Local Nonprofit Organizations - Grades 2-5 by Micah Baker

PrideRock Wildlife Refuge

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 21:46:57 UTC

PrideRock Wildlife Refuge is a non profit that is dedicated to the rescue, rehabilitation, and lifelong care of exotic animals. Their mission is to provide a safe haven for abused, neglected, or displaced animals, offering them a second chance at a life filled with dignity and respect.

Lone Star CASA

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 21:51:47 UTC

Founded in 1992, Lone Star CASA — Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children — serves Rockwall and Kaufman Counties in Texas. They are a non-profit organization that supports volunteers who gather important information about abused and neglected children.

Kaufman County Cats, Inc.

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 21:53:08 UTC

Kaufman County Cats, Inc is a non-profit organization with a mission to offer a helping hand to cats in need of rescue, provide them with food, love, and medical care, and house them safely until an appropriate forever home is found.

Flying Training School

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 21:57:15 UTC

This museum celebrates this little-known chapter of World War II history with an archive that contains the most extensive record of the No. 1 British Flying Training Schools in existence.

Mini Pig Rescue

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 21:58:28 UTC

My Pig Filled Life is a non-profit organization specifically dedicated to promoting and supporting the rescue and care of mini pigs by providing the compassion, commitment and companionship they deserve.

Terrell Animal Shelter

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 22:00:11 UTC

The Terrell Animal Adoption Center works to unite owners with their lost pets and to promote animal adoption and rescue of healthy, unclaimed, unwanted, stray and abandoned pets within the city limits of the City of Terrell.

International Cowboy Cultural Academy

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 22:02:42 UTC

I.C.C.A. is a learning center where people come together to live, work, and share their cultural experiences. People come together to this spiritually-based organization with its foundation rooted in the acts of accountability, forgiveness, fellowship and love.

Greater Rockwall Youth Symphony

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-04 22:04:50 UTC

Founded in 2022, the Greater Rockwall Youth Symphony provides opportunities to enrich, educate, and serve our communities through classical music and inspire the next generation of musicians and patrons of the arts.

Learner II. D. 3

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-11 22:26:16 UTC

Learners demonstrate empathy and equity in knowledge building within the global learning community by:

Reflecting on their own place within the global learning community.

Discussion Question

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-11 22:34:04 UTC

Think about how these local committees and charities help make the community a better place.

How could you reach out to the people in charge of these committees to let them know how much they are appreciated? How do they inspire you to make the community a better place?

Kaufman County United Way

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-11 22:38:01 UTC

United Way uses its global reach and local presence to build stronger, more resilient and more equitable communities where everyone can thrive. We work to improve the health, education, and economic mobility of every person in every community we serve.

Love and Grace FRM

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-11 22:38:46 UTC

In 2019, founders Dwayne & Alice Clements along with Denise, Marty and Cody Daugherty felt called to serve the community they have called home for more than 4 decades by helping feed the hungry. Led by faith and their pickup truck they began delivering food to the less fortunate around Canton. The ministry continues to grow and is currently serving approximately 1700 families a month.

Video Introduction

micahbaker2 — 2024-10-11 22:58:53 UTC

Check out this video to learn more about this Padlet and how we will use it to help in our discussion activity.