Most of my stuff today is gonna be queued because I'm likely drinking with my husband.
Hopefully no one finds all the 'merica posts too annoying.
But as your local military wife I want to take a second to remind you.
"Patriotism is not just a love for ones country, but a love of what it should be." - captain America
The fourth is a time to celebrate all the things our nations accomplished, but it's also a time to remember where we failed. We aren't what we should be yet.
So to celebrate why don't we give to charities that are working on helping us get to what we should be.
Black lives matter - this site is great. It has a lot of resources to help you learn about the movement. A masterpost of pettions / gofundmes. A link to donations. A link to help with bail funds. And so much more.
Trevor project- I feel like most people are familiar with this one. But they make sure that LGBTQ youth who need support nationwide know they are not alone. Their mission is to be there for every single one — Your support will help:
Provide crisis services free of charge and 24/7 — including TrevorLifeline, TrevorText, and TrevorChat
Expand their digital crisis services to reach more young people
Train a record number of volunteers
Enable their work with policymakers to pass legislation protecting young LGBTQ people
Big brothers, Big Sisters - this one is a little personal to me because I was a little growing up, and I can't begin to tell you how much of an impact my mentor Sandy had on me. I appreciate her so much. She was more of a mother to me then my mom ever was. I still keep in touch with her and I am a Big myself now. This organization is great.
IT’S NOT JUST A DONATION. IT’S AN INVESTMENT IN A CHILD’S FUTURE.
When you donate online to Big Brothers Big Sisters, you join our cause and directly support children in your community. No matter how little or big the amount, donating can start making a difference in the lives of young people around you.
Research shows that our mentoring works. Youth paired with a Big Brother or Big Sister show real differences in their personal and academic lives. They are more confident in their schoolwork performance, they get along better with their families and they’re 52% less likely to skip school.
Your financial support helps us provide our programs and services nationally and in your local community—so we can develop more college grads, community leaders, and entrepreneurs.
Your financial support helps us:
recruit new Big Brother and Big Sister volunteers
cover the costs of background checks, while ensuring trained professionals match Littles to responsible Bigs
enable ongoing supervision and relationship support for every Big, Little and Little’s family
provide cultural and social activities to enrich the opportunities for children
AZA (Association of zoos and Aquariums) - This association does so freaking much. I don't even know where to begin.
You can check out their about us link on their page, but here's some highlights.
Conservation is a priority for AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums and a key part of their mission to save species from extinction. Every year, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums spend $230 million on field conservation alone, supporting projects benefitting more than 800 species in 130 countries. To date, the AZA Conservation Grants Fund has provided $7.7 million in support for 400+ projects worldwide. Read more about AZA's conservation initiatives.
AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are leaders in the protection of threatened and endangered species. Through AZA SAFE: Saving Animals from Extinction, the entire AZA-accredited zoo and aquarium community is focusing our conservation science, wildlife expertise, and outreach to millions of annual visitors on saving species in the wild. The AZA Species Survival Plan® (SSP) Program is a cooperative animal management, breeding, and conservation effort that works to ensure genetically diverse, self-sustaining populations of more than 500 species of animals.
Leaders in Conservation Education
As centers for conservation, AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums provide the public with essential connections to the natural world. More than 50 million visitors to AZA-accredited zoos and aquariums are children, making accredited zoos and aquariums essential to science and environmental education. AZA-accredited facilities train 40,000 teachers every year, supporting state science curricula with teaching materials and hands-on opportunities for students who might otherwise have no first-hand experience with wildlife. In fact, there is growing evidence that aquariums and zoos are highly effective at teaching people about science and connecting them to the natural world.
And these are just a few of my favorites.
Please feel free to reblog with organizations you think also deserve a shout out💕
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