Links We Like

Food Link (foodlinkny.org)

Founded over 25 years ago by Tom Ferraro, FOODLINK has grown to serve a 10 county area in the Genesee Valley and Finger Lakes Region of Upstate New York. As a member of America's Second Harvest, FOODLINK obtains and redistributes over 6 million pounds of food annually to a network of over 550 programs.

City Harvest (cityharvest.org)

City Harvest, a non-profit organization founded in 1981, is the world's oldest and New York's only food rescue program. Millions of pounds of good, edible food are thrown away each year by New York City food businesses. At the same time, an estimated 1.6 million people are hungry, one third of them children. City Harvest is the link between those who have so much and those who have too little.

Salvation Army (salvationarmy.org)

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Goodwill (goodwill.org)

Goodwill Industries International is a network of 207 community-based, autonomous member organizations that serves people with workplace disadvantages and disabilities by providing job training and employment services, as well as job placement opportunities and post-employment support. With locations in the United States, Canada and 23 other countries, we help people overcome barriers to employment and become independent, tax-paying members of their communities.

Volunteers of America (voa.org)

Volunteers of America is a national, nonprofit, spiritually based organization founded in 1896. Volunteers of America provides local human service programs and opportunities for individual and community involvement.

Salvation Army (salvationarmy.org)

The Salvation Army, an international movement, is an evangelical part of the universal Christian Church. Its message is based on the Bible. Its ministry is motivated by the love of God. Its mission is to preach the gospel of Jesus Christ and to meet human needs in His name without discrimination.

Sojourner House (sojournerhouse.org)

Sojourner House, which opened in 1982 in Rochester, NY, provides transitional housing and intensive counseling to women in need, including women with children, who are committed to developing stable, independent, and productive lifestyles.

Alternatives for Battered Women (abwrochester.org)

Alternatives for Battered Women exists to enhance the quality of life and empower individuals affected by or at risk of domestic violence. Alternatives for Battered Women is a not-for-profit agency serving victims of domestic violence in Rochester and Monroe County, New York.

Habitat for Humanity (habitat.org) (Rochester Location)

Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, nondenominational Christian housing organization. They welcome all people to join us as we build simple, decent, affordable houses in partnership with those who lack adequate shelter. By 2005, Habitat houses will be sheltering 1 million people.

Open Door Mission (opendoormission.org)

The Open Door Mission was founded in 1952 to provide spiritual and material comfort to the less fortunate. Although the Mission is mostly known in the Rochester community for providing basic needs to our hurting neighbors such as food, clothing and shelter, the Mission also provides services in areas such as education, rehabilitation, and some medical services.

American Red Cross (redcross.org)

For nearly a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save lives through health and safety education and training. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the preparedness concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace.

Boys & Girls Clubs of America (bgca.org)

Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids. Boys & Girls Clubs offer club programs and services which promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.

Head Start (http://www2.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/hsb/)

Head Start and Early Head Start are comprehensive child development programs that serve children from birth to age 5, pregnant women, and their families. They are child-focused programs and have the overall goal of increasing the school readiness of young children in low-income families.

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester (literacyrochester.org)

Literacy Volunteers of Rochester, Inc. is an organization of trained volunteers dedicated to providing one-to-one or small group tutoring to functionally illiterate adults and to others lacking English language skills, and to fostering literacy in the greater Rochester, NY, area.

Women's Coffee Connection (womenscoffeeconnection.com)

The Women's Coffee Connection has provides savory coffee and unique merchandise to the Rochester community, while supporting social and environmental causes at home and abroad.

American Red Cross (redcross.org)

For nearly a century, the American Red Cross has prepared people to save lives through health and safety education and training. The Red Cross constantly strives to respond to the preparedness concerns of Americans at home, in school and in the workplace.

InterVol (intervol.org)

InterVol started Recycling of Unused Medical Supplies (RUMS) Program, which takes medical supplies and equipment collected and saved from disposal. They also have a Sister hospital program in Rosebud, South Dakota where over 150 Rochester area doctors, nurses and allied health professionals have volunteered their services.

Give Kids The World (gktw.org)

Give Kids The World Village is a non-profit resort that creates magical memories for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families. Wish-granting organizations coordinate transportation to Orlando, while Give Kids The World provides accommodations at its whimsical resort, attractions tickets and meals for a week-long fantasy vacation.

Make-A-Wish (wish.org)

We grant the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and joy. As the Foundation continues to mature, its mission will remain steadfast. Wish children of the past, present, and future will have an opportunity to share the power of a wish.

Ronald McDonald House (rmhc.org)

The idea behind Ronald McDonald House is simple: provide a "home-away-from-home" for families of seriously ill children who are receiving treatment at nearby hospitals. The Ronald McDonald House provides a comfortable, supportive alternative for these families. It serves as a temporary residence near the medical facility where family members can sleep, eat, relax and find support from other families in similar situations.

Adopt a Grandparent (http://www.elderswithoutwalls.com)

Our "Adopt a Grandparent" program is offered in celebration of the contribution this Greatest Generation has made in our lives and in the world. The adopted Grandchildren keep in regular touch via e-mail with their adopted Grandparent.

AIDS (aids.org)

The mission of AIDS.ORG is to help prevent HIV infections and to improve the lives of those affected by HIV and AIDS by providing education and facilitating the free and open exchange of knowledge at an easy-to-find centralized website. We provide prevention, testing, and treatment information to over 250,000 people every month.

National Multiple Sclerosis Society (nationalmssociety.org)

Founded in 1946, the National Multiple Sclerosis Society supports more MS extensive research we support to find the cause, cure and improved treatments of the disease, offers more services for people with MS and their families, provides more professional education programs, and furthers more MS advocacy efforts than any other MS organization in the world.

American Cancer Society (cancer.org)

The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community- based voluntary health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by preventing cancer, saving lives, and diminishing suffering from cancer, through research, education, advocacy, and service.

National Kidney Foundation (kidney.org)

The National Kidney Foundation, Inc., a major voluntary health organization, seeks to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases, improve the health and well-being of individuals and families affected by these diseases, and increase the availability of all organs for transplantation.

Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (cff.org)

The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to assure the development of the means to cure and control cystic fibrosis and to improve the quality of life for those with the disease.

Special Olympics (specialolympics.org)

Special Olympics is an international organization dedicated to empowering individuals with intellectual disabilities to become physically fit, productive and respected members of society through sports training and competition. Special Olympics offers children and adults with intellectual disabilities year-round training and competition in 26 Olympic-type summer and winter sports.

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (rarediseases.org)

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), is a unique federation of voluntary health organizations dedicated to helping people with rare "orphan" diseases and assisting the organizations that serve them. NORD is committed to the identification, treatment, and cure of rare disorders through programs of education, advocacy, research, and service. A rare or "orphan" disease affects fewer than 200,000 people in the United States. There are more than 6,000 rare disorders that, taken together, affect approximately 25 million Americans.