Family-Friendly Links
Official Web Site of Artist and Autistic, Kevin Carlson - Kevin has autism and is a great artist.
Karen Kwolek - Real Estate Broker
Schizophrenia Digest - SZ magazine was launched in 1994 by Bill MacPhee, who envisioned a magazine that could reach out and help those affected by schizophrenia.
Schizophrenia.com - Started in 1995, Schizophrenia.com is a member of The Internet Mental Health Initiative, a project of the Tides Center, and a leading non-profit web community dedicated to providing high quality information, support and education to the family members, caregivers and individuals whose lives have been impacted by schizophrenia.
Sage Ceramic Gifts - SAGE Ceramics, operated by SAGE Employment & Community services, provides employment opportunities for individuals with developmental disabilities. SAGE Employment & Community Services is a division of Easter Seals Blake Foundation, a non-profit agency providing services for individuals with developmental disabilities. SAGE Ceramics was established as a small business in which supported employees design and manufacture a variety of handcrafted ceramic gift items. SAGE introduced its first design in 1979- Twice Fired Chili Peppers -each crafted from molds of individual chili peppers. They became an instant success from which SAGE Ceramics has launched a variety of other southwestern styled items. These unique products can be found in many gift shops, boutiques and major department stores. SAGE's commitment to excellence and attention to detail has become the standard for this continuing series of unique gift items.
Autism Society of Greater Tucson - Our Chapter is part of a larger entity, the National Autism Society. We share the same mission and vision as the National chapter with the exception, we localize our resources, support and services.
Autism Society of America - The Autism Society, the nation's leading grass roots autism organization, exists to improve the lives of all affected by autism. We do this by increasing public awareness about the day-to-day issues faced by people on the spectrum, advocating for appropriate services for individuals across the lifespan, and providing the latest information regarding treatment, education, research and advocacy.
NAMISA - Welcome to a very special organization! NAMI of Southern Arizona is an affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). NAMI has 1,200 affiliates in the U.S. We are a non-profit, grass roots organization providing advocacy, education, and support to all those affected by mental illnesses. For more than 25 years, NAMI of Southern Arizona has been helping individuals with mental illness and their families. Many of our programs, services and literature are also available in Spanish.
Raise money for NAMI - Southern Arizona - NAMISA just by searching the web and shopping online!
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness - From its inception in 1979, NAMI has been dedicated to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by mental illness.
For three decades, NAMI has established itself as the most formidable grass roots mental health advocacy organization in the country. Dedication, steadfast commitment and unceasing belief in NAMI's mission by grass roots advocates have produced profound changes. NAMI's greatest strength is the dedication of our grass roots leaders and members. We are the families, friends and individuals that serve to strengthen communities across the country.
Due in large part to generous individual, corporate, and foundation donations, NAMI is able to build on its success and continue to focus on three cornerstones of activity that offer hope, reform, and health to our American community: Awareness, Education, and Advocacy.
Make-A-Wish - the premier wish-granting organization for children, including Make-A-Wish Foundation of America, Make-A-Wish Foundation International and Make-A-Wish Foundation local chapters. Please visit our site for children's wish granting information and links to all Make-A-Wish Foundation chapter sites.
The Foundation for a Better Life - We are a non-profit organization dedicated to sharing the values that make a difference in our communities. We create public service campaigns that model the benefits of a life lived by positive values. In turn, we hope to inspire people to make values a part of their own lives, and then to communicate the benefits to others.
Special Olympics - Providing year-round sports training and athletic competition to more than 2.5 million people with intellectual disabilities in more than 180 countries.
Habitat for Humanity International - Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.
Ronald McDonald House Charities - The mission of Ronald McDonald House Charities, Inc. (RMHC) is to create, find and support programs that directly improve the health and well being of children. RMHC fulfills its mission by creating innovative, effective programs that address targeted needs, and by supporting these programs and other activities conducted by its local Chapters worldwide. RMHC also awards grants to other nonprofit children's organizations that positively impact the health and well being of children around the world.
The Salvation Army - The International Home Page of The Salvation Army, containing information about the mission and work of The Salvation Army in over 110 countries and links to Salvation Army Web sites in the various territories where it operates. Its objects are the advancement of the Christian religion, of education, the relief of poverty, and other charitable objects beneficial to society or the community of mankind as a whole.
SmileTrain - Unlike many charities that do many different things, The Smile Train mission is focused on solving a single problem: cleft lip and palate.
Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly. Aren’t allowed to attend school or hold a job. And face very difficult lives filled with shame and isolation, pain and heartache.
The good news is every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as $250 and takes as little as 45 minutes.
FirstBook.org - Access to new books for children in need.
Reading is Fundamental (RIF) - Our vision is a literate America in which all children have access to books and discover the joys and value of reading.
Easter Seals Blake Foundation - Easter Seals Blake Foundation has been providing services to children and adults with disabilities since 1950. Our educational, therapeutic and community living programs are designed in accordance with our mission: to enable each individual served to discover and meet his or her maximum potential for independent, productive living and developmental growth.
Hope Saves the Day: Autism Radio - Hope Saves the Day is a multimedia interactive open forum dealing with Autism broadcasted internationally. We intend to provide information to the public about autism and related topics and provide an interactive network for the community. We are an unbiased weekly broadcast that is published on the Internet.
Iris the Dragon Book Series - The Iris the Dragon book series and educational material facilitates the conversation between parents, teachers and children about mental health and wellness.
Les Brown - The worlds greatest motivational speaker.
ACT Today! for Military Families - ACT Today! for Military Families is making a positive difference in the lives of military families, one child at a time.
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