Company Spotlights are for those companies that are doing great things for the community and have also done great things for Beta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. Below you will find brief information about these companies, as well as how you can contact them and become a part of the service they are doing all over the world.
The Attic Youth Center
255 South 16th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19102
Telephone: (215) 545-4331
Fax: (215) 545-5774
E-mail: info@atticyouthcenter.org
The Attic Youth Center seeks to create a safe, supportive, non-judgmental environment, where youth can share concerns about school, family, and friends, be themselves and take a step from loneliness, secrecy, and self-doubt into participation, belonging, and self-confidence.
By encouraging and supporting a process for youth leadership, The Attic validates the efforts of l/g/b/t/q youth to develop personal responsibility for their lives and communities. The Attic’s vision is one of inclusion where all individuals are valued and respected — a community where all young people have access to the resources they need to grow into healthy, independent, productive community members. The Attic’s mission and vision are supported by our multifaceted programmatic approach.
Click here to view their website.
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Chicago Cares
300 West Adams, Suite 300
Chicago, IL 60606
Telephone: (312) 780-0800
Fax: (312) 780-0801
Founded in 1991, Chicago Cares, a not for profit 501(c) (3) organization, is a leader in volunteerism. Chicago Cares provides an opportunity for individuals and businesses to improve the Chicago community through creative, structured group volunteer programs designed to address Chicago's most pressing needs. Chicago Cares develops more than 120 hands-on group volunteer projects each month serving children, adults, seniors, the environment, the hungry and homeless and much more. Our innovative format gives people the opportunity to volunteer on a flexible basis and has attracted thousands of active year-round volunteers.
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Delaware Valley Legacy Fund
1234 Market Street, Suite 1800
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: (215) 563-6417
Fax: (215) 563-6882
Email: info@dvlf.org
Community activists created the Delaware Valley Legacy Fund (DVLF) in 1994, after more than a year exploring the feasibility of establishing a fund to benefit the sexual minority community in the Delaware Valley. Their mission was bold and ambitious: to improve the quality of life and create a legacy for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community, (LGBT); allowing everyone to make a lasting and meaningful contribution to the future.
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MANNA
PO Box 30181
Philadelphia, PA 19103
Telephone 215-496-2662
Fax 215-496-1349
United Way ID number 09917
MANNA is a diverse community of ordinary men and women extending themselves to do extraordinary things.
MANNA nourishes the mind, body and spirit of clients, volunteers and supporters alike.
Drawn from all walks of life, the young, old, urban and suburban come together with one common goal: to promote wellness through nutrition in communities living with, affected by, and fighting HIV / AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illness.
Formed in 1990 by members of the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia, MANNA is not-for-profit, non-sectarian. MANNA provides essential and specialized services to men, women and children living with HIV / AIDS, cancer and other life-threatening illness in Eastern Pennsylvania and Southern New Jersey.
• 5,000,000+ meals served to date
• MANNA serves children and adults, individuals and families
• MANNA delivers meals and nutritional counseling to home and clinic settings
• 85% of MANNA’s clients are African-American and Latino
• More than 90% of MANNA’s clients meet federal poverty guidelines
• Enough yearly delivery miles to circle the globe 6 times
• Financial support comes from corporations large and small, foundations, faith communities, the public sector, special event fundraising, and individuals
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Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center (MGLCC)
MGLCC
892 South Cooper
Memphis, TN 38104
It is the mission of the Memphis
Gay & Lesbian Community Center to create a better future for
our Community in the Mid-South. We will endeavor to offer an array
of diverse GLBT services by utilizing the talents, energy, and resources
among us.
The Memphis Gay and Lesbian Community Center is governed by a Constitution
& By-laws that support the beliefs on which it was established.
For general information about the Memphis gay and lesbian community,
call the Gay Switchboard @ 278-GAYS (278-4297) - Automated 24/7
or you can write us at:
Click here to view their website.
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Port Ministries
5013 S. Hermitage Ave.
Chicago, Il. 60609
Telephone: (773) 778.5955
Fax: (773) 778.2451
Port Ministries, founded in 1985 by Fr. Augustin Milon O.F.M., began as a soup kitchen and in subsequent years, has expanded in response to the many critical needs of area residents and now serves the poor and homeless through the following ministry areas...
The Port: Food and Family Support Services…
* The Bread Truck (began 1994): “Soup
Kitchen on Wheels”
* Mother's Kitchen currently an “emerging ministry”
(began 2004): a Restaurant for the Poor
* Food Donations: pickups and food handling
* Family Support Services: Case management and referrals
* We Remember: the Soup Kitchen, Food Pantry, Drop-in Center &
Night Shelter (all began in 1985 and all closed in 2002 for reasons
of neighborhood change.
Click here to view their website.
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Natasha Brockman - Artist
Natasha Brockman is the talented artist that did the Beta Woman for Beta Phi Omega Sorority, Inc. You can view her page at: http://www.myspace.com/natasha101b
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SHARE
2901 W. Hunting Park Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19129
Telephone: (215) 223-2220
Fax Number: (215) 223-3073
Toll Free: 1 (800) 595-3663
SHARE (Self-Help and
Resource Exchange) is a program where people can purchase
a package of food for $16 and 2 hours of community service with
a retail value of about $35. The food package contains meat, fresh
fruits, vegetables, and staples. SHARE buyers purchase the food
from growers, brokers, and packaging plants. The food is not donated,
government surplus, or salvage.
Click here to view their website.
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Time OUT Youth
1900 The Plaza
Charlotte, NC 28205
Telephone: (704) 344-8335
At TIME OUT YOUTH we provide support, advocacy, and education to youth and young adults in the Charlotte Metro area.
Click here to view their website.
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William Way Center
The William Way Community Center
1315 Spruce St.
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Telephone: (215) 732.2220
Fax: (215) 732.0770
E-mail: firstrep@waygay.org
The William Way Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center was formed in 1996, when a group of community leaders came together with the goal of creating a stronger, more stable community center out of Penguin Place, the community center at the time.
After an extensive search, the Community Center purchased the former Engineers' Club of Philadelphia in March 1997. Soon after, renovations began, and the building opened to the public in July 1997. Since then, the Center has developed an array of programming and services that target LGBT groups, and community organizations have moved permanent offices into the Community Center. In addition, over 70 groups meet at the Community Center on a regular basis, and many more use the facility for special events. The building is open seven days a week and is currently used by over 2,500 people each month.
Click here to view their website.