INTERNATIONAL CHARITIES
The Halo Trust (#10860), based in Washington DC, clears these deadly devices from the ground to save lives.
What is landmines?
Hunger Task Force (#84117), located in Milwaukee, WI, works to prevent hunger and malnutrition by providing what free-of-charge?
What is food?
This charity’s mission is to share the healing power of music with our nation's heroes struggling with PTSD and other invisible wounds of war. We pursue our mission by providing free guitar lessons and new guitars to Veterans around the country.
What is Guitars for Vets? #78788
What two problems is the organization Feed My Hungry Children (#10498) trying to solve?
What is waste & hunger?
A Woman’s Choice (#30564) provides this free-of-charge.
What is pregnancy testing?
This Chicago based charity provides housing, support, and health care for the unhoused and those in poverty, with a housing program for youth.
What is the Night Ministry? (#75721)
Named the “First Lady of Mental Health,” this advocate, who recently passed away, help found The Carter Center (#10688), which is based in Atlanta, Georgia.
Who is Rosalynn Carter?
Named after a president, this Chicago-based charity focuses on youth development, civil rights, social action & advocacy, and community improvement.
What is The Obama Foundation (#81084)?
This charity, started in 2008, provide combat-wounded veterans barrier-free living space and homes for those who own/rent homes.
What is Purple Heart Homes (#96852)
HUGS (#84333) is a Hawaiian-based organization that supports families with children who have been diagnosed with a life-threatening illness or disease. What does HUGS stand for?
What is Help, Understanding, and Group Support?
According to the charity Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (#12188), 1 in how many women globally experience physical or sexual violence?
What is 3 (1 in 3)?
Named after the mascot of a famous burger joint, this charity provides passionate care and resources for families of hospitalized children, and enables family-centered care worldwide.
What is Ronald McDonald House? (#34145)
World Bicycle Relief (#95568), based in Chicago, has a goal of delivering how many bicycles by 2025?
What is 1 million bicycles?
Established in 1999 and presented during the charity fair, donations to this charity help support individualized care, pain management, large free-roaming habitats, and an enrichment program.
What is Wild Cat Sanctuary (#63260)?
This charity, started by a Hollywood movie actor who played Lt. Dan Taylor in Forrest Gump, honors service members, veterans, first responders, their families, and those in need. Programs are designed to entertain, educate, inspire, strengthen, and build communities. They help with financial aid, homes, adapted vehicles, mobility devices, PTS, and suicide prevention. Clue- his name is in the charity foundation.
What is the Gary Sinise Foundation 27963
Children of the Night (#12021) provides intervention in the lives of children who are sexually exploited and vulnerable and have rescued how many children from prostitution?
What is 12,000?
Named after a Disney princess, this foundation empowers girls of color in the DC metropolitan area to become leaders.
What is Cinderella Foundation (#42658)?
Known as Chicago’s Food Bank, this charity works to end hunger and is part of a united community effort working to bring food, dignity, and hope to Cook County neighbors.
What is Greater Chicago Food Depository? (#55325)
This charity provides medical care on a volunteer basis around the world.
What is Doctors without Borders (#11112)?
This charity, mentioned during the charity fair, supports over 130 nonprofits that assist with access to healthcare, housing, safety from abuse, food assistance, legal assistance, early learning, and workforce development.
What is United Way (#56006)?
This charity helps provide service animals or prosthetics to members serving overseas with personal care kits and assist in transition to civilian life.
What is the Wounded Warrior Project (#11425)?
Vision of Children Foundation (#10206) aims to cure what?
What is hereditary childhood blindness and vision disorders?
This charity, founded in Houston Texas, is a national African American breast cancer survivorship organization.
What is Sisters Network, Inc. (#10756)
UNICEF stand for...
What is United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund #12182
India Partners (#11072), based in Oregon, teaches women what skill to start their own business and provide for their family?
What is sewing?
Based in Illinois, members of this charity include Habitat for Humanity of IL, Wesley Food Pantry, Veterans Transitional Center, Forever Home Feline Ranch, Feeding our Kids, and the Chicago Coalition of the Homeless.
What is Community Shares of IL (#46760)?
This charity centers around a full-range mind-body practice that supports the recovery and resilience among Veterans, military families, and communities.
What is Veterans Yoga Project (#11349)?
The Children’s Tumor Foundation’s (#12197) goal is to end NF. What does NF stand for?
What is neurofibromatosis?
Together we Bake (#47215), a nonprofit dedicated to providing comprehensive workforce training and personal development to underserved women, makes this sweet crunchy topping (cereal, snack, etc).
What is granola?
This charity, called NAMI, supports education and mental health education and advocacy to more than 15,000 area students, and families impacted by mental illness. What does NAMI stand for?
What is the National Alliance on Mental Illness? (#23917)