Charities We Support
Hogs for the Cause is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization focused on helping families who have been affected by pediatric Brain Cancer. Many families in this situation find themselves facing overwhelming costs associated with their child's medical treatment. In order to offset these hardships, Hogs provides monetary grants to families in need. Hogs is committed to maximizing the impact of every dollar to support these families. Currently Hogs operates as the premier funding source for pediatric brain cancer services in the United States and has given grants to hundreds of families.
RISE Up aims to provide families with an inclusive environment to meet the needs of traditional and nontraditional learners through high-quality early childhood education and therapy. RISE Up is a program that exists within the Early Childhood Development Center (ECDC) at First United Methodist Church in Montgomery, AL. RISE Up provides early childhood education and therapy in one location for children ages 6 weeks to 6 years. Occupational therapy, Speech therapy and Pediatric Physical therapy are provided at no cost to special needs children. Through an inclusive classroom model, where therapists come into the classroom vs pulling children out, all learners on campus will benefit from therapy onsite. Donations cover the cost of additional staff, therapists, and any supplemental equipment to support the special needs learners within RISE Up.
Repairing homes, revitalizing communities, rebuilding lives. At Rebuilding Together, we make essential repairs to help our neighbors stay in their homes.Our work often goes beyond each home. Local affiliates who are rooted in the community work closely with community residents and leaders to revitalize our communities. Together, we create and execute plans to address some of the needs of each specific community.
Through our work, we are also positioned to address the long-term recovery of communities struck by natural disasters. We commit to our neighbors in need and help them rebuild in the months and years following a disaster.
In 2020, Strong Foundation began. It started with multiple people having ideas of how the now Strong Tower Community Center could be utilized to bring resources to a central location in the Washington Park Community of Montgomery, Alabama. They had a desire to provide a community safe haven, one that offered after school care, sports and beneficial foundational resources such as homeownership information among many other things.
In 2020, Strong Foundation began. It started with multiple people having ideas of how the now Strong Tower Community Center could be utilized to bring resources to a central location in the Washington Park Community of Montgomery, Alabama. They had a desire to provide a community safe haven, one that offered after school care, sports and beneficial foundational resources such as homeownership information among many other things.
Over 6 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s in the U.S., and by 2050 that number is projected to be more than doubled. New systems need to be implemented to provide a better quality of life while living with dementia, and they need to be developed right now!
Until the formation of the Respite for All Foundation, few national organizations out there could serve the social and spiritual needs of both the care partner and the person diagnosed with the disease—especially not one that churches or community organizations could easily replicate.
The Respite for All Foundation is a nonprofit with a mission to inspire, grow, and mentor new programs all over the country. We don’t care if you’re in a tiny town or if you’re in a big city. There is a need for one of these Respite communities on every corner.
It is our mission to grant non-medical moments to children ages 4-18 with chronic life-threatening illnesses in the state of Alabama as well as continue a relationship Beyond the Moment. Magic Moments was founded in 1984 with the sole purpose of providing happiness to children throughout the state of Alabama who are diagnosed with chronic life-threatening illnesses. As Birmingham mother Shelley Clark was spending time in and out of Children’s Hospital (now Children’s of Alabama), she saw a television program about a chronically ill boy who wanted to ride on a fire truck. The story of his community’s endeavor to fulfill his request, right down to the firemen entering his hospital room window via a hook and ladder truck, inspired her to offer hope and joy to local children with life-threatening illnesses by turning their dreams into realities.We pride ourselves in being the only wish-granting organization dedicated solely to the children of Alabama.
Valiant Cross Academy is a fully accredited all-male school that started in 2015 with sixth grade and celebrated its first graduating class in 2022. A private school with a Christian emphasis and an intentional culture of structure and discipline, our school currently serves 6th-12th grades and 210 scholars. Valiant Cross Academy has distinct uniforms, an effective consequence and reward system, and an intense focus on the academic success of our scholars. The academic program consists of small class sizes, double the math and triple the literacy time, differentiated instruction, aggressive tutoring, a daily after-school program, and a weekly chapel service. Together, we rise above.
Hope Inspired Ministries (HIM) was established in January, 2012, in Montgomery, Alabama. Our vision is to serve chronically unemployed men and women by preparing and equipping them to obtain, maintain, and excel at employment.
Instead of bringing a traditional band aid approach by helping people survive in poverty, HIM’s approach is radically different. HIM trains people, through a system of structure and accountability combined with empathy and compassion, how to escape the hopelessness and despair found in a lifetime of poverty.
HIM has grown every year in its existence. It has proven that even the most marginalized men and women of our community can become self-supporting, productive citizens.
God placed a dream in the hearts of Pete and Angie Spackman. Overwhelmed by the need to help inmates’ children, a dream began to take shape. They knew that without intervention, many of these children would become inmates themselves. They knew that to raise them in the Gospel was the only answer. Stepping out in faith and without any government funding, they began this ministry right in their own home. With the help of their four daughters, they reached out to children living in the most appalling conditions. Soon their home was bursting at the seams. Knowing that there was nowhere else for these children to go, they pressed on. Since that time, with much patience, hard work, and with the help of God’s people, the Spackmans began to build a beautiful facility on 18 acres of donated land. The Nursery boasts twelve beautifully decorated children’s bedrooms. Adullam House meets all the educationl needs of its children at Adullam House Christian Academy. God has provided every step of the way. This Dream, through many Miracles, has become a Reality, and we operate debt-free.
Mind, body, spirit, and community – they all play a vital role in a happy and healthy life. When any one suffers, The Samaritan Counseling Center (SCC) is here to provide healing. We believe everyone should have access to quality professional counseling services, regardless of one’s ability to pay. A not-for-profit organization, we’re committed to providing fully-integrated, high quality, team-oriented, cost-efficient counseling and educational programming.
New Beginnings Educational Center is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization which serves Montgomery County within the State of Alabama. We provide educational services filled with learning, fun, friendship, engaging activities and lifelong memories. Our Center’s primary objectives are to help the children registered in our programs: Improve academic achievement score, Improve grade level promotion rates, Improve graduation rates, Decrease absenteeism, Decrease drop-out rates.
To this end, New Beginnings Educational Center plays a formative role for our families by fostering education, character development, positive peer interactions and healthy relationships. We encourage teamwork. Best of all, our children learn valuable life skills while simultaneously improving their academic performance and potential for success.