Straight But Not Narrow
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http://www.wearesbnn.com/
Straight But Not Narrow (SBNN) is a 501c3 nonprofit primarily focused on reaching out to straight youth and young adults to improve the perception of, and behavior towards, LGBT youth.
Over the past few years there have been a number of great campaigns and charities that have emerged to show support for gay youth and teens. However, SBNN noticed something significant missing: the message to the young, straight male. It is an unfortunate reality that most bullying and harassment that gay teens face comes from this group. And, it is for this reason that SBNN has built a campaign that is primarily directed at positively influencing their views on LGBT youth. Because let’s face it, whether you’re gay, straight, or somewhere in between, it doesn’t matter…just be you!
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Westside Food Bank
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http://www.westsidefoodbankca.org/
Westside Food Bank provides food to the food assistance programs of social service agencies in Western Los Angeles County. In 2011, the organization distributed over 4.5 million pounds of food with nearly half going to local children. Through the services of the Food Bank’s member agencies food reaches the most vulnerable members of these communities, including:
1. Children in preschool, after-school, and day-care programs who don’t get enough to eat at home and whose health, academic performance, and general well-being are threatened by hunger;
2. Unemployed, under-employed, and working poor people who need help making ends meet;
3. Seniors on fixed incomes and the frail elderly;
4. Women and children living in domestic violence shelters;
5. Homeless individuals who are without the basic necessities;
6. The mentally ill, the disabled, and those with chronic illnesses who need assistance;
7. Veterans who may face the challenges of readjustment, ill-health, or poverty.
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It Gets Better Project
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http://www.itgetsbetter.org/
The It Gets Better Project (IGBP) is a 501c3 nonprofit that was created to show young LGBT people the levels of happiness, potential, and positivity their lives will reach – if they can just get through their teen years. The It Gets Better Project wants to remind teenagers in the LGBT community that they are not alone — and it WILL get better.
History of the It Gets Better Project
In September 2010, syndicated columnist and author Dan Savage created a YouTube video with his partner Terry Miller to inspire hope for young people facing harassment. In response to a number of students taking their own lives after being bullied in school, they wanted to create a personal way for supporters everywhere to tell LGBT youth that, yes, it does indeed get better.
The It Gets Better Project has become a worldwide movement, inspiring more than 40,000 user-created videos viewed more than 40 million times. To date, the project has received submissions from celebrities, organizations, activists, politicians and media personalities, including President Barack Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Adam Lambert, Anne Hathaway, Colin Farrell, Matthew Morrison of "Glee", Joe Jonas, Joel Madden, Ke$ha, Sarah Silverman, Tim Gunn, Ellen DeGeneres, Suze Orman, the staffs of The Gap, Google, Facebook, Pixar, the Broadway community, and many more. Every video changes a life. It doesn’t matter who makes it. more…
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