phyllis cole-dai: Links

Humanitarian Organizations

Brookings Backpack Project: A portion of the proceeds from the sale of 'Tis a Gift: Christmas by Guitar are donated to BBP, which assists children and youth in Brookings, SD, who are at risk of hunger by discreetly providing them with nutritious and easy-to-prepare meals and snacks for weekends and school vacations during the academic year. By helping to sustain these students until school resumes, BBP seeks not only to meet their nutritional needs but also to promote their physical, cognitive and social development, and to enhance their overall sense of well-being. Phyllis is on the planning team that formed BBP in the summer of 2009.
CIVIC: The Campaign for Innocent Victims in Conflict: Nonprofit organization founded by the passionate humanitarian Marla Ruzicka, who was killed in Baghdad in 2005 while advocating for the families of Iraqi civilians injured and killed in the crossfire. CIVIC has helped to create and fund legislation for war victims in Afghanistan and Iraq, to obtain urgently needed medical care, and to shine a spotlight on the devastating effects of war on innocent lives.
Doctors Without Borders: Sales of Phyllis's Friends CD and The Book of the World directly support this independent medical organization that delivers emergency aid to people affected by armed conflict, epidemics, natural or man-made disasters, or exclusion from health care in more than 70 countries.
Homeless Families Foundation: Family shelter in Columbus, Ohio, directly supported by sales of The Emptiness of Our Hands. Provides shelter and support services for homeless families and an extensive tutoring and enrichment program for homeless and at-risk school age children.
Columbus Coalition for the Homeless: Sales of The Emptiness of Our Hands directly support its work educating the Central Ohio community about homeless issues and advocating in a unified voice for social and economic justice for all people, especially those who are most vulnerable.
Heifer International: Dedicated to ending world hunger in the U.S. and abroad by providing impoverished families with livestock and agricultural training.
Human Rights Watch: Dedicated to protecting the human rights of people around the world.
Habitat for Humanity: Invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses in partnership with families in need.
Coalition to Stop the Use of Child Soldiers: Works to prevent the recruitment and use of children as soldiers, to secure their demobilization and to ensure their rehabilitation and reintegration into society.