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Founded in 1883, YMCAs collectively make up the largest nonprofit community service organization in America. YMCAs are at the heart of community life in neighborhoods and towns across the nation. They work to meet the health and social service needs of 16.9 million men, women and children.Ys help people develop values and behavior that are consistent with Christian principles. Ys are for people of all faiths, races, abilities, ages and incomes. No one is turned away for inability to pay. YMCAs' strength is in the people they bring together.In the average Y, a volunteer board sets policy for its executive, who manages the operation with full-time and part-time staff and volunteer leaders. Ys meet local community needs through organized activities called programs. In its own way, every Y nurtures the healthy development of children and teens; strengthens families; and makes its community a healthier, safer, better place to live.YMCA programs are tools for building the values of caring, honesty, respect and responsibility. Longtime leaders in community-based health and fitness and aquatics, Ys teach kids to swim, offer exercise classes for people with disabilities and lead adult aerobics. They also offer hundreds of other programs in response to community needs, including camping, child care (the Y movement is the nation's largest not-for-profit provider), teen clubs, environmental programs, substance abuse prevention, youth sports, family nights, job training, international exchange and many more.Organization: Each YMCA is a charitable nonprofit, qualifying under Section 501(c)(3) of the U.S. Tax Code. Each is independent. YMCAs are required by the national constitution to pay annual dues, to refrain from discrimination and to support the YMCA mission. All other decisions are local choices, including programs offered, staffing and style of operation. The national office, called the YMCA of the USA, is in Chicago, with Field offices in California, Pennsylvania, Georgia, Ohio, Indiana, Minnesota and Texas. It is staffed by 241 employees. Its purpose is to serve member associations.International: YMCAs are at work in more than 120 countries around the world, serving more than 30 million people. Some 230 local US Ys maintain more than 370 relationships with Ys in other countries, operate international programs and contribute to YMCA work worldwide through the YMCA World Service campaign. Like other national YMCA movements, the YMCA of the USA is a member of the World Alliance of YMCAs, headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.History: The YMCA was founded in London, England, in 1844 by George Williams and about a dozen friends who lived and worked as clerks in a drapery a forerunner of dry-goods and department stores. Their goal was to help young men like themselves find God. The first members were evangelical Protestants who prayed and studied the Bible as an alternative to vice. The Y movement has always been nonsectarian and today accepts those of all faiths at all levels of the organization, despite its unchanging name, the Young Men's Christian Association.The first U.S. YMCA started in Boston in 1851, the work of Thomas Sullivan, a retired sea captain who was a lay missionary. Ys spread fast and soon were serving boys and older men as well as young men. Although 5,145 women worked in YMCA military canteens in World War I, it wasn't until after World War II that women and girls were admitted to full membership and participation in the US YMCAs. Today half of all YMCA members and program members are female, and half are under age 18.

The Walking In Authority (WIA) Teen Council, Inc. seeks to provide social and educational opportunities to low/moderate income teens that foster human development, building character, and increase teens voice and involvement in the Metro Atlanta community. The program's purpose is to create a secure atmosphere with a teen/parent-friendly and safe environment using a holistic approach to education, job training, health and wellness, leadership, parental outreach, mediation and conflict resolution, public administration, public safety, judicial system, discipline, character and personal development while having fun. SPARKLE K. ADAMS, is the founder and Executive Director of the Walking In Authority (WIA) Teen Council formerly known as the Forest Park Teen Council, Inc. While serving as Mayor Pro-tem, Interim Mayor, and City Councilwoman in the City of Forest Park, she envisioned giving teenagers a vehicle to promote their interest through active involvement in the community by participation in community activities. Her goal is to have teens serve as ambassadors to the City leaders on behalf of their peers contributing back to the community. Hence, the Forest Park Teen Council was officially launched in 2009. The name was officially changed to Walking In Authority (WIA) Teen Council, Inc. in 2016. Walking In Authority (WIA) Teen Council, Inc. promotes positive relationships among youth from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds. Through our reorganization, we developed working committees to be more efficient and effective in accomplishing our new goal of “Aspire to Inspire"; our mission to LEARN (Leadership, Empowerment, Accountability, Responsibility, and Networking); our vision of looking into the future using our LENS (Leadership, Education, Networking that leads to Success).

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.

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...

The Josselyn Center's mission is to improve lives by providing quality mental health care in communities. Our vision of providing Mental health for all means we believe everyone is deserving of mental health care and we have a unique focus on low-income and marginalized residents who are more vulnerable to mental health challenges because of employment, food and housing insecurity, unsafe living conditions, and other trauma brought on by poverty and social injustice.

AS A FAITH-BASED ORGANIZATION, OUR MISSION IS TO PROVIDE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FUNDS TO CHILDREN AND TEENS, IN NEED AND AT RISK, FOR MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING.

The Latinas On the Verge of Excellence - L.O.V.E. Mentoring Program supports and empowers young Latinas to strive for success, both in school and in life, through health interventions targeted at mental, reproductive and physical health as well as career readiness and mentorship.

THEIR MISSION PROVIDE A PLACE OF SAFETY WHERE ALL PERSONS AFFECTED BY A MENTAL HEALTH CONCERN FEEL ACCEPTED AND CAN BUILD HOPE THROUGH PEER BASED PROGRAMMING, AND TO DELIVER EDUCATION, SUICIDE PREVENTION, AND SUPPORT TO FAMILY MEMBERS AND THE COMMUNITY.

FairView Counseling is a nonprofit child- and family-focused mental health center that aims to improve the health and welfare of children, teens, and families in Berks County by providing affordable, child-centered counseling. They emphasize Play Therapy and other expressive/evidence-based therapies (art therapy, CBT, filial/parent supports) to address behavioral, emotional, and developmental concerns.

Our mission is to provide affordable access to mental health therapy, while training the next generations of therapists.  Living Success Center, Inc. is a non-profit counseling center dedicated to providing services to the community at fees based on the ability to pay.

The Elizabeth Stone House partners with adult and child survivors of domestic violence and related trauma – mental illness, housing instability and substance misuse – to achieve safety, stability, and overall wellbeing, thereby contributing to the strength, resiliency, and health of the community we serve

Camper Sponsorships for mentally challanged children