Poverty (28)

Roberto’s Kids

Roberto’s Kids is an international nonprofit organization named after Roberto Clemente. Our mission is social responsibility through baseball. This is accomplished through the collection of baseball equipment in the US and Canada which is distributed to disadvantaged youth in Latin America, the US, Canada and countries around the World.

SCOPE (Summer Camp Opportunities Promote Education)

SCOPE provides children from underserved communities with life changing opportunities through the experience of summer camp.

SCOPE funds camp scholarships “camperships” to send children who commit to staying in school to nonprofit, resident camps which will empower them to develop to their full potential.

Sierra House

The Sierra House Transitional Program is for homeless youth, young women and young mothers, between the ages of 18 and 25, who are victims of abuse, neglect or aging out of the foster care system. Participants of the program are economically disadvantaged and face barriers to employment, education, income, and health when they come to the Sierra House. While this group is difficult to reach, we are committed to serving them. Our mission is to provide housing, educational support, job skills, counseling, life skills and critical social services to help them attain self-sufficiency. Our two-year program has been successful at helping young women.

Sunday Friends

Sunday Friends empowers families to break the generational cycle of poverty by fostering positive development in children while educating and guiding parents to support their children’s life success.

Ten Gav

Ten Gav is an internet crowd-funding platform that matches donors to individuals and families with modest needs that have been submitted for backing by social services professionals in Israel. Ten Gav’s mission is to provide direct access to personal giving opportunities in order to enable you to make a real difference in the lives of real people. It’s Personal; It’s Powerful; It’s Real; It’s the 100% Model

The ARK

The ARK is a nonprofit social service agency that provides medical care, food and other basic necessities to more than 4,000 families throughout Chicagoland.

Our mission:

To create a safety net for Chicagoland Jews in need by providing vital human services within a framework of Jewish values and laws
To build bridges between volunteers and those in need in our community

Our core values:

To provide a model of unity for all Jews
To operate with high professional standards in accordance with Jewish law
To serve all people with the highest level of dignity and compassion
To help those we serve become self-sufficient
To create a Judaically enriching experience

The Small Things

TST empowers orphaned and vulnerable children, their families, and communities in Tanzania, East Africa, through residential care for 50 children (0-13 yrs) and a strong family preservation program.

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit

Yad Ezra V’Shulamit works hard to fight hunger through many projects – from our food basket project to our employment desk, children’s centers and our feed-a-baby project we work around the clock to break the cycle of poverty, feeding hungry children and families in Israel. We provide 3,000 food baskets throughout Israel each week and 20,000 on Rosh Hashanah and Passover.