and other sites sites
dear to our hearts...
 This area of the web site has little to do with
design. However, we feel it is important to inform viewers
of the many helpful organizations that could use all of our
support (listed alphabetically). Please take special notice
for Locks of Love, they
take hair donations for children.
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- [ www.adopt.org ]
The National Adoption Center (NAC) brings children
"online" through photographs and descriptions and
offers a wealth of information that will help you learn more
about adoption.
- [ www.americanliteracy.com ]
The American Literacy Council (ALC) provides resources
and assistance to individuals and organizations involved in
the literacy crisis in America and anywhere English is used.
- [ www.lungusa.org ]
American Lung Association (ALA) - Since 1904, the American
Lung Association has been working to ensure that all Americans
breathe easier. [Their] mission is to prevent lung disease
and promote lung health.
- [ www.redcross.org ]
The American National Red Cross helps keep people safe
every day as well as in an emergency thanks to caring people
who support our work in the community. Please support your
local Red Cross by giving blood and tissue donation.
- [ www.stopbreastcancer.com ]
The National Breast Cancer Coalition Fund (NBCC) is
a grassroots organization dedicated to ending breast cancer
through the power of action and advocacy.
- [ www.shareyourlife.org ]
Coalition on Donation is a not-for-profit alliance
of national organizations and local coalitions across the
US, dedicated to educating the public about organ and tissue
donation.
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[ www.LocksofLove.org ]
Locks of Love is a charity that provides hairpieces
to financially disadvantaged children under the age of eighteen
with medical hair loss.
- [ www.makeawish.org ]
Make-A-Wish grants wishes of children with life-threatening
illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength,
and joy.
- [ www.nami.org ]
The National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) is
a nonprofit, grassroots, self-help, support and advocacy organization
of consumers, families, and friends of people with severe
mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia, major depression,
bipolar disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and anxiety
disorders.
- [ www.psoriasis.org ]
The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) in cooperation
with Biogen, has launched Step Into My Skin, a public awareness
campaign about psoriasis and emerging therapies for the disease.
- [ www.shrinershq.org ]
Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of pediatric
specialty hospitals, founded by the Shrine, where children
under the age of 18 receive excellent medical care absolutely
free of charge.
- [ www.wwf.org ]
Explore World Wildlife Fund Online to learn more about
endangered species like tigers, rhinos, whales, and pandas,
the places where they live, threats to their survival, and
how WWF is helping to save them.
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[ www.google.com ]
If there is a coalition or organization you are interested
in and not listed above, please feel free to do a search of
your own. There are many, many more valuable web sites to
visit, and not enough room for me to list them all. However,
you can look up topics such as "Mental Illness"
and "Organizations" using Google,
Yahoo!
or any other search engine.
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