TEENS FOR TOMORROW
http://www.teensfortomorrow.org
Teens for Tomorrow is an Atlanta-based, organization created by teens for teens. Their goal is to provide teens who want to get involved in the community the opportunity to do so. By providing teens the chance to work alongside others in a fun environment, it’s hoped that this will encourage them to participate more frequently in changing their community. By becoming an active member of Teens for Tomorrow, participants will not only receive the self-rewarding benefits of helping their community, but also the opportunity to meet more teens like themselves.
PLANET HOPE
www.planethope.org/
Planet Hope was founded in 1992 by Sharon Stone and her sister, Kelly, to help instill hope in the lives of those who need it most, the homeless. Since that time, Planet Hope has helped thousands of families from around the world by offering gratis medical and dental care, new clothes for kids, counseling and image makeovers for homeless women and women that have been victims of domestic violence at their annual summer camp. Planet Hope’s mission of providing hope for a better life has made a tremendous difference to thousands of homeless and abused children and their families.
SHARON STONE
www.planethope.org/
Sharon Stone and her sister, Kelly began Planet Hope in 1992 to help instill hope in the lives of those who need it most, the homeless. Planet Hope’s programs have been able to offer gratis medical and dental care, new clothes for kids, counseling and image makeovers for homeless women and women that have been victims of domestic violence. Their mission of providing hope for a better life has made a tremendous difference to thousands of homeless and abused children and their families.
REGENERATE
http://www.regenerate.org
Regenerate was formed in response to the alarming number of teenage traffic deaths nationwide and is comprised of leading media production and distribution professionals enabling outstanding and underprivileged youth to create PSAs, entertaining and educational programming for grass roots (e.g., schools, government programs, city and public access TV) and national television (e.g., MTV, Fox, network, cable, syndication), radio and internet distribution. Regenerate enriches the youth who work on its projects (behind and in front of the camera) while creating more effective educational tools to address today’s pressing teen issues. More effective, because at the end of the day, youth will listen to youth.
A WINDOW BETWEEN WORLDS
www.awbw.org
A Window Between Worlds is dedicated to using art to help end domestic violence. Through creative expression, battered women and children recover a sense of renewal and power. Their images of hope, survival and strength educate the public and become “a window between worlds” for survivors taking steps to change their lives. By providing an environment that promotes healing, art workshops help women and children to develop a renewed sense of hope and possibility that profoundly impacts future decisions regarding the direction of their lives, their relationships, and how to stay safe. Art empowers survivors to transform how they view themselves, allowing them to see past the abusive messages they learned from their batterers and rebuild their self-confidence.
PORTRAITS OF HOPE
www.portraitsofhope.org
Portraits of Hope is aimed at brightening and enriching the lives of children and adults - many of whom may be coping with adversity, hardship, emotional or physical trauma, or serious illness - through their participation in creative, high-profile, one-of-a-kind projects. The symbol of the Portraits of Hope program is a flower in an array of vibrant colors. Portraits of Hope projects culminate in the visual transformation of public environments and have involved everything from blimps, buildings and tugboats to airplanes and NASCAR racecars. Garden in Transit in New York City and the Long Beach Airport Control Tower Project are current Portraits of Hope projects