The Empowerment Program

I was browsing the web for an organization that is about empowerment. This is the first one that I came across. It is another one about women, but also those in difficult situations and it is about helping them stay out of criminal behavior. This doesn't seem like a huge or popular organization, but I think it is because that is a really difficult task. It is hard to trust again when someone has broken it. It is hard to forgive someone who made a choice to do wrong. The biggest thing to recognize is people like that need the most help. Especially cause they aren't looking for it. Those are the people who spiral out of control. Just a thought. Enjoy.

Volunteers of America

I just looked up volunteering. I think I might do that more often because time is more valuable than money. Sure, if you have extra it is great to give, but more than money is the action. If you are actively taking part in people's lives, I think it shows more than just giving them something. Like if someone's favorite food was ice cream, but they were allergic to peanuts, would you think it as more of a favor to just give them a scoop of peanut butter ice cream OR make ice cream with them so you can actually know that they can't eat peanuts? Maybe people just need an extra bit of help with motivation more than just an extra dollar that they will spend in the end. Hope is priceless. Anyways, it looks like this organization has a bunch of  shelters and retirement homes set up to help those with financial problems. Within those facilities, they have other sorts of programs running like birthday programs for homeless children or veteran programs and mental health programs. Fantastic.

Good is Worth Fighting For

I love these movies with all my heart.
Anyways, the past few days have been rough. Especially to stay up you know?
Here is a good clip from my favorite movie(s) to remember in bad times
this isnt the actual clip... its the sound clip cause all the videos with the clip disabled embedding. Too bad. enjoy

Congressional Medal of Honor Society

I wouldnt say war is a good thing ever, but I know that sometimes it happens. I am pro supporting troops because they sacrifice their lives in protecting what to believe to be just. This is a society is made up of honorary medal receivers and people can donate if they so desire. I suppose that is what makes it a charity. I dont know... it was on the list. I don't know how helpful and world changing this one organization is, but I do think that support and appreciation is due to those who serve their country. Enjoy.

Combined Federal Campaign of the National Capitol Area

So, I found this site because I was searching google to see what kind of charities NASA supports. Come to find out, they encourage their employees to join this program where they get money taken out of their paycheck that goes directly to charity and this site makes it possible to go to whatever charity the donor chooses. They have a huge huge catalogue of charities so I don't think I will have trouble finding awesome charities to explore in the future :) enjoy.

Wounded Warrior Project

It is hard not to know anyone who has given military service. When people get deployed, it can be hard on families and such. However, think about what is going on out there. People die, and people get hurt. Post traumatic stress? Think how different civilian life is after all that war crap that goes on. Anyhow, i stumbled upon an ad for this on facebook cause it is like national alive day or something dedicated to wounded veterans who try to cope after service. Donate if can. enjoy.

Planned Parenthood

Mission:
Planned Parenthood Association of Utah is committed to providing accurate information to individuals of all ages concerning the emotional and physical aspects of human sexual behavior and reproduction; providing affordable, high quality reproductive health care services; and protecting and advocating for the rights of individuals to understand and manage their own reproductive lives.




Personally, I'm not pro-choice as far as abortion goes. Imo, if the couple chose to have sex, they chose to risk having a child. And while a woman might carry the child in her, I think it is important for people to take responsibility for their actions. Abortion is basically murder and if you wouldn't kill a child after they were born then why would you kill them when its not THEIR fault that YOU got pregnant. Now, if you were raped, that is a whole other story. This just proves how irresponsible and uneducated the majority of society is. (once again, all imo). Still, I approve of an support the other things that this organization does to help promote health, smart decisions, teaching how to care or to get help for caring for a child, and making it affordable for people who would not be able to otherwise. It is helpful for society when there are a lot of dumb teenagers getting pregnant and not a lot of money to go around. Just things to think about.

VH1 Save the Music Foundation

The VH1 Save The Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as part of each child's complete education. To date, the Foundation has provided more than $47 million in new musical instruments to 1,750 public schools in more than 100 cities around the country, impacting the lives of over 1.6 million children.

Coalition for the Homeless

Here is another organization that is a top rated charity (that means you know your money is going somewhere that makes a difference) so if you want to help out with people that help the homeless this is a good charity to give to. Enjoy.