Lizdom Supports...

I Give A Damn

2010-04-13T08:24:00.000-07:00

This is Cindy Lauper's organization that is "especially" for straight people who give a damn about equality.

Go on the site, learn about hate crimes, suicide rates, gays in the military, gay marriage, homelessness, and more. Join and let your voice be heard- let people know that you give a damn!!

The Graddy Family

2009-12-07T11:12:00.000-08:00

The Story and What's Being Done

The Indy Channel's News Coverage

Join the Facebook Group

Donations to the "Michele Graddy and Family" fund can be made at any Huntington Bank branch or via Paypal to GraddyFamily [at] gmail [dot] com

Trans Youth Family Allies

2009-09-25T13:19:00.001-07:00

TYFA empowers children and families by partnering with educators, service providers and communities, to develop supportive environments in which gender may be expressed and respected. We envision a society free of suicide and violence in which ALL children are respected and celebrated.

Click on the logo for more information!

PFLAG

2009-09-25T13:08:00.000-07:00

Our Vision. We, the parents, families and friends of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons, celebrate diversity and envision a society that embraces everyone, including those of diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Only with respect, dignity and equality for all will we reach our full potential as human beings, individually and collectively. PFLAG welcomes the participation and support of all who share in, and hope to realize this vision.

Our Mission. PFLAG promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons, their families and friends through: support, to cope with an adverse society; education, to enlighten an ill-informed public; and advocacy, to end discrimination and to secure equal civil rights. Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays provides opportunity for dialogue about sexual orientation and gender identity, and acts to create a society that is healthy and respectful of human diversity.

Click the logo for more information!

Food Pantries

2009-09-25T13:02:00.000-07:00

No links for this one. Every community has a food pantry. Donate. And not just the leftovers off your pantry shelf. Pick up extras at the store when there is a great sale. Use coupons to buy and donate. Every little bit helps!

You can find a local food bank through Feeding America.

Some ideas on what to donate...

canned meat (chicken, tuna)
taco kits
pasta
sauce
canned veggies, fruit
personal care items- toothbrush, toothpaste, deoderant, soap, shampoo

The food pantry we donate to most frequently also puts together Birthday Kits for families. You donate a gift bag that includes cake mix, icing, candles, a small gift.

A good list can also be found at this site.

Goodwill Industries

2009-09-25T12:58:00.000-07:00

Donate- I get stuff out of my house.

Shop- I buy clothes for insanely low prices.

Goodwill provides job training and placement assistance... check out the website. They really do a lot more than most people are aware of!

Kiva

2009-09-25T12:54:00.000-07:00

Helping by giving a hand up and not just a hand out. Your donation is a business loan for someone in a struggling country. They pay you back. You can then use the payback to support another business being launched. Businesses like making cereals or wool.

Check out Kiva.com to learn more!

Food Runners

2009-09-25T12:52:00.000-07:00

This is an organization based in San Francisco that picks up unused food from restaurants and caterers and delivers it to shelters, programs, homes that need it!

Food Runners

World Food Program

2009-09-25T12:48:00.000-07:00

Help fight hunger around the world.

Friends of the World Food Program

Wheeler Mission

2009-09-25T12:46:00.000-07:00

Every city has some sort of religious group that works to help the homeless. Wheeler Mission is the most known group in Indiana. They provide shelter, meals, and medical care for the homeless and struggling. They also run the Hebron Center- a residential recovery program for men struggling with alcohol and drug addiction.