National Foundation for Depressive Illness offers pre-recorded information on depression and manic-depression via their toll-free number. They also provide information by mail on depression, manic depression, and related disorders and can provide a listing of mental health professionals who treat… Continue reading
The Albert Ellis Institute is a non-profit agency that offers individual, couple, and family therapy. There are on-going therapy groups and training in biofeedback for stress-related disorders. Also offered are workshops and courses, professional training, consulting services, and publications. Contact… Continue reading
In Montgomery County, MD, teenage girls can get gynecological exams, breast exams and even birth control counseling at the local Planned Parenthood Clinic for only $5.00. All they need to have is a note from the school nurse. Planned Parenthood… Continue reading
The YMCA is an international community services organization that promotes positive values through programs that build spirit, mind and body welcoming all people with a focus on youth. The YMCA of Greater New York is offering emergency housing, childcare and… Continue reading
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) has set up a hotline and is in the process of compiling a database of animals stranded in and around the evacuated areas affected by the attacks. The hotline… Continue reading
City Harvest, a non-profit organization founded in 1982, is the largest and oldest food rescue program in the world. City Harvest is committed to feeding hungry people in New York City using a variety of innovative, practical and cost effective… Continue reading
Dress for Success is a nonprofit organization that helps low income women make the tailored transition into the workforce. Each Dress for Success client receives one suit when she has a job interview and a second suit when she gets… Continue reading
Every year, about 80 kids with asthma, between 8 and 12 years of age, can go to summer camp for free in Jackson Cap, Alabama. For information on how to apply, contact American Lung Association of Alabama, 900 South 18th… Continue reading
What would you bring to America? How would it feel to travel in steerage? What do all the symbols on the Statue of Liberty mean? These and other questions are answered in activity sheets distributed by the National Park Service.… Continue reading
We’ve all heard of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). They have over 300 offices around the country and handle close to 6,000 cases a year. The ACLU has more than 60 staff attorneys who collaborate with at least 2,000… Continue reading