Charities

Erie Optimist Club Meeting the needs of young people in communities worldwide, Optimist Clubs have been " Bringing Out the Best in Kids" since 1919. The Erie Optimist Club hosts the Eerie Erie 10k Halloween run and a number of other long standing Erie traditions, including an annual Giving Tree.

Integral Institute The Integral Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization dedicated to bringing the Integral Approach to bear on personal and global issues.

Access Counseling Access Counseling is a nonprofit organization providing affordable counseling services to individuals, couples, families, children and teens.

Flatirons Habitat For Humanity Habitat For Humanity invites people of all backgrounds, races and religions to build houses together in partnership with families in need.

Prison Dharma Network Prison Dharma Network (PDN) is a nonsectarian, contemplative support organization for prisoners and prison dharma volunteers. It's mission is to transform lives by providing prisoners with the most effective contemplative tools for self-transformation and rehabilitation.

Boulder Carriage House Carriage House provides a safe, supporting community for the homeless and working poor. We are committed to addressing their immediate survival needs and to providing services that lead to stability, healing and employment.

Peacemaker Institute The Peacemaker Institute offers an intensive peacemaker certification program and a year-round schedule of other trainings, workshops and retreats for professionals and volunteers from around the world seeking to create a more peaceful world.

FLOW FLOW is a trans-partisan movement combining idealistic initiatives with free enterprise principals to systematically work towards a better world.

YES! YES! connects, inspires and empowers young changemakers to join forces for a thriving, just and sustainable way of life for all.

Global Response At the request of indigenous peoples and grassroots organizations, Global Response organizes urgent international letter campaigns to help communities prevent many kinds of environmental destruction.

Smile Train Provides free cleft surgery for millions of poor children in developing countries, and provides free cleft-related training for doctors and medical professionals. Smile Train documentary won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Short in 2009.