment, and leadership development programs for individuals with and without intellectual and developmental disabilities (idd) in nevada.

To donate visit: https://www.bestbuddies.org/nevada/donate

LOUISIANA WILDLIFE AND FISHERIES FOUNDATION

The mission of the Louisiana Wildlife and Fisheries Foundation is to enhance and encourage public enjoyment and use of the wildlife and fisheries resources in the state of Louisiana. With this mission, LWFF promotes, develops, and expands the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries in youth recruitment, environmental education and training, and habitat conservation.

Visit https://www.lawff.org/ for more information

AKANKSHA

Since 1991, Akanksha has grown from an organization of student volunteers to a professional institution with over 700 staff, teachers and volunteers with a mission to provide educational opportunities to less privileged children in India.

To donate visit: https://www.akanksha.org/donate/

HUNTERDON HEALTH FOUNDATION

Hunterdon Health provides a full range of preventive, diagnostic, and therapeutic inpatient and outpatient hospital and community health services. With a growing network of more than 30 primary and specialty practices throughout Hunterdon, Somerset, Mercer, and Warren counties, Hunterdon Health continues to evolve and grow to meet the needs of the community, and our patients and their families. Hunterdon Medical Center is a 178-bed, not-for-profit teaching hospital which stands ready to provide emergency, critical and surgical care in Flemington, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Visit www.hunterdonhealth.org for more information

To donate: www.hunterdonhealth.org/hunterdon-healthcare-foundation

PENNSYLVANIA WOMEN WORK

Pennsylvania Women Work is a nonprofit workforce development organization dedicated to helping individuals find financial stability.

To find ways to support: https://www.pawomenwork.org/get-involved.html

REED FOUNDATION FOR AUTISM

The REED Foundation For Autism supports individuals with autism so they can thrive and achieve their full potential throughout their lives. Autism should not limit a child’s opportunities to learn and grow. This was a common thought shared by a small group of parents who came together in 2003, desperate to find the right education for their children with autism. In their continued efforts to advocate for their children’s future, they knew it was just a matter of finding the right program. That driving need inspired them to start REED Academy, a private, non-profit school in Oakland, NJ, for individuals with autism ages three through 21.

Visit https://reedautismservices.org/ for more information

To donate: https://reedautismservices.org/about-the-reed-foundation-for-autism/

NEIGHBORHOOD HOUSE ASSOCIATION

The Neighborhood House Association (NHA) was established in 1914 as a settlement house that assisted immigrants transitioning to the San Diego community. Over 100 years later, the agency has become one of the largest multi-purpose nonprofits in San Diego County, and has distinguished itself as a cutting-edge, comprehensive human service provider.

NHA provides employment to over 800 team members and touches the lives of thousands of San Diego families a year through a network of 28 programs at 125 locations. The NHA portfolio of programs is as wide and varied as the communities we serve. Current NHA programs range from early childhood education, youth development, mental health services, senior services, and more. These programs work together to form the agency’s Continuum of Care Model, a service delivery model that begins at the prenatal stages of life, includes wrap around services for the entire family, and continues all the way to senior care.

Visit neighborhoodhouse.org for more information

Let’s Make Every Tuesday A Giving Tuesday

This year we’re making every Tuesday a Giving Tuesday in order to raise awareness for as many of our clients as we can. In no particular order, we are eight amazing organizations and their causes we’ve had the opportunity to work with.

BLESSING HOUSE

Based in Elyria, Ohio, Blessing House is a children’s crisis care center that provides residential care for children, from birth through 12 years of age, whose parents of age whose parents or caregivers are facing a crisis or emergency or are experiencing a high level of stress that might put their children at risk or abuse or neglect.

Visit www.blessinghouse.org for more information

To donate visit: blessinghouse.org/donate

TINY MIRACLES

The Tiny Miracles Foundation (TTMF) is a nonprofit charity serving Fairfield and New Haven Counties in Connecticut dedicated to helping families with premature babies.

Visit www.ttmf.org for more information.

To donate: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E348663&id=1

LACHSA - THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS

The The Los Angeles County High School for the Arts (LACHSA) offers a specialized program combining college-preparatory academic instruction and conservatory-style training in the visual and performing arts. Founded in 1985, the tuition-free public school is run by the Los Angeles County Office of Education in partnership with, and on the campus of California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA).

Visit www.lachsa.net for more information.

Find ways to support LACHSA here: www.lachsafoundation.org/

THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF CHARLOTTE

The Humane Society of Charlotte believes in working to improve our community by creating new, loving families, and building a world where there are no more homeless and unwanted animals. This is an ongoing process — for every animal we can connect with a new family, another animal in need comes to HSC’s shelter. As a private, 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the HSC relies on the generous support of animal lovers, grants, bequests, and fees for service. HSC is not affiliated with any other animal welfare organizations and does not receive government funding.

Visit www.humanesocietyofcharlotte.org for more information.

Find ways to support here: www.humanesocietyofcharlotte.org/give

HOUSATONIC HABITAT FOR HUMANITY

For Housatonic Habitat for Humanity, homeownership is more than the homes they build. Homeownership also provides financial benefits that impact and contribute to the quality of life in greater Danbury. Throughout the region, affordable housing attracts families and individuals who will locate, work in, invest in, and contribute to the economic and civic life of their communities. Housatonic Habitat for Humanity’s goal: Give people a chance to live in simple, decent homes they can afford – and sustain. Housatonic Habitat provides affordable homes built by volunteers with materials gifted by local businesses. Homes are sold below market rate with an affordable mortgage for working families who qualify.

Visit housatonichabitat.org for more information

Find ways to support here: https://housatonichabitat.org/giving-tuesday-build-hope-build-homes/

ALS ONE

ALS ONE is an unprecedented partnership of world leaders in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research and care who have joined forces to help cut bureaucratic red tape to combat the disease more efficiently and effectively for all.

To donate visit: https://interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblink.aspx?name=E253535&id=99

AMERICAN RED CROSS GREATER NEW YORK REGION

Serving Westchester and Rockland counties in New York, Greenwich, Conn., and the US Military Academy at West Point. The American Red Cross’s purpose is to meet the immediate disaster-caused needs of individuals, families, and communities.

To learn more and donate visit: https://www.redcross.org/local/new-york/greater-new-york/about-us/locations/metro-new-york-north.html