My Favorite Charities

• The Organization of Virginia Homeschoolers
  A great way to support homeschooling in Virginia! VaHomeschoolers appreciates that homeschoolers are diverse in our beliefs and backgrounds, but united in loving our children, valuing their education, and treasuring our freedom to homeschool.
• The Center for a New American Dream
  The Center for a New American Dream helps Americans consume responsibly to protect the environment, enhance quality of life, and promote social justice.
• The Nature Conservancy
  Welcome to The Nature Conservancy — the leading conservation organization working around the world to protect ecologically important lands and waters for nature and people.
• 4Paws Cat Rescue
  The 4Paws Rescue Team is a nonprofit community-based all volunteer organization that takes in neglected, abandoned, abused and unwanted cats and kittens. An animal rescued by 4Paws will never be euthanized except out of medical necessity.
• Ragged Mountain Dog Rescue
  Ragged Mountain Dogs is an all-breed canine rescue located at the foot of picturesque Old Rag Mountain in the Blue Ridge of Virginia. RMD works with rural Virginia animal shelters to give animals that would otherwise be killed, a second chance.
• Mercy Corp
  Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
• International Dark-Sky Association
  The mission of the International Dark-Sky Association (IDA) is to preserve and protect the nighttime environment and our heritage of dark skies through environmentally responsible outdoor lighting.
• Bengal Rescue Network
  Our mission is to ensure that NO Bengal cat roams the streets, goes hungry, sleeps in the cold, requires attention, lacks affection, or remains alone to face an uncertain future. (Run by my Mom)