MEMBER AGENCIES HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Assistance Dogs of America, Inc. Locates, trains, and places highly skilled service the therapy dogs with disabled adults and children to increase their independence. ADAI is dedicated to training dogs rescued from animal shelters, and/or dogs donated by pet owners. Beach House Family Shelter, Inc. Provides temporary shelter to homeless single women, single parent households with children, intact families and married couples since 1921. FOCUS (Family Outreach Community United Services, Inc.) An Interfaith agency helping people overcome homelessness by promoting dignity, hope, and independence through offering transitional and permanent housing, life skills and job development programs. Make a Wish Foundation of Northwest Ohio To grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. Martin Luther King Kitchen for the Poor Feeds an average of 200 people daily, Monday through Friday. Provides home delivered meals to seniors daily. Gives away clothing donations. Mountain Mentors At-risk youth are paired with mentors who assist on personal goal-setting and development. Monthly meetings and week-long mountaineering experience are combined with weekly student contacts. Planned Parenthood of Northwest Ohio Advocates for the means for people to make informed decisions regarding reproductive health and sexuality. It also provides education and quality health care. Toledo Area Ministries A ministry of Christian congregations meeting human need, creating community and working for justice. EDUCATION & THE ARTS Children's Theater Workshop Provides life skills training for children 5 to 18 years of age using theatrical skills. Providing theater by children for children since 1954. Collingwood Arts Center A multi-discipline arts facility dedicated to nurturing the growth of the arts by providing visual and performing artists a center to meet, create, perform, teach, and reside. International Boxing Club Old West End Association Provides education and preservation of a district central city neighborhood, maintaining an arboretum and educating the community by holding an annual festival, donations to scholarships, security, and children programs. SOCIAL JUSTICE & PEACE ABLE - Advocates for Basic Legal Equality Inc. Provides critically needed, high quality civil legal assistance to eligible low-income residents of western Ohio. ACLU Foundation of Ohio, Northwest Ohio Chapter Dedicated to ensuring civil liberties to all persons. Through education and litigation, it defends everyone's constitutional rights and individual freedoms. Campaign for Migrant Worker Justice (Farm Labor Research Project) Assists migrant farm workers through education, direct services, advocacy and training to learn goal-setting and strategies for effective organizing that can improve the quality of these poorest paid American workers. EqualityToledo EqualityToledo works for equality for all Ohioans regardless of their marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, through education, anti-defamation efforts, and activism. League Of Women Voters, Ohio Education Fund A non-partisan organization that encourages informed and active participation of citizens in government. It does not support or oppose political parties or candidates. Ohio Coalition Against Gun Violence To prevent and reduce gun violence through education and advocacy in support of a culture of non-violence. Toledo Area Jobs with Justice Coalition Toledo Area Jobs with Justice works in coalition with labor, community, and religious organizations to raise awareness on workers’ right and social justice issues. ANIMAL RIGHTS & THE ENVIRONMENT Maumee Valley Save-a-Pet Promotes responsible pet ownership, seeks responsible, permanent homes for its foster animals and offers spay and neuter assistance to stop the uncontrolled breeding of thousands cats and dogs every year in the Toledo area. Nature's Nursery Center for Wildlife Rehabilitations & Conservation Education Provides educational programs on wildlife and conservation issues and accepts injured and orphaned wildlife for rehabilitation and return to the wild. The Wood County Humane Society Educates the citizens of Wood County in the principles and practices of humane animal treatment and provides healthier shelter environment for stray cats and dogs, investigates and resolves reports of cruelty and abuse and provides good homes for its sheltered animals.
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