Opening my eyes yearly through the interpersonal work from House of 42.

May the triple gems bless your work to be successful in Uganda and beyond

With the sudden and cruel cancellation of USAID,  there is no better time to donate to this hospital born of compassion. 

I'm giving a monthly donation to support the very important cause. Thank you Sully and the Godsmack family for putting this together. Mike Earp,  England 

Excellent work and remarkable transparency for a nonprofit

House of 42 is a 501c3 nonprofit dedicated to healing and growth in service of a better world. 

The House of 42 provides space holding to a global community of thousands by way of ceremonies, community events, year round integration and online support. 42 has positively impacted thousands of lives of people from ages 9 to 101.  100% of those who have completed their process with 42 are better for it in meaningful ways.

Keeping this work accessible is a core value of the organization. While there is no requirement to donate in order to be part of our community, we invite your support to cover the costs of ceremonies and events and help others who cannot afford participation. The House of 42 has a standing record of providing different engagement tiers to accommodate individuals in need in order to keep this work accessible for all who are called to it.

House of 42

The Uganda Buddhist Centre was founded in 2005.

The Uganda Buddhist Centre was founded in 2005 by the Most Ven. Bhante Buddharakkhita to align Buddhist teachings within the context of African culture and to exemplify practice of peace, compassion and mindfulness through service to the public. 

Uganda Buddhist Centre

The Ambrosoli Foundation supports healthcare via Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital & St. Mary's Midwifery School in Kalongo, Uganda.

Founded in 1998, the Ambrosoli Foundation is dedicated to improving health services by supporting the Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital and St. Mary Midwifery School in Kalongo, northern Uganda.  

**Our Mission:** The Foundation continues Father Giuseppe’s legacy by ensuring access to high-quality healthcare in Northern Uganda and improving health standards and living conditions, especially for vulnerable community members. Through the support for the hospital and school, it aims to enhance healthcare access and living standards while promoting local medical and management training for future autonomy. 

**Father Giuseppe**: Known affectionately as “the Doctor of Charity” by Ugandans, Father Giuseppe dedicated thirty-two years of missionary service to elevating the small medical dispensary of Kalongo into a highly efficient hospital. Alongside the hospital, he established St. Mary's Midwifery Training School, which has since gained official recognition as one of Uganda's premier midwifery institutions.  

**Focus area:** Amidst the challenging backdrop of historical conflict and ongoing hardships in the Agago District, Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital (DAMHK) in Kalongo serves as a vital healthcare lifeline, extending its services not only to the local community but also to six neighbouring districts. Despite enduring high poverty rates and infrastructural limitations that hinder healthcare access, DAMHK actively collaborates with the community to provide essential care, alleviate suffering, and instil hope amidst adversity. 

**Donation impact:** Your generous donation to the Ambrosoli Foundation directly supports essential healthcare services in northern Uganda, profoundly impacting the lives of vulnerable communities. With your contribution, we continue the legacy of Father Giuseppe, whose compassion and dedication uplifted countless individuals, improving health standards and fostering hope amidst adversity. Your support not only provides vital care but also empowers communities to overcome challenges and build a brighter future together.  

**Thank you for your heartfelt generosity, making a meaningful difference in the lives of those most in need.** 

Dr. Ambrosoli Memorial Hospital Foundation 

Established to raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today. “We are all imperfectly perfect”

**The Scars Foundation** has been established by **Sully Erna** of **Godsmack** to help raise awareness of the mental health issues that so many are faced with today.

With the rise of suicides, bullying, addiction, abuse and so many other challenges, The Scars Foundation is dedicated to help provide resources, tools, educate and empower people on a global level that struggle with these burdens.

*"We are imperfectly perfect!"* says Sully Erna.

The Scars Foundation is determined to help people learn how to accept these imperfections and embrace them as their battle wounds from life, to own them, and show them off proudly to the world, rather than hide them and suffer in silence. With your continued support and generosity, together we can help make a difference in the lives of so many!

The Scars Foundation

Delivering medical aid where it's needed most — independent, neutral, impartial.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization created by doctors and journalists in France in 1971.

In over 70 countries around the world, MSF saves lives by providing medical aid where it is needed most—in armed conflicts, epidemics, natural disasters, and other crises.  The people who work for MSF are doctors, nurses, midwives, epidemiologists, water-and-sanitation experts and many others who combine their professional expertise with a commitment to the world’s most vulnerable people.  Each year, these medical teams run close to 470 projects where they care for millions of people.  

As an organization, MSF is neutral and operates independently of any political, military, or religious agendas. It does not take sides in armed conflicts, provides care based on needs alone, and advocates for increased independent access to victims of conflict and disaster as required under international humanitarian law. Medical teams conduct evaluations on the ground to determine a population's medical needs before opening programs, aiming to fill gaps that exist (rather than replicating services that are already offered) or reach communities that are not being assisted.  Over the years, the organization has been the recipient of several awards that recognize its work, including the 1998 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the 1999 Nobel Peace Prize, the 2012 J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding, the 2015 Lasker-Bloomberg Public Service Award, and the 2017 Pardes Humanitarian Prize for Mental Health.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) 

Dharma Gates is a nonprofit dedicated to opening pathways into formal meditation practice for young adults. 

Dharma Gates Inc

Lil BUB is teaming up with Sycamore Land Trust, Power of Zero to help prevent bullying in schools, and Milo's Sanctuary for pets.

Lil BUB’s Better World Fundraiser raises money for four organizations very close to BUB’s heart by investing in our planet, our children, our pets, and our future.

The organizations we have chosen to support with this campaign are doing the work that BUB believes in: Sycamore Land Trust for land preservation, Power of Zero to prevent bullying in schools and online, Milo's Sanctuary for the care of homeless pets with special needs, and our own Lil BUB's Big FUND, whose mission is to bring these causes together.

Every individual donation will be matched up to $100, with a total campaign match of up to $50,000!

Lil BUB's Better World Fundraiser

AvdheshanandG Mission is a nonprofit organization dedicated to charitable purposes, 

**AvdheshanandG Mission** is a nonprofit organization dedicated to charitable purposes, including relief for the poor and underprivileged, advancement of education, elimination of prejudice and discrimination, and the defense of human and civil rights. The organization may also make distributions in support of these goals.

Avdheshanandg Mission

Your Move envisions a world where people recognize that following Jesus will make their lives better & the world a better place. 

Your Move Collective aims to intersect culture with the teaching of Jesus by placing helpful content and practical next steps where people are and where they expect it least.

Based on a research-backed understanding of the Religiously Unaffiliated population, Your Move Collective orchestrates digital journeys designed to guide individuals from apathy to becoming resolute seekers of Jesus.

For over a decade, Your Move with Andy Stanley--a TV program containing practical, Christ-centered content--aired on NBC after Saturday Night Live and CBS after The Late Late Show and currently airs, on TBN and UPtv, in television markets nationwide.  In 2022, over 80 million messages were accessed via our broadcast purchases.  Another 10 million messages were accessed through other online digital placements.  But viewership has never been our end goal.

Our goal is engagement.

Not simply engagement with us.  Ultimately, our goal is for religiously unaffiliated people to engage with a local church.  Not a small task to say the least.  But one we are committed to nonetheless.  And thanks to generous donations and support, we are making progress.

Your Move Collective, Inc.

Since 2009, Gator Wilderness Camp School has served over 180 boys and families in Southwest Florida.

Gator Wilderness Camp School is located in Charlotte County in southwest Florida. Located on a 250 acre property, Gator Wilderness Camp is a year around camping program designed specifically to serve adolescent boys from the ages of 11-15 years old. This group of boys is significantly struggling to interpret a myriad of issues in their families, schools, and communities. We are a private, non-profit (501C3) organization dedicated to sharing Christ’s unconditional love with families and their sons. It is the goal of Gator Wilderness Camp to pursue relationships with those in need and to offer a navigational beacon of hope and healing in the name of Christ.

Gator Wilderness Camp School Inc

The Indigenous Justice Circle is a Native-female-led organization that seeks to empower, connect, and support Indigenous leaders and organizations. Our mission is to advance gender justice, increase health equity, combat the MMIWG2S epidemic, and renew cultural lifeways and systems for Native Americans and Indigenous peoples.  We are committed to contributing to an overall systemic change for Indigenous communities. Our work is informed by conversations with our trusted Native Women [Advisory Council](https://www.indigenousjc.org/advisory-council) and our [partners](https://www.indigenousjc.org/partners) working in Indigenous-led organizations to support their communities.

We believe in the potential of Native girls, women, and 2SLGBTQ+ people. Through our programming and initiatives, we aim to connect young leaders with each other, with empowerment opportunities, and  with older mentors. We are addressing the mental health crisis in Indian country. Through our girl societies, we increase the frequency and reliability of social connections and cultural renewal activities with peers and mentors.

IJC works with Native-led partners to establish group intergenerational mentoring opportunities to increase girls’ safety. Through the strengthening of protective socio-cultural systems, we aim to reduce and prevent the MMIWG2S crisis.

Indigenous Justice Circle

The world's most painful condition demands urgent action. Help us accelerate access to effective treatments for cluster headaches.

**About cluster headache**

Cluster headache ("suicide headache") is often considered the most painful medical condition. Patients [rate it](https://doi.org/10.1111/head.14021) as significantly more painful than childbirth, kidney stones, gunshot wounds, and bone fractures. Standard painkillers don't help.

Even in wealthy nations with advanced healthcare, **hundreds of thousands** still experience torture-like suffering every year. About 50% of all patients have contemplated suicide. At the same time, global funding for cluster headache is virtually nonexistent. **This crisis cannot go on any longer.**

**Psychedelics save lives**

Psychedelics like psilocybin, LSD, and DMT have shown promise in treating cluster headache pain, in some cases with 70–80% of surveyed users reporting significant relief. Some patients even achieve complete remission.

Often, low, sub-hallucinogenic doses are more than enough to prevent clusters or stop attacks acutely. Patients could self-medicate safely and with minimal side effects.

However, only a tiny minority of patients have access to these life-saving treatments. Given the severity of the pain, the situation is analogous to refusing anesthesia to patients during surgery. **This is absolutely unacceptable.**

We need your help to accelerate access to effective treatments.

[Learn more](https://clusterfree.org/learn)

ClusterFree

DTHF envisions a brighter future where HIV is manageable, and its transmission eliminated in South Africa’s communities. 

The Desmond Tutu Health Foundation, affiliated with the Desmond Tutu HIV Centre (DTHC) at the University of Cape Town, is committed to the pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV and related infections in Southern Africa. The Foundation, endorsed by the Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu and his wife, Leah has been in existence as a "not for profit" organization since 2004.

Fully self- funded by grants and other investigator raised funds and donations, our shared vision for the future includes the continuation of current TB/HIV related work of treatment, care, prevention and education particularly in the most vulnerable populations, whilst staying abreast of new developments and continuing to contribute to cutting edge information in HIV and TB public health, social and clinical research.

Your donation can make a **direct impact** on HIV programs struggling due to funding cuts. If you choose, you can **indicate that your contribution should support formerly PEPFAR-funded programs**—and we will ensure that 100% of your donation goes toward **filling critical service gaps**.

OUR VISION
To lessen the impact of the HIV epidemic on individuals, families and communities through innovation and our passion for humanity.

OUR MISSION                                                                                                                    The pursuit of excellence in research, treatment, training and prevention of HIV-related diseases and infections in southern Africa.

DESMOND TUTU HEALTH FOUNDATION NPC

We plant the seeds of freedom by cultivating students' creativity and harvesting mutual empathy for a peaceful, prosperous future.

[**Rai·son d'ê·tre**](https://icaf.org/about/why-icaf)

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit with EIN 52-2032649, ICAF has served American children since 1997 as their national arts organization. ICAF seeds their imagination, cultivates creativity, and grows mutual empathy among them (for “a more perfect union”) and with their peers worldwide (for a peaceful future).

Creativity is now more crucial than ever before as a career skill, while empathy is considered humanity's survival skill. 

What young people contribute or create in their lives depends on their self-identity. The development of a holistic student identity underlies ICAF’s theory of change.

Through its free school art program, ICAF promotes the Artist-Athlete Ideal, which embodies a creative mind and a healthy body (*mente sana in corpore sano*). This holistic identity awakens a student's dormant “inner artist” or the slumbering “inner athlete,” helping mitigate obesity risks and creativity slumps.

At its World Children's Festival, ICAF's methodology infuses creativity with empathy, motivating students to become "creative empaths" who can work together to shape a brighter future.

[**Research & Publications**](https://icaf.org/resources/publications)
ICAF’s seminal research has been published in several leading journals, including [The Lancet](https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140673606699157.pdf) and [Dynamische Psychiatrie](https://icaf.org/resource/pdfs/CreativeEmpaths.pdf). Since 1998, ICAF has published the ad-free quarterly, the ChildArt magazine. Please preview the [AI & Art ](https://www.icaf.org/AI&Art/)magazine and the [Human Security ](https://icaf.org/resource/flipbooks/HumanSecurity/)magazine.

[**The Arts Olympiad**](https://icaf.org/mission/arts-olympiad.)
ICAF’s Arts Olympiad has evolved over the years into the world’s largest school art program. Its structured lesson plans culminate in art contests on the theme "My Favorite Sport." ICAF selects the most exceptional artworks and invites the young Artists-Athletes as delegates to the World Children’s Festival. The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has granted ICAF an exclusive license to utilize the "Arts Olympiad" mark.

The 7th Arts Olympiad, currently taking place in the United States and nearly fifty countries, is projected to benefit more than half a million students worldwide. For more information about the program in select countries, please click [here](https://icaf.org/resource/pdfs/Arts-Olympiad-Stories-Texas.pdf).

[**World Children’s Festival**](https://WorldChildrensFestival.org)
The World Children’s Festival (WCF) offers a transformative experience, infusing creativity with empathy to give them hope. While learning is a biological process that creates new neural connections, developing empathy necessitates unlearning ingrained biases and prejudices to activate the “mirror neurons” that underpin empathetic responses. As empathy flourishes, divisions diminish, polarization lessens, consensus emerges, nations come together, and the world becomes more peaceful. The educational programming for this three-day public celebration of children's talents is rooted in STEAMS education, an innovative approach developed by ICAF that integrates Arts and Sports into the STEM disciplines. For an overview of the WCF, please click [here](https://www.icaf.org/resource/flipbooks/Creativity,DiversityandUnity/).

The 7th World Children’s Festival, held at the National Mall from June 30 to July 2, 2026, will also serve as the children's celebration of America's 250th birthday. 

**Other Art Programs**
ICAF occasionally organizes [Peace through Art Programs](https://icaf.org/mission/peace-through-art) to restore the trust in humanity of children in conflict zones and [Healing Art Programs](https://icaf.org/mission/healing-arts-program) to revive faith in nature of child victims of natural disasters. ICAF also pays attention to [climate change](https://icaf.org/mission/climate-change) because of its impact on children’s lives.

**Sport Art Exhibitions**
As the largest children’s art organization, ICAF curates exhibitions worldwide to bring its unprecedented collection to significant venues and museums. ICAF exhibitions embolden children and kindle the inner child in professionals. Please watch this [3:22-minute clip](https://youtu.be/0Cv7qHQM7fM?si=XFAHo8MZDs2Sj7e_).

**Art & Sports Online Contests**
To engage children worldwide in the LA28 Olympics, ICAF has launched an online art contest for students aged 8 to 20. This inclusive platform allows participants to create artwork about their favorite sport, share it with family and friends, and receive votes from any sports fan or art lover, contributing to the selection of the winners. https://MyFavoriteSport.org. 

[**Partnerships**](https://icaf.org/about/partnership)
ICAF has worked with the United Nations, the National Institutes of Health, the International Society for Education through Art, the World Bank, and the World Health Organization. 

ICAF’s sponsors have included corporations and grant makers such as the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, the National Endowment for the Arts, and several private philanthropies.

International Child Art Foundation

We are dedicated to end the stigma & discrimination surrounding mental illness and provide direct impact for those in need of care

To date, mental health has had many courageous and powerful ADVOCATES, but there has been limited commitment and funding for sustained ACTION, implementation, and scaling up of quality and ACCESSIBLE services. Actress Mädchen Amick (*Twin Peaks, Riverdale*) and her family founded **Don't MIND Me** with the focus on reaching back to help others through the complexities of finding proper treatment, after they themselves struggled to find resources for their loved-one.

Your donation will help us to deliver on our commitment to design an ACCESSIBLE FUTURE for mental healthcare. With your contribution, we can provide actionable pathways towards recovery within [our initiatives](https://www.dontmindme.org/our-work);  Our ADVOCACY pillar ‘What’s On Your Mind’ provides safe spaces for honest conversations in order to normalize and destigmatize mental health challenges. Our ACTION program ‘One Call Away’ is a free concierge service that connects those in need to mental health support. Our ACCESS program ‘Save Me A Spot’ provides scholarships for specialized treatment to those suffering with severe mental illness and insufficient payment options. Our direct impact funding offers access to critical care for long term treatment and recovery programs.

Don't MiND Me Foundation

Not for profit, founded as a 501C3 charity in 2006 in NYC. Providing Health, Education, and Empowerment opportunities.

Our cornerstone project was building East & Central Africa's 1st Public Children's Hospital.  Since opening in 2015, we have treated over 1.3 million kids. The impact does not end there, we have also constructed six public (free-to-attend) schools, a dairy project, a kids community house and more. We also run a vibrant Women's Empowerment Project focusing on agri-biz and domestic violence survivors.  Our latest major project is constructing the first children's cancer hospital in sub-Saharan Africa.

visit our Learn About Us page on shoe4africa.org

Shoe4Africa

Ketamine is the only legal medicine with psychoactive to psychedelic properties, and KRF leads ketamine research and therapy.

**Research** 

The Ketamine Research foundation is dedicated to understanding the practical applications of Ketamine. Our studies are streamlined and creative with appropriate safeguards and IRB approvals. Our multi-site studies include subjects facing death, post partum depression, group psychotherapy for PTSD and Veterans, PTSD for life threatening illness amongst others.

**Education**

Built on a sophisticated platform with technologically advanced search capabilities, our ketamine-based scholarly library is one of the most comprehensive collections of research and lay articles anywhere. In addition, we have a comprehensive video library as well as a ketamine assisted psychotherapy music library for our patients and the world at large.

**The Ketamine Training Center**

Training The Ketamine Training Center is recognized as the premier and essential training for ketamine practitioners devoted to psychedelic psychotherapy using the only presently FDA- approved psychedelic medicine. We are proud to be at the forefront of training in this incredible work. The Ketamine Training Center is the premier organization having provided training to over 1,100 practitioners in our 6-day residential retreat events. With more programs planned for 2025 in various locations across the world, we will have trained therapists, nurses, naturopathic physicians, and other disciplines bringing together individuals to function as teams and clinics.




Ketamine Research Foundation

Help preserve the Shulgin legacy and build a global community dedicated to scientific, therapeutic, and spiritual insight.

The Shulgin Foundation honors the revolutionary legacy of Ann and Sasha Shulgin while building a vibrant future for psychedelic science, healing, and community.

From an unassuming 200-square-foot lab in Lafayette, California, Sasha Shulgin created over 150 novel psychedelic compounds, including MDMA, while Ann pioneered therapeutic frameworks that continue to guide modern psychedelic therapy. Their historic Farm—a gathering place for four decades of psychedelic research and community—stands as both a monument and a living laboratory.

Today, the Foundation is preserving this irreplaceable heritage site while fostering a global community dedicated to scientific discovery, therapeutic advancement, and spiritual exploration. Through educational programs, archival preservation, and community gatherings, we are carrying forward the Shulgins' vision of responsible inquiry and compassionate care.

Your tax-deductible donation supports:

- Preserving the historic Shulgin Farm property
- Creating accessible psychedelic education
- Archiving invaluable research materials
- Building community across generations of researchers and healers

Join us in honoring the past while creating the future of psychedelic science and healing.

Shulgin Foundation

Supporting people’s healing, especially children’s, from trauma through art.

The Butterfly Art Project (BAP) is a registered South African non-profit organisation, established in 2010 and formally registered in 2013. We support people’s healing, especially children’s, from trauma through art, helping to build communities of healed people, with resilience, stability and creativity, who fulfil their potential, while creating spaces for others to do the same. BAP trains and supports Community Art Facilitators (CAFs) to provide art therapeutic classes to children in under-resourced communities in the Western Cape, Gauteng, and Northern Cape Provinces. During each term an Art Project is completed which guides children in exploring and developing confidence in using an art medium, while exploring a topical theme relevant for the children's age group through the completion of an art project. Children in under-resourced communities experience higher levels of stress and are at higher risk of experiencing trauma and require help in learning how to process stress and heal. 

OUR PROGRAMMES

1. Heart For Art Programme

An after school programme providing weekly art therapeutic classes to 220 children per week aged 6 – 21 from the local community. Each school term the children complete an art project on a topical theme which they explore in a safe space through art, developing confidence in using different art mediums, developing their creativity, and creating a completed art work.

2. Love Bugs Programme 

A specialised programme working with severely neglected children not in school. Each school term, 60 children aged 5 – 12, who are not in the formal education system, attend the Love Bugs Programme 4 times a week. This programme helps them to stabilise, improving their school readiness and preparing them to enter the formal education system.

3. Community Art Facilitator (CAF) Programme

BAP trains, mentors and supports autonomous Community Art Facilitators (CAFs) to provide art therapeutic classes to children and youth in under resourced communities. All BAP training and mentoring is free. In order to ‘pay’ for the training, CAFs must implement with at least 7 children per week. All CAFs must complete the 24-Hour CAF Foundational Early Beginnings Module, implement for 24 hours and present a Portfolio of Practice to demonstrate their competence. BAP uses an effective hybrid training and mentoring delivery system comprising of in-person and online sessions. This maximises accessibility and cost efficiency. BAP has a faculty of experienced expert trainers and mentors in the 25 topics trained – 20% of the trainers are BAP staff and 80% are contracted service providers. We currently support a CAF Movement of over 400 CAFs working in over 140 communities providing over 20,000 children and youth with art therapeutic classes.

4. Art Campaign and Exhibition

An annual Art Campaign is run on a pertinent topic culminating in a public exhibition in the end of the year. At least 40 CAFs attend workshops on the art campaign topic and participate in mentoring circles to support them in working with the children they teach to produce artworks for the exhibition. At least 300 children’s artworks are displayed in the public exhibition. Previous Art Campaign themes include Manifesting the New in 2021, Trial of Courage in 2022, Cruelty & Compassion in 2023 and Celebration of Life in 2024.

4. Project Cocoon

Project Cocoon supports CAFs in establishing and strengthening their own initiatives through intensive training, mentoring and coaching. From 2020 - 2023, thirteen CAFs participated in Project Cocoon and significantly strengthened their community based art organisations serving children independently of BAP. These 13 Project Cocoon CAFs'  community art organisations work in 15 communities serving 330 children and youth a week. From 2024 onwards, Project Cocoon will focus on assisting CAFs who wish to establish their own autonomous Love Bugs Model Programme in the communities in which they work.

The Butterfly Art Project

A Buddhist organization working to support Beth Upton and her co-teachers in offering dana-based retreats in the Americas.

Dana Vihara exists to support the activities of Beth Upton’s American sangha. Our sangha holds that the dhamma is priceless, of incomparable and unquantifiable value. We have had the great fortune to receive these teachings freely. Out of gratitude to all the sangha who have preserved these teachings and given them freely through the generations as well as a deep commitment to the dhamma, we are working to build a resilient and sustainable dana culture to support dana-based retreats in the Americas. We exist to receive and house donations offered freely by those who share our resolve to make deep meditation practice accessible to our sangha. Donations are used to secure lodging, food, and other necessary conditions for meditation retreats in the Americas. In this way, we seek to offer the gift of dhamma to all those with the volition to practice, irrespective of financial contribution, so that students can honor the teachings in the proper way - through sincere practice. Your donation will support dedicated practitioners to deepen their dhamma and continue their journey on the path out of suffering.

The ideal act of dana is one in which “the donor, before giving, is glad; while giving, his/her mind is inspired; and after giving, is gratified.” (AN 6.37) Should you choose to make a donation at this time, we sincerely hope you will choose an amount that gladdens and inspires you and respects your financial circumstances.

***Sabbadānaṃ dhammadānaṃ jināti***

***The gift of dhamma surpasses all gifts.***

***Dhammapada 24.354***

*Clarification: Donations made through this website will go exclusively towards funding meditation retreats in the Americas. If you wish to donate to support Beth's youtube videos or online teachings, please do so through her website, bethupton.com.*

Dana Vihara

CHOW’s mission is to support wellness within the food/beverage/hospitality industry and to improve the lives of our community.

Anyone who’s dined in a restaurant has experienced hospitality. From servers and bartenders to dishwashers and chefs, each person working in a restaurant gives their all to make guests feel welcome, cared for and nourished.

Our mission is to return the favor. To care for the people who take such good care of us. To provide a place for restaurant staff to feel supported, heard and appreciated. To facilitate gatherings where we can build meaningful connections with folks who “get it.” To lift each other up so we don’t lose anyone else to suicide, addiction or struggles surrounding mental health.

CHOW was created by individuals in the food and beverage industry to bridge the gap between personal and clinical care. Everyone in the food/beverage/hospitality industry needs community and wellness resources. For those in recovery, CHOW recognizes that long term recovery needs connection and CHOW provides opportunities for that connection.

We do this by:

- Providing mental health support for food/beverage/hospitality teams through our community-building discussion groups
- Collaborating with owners and operators to provide information and guidance on best practices for resilient workplaces
- Connecting people in crisis with comprehensive supportive services.

Culinary Hospitality Outreach And Wellness Inc

Inviolate Initiative funds and facilitates forensic psychological evaluations in immigration cases.

Inviolate Initiative increases the accessibility of mental health assessments in the immigration cases of survivors of domestic abuse and trafficking. Inviolate strengthens survivors’ access to legal victory and mental health as they seek lawful U.S. immigration status. Our mission is to connect undocumented survivors to all of their own power, agency, and possibility as they heal from the cruelty they have suffered, and as they move beyond to continue building their own lives, on their own terms.

Inviolate is a fiscally sponsored project of the [Center for Transformative Action (CTA)](https://centerfortransformativeaction.org/index.php), an educational 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that is legally and financially responsible for all our activities. 

**The Problem**

Undocumented survivors are among the most under-served, otherized people in the world, standing at the harrowing intersection of disenfranchisement based on socioeconomics, race, ethnicity, immigration status, sexual orientation, and gender status. Mental health care is a significant need for this population, with many traumatized by abuse. However, psychological studies show that mental health is historically not a “community priority” for this group, and foundation and grant funding for this need has been decreasing. Barriers to mental health care for this population also include individual survivors’ lack of financial resources. 
  
Mental health assessments carry an importance beyond psychological wellness. The assessments can culminate in thorough psychological evaluation reports, which serve as evidence in survivors’ immigration cases.  Through Inviolate Initiative, comprehensive mental health assessments are provided so that undocumented survivors can protect their own due process rights, present their immigration cases fully, and begin to heal and thrive.
 
**Our Approach**

By expanding access to psychological evaluations in the context of the immigration cases of undocumented survivors of domestic abuse and trafficking, Inviolate Initiative recognizes that assessing and documenting mental traumas and conditions is essential to due process and mental health. Inviolate partners with nonprofit immigration organizations that are providing legal services to applicants for immigration relief, supplementing their services with Inviolate’s mental health assessments and evidentiary reports.
 
**Our Team**

Monica Esmeralda Ahmad-Yee, Esq., Founder and Co-Director

Veronica Morales Mendez, Co-Director
  
**Advisory Board**
 
 

- Kathy Elisca Clermont 
- Nathilee Caldeira, Ph.D.
- Tara Mooney, Esq 
- Suryia Rahman, Esq. 
- Dalissy J. Washington, LCSW
 

**Contact information** 

Monica Esmeralda Ahmad-Yee, Esq
[monica@inviolateinitiative.org](mailto:monica@inviolateinitiative.org) 
   

Inviolate Initiative

We empower veterans to cultivate purpose and belonging by growing food, community and each other. Your generosity fuels us!

Discover options for [business sponsorship](https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5fdbb1fec6c9177edb013647/t/67545979206d694fab82eb7e/1733581183202/GV+Sponsor+Tiers.pdf) and contact us to learn more.

Consider a [recurring "Give Monthly" donation](https://www.every.org/growing-veterans?suggestedAmounts=10%2C20%2C40%2C100%2C400&frequency=MONTHLY&utm_campaign=donate-link#/donate) to sustainably support us! Or, [start an online fundraiser](https://www.every.org/growing-veterans/fundraiser) for us!

[Learn more here](https://growingveterans.org/donations) about other meaningful ways to give.

Growing Veterans

We aim to advance the mental wellbeing of our South Asian community.

In 2021, during their freshman year of college, our founders Ravi Parekh and Aaron Pandian suffered the loss of their close friend and roommate, Farhan, in a tragic murder-suicide where he took the lives of himself and his family. 

Farhan was struggling with a variety of inadequately treated mental illnesses. However, like so many members of the South Asian-American community, his parents simply lacked the tools, resources, and education necessary for providing him the care he needed.

They recognized that, as an immigrant South Asian family, they lacked the tools, resources, and education necessary for providing Farhan the care he needed. The tragedy of Farhan and his family revealed that there are many mental health issues unique to the cultural characteristics of South Asians. Understanding that these environmental factors and structural barriers to effective care created the situation which led to this tragedy, we theorized a youth-led grass-roots advocacy and education initiative that equips South Asian youth and other interested parties with access to tools and resources to understand, process, and empower.

Grass-roots efforts are often inspired by lived experiences. Our passion and drive to bridge the gaps in mental health care for South Asian individuals stem from our lived experiences.

Knowledge is empowering, and part of understanding mental health is to both learn and express empathy for those affected who are unable to receive effective care. To learn not to fear mental illness as a sibling, parent, friend, significant other, or affected individual and employ newly acquired tools that work to connect with the resources they need. 

MHISA embodies these ideals and provides us an outlet to engage those around us with a shared goal: to enable South Asians struggling with mental illness to lead better and healthful lives.

Mental Health Initiative for South Asians

We envision a world where every child can fulfil their unique potential.

The Learning for Well-being Foundation is a private operating foundation registered in the Netherlands as a non-profit organization. Our team and associates are dispersed across Europe, the Middle East and Latin America. Our board comprises adults and children with different talents who wish to contribute to the organization's purpose.

At the heart of the Learning for Well-being Foundation, we bring to life initiatives that reflect our vision: a world where every child can fulfil their unique potential. To us, well-being means realizing one's unique potential through physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual development in relation to self, others, and the environment. Our definition of well-being acknowledges the complexity of the world within and around each person.

We aim to make significant strides in two key areas: School Reform and Holistic Well-being, embedding Intergenerational Collaboration to achieve these goals. We strive to maximize opportunities for children to fulfil their unique potential by advocating for school and education system reforms. Recognizing that every child learns differently, we emphasize human-centred design in teaching, incorporating core capacities and creating safe, stimulating environments. By valuing learners' inner diversity and fostering their expression through intergenerational partnerships, we enhance traditional learning models with essential human relationships.

Our holistic approach integrates children's well-being and positive mental health at all levels of the living system. We highlight the importance of connectedness with self, others, and the environment for achieving well-being. Each child's mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual development is a right, and achieving holistic well-being is critical to their health and fulfilling their unique potential. We aim to include meaningful participation of children through intergenerational partnerships in all of our activities, supporting their active agency in matters that matter to them. Understanding children's perspectives and the capacities of those working directly with them is crucial for actions in their best interests.

Your support can make a positive change in the world. Donating to the Learning for Well-being Foundation, you help us continue our vital work in promoting school reform and holistic well-being for children. Together, we can create a world where every child has the opportunity to realize their unique potential. Join us in making a difference!

Learning for Well-being Foundation 

Common Goal activates the **power of football** to bring people together and deliver positive, society-wide change.

We’re a **football-focused network** that connects the cultural and financial influence of the industry with local organisations dismantling inequality and building a better future for all.

Common Goal

Offering children in foster care and at-risk youth the chance to embrace a childhood filled with joy, growth, and belonging!

The RennerVation Foundation is dedicated to serving children in foster care and at-risk youth by providing them with a safe haven and targeted programs to develop their skills, confidence and opportunities.

We believe that every child deserves a chance to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their circumstances. Through a combination of mentorship, educational support, and enrichment programs, we strive to empower these youth to overcome challenges and build a brighter future.

Our mission is to create a community where all children feel valued, supported and inspired to achieve their dreams.

RennerVation Foundation

My Dog Is My Home's mission is to increase access to shelter and housing for people experiencing homelessness with animals.

My Dog Is My Home is a national nonprofit dedicated to increasing access to shelter and housing for people experiencing homelessness with companion animals. By securing their ability to maintain their most important relationships and find adequate shelter, we ensure every family’s right to build a home.

We assist service providers like homeless shelters in expanding their programming to allow humans and their companion animals to remain together. My Dog Is My Home’s programs currently fall into three categories: storytelling, community building, and technical assistance.

STORYTELLING
Storytelling is at the foundation of our work. We believe that people who are impacted by the problem are necessarily close to the solution. My Dog Is My Home provides a platform for people with actual lived experience of homelessness and animal companionship to share in their own words how co-sheltering people and animals together contributes to ending homelessness. Through exhibitions, speaking events, and video or narrated images, we are able to educate members of the public, program administrators, and policymakers about preserving the human-animal bond in circumstances of homelessness.

COMMUNITY BUILDING
We believe in the mantra that we are “stronger together.” My Dog Is My Home holds space for members of the homeless services and animal welfare communities to come together to connect, learn from one another, and solve mutual problems. Most notably, our community building efforts have created two related but distinct stakeholder watering holes: 

1) Annual Co-Sheltering Conference
Since 2021, My Dog Is My Home’s annual conference has drawn 400-500 people together from across disciplines to hear from homeless shelter programs about co-
sheltering models in practice, latest research in homelessness and animal companionship, and relevant policy efforts across the US and globally.

2) Co-Sheltering Collaborative
The Co-Sheltering Collaborative is a peer-to-peer learning network with membership that
spans across animal welfare and homeless services. This Collaborative meets as a large group on a quarterly basis to exchange resources, troubleshoot, and hear presentations from members on the progress of their work. In between large group meetings, working groups meet to produce deliverables that work towards collectively developed goals. The Collaborative also provides a sustained community for attendees of the annual conference.

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
My Dog Is My Home also works with homeless shelters that need more hands-on assistance with developing or implementing co-sheltering. We provide customized training, consultation on policies, and resource coordination to ensure a successful co-sheltering program.

My Dog Is My Home

SIPA enriches and empowers generations of Pilipino Americans and others in Historic Filipinotown and throughout Los Angeles.

SIPA is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization serving Historic Filipinotown and other neighborhoods throughout Greater Los Angeles County. SIPA produces programs for youth and families including case management and counseling, after school programs, senior programs, small business development, cultural enrichment, and affordable housing.


Search To Involve Pilipino Americans

We target opportunities where small investments can generate extraordinary impact and create lasting change.

There are many charities that address global poverty and suffering. 

With our Global Health & Development (GHD) **Catalytic Impact Fund**, we try to find the strategic pressure points where modest funding unlocks transformational change. 

By prioritizing these leverage points, we help donors maximize their impact in building sustainable, long-term solutions to global poverty and suffering — saving and improving as many lives as possible with each dollar.

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MAPS works towards a post-prohibition world by advancing research, changing policies, and shaping culture. 

Since our founding in 1986, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) has been the leading organization building the movement to foster evidence-based approaches to psychedelics and the people who use them. When used safely and responsibly, psychedelics have the potential to promote personal growth and well-being and treat various mental health conditions. Three pillars guide our efforts: advancing research, changing policies, and shaping culture. 

[Advancing Research](https://maps.org/advancing-research/)

MAPS spent decades developing MDMA-assisted therapy for the clinical utilization of psychedelic-assisted therapies. With the road paved for the next generation of research and drug development, MAPS now stewards the research landscape we helped cultivate.

We are dedicated to fostering new research directions that prioritize public benefit, supporting international researchers and pilot programs, and ensuring the accessibility and culturally appropriate integration of psychedelics as a tool for individual and community wellness. We center research that contributes to knowledge in the public domain.

[Changing Policy](https://maps.org/changing-policy/)

The cultivation, use, and trade of psychoactive substances — including psychedelics — has been a consistent aspect of human history, but prohibition, criminalization, and militarization — and their inherent oppression — have led to drastic consequences. The ongoing, global War on Drugs has been justified by bad science, racism, and fear for too long: it has led to mass incarceration; erosion of civil liberties; ecological damage; economic waste; and the public health polycrisis of adulteration, poisoning, and overdose. Many of these harmful effects have disproportionately impacted the most historically exploited and oppressed communities. Consequently, we believe societies worldwide have an obligation to account for and repair those harms, to the extent possible. 

MAPS envisions a post-prohibition future based on Consciousness, not Criminalization.

[Shaping Culture](https://maps.org/shaping-culture/)

For psychedelics to be most safely integrated into society, we need to be honest about the implications. MAPS recognizes the importance of a comprehensive understanding of their risks and potential benefits, teaching people how to navigate altered states of consciousness and how policies impact individuals and communities. 

We create cutting-edge education for professionals and the public, provide expert support for the psychedelic and drug policy movement, and convene people who share our vision—all to lay the groundwork and create the guardrails necessary for responsible social transformation. 

As psychedelics become more mainstream and an increasing number of people seek to use them for healing and personal growth, we are more dedicated than ever to making resources available for people and communities to safely and responsibly integrate psychedelics into medical, legal, and spiritual contexts.

MAPS

Lil BUB is a one of a kind space cat. Since landing on Earth, she's raised over $1,000,000 for homeless pets nationwide.

Lil BUB’s Big Fund exists to advocate for special needs companion animals and build a community that celebrates and fosters the human-animal bond. With a focus on animals that are the most difficult to adopt, the most expensive to care for, and are at a high risk of euthanasia. 

Lil BUB’s Big Fund provides access to care for special needs pets nationwide. We work with community leaders, shelters, and rescues nationwide to create special needs focused frameworks. We visit schools to promote kindness and inclusion. Through our work, we share BUB’s message of overcoming adversity and the knowledge that the things that make us different are worthy of being seen and appreciated.

Lil BUB's Big Fund

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