America is full of philanthropic organizations
that provide a great deal of help to our population. Many of these
organizations have been started by religious groups or churches, others have
been started by people who have financial resources and see needs, while others
have been started by people in need banding together to work toward a common
goal. These organizations are a great part of our country.
There are so many small community libraries
that were founded by the Carnegie Corporation. Much of what we know about
diseases has been funded by philanthropic foundations made up of people who
have often been affected by that particular disease such as the Mitochondrial
Disease Foundation which I support because my son has a mitochondrial disease.
The food bank here in my home town was started by an Eagle Scout and continues
to this day through a foundation directed by the local churches. These
philanthropic organizations are designed to meet individual needs and
collective needs to better our society and our individual lives.
Here in my own community there are a couple of
homes that were built by Habitat for Humanity volunteers, an organization that
helps families buy their first home through volunteer labor and donations. The
organization believes home ownership is the best way to escape poverty.
There are also plenty of established
organizations that contribute to philanthropic missions. Churches often make
contributions to the public good. Labor Unions frequently support worthy causes
such as firemen supporting the Muscular Dystrophy Foundation. My own local
teachers’ union helped build those Habitat houses I mentioned.
The United States is filled with good people who support worthy causes in a variety of ways and I am very thankful that they band together in philanthropic organizations that make themselves known to be available to assist in a variety of causes. They are not government entities but organizations that support life to its fullest made up of wonderful American people.
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