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Cystic Fibrosis Research, Inc.

Making a difference in communities through dedicated service and impact.

PALO ALTO, California

Fair Start Movement

The Problem: Family planning in the world today is based upon a parent-centered and isolationist model that hurts children, families, communities, and our environment. That model prevents the realization of freedom and is the fundamental source of our social and ecological crises. That model is the product of governments and businesses that profit from population growth, want to avoid collective obligations that require investing in rather than exploiting future generations, and who helped eliminate the responsibilities inherent in having kids as a means of accelerating growth. The Solution: Having Kids acts as a “part replacer,” replacing the morally incoherent parent-centered model, which has been debunked by theorists, with the truly human rights-based and child-centered Fair Start model. That move will also create space for the development of even better models. Future children should be the focus of family planning laws and policies because they have the most at stake. That change is the key to freedom – the freedom to a say in the rules under which one lives, to equal opportunities in life, and the freedom from others that is nature. That is what a decolonized future looks like. This is not merely theoretical, but the basis for concrete action we can take today at multiple levels of social change – legal, institutional, cultural, discursive, etc. The Fair Start model is the best construction of the moral and legal right to have children. Here are examples of how Having Kids is replacing the old and isolationist model with the Fair Start model. Having Kids is more a praxis of truly human rights-based family planning than an entity. We invite you to join the transition to better family planning by taking actions to ensure kids a fair start in life, and speaking out about what you’ve done. The human brain is predisposed to focus on the immediate over the important. Working for social change without family planning reform is the worst case of this tendency, but together we can change direction. Having Kids is not just another voice in the crowd. Instead, we make sure all voices matter by changing the nature of the crowd.

Tucson, Arizona

POLK COUNTY HOUSE OF HOPE

Polk County House of Hope provides immediate and long-term safety to victims of domestic and sexual violence and their children through a hotline, victims services, emergency shelter or placement in a safe facility, and connection to community resources. We work to prevent future violence through education, intervention, and advocacy at the individual, local, and state level.

BOLIVAR, Missouri

Watertown Food Pantry

PROGRAM: We provide needy households with basic food items. As the number of adults and children in the household increases, the number of food items increases. The amount of meat a family receives also increases. In addition to these basic food items, we have a ‘free’ wall of miscellaneous food items. Families may take anywhere from 4 to 8 items; and these items are over and beyond their normal allotment. When we have LOTS of food in stock, we are even more generous in food distribution. It’s better to have it distributed to those in need than throw it away because it is past the expiration date. We give each family a “Milk Voucher” for Piggly Wiggly, which is good for one free gallon of milk. The amount we pay each month has substantially decreased due to the fundraising efforts at our local Piggly Wiggly store. In the waiting room, there is a corner cabinet stocked with donated books for children of all ages. Each child may pick out and take home one book each time they come to the pantry. These books come from a variety of sources........rummage sales, library book sales, fundraising events, just to name a few.

Watertown, Wisconsin

New Directions for Women

New Directions for Women (NDFW) is a world renowned private drug and alcohol rehab that is internationally accredited by CARF (Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities), to ensure that your loved one will be receiving the highest quality of treatment. Grounded in the 12-steps of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), we offer evidence based addiction services and are licensed to provide, exclusively to women, detox, residential rehab, intensive sober living, and outpatient services to women of all ages, women with dependent children, and pregnant women.

Costa Mesa, California

Timmy Global Health

In collaboration with our international and U.S. partners, Timmy sends medical service teams to support the work of international partner organizations, and channels financial, medical, and human resources to community based health and development projects. Through our work, we seek to strengthen local health systems while promoting a spirit of humanitarianism, global awareness, and a long-term commitment to ending health disparities amongst our students and volunteers.

Indianapolis, Indiana

WELLNESS TREE COMMUNITY CLINIC

The Wellness Tree Community Clinic is a group of dedicated volunteer providers and donors who inspire a healthy community by providing free, quality healthcare, education and resources to the underserved.

Twin Falls, Idaho

FEMALE DEVELOPMENT WORLD ORGANIZATION INC

Mission Female Development World Organization (FDWO) concentrates on activities geared towards Awareness and Prevention for the Holistic Development of youths and safer communities. GuideStar Silver Seal of Transparency

Lauderdale Lakes, Florida

Omiyo

Omiyo means Give in the Acholi language of our Ugandan artisans. That's why we exist: To give artisans a market for their work, to give kids in their communities a better education, and to give you access to fun and stylish products you won't find anywhere else!

North Manchester

KATY CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES

"Transforming lives through God's grace and the generosity of the community"

Katy, Texas

FNE International

FNE International partners with communities in developing nations to identify opportunities to advance health, housing and education. By Facilitating collaboration and Networking with local and international organizations, we strive to seize those opportunities and Empower individuals to do the same as engaged members of their community and the world.

Roxbury Xing, Massachusetts

CONNECTICUT ALLIANCE TO END SEXUAL VIOLENCE

We create communities free of sexual violence and to provide culturally affirming, trauma-informed advocacy, prevention, and intervention services centered on the voices of survivors. The Alliance envisions and hopes to create a world in which everyone believes sexual violence is a preventable problem and actively plays a role in ending it.

EAST HARTFORD, Connecticut