Strengthen the Good
Strengthen the Good has chosen a new micro-charity to support--and I'm especially happy to say that it's one I suggested, based on a recent feature in the Dallas Morning News. It's the Brent Woodall Foundation for Exceptional Children, founded by Brent's wife Tracy after he was killed on 9/11.
The foundation helps families with autistic children, a cause I've come to understand better since the young daughter of my friend (and former Reason correspondent) Michael Lynch was diagnosed with autism. Even under the best of circumstances, raising a child with autism is difficult and expensive. From the foundation's website:
The Foundation focuses on using Tracy's expertise in Autism and visibility with the media to raise awareness of Autism and further to provide education, training and financial support to families with autistic children to better equip them to be more self sufficient and effective as parents. By taking a targeted approach through the Foundation's Pilot Outreach Program, the Foundation can help those families where the impact can be the greatest so donations are most efficiently utilized, and also add much needed research on the effectiveness of cutting edge therapies including the platform Tracy has developed in her work at the New School.
For more links and information on how to give, see the Strengthen the Good website.