This path is freely given.
If something here meets you —
if it stirs, softens, or stays —
you’re welcome to let that movement continue.
Not to me …
but into the world.
Where to give, listen for what calls you :
– what protects life
– what reduces harm
– what restores dignity
– what serves without exclusion
Let that be your guide.
Local giving
where care begins close to home
Begin where you are.
Look within your own community for places where your time, presence, or resources may be needed,
Sometimes what we have to give
is not money.
It may be a meal,
an afternoon,
a listening ear,
a pair of willing hands.
Let the light move first where
you stand.
And when it calls you farther,
there are many paths.
What follows are only a few,
offered not as directions,
but as places where care is being
carried forward.
Explore what feels true for you.
They are not perfect.
They are simply places where care is being carried forward.
Empower
where communities shape their own future
First Nations Development Institute
First Nations Development Institute supports Native self-determination and Native-led communities.
Imagine
where a book opens the world to a child
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is dedicated to inspiring a love of reading by gifting books free of charge to children from birth to age five.
Nourish
where hunger is met and water becomes life again
Feeding America
Feeding America is a nationwide network helping to ensure no one is left without food.
Protect
where safety is restored and dignity is defended
RAINN
RAINN is the nation’s largest support network for survivors of sexual violence, offering care, advocacy, and prevention.
Heal
where care reaches the body and the unseen wounds within
Direct Relief
Direct Relief provides essential medical aid to communities affected by poverty and crisis, regardless of their political or religious affiliations.
Restore
where the earth is tended and life is quietly supported
Xerces Society
The Xerces Society protects pollinators and the small lives that sustain ecosystems.
Respond
where help arrives in the moment it is needed most
International Rescue Committee
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) provides emergency aid and long-term support to those displaced by crisis.
*Giving happens directly through these organizations.