10 Small But Impactful Giving Hearts Day Charities
Founded in 1985, Christian Adoption Services (CAS) is a nonprofit child-placing agency licensed in the states of North Dakota and Minnesota. Formerly known as Christian Family Life Services, CAS has a strong history of serving clients across the two-state region. CAS looks to make a difference one family at a time throughout our community. The Lotus Center, Inc. provides aid to members of our community facing the struggles of substance use disorders. The Lotus Center, Inc. takes a harm reduction approach to working with clients. While abstinence remains the ultimate goal for most clients, they understand it may not be achievable, nor desirable, for everyone. Any positive change is met with encouragement and seen as a step in the right direction. Their Mission: "To holistically meet the needs, provide opportunities, and improve the quality of life for those impacted by all aspects of substance use disorders."
Their Mission: "Our mission is to display God’s love to children, birth parents, and families by providing Christcentered adoption services that have an eternal impact by growing forever families."
The Cat’s Cradle Shelter is a no-kill shelter for rescued cats and kittens located in Fargo, ND. Their residents live in colonies of 6-10 cats in individual units based on compatibility,and are cared for by a core group of shelter volunteers. Young kittens are frequently fostered in private homes where they get 24-hour care, as well as lots of love and attention. Cat’s Cradle Shelter is funded 100% by donations, fundraising and adoption fees. Their Mission: "Our mission is to create a more humane and compassionate world one cat at a time. We rescue, care for, protect, and place cats for adoption in loving lifelong homes, and work to prevent abuse, neglect and cruelty to animals by educating the citizens of our community in the proper and humane care of not only cats, but all animals.”
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