Give - A Philanthropy Podcast Shannon Maganiezin

In Touch
Avani, Annaiya, Torani, and Divya
On this episode of the GIVE podcast, we are speaking to four young ladies that have started their own nonprofit that is tackling teen mental health. So today I am chatting with Avani, Annaiya, Torani, and Divya.  They are the founders of In Touch, a teenage mental health nonprofit that is run out of California.  Mental health is a large issue for teenagers at the moment and In Touch is working to provide free resources and destroy the stigma surrounding mental health issues.
In Touch provides a survey to teens that matches them with the resources they need, including counseling, peer support groups, and even hotlines.  They are working closely with their local high schools to help provide what kids need to help them heal from the wounds of mental health.  In Touch is also organizing virtual workshops to help during the time of this pandemic to promote healing while still social distancing.
Communication is the key to mental health and these ladies are breaking down every door that they see to make sure everyone knows that mental health issues are not shameful- and they can be treated.    Different demographics have different views on mental health and In Touch is working hard to make sure to reach out to every group of teens to get them the knowledge that they need.
How to help In Touch:
Volunteer Spread the word on Instagram Sign up for their newsletter and share the information  
Be inspired. GIVE.
 
How to reach In Touch
Website | Instagram
 
Read the full transcription of this episode by clicking here. 

Jesse Lewis Choose Love
Scarlett Lewis
In this episode of the GIVE podcast, we are thrilled to welcome Scarlett Lewis of the Choose Love Movement.  Scarlett is an incredible woman with a heartbreaking story.  When her son, Jesse Lewis, lost his life in the Sandy Hook mass shooting, Scarlett’s life was changed forever- he was just six years old. Guided by his life and his legacy, Scarlet lives every day to deliver a compassionate curriculum into schools everywhere.
The Choose Love movement has created a new program, offered for free, to help schools, homes, and communities to help teach students of all ages how to have healthy relationships,  meaningful connections, and how to self-regulate and manage our emotions.  They believe that being able to grow through difficulty and still being able to make responsible decisions is an important life lesson that so many are lacking currently.
The program is actually modeled after a course to help returning soldiers integrate back into civilian life.  Many kids are having to face trauma, both emotionally and sometimes even physically - so this program focuses on positive psychology trauma techniques that will help these kids develop the mental clarity to express themselves.  
How to get involved with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement:
Visit the website and spread the word about the free resources. Follow on social media Donate  
Be inspired. GIVE.
 
You can connect with the Jesse Lewis Choose Love Movement here:
Website | Instagram | Facebook
 
Read the entire transcript of the episode here. 

Variety- The Children’s Charity
Debbie Dodge
On today’s episode of the GIVE podcast, we are happy to welcome Debbie Dodge from Variety- The Children’s Charity.  Variety’s Freedom Program delivers vital life-changing equipment and services for mobility, independence and social inclusion to individual children and children’s organizations.
Through the Freedom program, Variety changes children’s lives by granting items and services that provide independence, mobility and freedom. Variety’s Future Program delivers crucial life-enriching communication equipment and services, education and self-esteem to individual children and children’s organizations. Through the Future program they enrich children’s lives by granting items and services that provide communication, education and self-esteem. 
Variety- The Children’s Charity is currently in 13 different countries and has multiple chapters throughout each one.  They help kids with mobility issues, children that are in the third world
or developing countries.  Variety also helps with medicine. They do everything they can for kids just so that they can have a fair shot at life
 
Ways you can get involved with Variety- The Children’s Charity:
Volunteer Donate Connect on social media  
Be inspired. GIVE.
 
How to connect with Variety- The Children’s Charity 
Website | Facebook | Twitter
 
Click here to read a full transcript of this episode. 

Annie E Casey Foundation
Amoretta Morris 
On this episode of the Give podcast, host Shannon Maganzein welcomes two members of the Annie E Casey Foundation to let us know a little about the work that they do.  The Annie E. Casey Foundation is a private philanthropy foundation that creates a brighter future for the nation's children by developing solutions to strengthen families, build paths to economic opportunity and transform struggling communities into safer and healthier places to live, work and grow.
 
Today we are speaking with Amoretta Morris who is the director of national community strategies for the Annie E. Casey Foundation. She lives in Washington DC, and she leads the foundation's national community change strategies. She has more than a decade of experience shaping policies and programs to improve the lives of youth and families.
 
As a foundation, they also are ones that are really committed to racial equity, and in this moment,  the country has embraced many challenging conversations. Some of these are about how to bring equity to communities, and what it looks like to be able to do the work differently and approach issues differently for everyone. They seek to look at everything that we do with an equity lens.  
 
How can you get involved with the Annie E Casey Foundation?
Spread the word on Social Media Subscribe to the blog Donate Volunteer  
Be inspired. GIVE.
 
Find Annie E Casey Foundation here
Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook
 
For a full transcription of the episode, click here. 

Both Ends Believing
Mark Schwartz
Today on the GIVE podcast we are thrilled to welcome Mark Schwartz, the president of Both Ends Believing.  Both Ends Believing is a nonprofit that uses technology to create a digital identity for children around the globe- so they have a better chance at adoption, instead of aging out of the foster care system. 
Millions of children are hidden behind the walls of institutions and orphanages. The primary reason is simply that countries lack the digital infrastructure that creates visibility into who and where they are. Without a digital identity, institutionalized children face a bleak future. The best place for a child is always with a loving family unit and Both Ends Believing uses technology to help them find those family units.
Both Ends Believing works to capture comprehensive digital profiles of children through Children First Sofware, a technology-driven advocate designed to identify a child’s best opportunity for family-based care. Partnering with countries around the world, we transform the process to move children to their best future, a chance to grow and flourish in a loving family.
How can you get involved with Both Ends Believing:
Donate Spread the word through social media Raise awareness Be inspired. GIVE.
Find Both Ends Believing here:
Website | Facebook | Instagram
Read the full transcript of this episode here.

Beulah’s Safe Haven
Tanya Barns
Today on the GIVE podcast we are thrilled to welcome Tanya Barns from Beulah’s Safe Haven.  This is a nonprofit that is located in Shreveport, Louisiana.  Beulah’s Safe Haven is an amazing resource for girls that are aging out of the foster care system.  Girls who are in foster care as teens are potentially facing issues such as homelessness, poor relationships, and potentially human trafficking. 
Even though these girls may technically be adults, they struggle mentally because many of them have not had the chance to develop life skills that normal teenagers take for granted. These girls have had so many traumas happen to them in their young lives that sometimes they simply need a chance to breathe and take their time moving on to the next step of adulthood.  Beulah’s Safe Haven does its best to provide that service.
Beulah’s Safe Haven helps these girls find jobs, know how to cook, learn finances, and take care of their mental health.  Beulah's Safe Haven is here to try to help them along, give them a little more time to develop so that when they get ready to leave here, then they're on the road to success.
How to get involved with Beulah’s Safe Haven:
Donate Share the story on social media Interact with their social media Be inspired. GIVE.
Find Beulah’s Safe Haven here:
Website | Instagram | Facebook
Read the entire transcript of the interview here.