What you leave behind is not what is engraved in stone monuments, but what is woven into the lives of others. --Pericles
Help Others.org
http://helpothers.org
They have hundreds of inspiring stories of kindness, kindness ideas and free smile cards to pass on to others.
The Foundation for a Better Life
http://forbetterlife.org
You've probably seen their billboards along the highway like the one with Christopher Reeve that says "Strength. Pass it on." This is a huge site with stories many categories...all good. They also have quotes, screensavers, e-cards, and good news from many different links. I get their quote of the day by email.
The Daily Good
http://www.dailygood.org
This link takes you to charityfocus.org where you can sign up to get an encouraging email everyday with a story of kindness and a positive quote. Their stories are about everyday folks and are very touching.
Children's Health Environmental Coalition
http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/education/top10-detail.asp?Top10_Cat_ID=16
This is a great site that tells you how to clean your house with 5 basic tools: white distilled vinegar (the odor goes away completely when it dries), lemon juice, baking soda, washing soda, and borax. You can help the environment, your families health, and your pocket book all at the same time! Recipes for safer cleaners link is at the bottom of the 5 basic tools page. Check it out...you'll be glad you did.
Blessings in a Backpack
http://www.dailygood.org/more.php?n=3594a
This is a wonderful idea! Many children receive free breakfast and lunch at their school each weekday. But what happens to these kids on the weekends? Blessings in a Backpack is a program that gives low income kids non-perishable food, coupons and a menu to take home in a backpack on Fridays. This allows them to have nutritious meals on the weekends, too. You might want to adopt a school in your area and learn what you can do to help. Watch the video and see what children, a school counselor and a parent have to say about the benefit and blessings that result when caring people provide for a child's basic needs...like food...on the weekend.
Justmeans
where good work lives
http://www.justmeans.com/
Justmeans, where you can talk to companies about their social & environmental impact.
This is a very interesting site...you really need to go there and just look around. You can find out what companies are helping the environment by the way they do business and much, much more. It's a conversation really...between you and the different companies. You can leave comments all over the site. You might want to bookmark this one and check back to see what's new.
Kiva.org
http://www.kiva.org/app.php?page=home
Kiva helps entrepreneurs in developing nations by making loans to start businesses. You can choose who you want to help by reading about each person in need of a loan. The loans are repaid after their businesses get going. Kiva has helped many people, especially women, pull themselves out of poverty through microloans. Take a look...you might want to share what you have...to help change a life.
Little Red Wagon Foundation
http://littleredwagonfoundation.com
This one will warm your heart! Zach Bonner from Tampa, FL is 11 years old and has been doing charity work since he was 7 years old. It all started by collecting water in his little red wagon for victims of Hurricane Charlie in 2004.
On May 11, 2009 he started the 2nd leg of his walk to the White House to raise money for homeless kids. There is a wonderful video of all he's doing on the site...like teaching kids how to do a 24 hour homeless simulation to create understanding of the hardships these kids face...maybe something we adults should also try doing.
13 homeless children die each day in the United States!
http://greatergood.berkeley.edu/greatergood/2009winter/index.php
Their Mission: " Greater Good highlights ground breaking scientific research
into the roots of compassion and altruism. It fuses this science with
inspiring stories of compassion in action, providing a bridge between
social scientists and parents, educators, community leaders, and policy
makers." This site has inspiring stories about how doing good is actually physically and psychologically good for you!
Read Mira Lee Sethi's post, Does Art Heal?
It's a fascinating account of how Shands Health Center is using visual art, music and dance to alleviate pain and even boost immune systems of cancer patients.
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