There are many things that I care about. One of those things is raising awareness to causes and places that try to help others.
Below you will find a list of resources that may be helpful to you, or someone you may know!
There will also be a few links to where you can donate to different charities and causes, if it is so desired!
A Few Things to Note Before Jumping In:
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1. Some of these places are helplines for places that may discuss "triggering" topics, such as suicide, mental health, race, and abuse.
2. This is not sponsored, I am not getting any kind of money or kick back from this. I literally just wanted to give a list of resources that may be helpful to other people! 3. I am not to be held responsible if any unfortunate, unforeseeable thing happens, if you choose to visit any of these websites or contact any of the helplines. While I have done my best to provide awareness to virtual safe spaces, I have also never used these places, personally. I have donated to quite a few of the places and have never had issues. However, I will not be held liable if your fate is different than mine. I am also not to be held responsible if any unfortunate, unforeseeable things happen physically after you choose to visit any of these websites! 4. This is not a place for "political" debates or opinions. Many of these organizations and charities support causes that I consider to be human issues, rather than being things that should be tied to something as convoluted as politics/left vs. right debates. If any of these organizations do not align with you or your personal beliefs, simply exit this page. I also encourage you to learn empathy, how to listen to others without speaking over/for them, and educating yourself on these organizations and causes beyond what you've been told by your personal/inherited bias, church leaders, news outlets, and Facebook feeds. There's a whole world out there full of people that are fully capable of talking for themselves, it's important to really give them a listen. |
RESOURCE LIST:
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1. National Suicide Prevention Helpline
* Phone Number: 1-800-279-8255 * en Espanol: 1-888-628-9454 * Veterans Crisis Line: 1-800-273-8255 (or text 838-255) * Website: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org (their website has resources for people of all walks of life, including: Native Americans, Attempt Survivors, members of the LGBTQ+ community, Disaster Survivors, Youth, Veterans, and those who are deaf/hard of hearing/or are struggling with hearing loss). * To Donate: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/donate/ |
2. Domestic Violence Support
* Phone Number: 1-800-799-7233 * Text "Start" to 88788 * Website: www.thehotline.org * To Donate: www.thehotline.org/donate |
3. The Trevor Project (supports LGBTQ+ Youth)
* Phone Number: 1-866-488-7386 * Text "Start" to 678-678 * Website: www.thetrevorproject.org * To Donate: www.thetrevorproject.org/donate |
4. the Eating Disorders Helpline:
* Phone Number: 1-800-931-2237 * Text NEDA to 741-741 * Website: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org * To Donate: https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/other-ways-give |
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5. the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
* Phone Number: 1-800-487-4889 or 1-800-662-4357 * Website: www.samhsa.gov |
6. The Wounded Warrior Project (supports veterans and their families)
*Website: https://www.woundedwarriorproject.org/ *To Donate: https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org |
7. the Native American Rights Fund
*Website: https://www.narf.org/ * To Donate: https://www.narf.org/donate |
8. Feeding America
* Website: feedingamerica.org/ (Alternatively, if you want to help out your community specifically, you can also donate food and money to your local food bank/pantry! Most of the time you can find the dedicated local government website for it with a quick Google search!) |
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9. Spikenard Farm (Honeybee Sanctuary)
*Website: https://spikenardfarm.org/ *Donate: spikenardfarm.org/product/donate/ |
12. National Center for Transgender Equality
*Website: https://transequality.org/ *Donate: tinyurl.com/2vecmrrm |
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13. Your Local Animal Shelter!
The official websites can usually be found with an easy Google search! ^_^ |
14. GLAAD
(supports members of the LGBTQIA2+ community) *Website: www.glaad.org/ *Donate: tinyurl.com/2p8zu9um |
15. Planned Parenthood
Their Mission: www.plannedparenthood.org/about-us/who-we-are Website: www.plannedparenthood.org/ Donate: tinyurl.com/2p9h88e4 Support: tinyurl.com/4zcf3fjy |
16. ACLU
(Supports human rights for ALL) Website: www.aclu.org/ Frequently Asked Questions: www.aclu.org/faqs Donate: tinyurl.com/2p8e4vev |
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17. Resistbot
(A great tool for contacting your local and federal goverment agents/representatives. It is also a great resource for keeping your voter registration up to date!) Website: resist.bot/ Donate: resist.bot/donate Petitions: resist.bot/petitions |
More resource links will be provided in the future. I try my hardest to confirm that places are legit and actually put the money towards what they claim it does on their websites. I try to be aware of what other people report about certain organizations and companies, but sometimes I don't find out about negative things until I've already donated.
