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Helpers of the Month
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| March | March | March | March |
| April | April | April | April |
| May | May | May | May |
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| July | July | July | July |
| August | August | August | August |
| September | September | September | September |
| October | October | October | October |
| November | November | November | November |
| December* | December* | December | December |
*Winners for these months will be announced in the future.
**Helper of the Month began in February 2003.
Focus America is a national resource center for information, education and assistance for communities that live in poverty.
Partnership for Prescription Assistance
This organization finds ways to obtain prescription drugs for those individuals who cannot afford them by working with corporate, government, and communities organizations.
Ever wanted to know how other people are rating the quality of your doctor? If so, this site has other people like yourself rating doctors. We believe more sites like this should be available to the public, especially healthcare quality.
An NFL football player consistently giving free homes to single moms who are first time home owners? Yes, Warren Dunn's Homes for the Holidays is a great program where he identifies single moms and gives them a free home. Sine finding his charity in 1997 he has given 48 homes.
As a resident of the New Orleans area and survivor of Hurricane Katrina, Amy has been helping Katrina Victims despite continued devastation in the area. In fact, we noticed her ability to help Katrina Victims and immediately chose her for our Chief Coordinator of Relief Operations in New Orleans, LA.
Amy
Bordelon was born and raised in the Metairie area of New
Orleans, LA. She is the Director of Physical Therapy, Pharmacy, and
Durable Medical Equipment for Egan Home Healthcare in
A few web programmers decided to help Hurricane Katrina victims by creating an online information website listing possible areas to find housing.
Which gas station in your area has the lowest fuel price? Well this website will most likely answer your question. With rising costs of fuel, we salue this site for helping Americans search for the lowest price of fuel.
Center for Responsive Politics
Willie Gary is a successful lawyer in the Florida area who helps non-disciplined children to become disciplined. He influences these children one at a time often "bettering" our American communities.
Are you throwing something out? Before you do you might want to post your belongings to Throwplace.com. You have the choice of posting your goods towards charities or individuals. Also, you can take what people are throwing out. It is a great site that helps concerned individuals give to other individuals and charities.
IN 1994, Wayne Outten and Paul Tobias founded of workplacefairness.org. The organization is designed to provide information on a legal and policy resources concerning work or job related issues.
Peter Cameron
Peter is founder of Vietnam Veterans of California. Since 1980, his organization has helped many Vietnam and other military Veterans "get back on their feet" by providing employment, rehab, legal services.
The Original Christmas Tree Company
The company delivers a living tree to your house for the holidays and picks up and replants the same tree in a forest. What a great idea and a great way to help communities be more environmentally friendly.
Where do your taxes go? Ever wonder? And is the government spending it in an effective manner? Taxpayers for Commonsense is a non-partisan group that watches and reports how our lawmakers are spending our tax money. THey also propose ways to best spend our tax money. They want a country that cost less and still maintains a sustainable government for the people.
Consumer Federation of America
CFA's professional staff gathers facts, analyzes issues, and disseminates information to the public, policymakers, and rest of the consumer movement.
The founding board of project vote smart were former politicians from various parties (including independent parties). Project Vote Smart probably is one of the best voter education site since they provide a wealth of information on candidate's issues, voting records, voter registration and so forth. It is an excellent voter education website. This organization serves and helps Americans become more educated areas concerning voter education.
Tim Draper
Imagine introducing practical business concepts to elementary school students where the students are actually enthusiastic about the business concepts. Tim Draper initially created a serious of projects for his daughters elementary class and found great success. Consequently, his organization is responsible for creating business curriculum for elementary students. What a creative idea.
Howard Friedman
Howard Friedman is founder of Manhattan Comprehensive High School. His program uses every single resource that can help a student receive a high school education. Resources for students at Manhattan Comprehensive High School include legal services, housing, job coordinators, day care, and literally anything the student needs in their life to help them graduate. His school remains a role model for Urban Schools in America. His dedication to the American education system is well noted and should be adapted for all American neighborhoods where high schools can benefit.
Frankie Mayo
Frankie Mayo really helps our troops overseas by providing air conditioner units and other necessities to our troops. Her organization is Operation Air Conditioning.
"NERC's MISSION is to leverage the strengths and resources of its member states to advance an environmentally sustainable economy in the Northeast by promoting source reduction, recycling, and the purchasing of environmentally preferable products and services."
St
Peter’s Free Clinic of
Is healthcare for all? In Hillsdale, MI. St Peter's Free Clinic of Hillsdale provides quality healthcare for lower income Americans in Hillsdale, Michigan. Their organization should be a model of what Americans should strive for in providing health care for all.
Mr. Williams transformation from a gangster who took lives to helping communities to keep lives and reduce violence while in prison is remarkable and well noted in the World. In fact, Mr. Williams has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize and continues to write books concerning inner city youth violence. At HelpingAmerica.org we believe that Mr. Williams should be released from "Death Row" since he is contributing to preventing crimes and making American communities much safer.
The Black AIDS Institute has significantly contributed to helping minorities of American communities more aware of AIDs.
Child Guidance Center of San Antonio
Child Guidance Center of San Antonio provides mental health services available to children and adolescents regardless of family income. The organization has been providing such services since 1965.
Cliff Landesmann
Cliff is founder of the Internet Non-Profit Center. His contribution in continually providing and maintaining valuable non-profit resources via the Internet is an outstanding contribution to the community of non-profit organizations.
P. Diddy is one of only a handful of very famous and well known entertainers that actually participates himself to an educational and healthcare organization by selling t-shirts himself in the streets of NYC rather than simply contribute money to an organization.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection
For their Courage and Commitment in helping saving many lives and tress during the awful large fires in California in September and October 2004.
Leslie N. Bluhm
Founder of Chicago Cares
Founder of the Children's Defense Fund (since 1973). Her organization is dedicated to helping less advantaged children to be more healthy, educated, safe and etc.
Norma Hotaling
Norma is founder of an organization called the SAGE Project Inc. that help prostitutes, drug addicts and survivors find a better life through various support strategies such as education, housing, and work. In particular, Sage helps individuals who are at risk of being sexual exploited.
Mischa Zimmerman
Mischa is founder of an organization called Kids Helping Kids. Kids helping Kids goal " is to organize and run sports, art, music and film events to increase awareness and raise funds to provide equipment, services, companionship and special wishes for kids who have been affected by catastrophic illness or injury."
Bill and Carol Ann Marsh
This couple is truly amazing. How many of us would consider helping prison inmates by continually writing letters to them for years? about 1100 of them. I know I would never consider this a form of helping. There dedication in helping inmates through their written correspondence is truly amazing. Their dedication toward helping a specific group of Americans that most of us ignore and would never consider helping is something for any American to admire and possibly model.
Founder Manfred M. Straehle (right) presents
Thomas-El (left) with Helper of the Month Award
Principal Thomas-EL is an outstanding Philadelphian Public School Educator. He always has high expectations for his students since he knows they are capable of attaining their dreams. As an educator he profusely and tediously assists his students in anyway possible to fulfill their dreams. He believes that students need to not be only educated by the school itself but by its surrounding community before, during, and after school. He has helped many inner city school students to obtain their capabilities in achieving their dreams.
Fred Newman is a mentor for this organization as he and his organization ambitiously help Americans of all backgrounds. His over 30 years of persistence and dedication to the American community is an achievement within itself.
Scott and Sandra Lyons
Scott and Sandra Lyons are founders of a Christian Outreach Center in Roanoke, Virginia. Almost every weekend, for the past 5 years, they volunteer in the wee hours of the morning helping the homeless, beggars, drunks, prostitutes, criminals, and other Americans find a more conducive way of living through a Christian life. Sandra Lyons is the founder's sister and is in contention of being our first satellite organization.
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