What THEY do: Good Neighbors is an international non-profit humanitarian organization, based in Los Angeles, focused and committed to bring child education, community development, and emergency relief to 30 countries around the world. Their projects span from building clean water wells in Africa to building cook stoves for families in Guatemala.
What YOU can do: You can go abroad with them to one of the many countries they help or become a domestic volunteer and participant in their many organizational needs. Good Neighbors is proud to be a certifying organization of the President’s Volunteer Service Award (PVSA) -- the premier volunteer awards program!
For more info check them out at: http://www.goodneighbors.org/
What THEY do: It is the biggest basketball shoot-a-thon in the world! Every dollar raised goes directly to the project you select to help children in need, and every free throw helps a child from becoming an orphan.
What THEY do: An online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need all over the nation. Public school teachers post project requests on the site, and anyone can give a donation to the projects that inspire and touch them the most.
What THEY do: They are the leading American non-profit organization focused on suicide prevention among LGBT young people and questioning youths.
What THEY do: A grassroots group that gathers and harvests excess fruits and vegetables from private properties, public spaces, and farmers and wholesale markets, and then donates 100% of what they procure to local food pantries and other agencies that service populations in need across Southern California. Food Forward provides enough food to partners to feed over 100,000 clients a month.
What THEY do: Cause for Celebration is a public charity that provides birthday parties for underprivileged children who reside in shelters or that have recently left living in a shelter.
