Your gift will provide an Afghan widow with all the tools she will need to manufacture soccer balls from her home. Ball manufacturing can truly improve the quality of an Afghan widow's life: * Many widows are not allowed to leave home; balls can be sewn at home. * The skills required for making balls are primarily sewing, building on traditional skills previously learned in...

This gift will provide a widow a real chance to survive. The average income for a widow-headed household in Afghanistan is only $16/month - compared to $48/month for a men. Owning a cow that produces milk will not only give her family an income, on average $120/month, it gives them nutrition. In addition, the income will make it possible for her to send her children...

This gift will provide an entire classroom with books that will educate them on cultural diversity issues. These books are distributed directly to the children and they are theirs to keep. Along with that book comes an teaching lesson about the book and a discussion about cultural issues the book address. Books that we have offered in the past include Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold...

This gift will provide a child in foster care a duffel bag filled with brand new items which includes at least six items that range from socks, sweatshirts, games, coloring book and crayons, CD player and CD (with batteries), stuffed animal, doll, deodorant, toothbrush, and more.

A donation of $25.00 provides the ability for the young volunteers to purchase supplies they need for their community service project. For example, for the Culture Taking, Charm Making volunteer opportunity $25.00 would allow us to purchase the beads and materials needed to create the charm necklaces that were donated to a charity in England.

Provide 100 pencils to children in an impoverished area.

Support Our Troops is no longer a slogan. It's an action. By taking action and donating to support our injured troops, your monetary contribution will fund reintegration programs for injured service members and their families as they transition back into society. Program funding includes: Health and wellness assessments, treatments, services and support; Equipment for medical, recreational, professional purposes; Modifications to a home, office, vehicle, or...

$50 makes it possible for Boundless Playgrounds to coach a parent of a child with disabilities on how to bring a Boundless™ playground to his/her community so that his/her child can play side by side with other children. Boundless™ playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play, plus they are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his...

$500 makes it possible to underwrite the cost of five community memberships in Boundless Playgrounds' Get Set Program. This program provides tools and information to help raise community awareness and funding for an inclusive playground project. Boundless™ playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play, plus they are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his or her...

$25 makes it possible for Boundless Playgrounds to provide an informational package to a parent or concerned community member who wants to bring a Boundless™ playground to their community. Boundless™ playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play, plus they are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his or her own highest level of ability. No one...

$100 makes it possible for Boundless Playgrounds to provide tools and materials to communities to build awareness, support and demand for their Boundless™ playground that will welcome all children. Boundless™ playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play, plus they are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his or her own highest level of ability. No one...

It just takes ONE donor to make a difference; One day in the life of a child can make a huge impact on the future of a child. One caring adult can create an unbreakable bond with a vulnerable child that will last that child a lifetime. One Boys & Girls Club can offer hope to a neighborhood or community. One gift from you can...

$1,000 makes it possible to provide teleconferences to educate up to 30 people monthly on the benefits of bringing a Boundless(TM) Playground to their community. Boundless(TM) playgrounds are tailor-made for the way children are naturally drawn to play, plus they are universally accessible so everyone can play side by side at his or her own highest level of ability. No one has to leave behind...

A gift of $15 dollars helps provide supplies, games, and other materials in support of the Project Learn Program. Project Learn reinforces and enhances the skills and knowledge young people learn at school through "high-yield" learning activities at the Club and in the home. Academically beneficial activities increase academic performance, these activities include leisure reading, writing activities, homework help and games like Scrabble® which develop...

Hands on Optics or HOO helps kids learn by doing, making discoveries, and thinking like a scientist. It nurtures their spirit of adventure and increases their knowledge of science and technology. It opens the world of optics as a discipline and potential career path - and broadens their perception of what science is about. It integrates a wide range of subjects - from biology and...

Your gift of $25 helps us conduct our Triple Play Program which encompasses taking care of the Mind, Body, and Soul. Triple Play is a dynamic wellness program currently offered at the Boys & Girls Club that demonstrates how eating right, keeping fit and forming positive relationships add up to a healthy lifestyle. The goal of the Triple Play program is to improve Club members’...

This program focuses on developing the technological skills of youth by using productivity software. Club Members will learn how to type, work on a PowerPoint presentation, use MSExcel and Access...and importantly they will learn how to "surf" the internet safely. Your gift of $20 will help fund this very important program.

Your gift of $15 helps purchase a variety of art supplies. This program enables our Club Members to develop their creativity and cultural awareness through knowledge and appreciation of the visual arts, crafts, performing arts, and creative writing.

BRAC’s Community Health Promoters (CHPs) are the first point of contact between the community members and the public and private health provider’s network. Every month, a CHP visits 200 households—reaching roughly 1,000 individuals—and provides health education, free pregnancy and infant check-ups, and keeps a record of their clients’ health so they can be referred to a doctor as needed. Your $10 gift can support a...

Your gift will help Renctas educate one school about wild animal trafficking.