Right 2 Smile

"Right 2 Smile is a Maltese NGO (VO/0583 ) that brings together responsible volunteering with community development projects all over the world. We began our journey in Kenya in 2012, taking up the first groups of volunteers to visit our project on the Masai land. Together with the local community, we discussed their needs and found ways to respond to them in a sustainable way. We took this same approach with our local partners in India, Cambodia, Colombia and Malta. Our ultimate aim is to empower locals with the skills, belief and facilities to become self-sustainable."

You can help out by volunteering and donating.

Here is the link:
http://www.right2smile.org/

Beads of Courage

"We are growing every day, providing innovative, arts-in-medicine supportive care programs for children coping with serious illness, their families and the health care providers who care for them."

You can help out by volunteering, donate beads, make beads, donation.

The Mia Foundation

"Helping animals born with birth defects. Because if they are born, they deserve a chance to live!"

You can help by donating,volunteering and by fostering.

Here is the link:
http://www.themiafoundation.com/How-you-can-help.html

Tree House

"Tree House is a humane organization that promotes the inherent value of every animal and strives to educate the public about proper and responsible animal care, with a focus on the care and placement of stray cats with special physical and emotional needs. We are committed to finding every healthy and treatable animal a home."

You can help by volunteering, adopting and donating.

Here is the link:
http://www.treehouseanimals.org/site/PageServer?pagename=home

Girls Love Mail

"A hand-written letter has the special power to heal. Girls Love Mail collects your hand-written letters of encouragement, bundles them, and sends them, via the caring staff at cancer centers, to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Every letter is a gift from you to a woman going through a difficult time.

Anyone can write a letter! All it takes is a little of your time and the cost of a postage stamp to help a woman newly diagnosed with breast cancer."

For more information check out this site:

http://www.girlslovemail.com/

Little Dresses for Africa

"The road is especially tough for little girls and young women.  Often small children are left as primary care-givers of even younger children, because of disease and poverty.  These little dresses, given freely to those in need, plant the seed that they are worthy. We plant the seeds; God sends the harvest."

You can help out by sewing these dresses and shorts for boys, donating and volunteering.

For more information checkout these links:
http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/patterns/
http://www.littledressesforafrica.org/blog/making-a-difference/

Enchanted Makeover

"Enchanted Makeovers' mission is to create environments and programs for women and children in shelters that educate, empower, open a path for creativity, mindfulness and self-expression."

You can help by donation of money and items, voluntary work and crafting.

They also have community projects: Travel pillowcase (sewing), Handmade doll adoption, Capes for kids, and Patch project.

http://www.enchantedmakeovers.org/
http://enchantedmakeovers.org/category_61/Community-Projects-.htm

The Peyton Heart Project

"What is the origin of the Peyton Heart Project?

The Peyton Heart Project was co-founded by Jill Kubin and Sue Harris in 2015. Its mission is to help stop suicide and bullying and to help end the stigma surrounding mental health issues.

What is the purpose of this project?

~To bring awareness to the issues of teen suicide and bullying.
~To get people talking about these issues.
~To show people that their lives are worth living and that every life matters."

You can help by making these hearts, there is directions on the site and by donating.

http://www.thepeytonheartproject.org/making-the-hearts/

Ryan's Case for Smiles

"Ryan’s Case for Smiles is one the few volunteer organizations solely dedicated to helping kids feel better to heal better. While other great organizations focus on research and finding a cure, we work to improve the quality of life of children and their families as they undergo treatment."

You can help out by sewing colorful pillow cases, on the site you can find the directions, by hosting an event and by donating.

http://caseforsmiles.org/get-involved/#sew

Wildlife Rescue Nests

On this site you can find patterns for crocheted, knitted and loom knitted artificial bird nests, which can also be used for other little orphaned babies.

You can give these to local wildlife rehabilitators and the site has three addresses too.

http://www.bevscountrycottage.com/nest.html