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In 2005 our sister organization, Village Schools International, opened our first 3 schools, built 22 classrooms, received 13 missionary teachers from America, and enrolled 832 students. Today, we have twenty-six schools in villages in Tanzania which are providing an education to nearly 7300 students, and we are currently partnering with people in 188 villages, working together to try to build an additional 138 classrooms this year and to open at least two more of the six new schools under construction.
Under the auspices of the Archdiocese of Ottawa, Kateri Native Ministry is comprised of a group of Catholic Native and Non-Native people interested in the healing and reconciliation of Amerindians. Our goals are to: • Provide paths of healing and reconciliation for Amerindians. • Empower Native Catholics to live in harmony with their Catholic and Native Spirituality. • Provide Native Sacred Traditions within the Sacraments of the Catholic. • Participate in Native Christian ecumenical gatherings. • Promote and maintain ongoing communication and involvement between Native Catholics and the hierarchy of Catholic Church in North America. • Promote understanding between Natives and the Catholic Church. • Unify Native Catholics while respecting tribal differences. • Pray for the canonization of Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha, to share the story of her life, and to follow her example of holiness.
"The Cystic Fibrosis Association of Missouri (CFAM) is a support group in the state of Missouri for CF patients and their families. We raise money for research to find a cure, and promote awareness"
For 25 years, PGO has worked endlessly to help hundreds of people with Parkinson’s disease in the Ozarks. Established in 1999 by founder Mel DeVries, the grassroots non-profit organization and its supporters provided the vision to create the first clinic for Parkinson’s patients known as Parkinson’s Clinic of the Ozarks in 2001. Honorary lifetime board members, such as Harry Beckett, saw potential for beneficial community collaborations to provide wellness classes to help meet the varied needs and interests Parkinson's families. Over time, the organization has expanded to offer a wide assortment of Parkinson’s resources, educational programs, support group guidance, and free wellness classes to help make life better for people living with the diagnosis.
Changing The Face Of ALS (formerly BodyScience ALS Foundation) is tied to the BodyScience clinic and focuses on supporting people with ALS by promoting innovative, clinic-based therapies and helping advance related research and patient support (including offsetting treatment costs). In other words, the organization centers on improving outcomes and access to emerging ALS treatments and services through clinical programs and fundraising.
The mission is to be the leading community resource for providing patients and families with compassionate physical, emotional and spiritual end of life care with comfort, dignity and respect.
The NAD advocates for the civil, human, and linguistic rights of deaf and hard-of-hearing people in the United States. It works to protect access to American Sign Language and to advance equal access in education, employment, health care, communications and public life through legal advocacy, policy work, and public education.
Founded in 1997, Seasons Grief & Loss Center provides bereavement services and resources to children and adults in our community.
The Parkinson Association of the Rockies connects and empowers People with Parkinson's to thrive through educating, creating awareness, promoting research and supporting those with the disease, their families and the Colorado community. We provide the care that counts on the way to a cure!
The Mission of the State of Texas Kidney Foundation is to improve the health and well being of people at risk or affected by kidney disease, through education, prevention and support and by increasing organ donation and transplantation.
Hands of Hope Foundation is designed to operate and develop faith based communities that will function on a local, national, and international level to provide financial and/or direct assistance to individuals, families, and other organizations in meeting a wide variety of needs to include: short term housing, medical care, education assistance, drinkable water, food and clothing; as well as a place of respite for Ministers and their families. Offering Hope in Christ in the spirit of 1 Peter 3:15. Our current projects include: educational services in Liberia, Bulgaria, and Thailand. Medical clinic in Weala, Liberia. 5 new churches in Pattaya, Thailand.