Aleh Foundation
United StatesDisability
Our first home was established in 1982, and today Aleh is Israel's largest and most advanced network of residential facilities for children with severe disabilities. Approximately 650 severely disabled Jewish children are receiving top quality medical, educational and rehabilitative care at our branches in Jerusalem, Bnei Brak, Gedera and the Negev. Aleh cares for children with medical conditions such as autism, cerebral palsy and Down syndrome, as well as genetic disorders including Tay-Sachs, Canavan disease and Rett syndrome.
Alertis
NetherlandsAnimals/Wildlife
Throughout the world, bears are mistreated, used for entertainment purposes and killed by illegal hunting. In addition, natural bear habitat is diminishing and disappearing. As a result, wild bear populations are under threat. Alertis supports the protection of all eight bear species and their natural habitat. The continued existence of their role as an ambassador for nature protection, is Alertis' main goal. However, this goal can�t be achieved on its own. Bears fulfil an important role in many ecosystems and together with other wildlife species, contribute to the variety of wildlife. In addition, Alertis seeks to maintain this variety of wildlife. By protecting both wildlife and their habitats, Alertis strives to ensure the continued existence of bears for future generations.
Alex Lemonade Stand
United StatesResearch/Dev
Changing Childhood Cancer, One Research Grant at a Time: Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation is unique in its approach to providing grants, having donated millions of dollars to support life saving childhood cancer research. Our goal is to partner with the staff at leading childhood cancer research and treatment facilities to identify the specific ways to make a difference for children who need advances in treatments now. ALSF cares about the quality of life for childhood cancer patients and their families: In addition to funding cutting edge research and making new treatments available to children with cancer, ALSF is the one of the only national charities that funds pediatric oncology nursing grants, designed to improve the quality of life and care as children battle cancer.
Alex Stern Family Foundation
United StatesCommunity/Family
The Alex Stern Family Foundation supports the arts, social welfare/human services, education, youth recreation, civic projects and health issues for the benefit of the greater Fargo-Moorhead area. Alex Stern was born in Illinois in 1858 and came to Fargo, North Dakota in 1880 to found Alex-Stern & Company. In 1883 he married Bertha Kaufman, who was born in 1864, in Aurora, Nevada, which used to be a mining camp. The couple had three sons, William born in 1886; Sam born in 1888; and Edward born in 1896. Alex Stern was active in the community having been mayor for four years, a member of the State Legislature, City Commissioner for four years, City Alderman for three terms and a member of the school board for three terms.
Alexander Muss Institute for Israel Education
United StatesChildren/Education
Alexander Muss High School in Israel, known to most as AMHSI or just HSI, is a study abroad program in Israel for high school students. This is a high school unlike any other, where education is imparted through experience and history is infused into everything you do. While keeping up with classes from your home school and gaining important college preparatory skills, you will also be learning about Israel through first-hand experience. In Israel, your "classroom" is the land itself as you travel to the places where history was made. AMHSI is the only non-denominational, 8-week, English language academic experience for high school students that offers college credits. AMHSI is more than just an academic or travel program - the curriculum is conducted in chronological historical order, with on-site learning at the actual places where history took place!
Algerian Action
United KingdomCommunity/Family
Algerian Action was set up by me, Emma Waller almost five years ago. It all started after a holiday to Algeria, my husband is Algerian and we went to visit his family. I found it to be such a beautiful place with warm, friendly people-we had a great time! But one thing really stuck with me, the children didn't seem to have much 'stuff', in terms of clothing and especially toys. When I compared my childhood the difference was stark. At that point I decided that I wanted to do something to help, when I had more time. That time came when I went on maternity leave from my job. I decided to start a little project that would collect unwanted toys and clothing and distribute them to needy children in Algeria. Since that time so many things have been donated, especially from the crafting community-knitters and crocheters have been so generous! Not all people living in Algeria are poor, the country itself is rich in oil and gas and there are many people who enjoy very good lifestyles. Yet, due to social problems like a severe shortage of housing and high unemployment many families live in conditions unseen in the UK. It would be impossible to change these things and completely beyond the scope of this small charity to do so but we can all help in small ways. The charity is growing from strength to strength and is evolving all the time but, we need your help to continue.
Algoma Highlands Conservancy
CanadaAnimals/Wildlife
The Algoma Highlands Conservancy (AHC) is a group of like-minded individuals who voluntarily contribute their time, energy and skills to a variety of projects related to our four fundamental principals – conservation, environmental education, silent sport recreation, and sustainable forestry. We wish to encourage human access and visitation to these areas both for low impact recreational use and enhanced understanding and appreciation of the natural wonders of the highlands area. All those interested in bird watching, wildlife photography, silent sport recreation, or simply communing with nature to clear the mind and soothe the soul are encouraged to join us in our conservation efforts.
Algoma University Foundation
CanadaChildren/Education
Everything about Algoma University is designed to bring out the best in every student. Surrounded by the rich, natural beauty of Northern Ontario, Algoma U is an inclusive and diverse community of over 1200 students, offering more than 30 academic programs taught by internationally known experts in fields such as Business, Community Development, Economics, Biology, History, Psychology, and Computer Science. Algoma University has more than 40 years experience in offering undergraduate liberal arts and science programs, and now offers an internationally recognized and respected Masters degree in the burgeoning field of computer games technology. Algoma University professors are committed to nurturing the minds and talents of each and every student.
Alive & Well
United KingdomResearch/Dev
The charity Alive and Well started in 2009 and dedicated to taking practical direct action, to moving as quickly as possible to alleviate suffering in Sierra Leone. We will raise funds to buy drilling equipment, ship everything there, and send a team to sink the first phase of bore-holes. This will immediately start to transform communities and save lives. 100% of our funds go to drilling wells, training local crews and supporting them. This is a practical physical solution to get clean water to people who desperately need it. The aim is to avoid bureaucracy and raise funds as quickly as possible so that within 12 months the first team can start sinking bore-holes. We also intend to leave a legacy by leaving drilling rigs on the ground which will be permanently available to the communities in the region and by training the local inhabitants how to use the equipment.
Alkira Centre
AustraliaDisability
"Alkira" is an Aboriginal word for "bright and sunny". For many it has come to mean "a happy place in the sun". The Alkira Centre is a community organisation that was formed in 1954 by a small but courageous group of parents. Families were Alkira's foundation and remain the corner stone of the lives of people here. Alkira has grown on the strength of their commitment and now provides a range of services for more than 150 people with an intellectual disability.
All About Developmental Disabilities
United StatesDisability
As AADD begins its sixth decade of service, it remains one of the nation's pioneering organizations in advocacy and support for people living with developmental disabilities. Our groundbreaking programs and services are models, and our impact reaches beyond the metro Atlanta area to Georgia and across the nation. For many people we support, AADD means the difference between stability and homelessness, sickness and health, isolation and inclusion, discrimination and dignity.
All Faiths Food Bank Foundation
United StatesCommunity/Family
All Faiths Food Bank Foundation, Inc. was established to provide a permanent endowment in support of All Faiths Food Bank's mission of feeding the hungry. The Foundation provides a vehicle for supporters of the Food Bank who want to leave a legacy in support of that mission. 40% of the people served have at least one working member in their household. Many are single parents trying to raise their children on one income. Statistically, of children under age six in female-headed families, 59% are poor. If we want to break the cycle of poverty, children need to focus on education, not food. 38% of the people we serve are children. Hungry children do not do as well in school as those that are well fed. 16% of the people we serve are elderly, often having to choose between buying medicine or food.
All God's Children International
United StatesChildren/Education
All God's Children is an orphan care ministry dedicated to rescuing and caring for children around the world by providing the shelter, care and love that every child deserves. All God's Children is dedicated to finding homes for waiting children from our adoptive countries and our Oregon foster care program. Waiting children can be healthy, older, sibling groups, or special needs.
All India Human Rights Association-aihra
IndiaHuman Rights
AIHRA is India’s Premier registered Human Rights NGO and has already completed two decades in the service of the Nation for the Protection & Promotion of Human Rights. The All India Human Rights Association (AIHRA) has been serving the people for more than two decades. A number of Seminars, Conferences, Summits, Camps, Workshops, Projects have been organised and undertaken to educate & spread awareness of their rights & duties. AIHRA has been running a ‘free school’ for poor persons in North Delhi since 1987. A number of prestigious projects for future are lined up for execution.
All India Parivartan Sewa Samiti - AIPSS
IndiaResearch/Dev
All India Parivartan Sewa Samiti {AIPSS} is an All India Voluntary Organization, Non-government, Non-political, Non-profit making and Non-proprietary National Forum. It is well-organized dedicated group of social workers that have gained professional and practical skills and knowledge in social work, serving selflessly for the overall development of the all streams of society. Aim of the organization emphasizes on the welfare for women and children, and the aged, as it is assumed that, they are weaker sections of the society. Youth-oriented programs are also the target area, as they are the builders of our nation. Even with limited resources, the organization was able to reach many underprivileged women, children and youth of the society through dedication, devotion and untiring efforts by involving like-minded professionals. AIPSS assists the community in and around society to achieve improved health and socio-economic status. It also aims to facilitate high quality at low cost, health services for AIDS eradication and community health with active participation of community. The organization engaged to promote Self Help Groups of women and Consumer Welfare Programs for their socio-economic development.
All Kinds of Minds
United StatesChildren/Education
At All Kinds of Minds, we are experts in learning. For more than a decade, we have been translating the latest research from multiple disciplines into a framework to help schools and teachers better understand how students learn and vary in their learning. And we’ve been working with educators to shape this knowledge into strategies and practices that will help students find success – including the students who are currently struggling with learning. We partner with schools, districts, states, higher education, foundations, and other organizations to raise awareness about the value of and need for the science of learning in our schools and provide educators with research-based training and tools they can use in their classrooms. We continue to build the field of knowledge about learning and its variation demonstrate and validate new models for building learning expertise within the teaching profession. We believe that all students should have the opportunity to find success in learning. That all teachers should be learning experts. That all schools should be able to serve the needs of their diverse learners equally. And we believe once teachers understand how students learn and put that into practice—every day, with every student—achievement gaps will close, disengaged students will decrease in number and the chronic underperformance of students in our schools will diminish.
All Stars Helping Kids
United StatesChildren/Education
All Stars Helping Kids is a robust philanthropic platform that enables all past and present professional athletes to fully leverage their brand to address issues that impact children. We are an organization that athletes, corporations, and individuals enlist to assist with their philanthropic efforts and identify worthy charities to support. All Stars Helping Kids is an effective public benefit charity delivering successful events that raise awareness and support for high-performing non-profits that embrace the whole child. By serving as a hub for coordinating various events, platforms, and grantmaking practices nationwide, All Stars activities will ultimately lead to better academic and physical enrichment programs in low-income areas and more students on the path to college.
Allen-Stevenson School
United StatesChildren/Education
Allen-Stevenson’s vigorous, pre-secondary program of academics, athletics, and the arts teaches boys to value the gratifying process by which excellence is attained. By creating a joyful, safe environment for learning, the School seeks to ensure a productive, diverse community of learners. We challenge our students to take suitable risks, learn from their mistakes, and support each other. Ultimately, we encourage boys to move through life strongly and rightly—with confidence, knowledge, enthusiasm, resilience, and respect for all.
Allentown Rescue Mission
United StatesCommunity/Family
For more than a century, the Mission has addressed the changing face of homelessness, tackling the root causes of homelessness, and helping to end it one life at a time throughout the Lehigh Valley. Thousands have come to us and received life-changing help throughout the decades. The Mission continues to reinvent itself to address the increasingly complex root causes and issues of homelessness. Many of our clients experience dual-diagnosis: they have both a chemical addiction and some form of mental illness. Staff is educated and experienced, professional and compassionate. The Mission has been a place where men have begun to experience restoration with their families, and their communities.
Alley Cat Rescue
United StatesAnimals/Wildlife
Alley Cat Rescue (ACR) works to protect cats on several levels: locally through rescue, rehabilitation and adoption of cats and nationally through a network of Cat Action Teams, called CAT. ACR is dedicated to the health, well-being and welfare of all cats: domestic, stray, abandoned and feral. We are saving lives with innovative hands-on programs, rescueing thousands of cats and placed them in loving homes. We assist with all aspects of feral cat care, wildlife predation and rabies control. We also provide information on cat health, cat behavior, feline diseases, and special needs.