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Victims Services Nonprofits Continue to Serve Survivors

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For those who have survived a crime, recovery can take decades. The trauma of living through a crime can be incredibly complicated. And for survivors facing legal proceedings, seeking compensation, or needing additional ongoing services, it can be hard to know where to turn. Victims Services help these survivors move past the trauma, find justice, and move forward to a healthy, happy future. 

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Top-Rated Nonprofits Serving Marginalized Groups

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Marginalized groups live in every part of the country, and every part of the world. These marginalized populations often experience inequality in education, health care, and other vital services, as well as underrepresentation in government. However, many organizations help these individuals find independence and success through training, support, and other services.

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The Nation’s Best Cancer Research Organizations

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An estimated 1.8 million Americans will be diagnosed with some type of cancer this year. However, nearly 17 million Americans who were previously diagnosed with cancer are still alive today. Advances in cancer diagnoses, treatments, and prevention have saved millions of lives across the nation and around the world, and nonprofit cancer research organizations are ensuring that even more people beat cancer, and go on to live longer, fuller lives.

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Organizations Helping Seniors Feel at Home

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It’s easy to associate the elderly with nursing homes, but in reality, only 3.6% of people over 65 live in a nursing home. The rest of that growing sector of our population is still maintaining their home, living in apartments, or bunking with their families. Finding the right kind of living situation can be overwhelming as you reach the later years in life because of money, mobility issues, or just access to other people and things you need.

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6 Nonprofits Helping the Visually Impaired

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More than 2.2 billion people worldwide visually impaired or blind. There are varying degrees of blindness, however, and only about 10–15% of the blind population are unable to see anything at all. But any impact on vision for a person means that their routine is altered in some way. These people rely on a variety of services for assistance for themselves and their families so life can be as close to normal as possible.

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Support These Organizations That Make Education More Affordable

Education can be expensive. About 72% of students in the United States require some type of financial assistance for college. There are many different kinds of aid, including scholarships, government aid, work-study programs, and student loans. Each type requires different paperwork, qualifications, and if you have loans, they require a payment plan that can last years. About 1 in 6 American adults currently have student loan debt. It isn’t just the tuition, but the transportation, living expenses, and other costs associated with getting an education.

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Where Does Safety Education Come From?

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We all encounter multiple things daily that are considered dangerous. If you’re like me, you’ve never really considered the places you received safety education in your lifetime. So much goes into raising awareness and teaching safety to us, but we rarely stop and acknowledge those incredible organizations. From cars to pools to pets we don’t know, we are armed with the knowledge that we need to safely navigate the world thanks to people who work in safety education. Organizations work with schools, families, and community outreach networks to teach everyone different safety tips in as many ways as possible. With all this exposure, a lot of these safety tips just become second nature to us and help us stay safe.

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Five Places Providing A Safe Home For Those In Need

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In the United States, 1 out of every five adults experiences a mental illness. There is no simple cure. Mental health is extremely important, but often overlooked especially in more vulnerable populations. Nearly 60% of Americans with mental health issues did not receive any treatment last year. There is a great need for organizations that can help people get the help they need and get on their feet and thrive in society on their own.

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Five Organizations Saving Animal Lives

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There are many homeless dogs and cats around the world, and we need veterinary services to provide essential services for all animals and help find homes for as many as possible. Like Bob Barker used to say on The Price is Right, spay and neuter your pets! These five organizations are all helping do that plus so much more.

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Hope, Help, and Counseling with these Incredible Nonprofits

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Counselors are trained professionals that help people with all kinds of problems or illness. They help people work through everyday problems like relationship issues, sadness, or significant life transitions. They are trained to help people who have a mental illness so they can manage their symptoms. Counselors have a graduate degree – either master’s or doctoral and depending on where they are located, many are required to be licensed. You will find them in schools, military bases, hospitals, and many other important parts of society including online. 

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Different Ways Business Leagues and Chambers of Commerce can Give Back to a Community.

Business leagues and chambers of commerce operate in many different communities. The most well known are within cities and towns to help the business owners have a voice in the physical community. There are also plenty of different nonprofits that work with different kinds of communities like immigrant groups or specific industries. These organizations are integral to small businesses throughout the United States, the people employed by them, and their customers. We wanted to share a few different types of organizations today to help showcase the variety. There is somewhere for all business owners to connect and help improve and grow.

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