Young People We Care

Shed offers** FREE** salon services to qualifying women in need, and sliding scale services to everyone else. For this purpose, Shed employs a non-profit program that functions within the salon-structure to sustain these services.

See our write up in the Portland Tribune

For more information about Shed, please check out our Tumblr

Shed also creates an affordable business opportunity for stylists who are looking for a work environment that nurtures them creatively, gives them pride in what they do, and empowers them to use their skills in a meaningful way by assisting in Shed’s non-profit program. Shed offers competitive lease-rates, education opportunities, marketing and other incentives to its stylists in exchange for their commitment and team-work.

Shed will also be home to a small creative-retail space that will showcase local art, products, books, ‘zines, fashions, vintage and refurbished items such as those created by Sundered Melange

The most interesting non-profit idea I’ve seen in some time. Do support this!

Room to Read works with rural communities to establish schools and libraries and ensure that girls receive an education.

Read more at Suite101: Nonprofit Room to Read Provides Books to Underpriveleged Nations | Suite101.com http://dawn-koogle.suite101.com/room-to-read-a406785#ixzz1tQ5OCbLt

10 students and their amazing journey to India to help these children

womenofaction:

47% of people in Bangladesh live without good sanitation. That means open sewers, broken toilets, and contaminated water-supplies.

Check out how Women of Action is changing the lives of Bangladeshis, one toilet at a time.

Maya Angelou

sex11455351:

Group Charity Head Shave
We decided to shave our heads for Cancer Research (via donations) and record it! This video is the speeded up version of the actual shaving, Credit to Peter Heslop, Harrison Gaines, Andy Roberts, Henryk Taylor, Sammy Rawson and Jon Addison - who all got their heads shaved and got donations. Thank you to all who donated and who watch this video! Here is the link to Cancer Research UK : xxx.cancerresearchuk.org The music in this video is royalty free.
Or visit http://mdsnews.info/shaved/group-charity-head-shave/

Respect. So much courage is needed to shave your head.

rinotesfromthefield:

April 24, 2012

“My name is Mohammad Hamadori from Jenin. I am thirteen. I heard from some friends about Relief International and the activities that they do. ..and to present myself to you and tell you about some of my hobbies and some activities I have done with relief.”

“The Relief gave me the power to be useful to my community…and now I have the power and I will to make a difference and because I am ready to give my help to anyone who needs it…through our activities and skills.”

“In the end I want to thank you all for being here…and I hope to see you again.”

Thank you, for the inspiration and the motivation to keep on going.

Robert G. Ingersoll (via dogoodatheist)

halfull-org:

“The innovative dispenser is filled with dilute chlorine and placed near a communal water source, allowing individual users to treat their water with the correct dose of chlorine in their containers after it has been collected from the source.

cambodiankidsfoundation:

WATANA’S NEW HOUSE - THANKS APRIL MISSION: CAMBODIA

Little Baby Watana and his family recently found themselves homeless after they were asked to move from the land they were recently living on, it seemed they were going to have to leave Soksan Village, which they didn’t want as they wanted baby Watana to grow up in the beautiful environment which is Soksan Village!

Then came our April Mission: Cambodia Volunteers to the rescue, with the money they had raised for the trip they were able to help CKF purchase some land and build a new house for the family, so now they never have to worry about being moved out of the village - they are here to stay.

We are so thankful to our volunteers, it means so much to us and to Watana’s family!

www.cambodiankidsfoundation.org
www.facebook.com/cambodiankidsfoundation

Beautiful work.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via elige)

(Source: noralo)

Innovative. How better to raise awareness than to involve those people/things you’re raising awareness about?

redpeak:

When German rainforest non-profit Oro Verde needed help spreading their message, who did they turn to to help? Trees of course!

Placing signs on trees all over a city created a small army of recruiters for the organization without the hefty costs of hiring humans, and it made for a stronger message to get people’s attentions.