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Boy Scouts of America Leading The Way Toward Better Youth

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, September 16, 2014, In : Youth

The numbers are impressive - over 110 million Americans as members since its inception in 1910 and over 2.7 million youth members coupled with over 1 million adult volunteers. The Boy Scouts of America, indeed, has earned the right to be one of the United States' largest youth organizations.

But beyond the numbers, the Boys Scouts of America has made and continues to make impressive achievements, thus, earning it the right to be called one of the most important organizations in nation-buil...

Children’s Defense Fund: A Child Advocacy Group

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, July 11, 2014, In : Youth

Embracing the motto of “Leave No Child Behind”, Children’s Defense Fund has been championing their advocacies of ensuring a level playing field for all children. It was Marian Wright Edelman, who founded this charitable organization in 1973.

The organization today is registered as an American child advocacy and research group. Children’s Defense Fund (CDF) strongly believes that improving the lives of these children will also change everyone’s life. The founding of the organization ...

KaBOOM!: Upholding Every Kid's Right to a Playground

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, July 4, 2014, In : Youth

As a non-profit organization, KaBOOM! was started in 1996 but inspiration for it was sown the year before Darell Hammond read a story about two children suffocating while playing inside an abandoned car for lack of a playground to go to. Hammond realized the tragedy could’ve been prevented had there been a playground available for the two and so the idea for KaBOOM! was born.

Before KaBOOM! was officially launched, Hammond had already started working on his idea while leading City Year Chic...

Share Our Strength: Tapping into Everyone's Strengths for a Better Future

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, July 2, 2014, In : Youth

Share Our Strength was formed in 1984 with the aim of ending hunger for children in the United States. To achieve its goals, the organization holds culinary events, turns to social media to raise funds and awareness, and solicits individual donations. Share Our Strength believes in long-term solutions and so uses the funds it collects to fund projects that offer lasting remedies to problems involving hunger. The organization also employs a three-step process to fulfill its mission which invol...

Child in Need Institute: Giving a Brighter Future to India’s Women and Children

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, June 3, 2014, In : Youth

India is one of the countries that, although the economy is growing, is still in dire need of assistance for the development, protection and empowerment of their women, children and adolescents. Several countries have answered this call in the form of charitable institutions. One of the many organizations aimed at helping the country is the Child in Need Institute.

Child in Need Institute or CINI is also commonly referred to internationally as Child in Need India. As an international humanitar...

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation: Bringing Hope to Children One Toy at a Time

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, April 8, 2014, In : Youth

The Marine Toys for Tots Foundation is a not-for-profit charity that functions to fund, raise funds, and support the Toys for Tots program under the US Marine Corps Reserve. Founded in 1947, the program was established to distribute toys to children when their parents cannot afford to buy them any for Christmas. Think of it like a US Marine version of Santa Claus. Targeting the youth, the foundation operates out a headquarters in Quantico, Virginia. With revenues amounting to nearly $249 mill...

Boy Scouts of America: Developing Future Leaders One Child at a Time

Posted by Charity Watcher on Thursday, April 3, 2014, In : Youth

The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the biggest youth organizations in the US, made up of more than a million adult volunteers and nearly three million youth members. Since its inception in 1910, the organization has have had over 110 million members join its fold. Aside from being the biggest organization in the country that caters to the youth, the BSA is also the most prominent user of values-based development programs for children, training the youth to build character, develop pers...

Boys & Girls Club of America: Building a Strong Foundation Among the Youth

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, March 28, 2014, In : Youth

The Boys & Girls Clubs of America was founded in 1860 by Elizabeth Hammersley, Alice Goodwin, and Mary Goodwin with the belief that boys have better things to do than roaming the streets. Because of this, the first ever Club was organized, giving birth to a cause that persists today. In the past, the organization was known as Boys Club Federation of America, which became the Boys Clubs of America. It was in 1990 that its name was changed to what it goes by today in recognition of the fact tha...

Global Action for Children: Improving the Lives of Children in the Developing World

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, In : Youth

The Global Action for Children or GAC was a results oriented coalition committed to improving the lives of highly vulnerable children and orphans in developing nations. Founded in 2003, it advocated for improved policies as well as expanded investments in proven interventions and programs. It also worked to help increase effectiveness of initiatives and make for efficient spending of taxpayer dollars to serve children better. GAC led advocacy initiatives that ensure access to life-saving yet...

Save the Children Fund: Protecting the Rights of Children

Posted by Charity Watcher on Friday, November 29, 2013, In : Youth

Established in 1919 in the United Kingdom, Save the Children Fund is a non-governmental organization that is also active internationally. This charitable organization is focused on the promotion of the rights of children.

The group provides relief and assistance to children in various developing countries through health care, better education, economic opportunities, aid in natural disasters, various conflicts and war. There are about 30 national groups that functions under the Save the Child...

Instituting Actionable Change Through Wings of Hope

Posted by Charity Watcher on Tuesday, October 30, 2012, In : Youth

Retired U.S. Air Force pilot and former Senior Vice President of Virgin America David Pflieger presently serves as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Air Pacific Ltd, a Fiji-based carrier that takes great pride in giving back to local community. Mr. Pflieger joined Air Pacific in 2010 and is widely credited with reinvigorating an enterprise that only recently suffered major profit losses. Today, Air Pacific and its subsidiary Pacific Sun stand poised to experience a new era of s...

Making Sweet Music for Life

Posted by Charity Watcher on Wednesday, June 20, 2012, In : Youth

The sweet notes of a violin solo or the twang of an electric guitar can easily be dismissed as “just” music – something to listen to or to keep you entertained. But the Australian charity, Music: Play for Life, sees it differently.

Perhaps one of the most unique charities, Music: Play for Life focuses on the belief that music is much more powerful than most people think, and this power can be used to build and enrich people, and in turn, society. According to research, music can pr...