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Our vision is to be the leader in preparing youth for life. The Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America provides quality youth programs designed to strengthen character, develop good citizenship, and promote physical fitness. The Council serves 6,000 youth in 8 counties of the Midlands, including Richland, Lexington, Saluda, Bamberg, Calhoun, Fairfield, Orangeburg and Kershaw. Activities for Scouts range from weekly meetings to full summer camp programs, and many on weekends and nights. Our core programs are: Cub Scouts: year-round, boys 1st-5th grade, family- and home-centered program to develop ethical decision-making skills, character development, citizenship training, and personal fitness; Boy Scouts: year-round program, boys 11 - 17, vigorous outdoor program and peer group leadership with the counsel of an adult Scoutmaster; Venturing: year-round CO-ED14 - 21 years, youth-run leadership and outdoors; Exploring: CO-ED ages 14 - 20, hands-on career exploration; Camp Barstow, Boy Scout Camp on Lake Murray, Saluda, year round; Scoutreach: alternative model using paid staff along with volunteers in neighborhoods and schools with a significant population of at-risk youth and emphasizes literacy, health and community development. We Hold Programs Where Children Are and Where Families Live Some Scout meetings are held at church or school in the evening a short drive from home. We also hold programs in housing authorities, community centers and in afterschool and summer programs where children are spending many hours already. We a Great Community Collaborators The goal of Scouting isn't to change the culture of a neighborhood - it is to bring it together and be a catalyst for positive change, as defined by the neighborhood. To that extent, Indian Waters Council proudly partners with the Housing Authorities, School Districts, Faith Based and Community Based Organizations in each community. We Provide Service One of the Boy Scouts of America's founding principles is to provide service to the community. Each Cub Scout Pack, Boy Scout Troop or Venture Crew is required to provide a significant number of hours in their community to complete service projects and volunteer at special events, work at a local food pantry or serve meals at a homeless shelter. Each Eagle Scout is required, with the help of his Troop, to complete a Service Project of meaningful and lasting impact. We Provide Support Each District has a full time District Executive who: Helps Units Organize for Success Recruits and Develop Volunteers for the Unit Serves as a Support to the Unit Once Volunteers Are in Place We Sustain Success Indian Waters is about more than increasing membership for the Boy Scouts. It's about working with communities to build a program that is completely community driven. We continue to provide training and resources for the life of the Unit.

Wolf Connection is the howl that opens your heart, awakens your mind and transforms your life. With a unique focus on Wolf Therapy, they facilitate restorative human-animal communication worldwide. Wolf Connection is a wolf sanctuary that empowers all beings to believe in their worthiness, their inner capacity for personal growth, and the power of the pack. In order to accomplish this, they implement multifaceted programs in close interaction with rescued wolves. A powerful doorway is opened for participants to discover self-confidence and purpose; a feeling of being seen and accepted; and a sense of oneness with themselves and their community. Wolf Connection engages generations of humans to connect with their resilience and inherent roles in the ecosystem by offering life-changing programs, in-person and virtually. They provide an enriching sanctuary for rescued wolves, who give voice to their wild brothers and sisters. Wolf Connection engages in meaningful conversations and provides education around human potential, wolves, and the natural world, creating an impactful worldwide contribution. Located in the mountains above Los Angeles, the 165-acre ranch facility serves as a safe haven and home to rescued wolves who have been subjected to illegal ownership, abandonment and abuse. They give one-of-a-kind care and enrichment to the pack, who become ambassadors of hope to all who witness them. Since 2009, they have worked with students from expulsion schools, foster care organizations, probation camps, veterans and anti-recidivism groups and offer an immersive program for female-identifying adults. Bringing humans and wolves together for the benefit of all.  

The Center for Community Alternatives (CCA), founded in 1981, is a leader in community-based alternatives to incarceration and policy advocacy to reduce reliance on incarceration. We provide direct services to communities in New York City, Syracuse and Rochester, engaging approximately 2,500 youth and adults annually who would otherwise be incarcerated. The great majority of our participants are African-American or Latino/a and come from poor or low-income communities. In addition to direct services, CCA works to bring about a more just and humane criminal justice system. We have achieved success in persuading the State Legislature to adopt "reintegration" as a goal of sentencing; in reforming New York's drug laws; and in realigning New York's juvenile justice system so that more youth are placed in programs in their home communities, rather than detention or incarceration. We are currently leading a national campaign to reduce barriers to college admission for people with criminal records. In an average year, CCA successfully diverts 100 adults and as many juveniles from costly incarceration, saving New York State millions of dollars. Our work reduces the collateral consequences of incarceration, strengthens families and builds safer communities. CCA serves people in trouble: youth at risk; families in crisis; people struggling to address drug and alcohol problems and HIV and AIDS; and people who have been involved in the criminal justice system who are seeking community reintegration and productive, law-abiding lives. CCA endeavors to address these issues by emphasizing personal empowerment, self-respect and concern for one's community.

Creating Hope through Education, Resources and Resilience for our Youths Kids Our mission is to provide our youth and their families with the practical tools needed to overcome self destructive, negative behaviors. Along with parents and guardians we will make every effort to put our youths on a positive path. Our efforts will begin with instilling self-esteem, motivation, determination, and the ability to make sound decisions in our youths. Qualities that lead to successful outcomes; Our commitment is to firmly guide, encourage and support our youths. Our team of qualified professionals along with community advocates plays a vital role in our success. We will work closely with all professionals that serve our clients. We promote a therapeutic approach that consists of small social skill enhancement groups as well as individual counseling. Establishing clear boundaries, for how our youths will be expected to conduct, themselves will be fully and fairly explored. Our commitment to strengthen the family unit is paramount. To this end, parents needing skills for improved parenting will be referred to appropriate agencies to assist them. They will be given the knowledge, to become positive role models for their children. Having healthy and productive role models at home and in the community will allow our youths to see strong, positive individuals up close, on a daily basis. Cherry Kids takes great pride in contributing to cultivating the lives of each and every young person that comes into our service. Whom We Serve Our program has been established to assist youths and their families in the underserved communities. Many of these youths are labeled as under achievers. They come from families that are socially and economically disadvantaged. More often than not they come from single parents homes. Others are in the care of grandparents, aunts and uncle, extended family members and in some cases, by individuals that are not biologically related. We may also find a percentage of our youths in the foster care system. Many of these youths demonstrate poor academic achievement, excessive suspensions coupled with lateness, absenteeism and unfortunately far too many instances they have discontinued attending school all together. The reasons for our youths not completing their formal education varies. Poor family relationships, poor diets, limited social skills, are all major contributors to the decline in attendance. These individuals and their families are often in dire need of intervention. They will not improve their purpose in life without the assistance of community and or state based services. Cherry Kids are a totally dedicated group of professionals, vowing to make every effort to improve the lives of the youths and families that seek our services. Who We Are The Cherry Kids was created to provide early intervention to youths in inner cities, experiencing behavior issues that negatively impact the education process. The implementation of our program provides the primary elements that constitute the framework for positive character building. Our qualified professionals will identify the challenging behaviors and assist our youths and their families with the finding. Cherry Kids is designed to minimize the kind of negative behaviors that impede our youth from achieving academic success. The Cherry Kids team will collaborate with schools to provide therapeutic counseling for the youth we service. Our joint efforts will provide multiple opportunities for our youths to obtain productive learning experiences. Our team of professionals understands the importance of education. We realize that our youth’s academic growth, socio-emotional well-being along with the family unit is of the utmost importance. The end product of what we do can be seen as up standing young people possessing healthy self-esteem that leads to positive behavior, which ultimately will lead to more productive individuals to benefit society. Implementing a strong focus on education our youths are encouraged to pursue their goals in life. They are encouraged to explore all aspects of academics, cultures, societies and the world at large. The beginning transformation of our youths sets the foundation of self respect, respect for others, and ultimately, respect for life as well as a lifelong thirst for knowledge. The Cherry Kids firmly believes that if we reach out to our trouble youths today, we will have contributed mightily to the individuals and their families that we serve, the community in which they live, and will have helped to make the world a better and safer place for all mankind in the process.

My Grief Angels is "For and By" People Grieving Worldwide My Grief Angels, a 501 (c) (3) public charity, is an Online Grief Support Community of People worldwide coping with loss and helping each other by leveraging new technologies to find and share the latest resources, education, information and personal grief journeys/ experiences. VIDEO - ABOUT MY GRIEF ANGELS Overview (1 Minute): https://studio.youtube.com/video/SN5jh5Ddif0/edit VIDEO REVIEWS OF MY GRIEF ANGELS BY COMMUNITY MEMBERS (1 Minute): Community Member Reviews: https://youtu.be/v8PT7vlgLTM "I found My Grief Angels While Crying on Google" Review: https://youtu.be/5yl53mjns3g Projects include: - Free and Open Virtual Grief Support Groups Per Type of Loss Experienced. The groups were initially launched on April 1, 2020 s our emergency response to help people grieving during the COVID19 Pandemic, and to date - we have held over 500 free and open group meetings. PROGRAM VIDEO & TESTIMONIAL: https://youtu.be/Vw9s9y59--k - Grieving @ Holidays - As suggested by virtual group participants, we launched a program by which we hold Free and Open Virtual Grief Support Groups for anyone grieving the loss of a loved on all major holidays - the day of the holiday; including: Mother's Day, Father's Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Valentine's Day, Fourth of July, Labor Day, and others. PROGRAM VIDEO: https://youtu.be/FiEOwYWy6tY - Grief Chat Hour - OnlineGrief.com - As suggested by group participants who wanted to continue the community discussions after the weekly group meetings, an online community was set up and a "Grieg Chat Hour" program was launched to designate 8pm EST as the daily hour where people looking for community with others grieving can check in and connect with others; post their thoughts and review latest research on grief and grieving process, workplace grief, etc. PROGRAM VIDEO: - Grief Education Petition - Change.org/GriefEducation - For the vast majority of group and online community participants, most felt totally unprepared for the loss of their loved one, and their number one suggestion was for schools to do more to prepare us for what will be part of all of our lives. Therefore, we recently started a public petition to make "Grief Education" a graduation requirement for all. PROGRAM VIDEOS (1 Minute Each): https://youtu.be/_tdFh0zU6XA and https://youtu.be/DYXxIko-eng - The Grief MOOC - First Free Massive Open Online Education Course on "Grief: How it can kill or empower us" available thru the European MOOCs Platform and the Happiness Academy PROGRAM VIDEO: https://youtu.be/vNh6yvToEEg - Free Mobile Apps- Free Mobile apps developed and launched by My Grief Angels Volunteers; including "Virtual Grief Support"; "Pet Loss", and "Good From Grief" apps available thru Google Play, Apple itunes, Amazon, HTML5 and other major app stores. PROGRAM VIDEOS: - Virtual Grief Support App - https://youtu.be/0fCQdigIQck - Pet Loss App - https://youtu.be/ZD31VkZz7Uw - Good From Grief App - https://youtu.be/PsGYhEkJjNY - Grief Attacks - Shared Community Stories: Online community user submitted personal stories on grief attacks experienced and how each got thru them. PROGRAM VIDEOS: - Photos & Garage Sale: https://youtu.be/TF8SdNOSo4E - Going Back To School: https://youtu.be/C_r0qeG3cJw - Re-entering the Apartment: https://youtu.be/Co5IsXx6C50 - The Trip Home: https://youtu.be/SNYC-kGDX-E - Books: "Good from Grief: How to Turn Unimaginable Grief Into Something Positive in 288 Uplifting Twitter-sized Life Stories" Book Link on Amazon (Group offered at Cost): https://www.amazon.com/Good-Grief-Unimaginable-Something-Twitter-sized/dp/1493574604 - Grief Support Resources Directory by Type of Loss Experienced - User Shared Grief Attacks Coping Strategies Program My Grief Angels, throughout its projects, addresses topics that include: - How grief can impact our health; - How have others coped with their grief and grief attacks; - How have others put their grief in motion; - How have others turned their grief into something positive; - What are the resources available for our type of loss, and more...

10 CAN, Inc. is a Christian Adventure Network founded by a wounded warrior to serve Military and First Responder families. They are a nonprofit 501(c) (3) charitable organization designed to honor the families of our Heroes, revive a warrior’s ethos, and grow adolescents through outdoor recreation, education, and rehabilitation.

Golden Treasures Rescue (GTR) is an all-volunteer rescue, providing veterinary care, foster homes and permanent new homes for golden retrievers in the Ohio area. They rescue Golden Retrievers wherever they find them

SOARING WINGS PROVIDES A CHRIST-CENTERED HOME FOR CHILDREN WHILE WORKING WITH THEIR FAMILIES TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES THEY ARE FACING FOR AS LONG AS NEEDED.

PROVIDING FATHERHOOD AND TEEN PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAMS. ADDRESSING THE ISSUES OF THE FATHERLESS HOME. ENHANCING THE LIVES OF YOUTH THROUGH EDUCATION, CAREER PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT.

Texas Tranquility Estates – Girl’s Home is a General Residential Treatment Center committed to providing a safe loving and nurturing Christian home environment that will provoke change in the lives of young girls by teaching them the mental discipline, along with practical principles that will build confidence and courage for pursuing a successful future. They are dedicated to equipping today’s teens with proven principles to overcome the pains of abandonment, fear, low self-esteem, molestation, as well as temper management and depression.

82nd Street Academics complements public education in New York City so that students, regardless of home language, will have access to quality public higher education.

St. Joseph Children's Home has been giving children a home since 1849. St. Joe's serves approximately 350 children annually across three core programs: residential treatment, foster care and adoption, and child development. We provide intensive therapy, safety, education, and most of all, LOVE. We also create families for children in need of foster care and adoption throughout Kentucky. Additionally, St. Joe’s provides quality preschool and trustworthy childcare to the community. Learn more about SJ Kids at www.sjkids.org.