Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Inc.
Tax ID: 135644916
About
The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since the first funding in 1954, LLS has awarded more than $680 million in research funding.
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) is the world's largest voluntary health organization dedicated to funding blood cancer research, education and patient services. LLS's mission: Cure leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin's disease and myeloma, and improve the quality of life of patients and their families. Since the first funding in 1954, LLS has awarded more than $680 million in research funding.
Invitation Relief
Tax ID: 262317762
About
Invitation Relief is a Non-Profit 501 3 (c) tax-exempt corporation focusing on Forced Migration and Health. The organization's team is committed to improving the health and well-being of people affected by conflict and forced migration. The organization bears witness publicly to the plight of the people it assists. It pursues its mission with emergency medical relief and aid, volunteers, humanitarian health workers, innovative research and technology (including telemedicine and long distance learning), experience and applied training, and capacity-building initiatives. It does not discriminate with respect to culture, race, color, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, ancestry, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition or disability, etc. The organization has no political affiliation and invites full nondiscriminatory participation. The organization hopes to be an integral and instrumental leader for the next generation of humanitarian workers trying to be public health professionals in complex emergencies.
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An Invitation to help the Kids of the World
South Bay Center for Counseling & Human Development
Tax ID: 237360521
About
The South Bay Center for Community Development (SBCC) is a private non-profit agency whose mission is to empower low-income individuals and communities through economic development initiatives, the delivery of family support services, and community organizing. Established in 1973, SBCC began as a grassroots community mental health center focusing on residents in the South Bay of Los Angeles, providing free and sliding scale counseling. Soon after, the organization became recognized as a leader on child abuse and well being issues, expanding its scope of work to include policy advocacy, in school treatment, and direct services to at risk youth. During this expansion, SBCC's leadership came to view poverty as the core root of child abuse and family well being and developed a series of strategies to build the economic capacities of its clients.
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SBCC's Career Pathway Program supports low-income youth, adults and military veterans to enter training programs that lead to high wage and high demand careers. Pathways include the Energy Pathway Program which trains individuals for high paying jobs in the energy sector such as process plant technician and instrument technician in the oil refineries, water treatment facilities, and pharmaceutical companies; the Urban Teacher Fellowship which supports at-risk young people to become teachers in low-income communities and work in afterschool programs while on the pathway; and the Promo Pathway which prepares individuals to write, produce and edit television promos. SBCC also offers
South Bay Center for Counseling & Human Development
Tax ID: 237360521
About
The South Bay Center for Community Development (SBCC) is a private non-profit agency whose mission is to empower low-income individuals and communities through economic development initiatives, the delivery of family support services, and community organizing. Established in 1973, SBCC began as a grassroots community mental health center focusing on residents in the South Bay of Los Angeles, providing free and sliding scale counseling. Soon after, the organization became recognized as a leader on child abuse and well being issues, expanding its scope of work to include policy advocacy, in school treatment, and direct services to at risk youth. During this expansion, SBCC's leadership came to view poverty as the core root of child abuse and family well being and developed a series of strategies to build the economic capacities of its clients.
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Helping Hands, Loving Hearts Community-Based Doula program is a non-profit service of SBCC that recruits and trains doulas to provide women in underserved populations with access to emotional and physical support as well as childbirth and parent education free of charge. We hope you will help us continue our work to change the lives of women, teens and their families by supporting us.
Project Nicaragua
Tax ID: 208225585
About
Our outreach program in Project Nicaragua focuses on providing meaningful and sustainable interventions to Nicaragua. This is accomplished by: 1. Focusing our efforts on primary projects that we work on directly alongside communities and healthcare providers in Nicaragua. 2. Focusing our efforts through collaborative efforts with partner organizations in Nicaragua 3. Working with the government to provide policy change for the people of Nicaragua. 4. Providing advanced specialty clinical training to physicians of Nicaragua 5. Providing Medical Scholarships to Nicaraguans 6. Providing health education to underserved populations
Cause
Nicaragua is considered by most economic standards to be the second poorest country in the Americas and has a population of 6 million with 48% living below the poverty line. Our Mission at Project Nicaragua is to improve the overall health and access to healthcare to the people of Nicaragua. This is accomplished through our three primary goals of Research, Education, and Outreach.