Sunday, March 8, 2015

Shelters in the Storm

Survivors need a place to share, learn, and understand. A safe harbor to connect. Here are just a few shelters of support to help survive and heal. Reach to survive. Breathe Brave.



The Brain Aneurysm Foundation
www.bafound.org
the only nonprofit dedicated to providing awareness, education, support and research to reduce brain aneurysm ruptures.

Al-Anon
www.al-anon.org
strength and hope for friends and families of problem drinkers.

Alcoholics Anonymous
ww.aa.org
an international fellowship of men and women who have had a drinking problem. it is nonprofessional, self-supporting, multiracial, apolitical, and available almost everywhere.

ALS Association
www.alsa.org
builds hope and enhances quality of life while aggressively searching for new treatments and a cure.

American Civil Liberties Union
www.aclu.org
guardian of liberty, working daily in courts, legislatures and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country.

American Red Cross
www.redcross.org
exists to provide compassionate care to those in need. Our network of generous donors, volunteers and employees share a mission of preventing and relieving suffering, here at home and around the world.

amFAR
www.amfar.org
dedicated to ending the global AIDS epidemic through innovative research. amfAR-funded research has increased our understanding of HIV and has helped lay the groundwork for major advances in the study and treatment of HIV/AIDS.

Amnesty International
www.amnesty.org
through detailed research and determined campaigning, they help fight abuses of human rights worldwide. bring torturers to justice. change oppressive laws. and free people jailed just for voicing their opinion.

Brady Center to Prevent Gun Violence
www.bradycenter.org
support to make changes to our gun laws & policies that will make us the safer nation we all want & deserve.

Breast Cancer Fund
www.breastcancerfund.org
works to prevent breast cancer by eliminating our exposure to toxic chemicals and radiation linked to the disease.

Breast Cancer Site
www.thebreastcancersite.com
part of the GreaterGood, aiding people animals and the environment daily.

Cancer Research Institute
www.cancerreseach.org
the world's only nonprofit organization dedicated exclusively to harnessing the immune system's power to conquer all cancers.

Children's Defense Fund
www.childrensdefense.org
leave no child behind® mission is to ensure every child a healthy start, a head start, a fair start, a safe start and a moral start in life and successful passage to adulthood with the help of caring families and communities.

Compassion & Choices
www.compassionandchoices.org
the leading nonprofit organization committed to helping everyone have the best death possible.

Global Fund for Women
www.globalfundforwomen.org
creating new momentum for global women's rights through grantmaking, storytelling, and awareness raising.

Habitat for Humanity International
www.habitat.org
a true world leader in addressing the issues of poverty housing.

Human Rights Watch
www.hrw.org
Investigate human rights crises in some 90 countries around the world, leading to significant change. 

Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
www.lls.org
the world's largest voluntary (nonprofit) health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research and providing education and patient services.

Muscular Dystrophy Association
www.mda.org
the world’s leading nonprofit health agency dedicated to finding treatments and cures for muscular dystrophy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other neuromuscular diseases.

Narcotics Anonymous 
www.na.org
the vision that every addict in the world has the chance to experience our message in his or her own language and culture and find the opportunity for a new way of life. 

National Stroke Association
www.stroke.org
to reduce the incidence and impact of strokes.

RAINN
www.rainn.org
the United States largest anti-sexual violence organization. helping survivors recover.

Save the Children
www.savethechildren.org
investing in childhood – every day, in times of crisis & for our future.

To Write Love On Her Arms
www.twloha.com
a non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope & finding help for people struggling with depression, addiction, self-injury, & suicide.

UNICEF
www.unicef.org
promotes the rights and wellbeing of every child in 190 countries and territories, with a special focus on reaching those in greatest need.





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