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
DOLLAR ENERGY FUND
www.dollarenergy.org
The Dollar Energy Fund is working to improve the quality of life for households experiencing hardships by providing utility assistance and other services that lead to self-sufficiency. They work with utility companies and their customers to provide assistance to those who are in the most need.
PROJECT ANGEL FOOD
www.projectangelfood.org
Project Angel Food’s mission is to nourish the body and spirit of men, women and children affected by HIV/AIDS and other serious illness. Project Angel Food delivers free and nutritious meals prepared with love. They act out of a sense of urgency because hunger and illness cannot wait. Meals, prepared by professional chefs and volunteer assistants, are nutritious, attractive and always made with the freshest ingredients. Since its inception in 1989, Project Angel Food has prepared and delivered more than 3.4 million meals. Last year, the Project Angel Food Program prepared and delivered 412,446 meals to 1,600 individuals.
MEALS ON WHEELS ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
www.mowaa.org
Meals on Wheels Association of America (formerly the National Association of Meal Programs)was founded in 1974 to work toward the social, physical, nutritional, and economic betterment of vulnerable Americans. MOWAA member programs throughout the country provide hot, nutritious meals and other nutrition services to men and women who are elderly, homebound, disabled, frail, or at risk. These services significantly improve the quality of life and health of the individuals they serve and postpone early institutionalization. MOWAA’s primary role is to furnish support to meal programs through expert training, technical assistance and financial assistance, primarily in the form of grants and training scholarships, so that meal programs may serve more needy seniors.