Big Brothers Big Sisters of America - www.bbbsa.org
Boy Scouts of America - www.scouting.org
Boys & Girls Clubs of America - www.bgca.org
Stated Purpose: “to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens.”
CureSearch - www.curesearch.org
CureSearch unites the world’s largest childhood cancer research organization, the Children’s Oncology Group, and the National Childhood Cancer Foundation through our shared mission to cure childhood cancer. Research is the key to cure.
Childhelp USA - www.childhelpusa.org
Stated Purpose: “to meet the physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs of abused and neglected children…by focusing…efforts and resources in the areas of treatment, prevention and research.”
Childhood Leukemia Foundation - www.clf4kids.com
Childreach / Plan USA - www.planusa.org
Stated Purpose: “to make lasting improvements in the lives of the neediest children.”
Children International - ww.children.org
Stated Purpose: “to provide the opportunity for impoverished children to grow into healthy, educated and self-reliant adults.”
Children’s Cancer Research Fund, Inc.- www.childrenscancer.org
Children’s Defense Fund - www.childrensdefense.org
Stated Purpose: “to leave no child behind and 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.”
Children’s Health Fund - www.childrenshealthfund.org
Children’s HeartLink - www.childrensheartlink.org
Based in Minnesota and partnered with leading institutions such as the Mayo Clinic and Stanford University, Children’s Heartlink has helped hundreds of thousands of kids since its founding. Stated Mission: We’re on a mission to improve the prevention and treatment of children’s heart disease in developing countries.
Children’s Wish Foundation International - www.childrenswish.org
Stated Purpose: “to provide terminally ill children of every origin, race, creed, religion or economic status the experience of a lifetime in the form of his or her favorite wish.”
Children, Incorporated - www.children-inc.org
Stated Purpose: “to assist children of all races and creeds, administering to their physical, mental and spiritual needs.”
Christian Children’s Fund - www.christianchildrensfund.org
Stated Purpose: “Christian Children’s Fund creates an environment of hope and respect for needy children of all cultures and beliefs in which they have opportunities to achieve their full potential, and provides practical tools for positive change - to children, families and communities.”
Compassion International - www.compassion.com
Stated Purpose: “to advocate for children, to release them from their spiritual, economic, social, and physical poverty and enable them to become responsible and fulfilled Christian adults.”
Covenant House - www.covenanthouse.org
Stated Purpose: “to serve suffering children of the street and to protect and safeguard all children.”
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - www.cff.org
Stated Purpose: The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is a donor-supported, nonprofit organization whose mission is to find therapies–and eventually a cure–for cystic fibrosis (CF), and to improving the quality of life for those with the disease.
Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption - www.davethomasfoundation.org
Stated Purpose: “to increase the number of adoptions of waiting children in North America.”
Easter Seals - www.easterseals.com
Stated Purpose: “to create solutions that change lives of children and adults with disabilities or other special needs and their families.”
Feed the Children - www.feedthechildren.
Stated Purpose: “to deliver food, clothing, medical supplies and equipment, education materials and other necessities to people lacking such essentials.”
Girl Scouts of the United States of America - www.girlscouts.
Stated Purpose: “to inspire girls with the highest ideals of character, conduct, patriotism, and service that they may become happy and resourceful citizens.”
Girls Incorporated - www.girlsinc.
Stated Purpose: “to inspire all girls to be strong, smart and bold.”
Give Kids the World - www.gktw.
Stated Purpose: “to provide children, with life-threatening illnesses, between the ages of 3 and 18 and their families, the cost-free opportunity to visit and experience various Central Florida attractions.”
Habitat for Humanity - www.habitat.org
Search the site to get involved based on various Habitat for Humanity projects around the world.
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundatoin International - www.jdrf.
Stated Purpose: “to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research.”
Make-A-Wish Foundation of America - www.wish.org
Stated Purpose: “is to grant the wish of each child under the age of 18 who has a life-threatening medical condition, i.e., a progressive, degenerative or malignant medical condition that has placed the child’s life in jeopardy.”
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation - www.modimes.org
Stated Purpose: “to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects and infant mortality.”
Miracle Flights for Kids - www.miracleflights.org
Stated Purpose: “to improve access to health care by providing free air transportation to hospitals across America; to promote awareness of our services through targeted outreach programs; to enlist the help of community-minded people through strategic calls to action; to promote the spirit of volunteerism
National Center for Missing & Exploited Children - www.missingkids.com
Stated Purpose: to operate “a national resource and technical center to deal with the issues of missing and exploited children.”
National Center for Family Literacy - www.famlit.org
Stated Purpose: “to create educational and economic opportunity for the most at-risk children and parents.”
National Childhood Cancer Foundation - www.nccf.org
Stated Purpose: “to raise funds and awareness to conquer childhood cancer.”
National Children’s Cancer Society - www.nationalchildrenscancersociety.org
Stated Purpose: “to improve the quality of life for children with cancer and to reduce the risk of cancer by promoting children’s health through financial and in-kind assistance, advocacy, support services, education and prevention programs.”
Newborns in Need - www.newbornsinneed.org
Operation Smile - www.operationsmile.org
Parents Television Council - www.parentstv.org
Stated Purpose: “to improve the content of entertainment programming, with emphasis on prime-time television and children.”
Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation of the U.S., Inc. - www.pbtfus.org
Pediatric Cancer Research Foundation - www.pcrf-kids.com
Prevent Child Abuse America - www.preventchildabuse.org
Reach Our Children - www.reachourchildren.org
Ronald McDonald House - www.rmhc.org
Stated Purpose: “to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children.”
Save the Children Federation - www.savethechildren.org
Stated Purpose: “to create lasting, positive change in the lives of children in need.”
Shriners Hospitals for Children - www.shrinershq.org
Stated Purpose: “to save children’s lives and restore their bodies to the highest level of usefulness; to conduct research into orthopaedic and burn care; and to train physicians and medical professionals in the treatments of orthopaedic disabilities and burn injuries.”
SIDS Alliance/First Candle - www.firstcandle.org
Stated Purpose: “to promote infant health and survival during the prenatal period through age two with programs of research, education and advocacy; while at the same time providing compassionate bereavement support to those experiencing an infant death.”
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital - www.stjude.org
Stated Purpose: “to find cures for children with catastrophic illnesses through research and treatment.”
St. Jude’s Ranch for Children - www.stjudesranch.org
Stated Purpose: “to provide healing - one child at a time.”
StandUp for Kids - www.standupforkids.org
Stated Purpose: “to help homeless and street kids.”
Starlight Children’s Foundation - www.starlight.org
United Way - www.unitedway.org - Search volunteer opportunities throughout the world.
Youth Development Fund - www.youthdevelopmentfund.org
Stated Purpose: “supports educational programs concerning drug abuse, health and fitness; presents festival events for children and the general public.”
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