What's Your National Philanthropy / Service Project?

[NinjaPoodle]

Originally posted by TheEpitome1920
The March of Dimes and Zeta Phi Beta have a cooperative program called Stork's Nest. The program was launched nationally in 1972. This program has both service and educational components. The service is the establishment of a distribution site, the "Nest," where expectant mothers, referred by cooperating hospitals, clinics, and health centers, can get necessary items such as maternity clothes, layettes and furniture at minimal or no cost. The educational component consists of seven sessions covering prenatal care, nutrition, drugs, alcohol and smoking, genetics, infant care and parenting.

Stork's Nest Info

I always did love this program. Kudos to our sistergreeks Zeta!

[jharb]

Pi Beta Phi's philanthropies:

* Arrowmont Settlement School for Arts & Crafts - School in Gatlinburg, TN
* Links to Literacy - Literacy programs in local communities
* Arrow in the Arctic - literacy in the Yukon
* CAR Program - (Champions Are Readers) reading in schools
* Pi Beta Phi Foundation (not really a philanthropy but it assists Pi Phi's members)

[UCFStefanie]

Kappa Alpha Theta

National Philantrophy: CASA


Since 1989, the focus of Kappa Alpha Theta's philanthropic work has been CASA, the Court Appointed Special Advocates program (also known around the country as Guardian Ad Litem and Pro Kids).

The mission of CASA is to speak for the best interests of abused and neglected children who are involved in juvenile courts.

What is CASA?

CASA volunteers are a trained community of citizens who are appointed by a judge to speak up for abused and neglected children in court. CASA volunteers research the child's background details to help the court make a sound decision about the child's future.

The CASA program consists of 930 local programs and 46 state organizations. In 2002, 70,130 CASA volunteers served an estimated 279,160 children.

CASA programs can help a displaced child find the security needed to grow and reach full potential. It's been shown that:

Children who have been assigned CASA volunteers tend to spend less time in court and less time in foster care than those who do not have CASA representation.

CASA advocated children have better chances of finding permanent homes.

CASA cases are more likely to be reviewed on a regular basis by the court

To learn more about CASA, and Theta's support, please visit the National CASA Website at www.nationalcasa.org.

[arieltridelta]

Tri-Delta's national philanthropy is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital! Since 1974 Tri-Delta has raised over $10,000,000 for research, facilities, and hospital stays for childhood cancer! You can read all about it here: http://deltadeltadelta.org/about/about.htm

[Tom Earp]

Lambda Chi Alpha:

Great North American Food Drive.

The largest in the world.

My Chapter also works with Ronald McDonald House with a Hot-Tub-A-Thon. There are also some during the year that We work with for other local charitys.

Yea For Greeks!