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To provide those supports necessary to enable people with developmental needs to live as independently and fully as they desire within the community. In support of our mission, we believe: people with developmental needs are unique individuals with the same thoughts, desires, and dreams as anyone else. Each individual possesses gifts and talents that enhance and nurture the richness and diversity of the community. Each person’s capabilities, desires, and dreams will be the foundation for service choices and the individual receiving supports and services always comes first! The development of service options for each person will be enhanced by an environment and attitude which is supportive and nurturing. Planning and decision-making can best occur through the commitment to a strengthening of a dynamic partnership between the individual, family, friends, the community and excentia. This network of relationships is integral to our mission and central to the concept of “excentia”. With a commitment to excellence, we look forward to your involvement and participation as an individual, a family member, or someone looking to make a real difference as a staff member or volunteer. We also appreciate your confidence and support in excentia.

Purpose: “My Very Own Blanket”, Inc. is organized exclusively for charitable, scientific and education purposes. The organization’s general purpose is to provide financial relief and assistance to the poor and underprivileged members of the community. The specific purpose of this corporation is to provide blankets and other personal necessities to children in foster care so that the children may retain these items as their own when they are being transferred to and from different foster families or caregivers. Further, the organization may engage in purposes permitted under Ohio laws governing nonprofit corporations that benefit or support the needs of children in foster care.

VISIONEnvisioning a community where all youth discover and achieve their fullest potential.MISSIONSherwood Forest provides dynamic programs and immersive outdoor experiences that inspire and empower youth from under-resourced communities to discover their resilience, prepare for their future, and embrace their civic responsibility

The Ezekiel Taylor Scholarship Foundation (ETSF) is a 501(c)3 that provides financial assistance to African-American males in the Chicago-area seeking to attend an accredited college, trade school or university. Named after the late Ezekiel Taylor, who was killed on the South Side of Chicago, the foundation identifies young Black men who have been impacted by Chicago's senseless gun violence. ETSF provides funding and male mentorship to educate, empower and encourage.

Volunteers working in the Tucson community to help those in need.Tucson and Pima County, AZ

Welcome to the Gift of Adoption Fund. Our mission is to fill the void that separates child from family – through adoption assistance grants that give vulnerable children a permanent home and the chance to thrive.

Central Coast Funds for Children was established to benefit children in need of special services in San Luis Obispo County. We are a publicly supported, non-profit, tax-exempt charitable organization. All donations are tax-deductible (Identification No. 77-0338513), and all donations stay in our county to help local children. CCFC has no paid staff – all activities are run by volunteers. Less than 6% of the income raised goes to expenses. Funds are raised through private and business donations, dues and special fundraising events. All monies are generated by volunteer membership of Central Coast Funds For Children. Applications for these funds are received throughout the year. From our 1994 start until 2012 the funds granted total over a Million Dollars ($1,213,915). This year – 2013 – CCFC continues to raise funds to benefit children in need in San Luis Obispo County. Funds are granted to local non-profit organizations (through a grant application process) to benefit children’s programs in San Luis Obispo County. CCFC raises monies through annual support drives, as well as several fundraising events throughout the year, as well as ongoing community projects. There are two prime signature events; CCFC Annual Soup Supper held each September and our newest event, Christmas in November. CCFC members also volunteer at several community events held primarily for children: Children’s Day in the Plaza and Morro Bay Kite Festival are just two of them. CCFC also participates with local business merchants to earn a percentage of profits for the day; California Pizza Kitchen, Applebee’s and New Frontiers market to name a few. Members also volunteer each year at Camp Reach for the Stars (one of our many Grant Recipients); this camp is for children with cancer and their families. CCFC also makes “Sunshine Sacks” for the Family Care Network. We invite you to join us as we continue our goal to raise Donations and Grant that money to agencies that help children in San Luis Obispo County.

Mission: Giving Children Back Their Childhood. Vision: to be recognized as the best source of help for abused, abandoned and neglected children and their families.

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of San Mateo County (SVdP) provides Safety-Net services for families and individuals in our community who are often suffering, forgotten, and deprived — the working poor, the homeless, the incarcerated, and all people living on the margins. SVdP’s model of service is person-to-person and is targeted to specific needs of each client. With the help of over 1,000 Vincentian volunteers who donate their time, talent, and resources to help neighbors in need, SVdP provides rapid and targeted assistance throughout San Mateo County, California. We also seek systemic change solutions to help move people out of poverty.

Since 1971. To empower women to attain safety, equality and justice, and build independent and self - sustaining lives for themselves and their child - ren and to pioneer collaborations with community partners to create an intolerance of gender - based violence, substance abuse and poverty

Family Builders' mission is to build permanent families for children and youth in the foster care and juvenile justice systems. Family Builders believes that every child has the right to grow up in a permanent, nurturing family regardless of that child’s age, race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or medical, physical or emotional condition. Family Builders’ vision is that every child will leave the foster care system with a committed family.

What happens in childhood has a profound effect on the rest of life. Chicago’s most vulnerable are children living in extreme poverty who face serious health issues. Many of their families subsist on annual incomes of $5,000 or less, live in communities with high crime and unemployment, face housing insecurity and hunger, and often lack access to the support they need to treat their illness. Survival is at the heart of their daily lives, but it doesn’t need to be. This is why Children’s Place Association exists. We believe all children – regardless of health or economic status – should have the opportunity to lead their best lives. For 25 years, Children’s Place Association has intervened at critical points in a child’s development by stabilizing the most vulnerable children and families, crafting personalized plans for their well-being, and providing comprehensive services that break the cycles of poverty and illness. Opened in 1991 to serve children with HIV/AIDS, today Children’s Place helps kids and families confronting both serious health issues – such as cancer, epilepsy, autism and HIV – and extreme poverty. Our comprehensive services are designed to maximize impact on a child’s future and empower them to become successful adults.