A Paws for Ability trains and places service dogs for disabled children. 4 Paws for Ability has always worked to help children acquire task-trained service dogs. They train dogs for 11 different disabilities some of which are Autism, Hearing Impaired, Mobility, and Seizures. It costs about $40,000 to $60,000 to train a service dog and 4 Paws for Ability does its own fundraising. Families help fundraise and pay some of the cost. The dogs can also help other family members gain a sense of independence since it’s easier to go out to public places as a family. A dog can help alleviate many burdens because it can alert the parents or guardians that the child is experiencing problems. They have located dogs in six countries.

We can all agree children deserve a safe, comfortable place to lay their heads. Unfortunately 3% of children across the United States, go without a bed – or even a pillow – to sleep on. These children end up sleeping on couches, blankets, and even floors. Sleep in Heavenly Peace believes that a bed is a basic need for the proper physical, emotional, and mental support that a child needs. The SHP journey began when Luke and Heidi Mickelson in Twin Falls, Idaho, answered the call of a child in need. Luke made a bed for someone in their church out of his garage. He was asked to build another bed and word spread. Luke began receiving donations from his community for bedding needs and wood. Initially, seven Chapters were formed to meet the need across Idaho Luke eventually quit his job to focus solely on Sleep in Heavenly Peace and fulfill his mission to serve. SHP is entering its 11th year and has expanded to 300 Chapters in four countries including the United States, Canada and even Bermuda. Their tagline is NO KID SLEEPS ON THE FLOOR IN OUR TOWN!®. SHP is a 100% volunteer organization with no paid staff. Not only are they enhancing the life a child by providing a safe, secure place to sleep, they are also bringing the community together. The need for beds is astronomical. Currently they are building 50,000 beds a year but are receiving 100,000 applications. All of the Chapters currently have a backlog of applications for beds. Each bed costs $250 to build including the mattress

WCK uses the power of food to nourish communities and strengthen economies through times of crisis and beyond.

After WCK has led an emergency food relief response, their resilience team evaluates the food ecosystem and will make long-term commitments of support when we know we can successfully address chronic food system challenges with their unique mix of talents and resources. Through locally led approaches, their food resilience programs advance human and environmental health, offer access to professional culinary training, create jobs, and improve food security for the people they serve.

The Alzheimer’s Association is the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support, advocacy and research and has been providing these vital supports for nearly forty years. The mission statement of the Alzheimer’s Association is “To eliminate Alzheimer’s disease through the dvancement of research, to provide and enhance care and support for all affected, and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.” Their vision is “A world without Alzheimer’s Disease”. All services to those living with Alzheimer’s/dementias and to caregivers are at no cost to the individual.

The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation is the leading global organization funding Type 1 Diabetes (TID) research. Their strength lies in their exclusive focus and singular influence on the worldwide effort to end T1D. Their vision is a world without Type 1 Diabetes. Their mission is improving lives today and tomorrow by accelerating life-changing breakthroughs to cure, prevent and treat T1D and its complications.

Fisher House builds comfort homes where military & veterans families can stay free of charge, while a loved one is in the hospital.

A Baby Box is a safety device provided for under state’s Safe Haven Law and legally permits a mother in crisis to safely, securely, and anonymously surrender if they are unable to care for their newborn. A Baby Box is installed in an exterior wall of a designated fire station or hospital. It has an exterior door that automatically locks upon placement of a newborn inside the Baby Box, and an interior door which allows a medical staff member to secure the surrendered newborn from inside the designated building.

Pride, Passion, and Patriotism is how to describe what the Warrior Foundation Freedom Station stands for. Freedom Station proudly provides a hand-up, not a handout. Yet the aftermath of war is an untold story of heartache and healing, as warriors leave one fight to take on another, except they come back and are injured.

Founded in 2004 Warrior Foundation of Freedom Station is a leading force in assisting, honoring, and supporting the military men and women who bravely served and sacrificed for our country.

Warrior Foundation provides all sorts of quality of life support and services and has transitional housing as the members transition back into society. They supply ultralight wheelchairs, modified combat boots with built-in zippers to accommodate prosthetic limbs and IDEO braces, They also supply special hiking boots for warriors was lower leg injuries and IDEO braces. They also offer transitional housing, they supplied pillows, blankets, bath towels, and more!

For more information on the Warrior Foundation Freedom Station, go to www.warriorfoundation.org