Below you will find an idea of organizations that you might want to follow or contact for your Challenge to Change project. These are not the only places to research...this should just help you brainstorm! Remember to think big. There's no limit to your imagination!
I recommend getting started here on our blog as well as checking out DoSomething.org. Do Something is an organization with hundreds of ideas of helping you find a cause that matters to you and giving you practical ideas to actively help that cause. Remember, you don't have to have a ton of money to help. Our Challenge is to CHANGE - your attitude and your perspective.
Take a look at some of the organizations below for ideas AND check out DoSomething.org!!
I recommend getting started here on our blog as well as checking out DoSomething.org. Do Something is an organization with hundreds of ideas of helping you find a cause that matters to you and giving you practical ideas to actively help that cause. Remember, you don't have to have a ton of money to help. Our Challenge is to CHANGE - your attitude and your perspective.
Causes that many students Care about:
- The environment
- Homelessness
- Hunger
- Veterans/Military Service Men & Women
- Helping the elderly
- Cancer/other medical research
- Bullying prevention
- Animal welfare
- Disaster prevention and relief (hurricanes, tornadoes, etc.)
- Discrimination
- Education
- Health and fitness
- HIV and sexuality
- International Human Rights (human trafficking, poverty, etc.)
- War, Peace and Politics
Take a look at some of the organizations below for ideas AND check out DoSomething.org!!
Feed My Starving Children is a Christian organization that works to provide meals to hungry families in our area. There are many ways to volunteer with this organization right away, regardless of your own background and beliefs. Volunteer opportunities include packing lunches and organizing donations. Check it out: www.fmsc.org
It is estimated that human trafficking generates about $32 BILLION DOLLARS A YEAR. The sale of persons into forced labor or sexual exploitation happens everywhere - including our city. If this issue interests you head over to their website and see how you can get involved. www.love146.org
Help animals find homes. Take a look at the ASPCA and Google local animal shelters!
ASPCA: http://www.aspca.org/
Naperville Humane Society: http://www.napervilleareahumanesociety.org
DuPage County Animal Care & Control: http://www.dupageco.org/animalcontrol
Anderson Animal Shelter (South Elgin): http://andersonanimalshelter.org
Almost Home Foundation (Roselle, IL): http://www.almosthomefoundation.org
Want to be active for women's health? Take a look at the Avon Foundation and their work to support breast cancer research. Also check out the Susan G. Komen foundation! www.avonwalk.org
Want to look into issues concerning homelessness? The DuPage County PADS program is phenomenal and local. You can start volunteering there today! This shelter provides pads to sleep on, meals, and educational resources for singles and families experiencing homelessness. Here is the info: http://www.dupagepads.org/
Concerned about hunger? Feeding America seeks to end hunger in America as rapidly as it can. Check out the local food banks and programs that you can get involved with today! Click here: http://feedingamerica.org/
Has someone in your family or another loved one suffered through cancer? What better way to help make progress toward a cure than to check out the American Cancer Society. Relay for Life is coming up...why not start a team and participate? http://www.relayforlife.org/
We watched the TOMS mission video in class. If this moved you and made you want to get more information, check out their website and what they're up to these days. How can you get involved? Check out www.toms.com
Do you feel a special connection to helping our men and women in uniform? See what the USO does! Their website summarizes their mission in this statement:
"Millions of times each year at hundreds of locations around the world, the USO lifts the spirits of America’s troops and their families. A nonprofit, congressionally chartered, private organization, the USO relies on the generosity of individuals, organizations and corporations to support its activities." See what you can do to help locally and abroad: www.uso.org
If you want to think internationally about hunger, look no further. WFP has all kinds of ways to get involved in ending the hunger epidemic in our world. Head to their website: http://www.wfp.org/
Operation Smile is a unique organization that seeks to help children all over the globe. Their mission? "Our Cause: Operation Smile provides free surgeries to repair clft lip, cleft palate and other facial deformities for children around the globe." Check it out! Visit http://www.operationsmile.org/
Rainforest Action Network campaigns for the forests, their inhabitants and the natural systems that sustain life by transforming the global marketplace through education, grassroots organizing and non-violent direct action. Read more: Our Mission and History | Rainforest Action Network
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