Higher Ground for
Humanity
www.highergroundhumanity.org

HGH was established by Jewel Kilcher and Nedra Carroll to promote human excellence by pioneering what it means to be a human being in the highest sense, and inspire new possibilities for humanity. HGH pursues this mission through education, research, innovative partnering and program development in the areas of youth, alternative health care, the arts, spiritual development, the environment and global community building.

Heifer
International
www.heifer.org

In the 1930s, a civil war raged in Spain. Dan West, a Midwestern farmer and Church of the Brethren youth worker, ladled out cups of milk to hungry children on both sides of the conflict. It struck him that what these families needed was "not a cup, but a cow." He asked his friends back home to donate heifers, a young cow that has not borne a calf, so hungry families could feed themselves. In return, they could help another family become self-reliant by passing on to them one of their gift animal’s female calves. The idea of giving families a source of food rather than short-term relief caught on and has continued for more than 50 years. As a result, families in 115 countries have enjoyed better health, more income and the joy of helping others.

America's Second Harvest
Food Bank Network
www.secondharvest.org

America's Second Harvest is the nation's largest domestic hunger relief organization. Through a network of over 200 food banks and food-rescue programs, they distribute food to 26 million hungry Americans each year, 8 million of whom are children. In the year 2000, America's Second Harvest distributed 1.4 billion pounds of food to needy Americans, serving all 50 states and Puerto Rico. Their goal is to end hunger in America.

Center for Marine
Conservation
www.cmc-ocean.org

CMC is committed to protecting ocean environments and conserving the global abundance and diversity of marine life. Through science-based advocacy, research and public education, CMC promotes informed citizen participation to reverse the degradation of our oceans. A key belief is that all life forms warrant respect, and the abundance and diversity of marine life contribute to the health of the planet and its inhabitants.

 

National Multiple
Sclerosis Society
www.nmss.org

The mission of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is to end the devastating effects of Multiple Sclerosis. Providing accurate up-to-date information to individuals with MS, their families and health care providers is central to their mission. On their site, you can access information on a wide variety of MS-related topics. Information is available for those who have been living with MS for some time — and for family, friends and employers.

Seasonal fundraising walkathons and cycling events help support their effort.