Referral Corner

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“…Pack some stuff up that you can hide (from the abuser), that you can grab and go, and never look back. You need to have someone to call, even if it is the hotline. …You have to talk about it, I know you don’t want to talk about it, but you have to or it will just build up inside you and you’ll end up staying or never getting out alive. Believe in yourself; there is something else out there for you. …There is no excuse for abuse; it should not be tolerated by anyone. Nobody has the right to put their hand on you; to harm you. Love yourself and know that you are worth something; respect yourself. …Believe in yourself – that you can do anything. …Seek out help and talk about it… and get out.”

~ Susan Dean

Today’s quote originates from the Conscious Discussions Talk Radio episode that aired back on … titled: Domestic Violence

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-- Referral Corner --

 This section of our blog offers us a chance to celebrate just a few of the millions of amazing organizations out there that are actively, every single day, working to make this world a better place. You'll find that we publish these posts every 2-3 weeks, or as time and space allows; so feel free to scroll through the archives for similar posts. Please do drop in to the sites via the links below, let them know you heard of them via this blog and how much their work means to you.

 
Mentor: For more than 20 years, Mentor  has been the lead champion for youth mentoring in the United States. Through working with more than 5000 mentoring programs and volunteer centers, serving more than 3 million children - the organization helps children by providing a public voice, developing and delivering resources to mentoring programs nationwide and promoting quality for mentoring through standards, cutting-edge research and state of the art tools.
Info: www.mentoring.org 

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Volunteer Match: This incredible organization strengthens communities by connecting millions of people with generous hearts to more than 90,000 non-profit organizations.
Info:  www.volunteermatch.org 

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Idealist: Connecting people with organizations and resources to find practical solutions to social and environmental problems in the spirit of generosity and mutual respect. 
Info: www.idealist.org 

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HummingBird Blog:   This is the personal blog of a Vancouver (BC, Canada)-based environmental educator, writer and artist. He has some wonderful content there that you may want to check out in the archived posts. From what I understand he will be taking a hiatus from blogging for a while due to schedule constraints, however you can access his archived posts at your convenience.
Info: http://hummingbird604.com 


 

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