Together Rising

Programs: The compassion collective - 2017:our largest program was to raise and distribute money for syrian refugee aid in europe as well as for internally displaced people in syria. We collected monthly recurring donations throughout the year and additionally executed a march 2017 love flash mob campaign in furtherance of this program. The board voted to approve a total of $207,000 in grants to help refugees, a uk organization working to provide medical aid and assistance with food, clothing, shelters, search and rescue, and outreach work to the most vulnerable refugees. Help refugees is a charitable fund set up under the auspices of prism the gift fund (charity no. 1099682). The money provided to help refugees was used:- $75,000 for diapers and food for families in refugee camps in greece during may 2017 crisis. - $132,000 for most critical needs throughout the year including food, children's services, hygiene items, diapers, formula, clothing, and shelter for refugee families in europe. The board also approved $485,000 in grants to preemptive love coalition (ein: 26-2450109), a us 501(c)(3) organization working in syria and iraq. Preemptive love coalition's proposal for these grants included:- $185,000 for food supply including emergency 4-week food packs for approximately 2,000 families in syrian locations most in need and immediate food for 25,000 people per day. - $250,000 for expenses related to surgeries for a 10-year-old boy burned by isis militants and to provide refuge, food, blankets, shelter, relocation, medical support, and job training for displaced syrian families. - $50,000 for emergency holistic care (food, water, shelter, medication, and items to fulfill basic daily needs) for families in idlib province of syria after chemical attacks in april 2017.

together rising for disaster relief - fall 2017: our second largest program was distributing critical assistance for families impacted by hurricane harvey in texas and hurricane maria in puerto rico. The board voted to approve $542,770 in grants to direct relief (ein: 95-1831116) for aid including medicines, bandages, wound care, personal safety gear, body wash, sanitary products, toothbrushes, emergency health kits, insulin, inhalers, and pediatric cancer treatments. The board also approved $20,000 to houston food bank (ein: 74-2181456) for food distribution in texas, $100,000 to texas diaper bank (ein: 74-2886380) for diapers, wipes, and hygiene kits, and $20,000 to happyperiod (ein: 47-4333055) for menstrual hygiene kits for emergency shelters in texas.

opioid love flash mob - december 2017:our third largest program was a love flash mob to raise money for two residential recovery facilities. The board voted to approve a $175,000 grant for hope on haven hill (ein: 47-4623824) to purchase the first transitional home in new hampshire for mothers recovering from opioid addiction and their babies. The board also voted to approve a $175,000 grant for martha's place (ein: 52-2002294) in baltimore to fund an addictions counselor, a program director to help the women with family reintegration, job skills, and placement, investment in alumni coordination so that women further along in recovery can serve as mentors, and critically necessary repairs to the homes.

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