I'm a big fan of small business and microenterprise. In the US, small businesses employ 52% of workers, and they are important for growing a growing economies, and for personal self-sufficiency around the world.
"SCORE "Counselors to America's Small Business" is the best source of free and confidential small business advice to help you build your business—from idea to start-up to success." Here are a few ways you can get involved:
* Volunteer and join SCORE's corps of "10,500 men and women, retired and working" who "donate their time and talent to assist America’s entrepreneurs."
* Receive free enewsletters to learn more about SCORE activities.
* Ask one of SCORES 1200 email counselors for free, fast and confidential business advice.
* Support SCORE, a non-profit organization.
* Find the SCORE office nearest you to register for workshops or offer your services. There are 389 chapters nationwide.
And don't forget to support the small businesses in your area. Also, by funding microloans, you can help others, here and abroad, start their own businesses. These businesses will help the proprietor, her family and her country.
"I am aware that success is more than a good idea. It is timing too." - Anita Roddick
Showing posts with label seniors. Show all posts
Showing posts with label seniors. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 21, 2005
Friday, May 13, 2005
End abuse.
According to some sources, the vast majority of violent criminal offenders have abused animals as well. And a 1997 survey of "50 of the largest shelters for battered women in the United States found that 85% of women and 63% of children entering shelters discussed incidents of pet abuse in the family." There's a connection between pet abuse, child abuse, elder abuse, and domestic violence. The Dekalb County Police Department and many other public service organizations have recognized this link and now see animal abuse as a possible sign of other forms of abuse. Learn to recognize these signs. Report abuse.
--> If something about your relationship with your partner scares you and you need to talk, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Fax: 512-453-8541 Address: PO Box 161810, Austin, Texas 78716.
--> If you need help or suspect child abuse, call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Professional counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in 140 languages.
--> If you are suffering elder abuse or neglect (or know someone who is) call 911, the Eldercare Locater (1-800-677-1116) or your state elder abuse hotline.
Learn more about animal cruelty so that you are prepared if you witness pet or animal abuse. Laws vary by state and are summarized in this CD. Or if you prefer, enter your ZIP code here to get a list of shelters in your area. For more on the links between these forms of abuse, read these papers.
Prevent violence before it starts. Stop the abuse cycle. No person or animal deserves such treatment.
--> If something about your relationship with your partner scares you and you need to talk, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). Fax: 512-453-8541 Address: PO Box 161810, Austin, Texas 78716.
--> If you need help or suspect child abuse, call 1-800-4-A-CHILD (1-800-422-4453). Professional counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, in 140 languages.
--> If you are suffering elder abuse or neglect (or know someone who is) call 911, the Eldercare Locater (1-800-677-1116) or your state elder abuse hotline.
Learn more about animal cruelty so that you are prepared if you witness pet or animal abuse. Laws vary by state and are summarized in this CD. Or if you prefer, enter your ZIP code here to get a list of shelters in your area. For more on the links between these forms of abuse, read these papers.
Prevent violence before it starts. Stop the abuse cycle. No person or animal deserves such treatment.
Thursday, February 17, 2005
Vacation with a purpose.
Everyone needs a break on occasion, some time away, a little R & R. Here are six wonderful ways to take a vacation, and do some good at the same time. You'll have so much fun with new experiences, new people and service, you may not want to come home!
* Visit a National Park. There are programs for artists, people interested in environment and ecology, folks who appreciate and study local history, and others who want to stay at the park for free in exchange for providing park maintenance.
* Travel with Habitat for Humanity and build a house for a family who needs a home. Itineraries are balanced with plenty of work, rest and free time, and you tack on a few non-Habitat vacation days if you like. Trips are scheduled in dozens of countries including the US, Ghana, Canada, Bangledesh, Northern Ireland, Brazil, and Portugal.
* Camp with Wilderness Volunteers, a nonprofit organization that "organizes and promotes volunteer service to America's wild lands." There are trips schedules nationwide and at every difficulty level.
* Take a volunteer vacation in Hawaii. "The friendly Volunteer Vacations Hawaii staff guides you in a diversified hands on experience ranging from scientific research of Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins and North Pacific Humpback Whales (seasonal) to learning modern practices in sustainable organic farming, all while immersing yourself in the Hawaiian culture."
* Enjoy world travel with Earthwatch and help sustain the environment. Trips are available to help all sorts of areas including conservation, archeology, biodiversity, even health.
* Travel with a purpose to one of five continents on a Heifer International Study Tour. You'll learn about Heifer's work in sustainable development and how your choices affect the world.
You're going to take vacations anyway, why not be useful at the same time? After a vacation like that, you'll return home relaxed, fulfilled, and recharged; ready to take on the world! Have fun!!
* Visit a National Park. There are programs for artists, people interested in environment and ecology, folks who appreciate and study local history, and others who want to stay at the park for free in exchange for providing park maintenance.
* Travel with Habitat for Humanity and build a house for a family who needs a home. Itineraries are balanced with plenty of work, rest and free time, and you tack on a few non-Habitat vacation days if you like. Trips are scheduled in dozens of countries including the US, Ghana, Canada, Bangledesh, Northern Ireland, Brazil, and Portugal.
* Camp with Wilderness Volunteers, a nonprofit organization that "organizes and promotes volunteer service to America's wild lands." There are trips schedules nationwide and at every difficulty level.
* Take a volunteer vacation in Hawaii. "The friendly Volunteer Vacations Hawaii staff guides you in a diversified hands on experience ranging from scientific research of Hawaiian Spinner Dolphins and North Pacific Humpback Whales (seasonal) to learning modern practices in sustainable organic farming, all while immersing yourself in the Hawaiian culture."
* Enjoy world travel with Earthwatch and help sustain the environment. Trips are available to help all sorts of areas including conservation, archeology, biodiversity, even health.
* Travel with a purpose to one of five continents on a Heifer International Study Tour. You'll learn about Heifer's work in sustainable development and how your choices affect the world.
You're going to take vacations anyway, why not be useful at the same time? After a vacation like that, you'll return home relaxed, fulfilled, and recharged; ready to take on the world! Have fun!!
Thursday, November 11, 2004
Value and support our elders
Today would have would have been my grandmother's 94th birthday. In her honor, here are some sites where you can get information on ways to support and care for the older folks in your family and community.
* The AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group committed to ensuring that older people live lives of dignity, independence and purpose.
* The Eldercare Locator (http://www.eldercare.gov/) connects senior citizens, caregivers, and others with resources for services in their community. You can also call them toll-free at 1-800-677-1116.
* The American Geriatrics Society maintains this list of sites on the health of the elderly.
* Meal Call has a search engine that will find Meals on Wheels services in the United States and Canada.
* The Medicare Rights Center is a not-for-profit national organization that works to ensure that older adults have access to affordable health care.
If you know of other useful sites or organizations, please write a comment letting us know.
Take a moment and think of the older folks in your life. Write them. Call them. Let them know you care. Grandmothers are truly special people and Fanilla Suttles Cobb was no exception. She was a wonderful woman, a true inspiration. I love her and miss her dearly. Happy birthday, Mom.
* The AARP is a nonprofit, nonpartisan group committed to ensuring that older people live lives of dignity, independence and purpose.
* The Eldercare Locator (http://www.eldercare.gov/) connects senior citizens, caregivers, and others with resources for services in their community. You can also call them toll-free at 1-800-677-1116.
* The American Geriatrics Society maintains this list of sites on the health of the elderly.
* Meal Call has a search engine that will find Meals on Wheels services in the United States and Canada.
* The Medicare Rights Center is a not-for-profit national organization that works to ensure that older adults have access to affordable health care.
If you know of other useful sites or organizations, please write a comment letting us know.
Take a moment and think of the older folks in your life. Write them. Call them. Let them know you care. Grandmothers are truly special people and Fanilla Suttles Cobb was no exception. She was a wonderful woman, a true inspiration. I love her and miss her dearly. Happy birthday, Mom.
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