Links

Causes – NGOs

  • Makindu Children’s Program, A non-profit organization headquartered in Eugene, Oregon that supports a day resource facility called Makindu Children’s Centre (MCC) in a rural region of eastern Kenya, providing for the nutritional and medical needs of over 1,800 destitute AIDS orphans and other vulnerable children.
  • Plant with Purpose
    A Christian environmental organization that transforms lives in rural areas worldwide where poverty is caused by deforestation.

Education

  • American Gap Association
    “Advocating for increased participation in Gap Year education through the meaningful accreditation of safe and quality organizations, the proliferation of Gap Year Scholarships, and the continued research of Gap Year student outcomes.”
  • Masterclass.com

Author Websites

Music

  • Songwriting Works
    Educational foundation serving communities of elders, families, and health and arts practitioners.

My Blog Archives

  • Cook Around the Block
    Healthy, gluten-free recipes –  some for vegans, most for vegetarians, and many for pescatarians.
  • Sing Shanties
    Posts about maritime music and our monthly Sing Shanties Song Circle & Sing-Along in Port Townsend, Washington.

Oral History

Photography

  • Journeys with the Messiah
    A fashion photographer explores the modern-day relevance of Jesus.
  • Shorpy
    Historical photo archive and vintage prints.
  • Through Our Eyes Project  Inspired by Cafe Art in London, 100 disposable Fujifilm cameras will be given out to people who are living on the street, in a local shelter, or are otherwise affected by homelessness.
  • Friends of Vivian Maier (Facebook Group)
  • Vivian Maier – Her Discovered Work
    Vivian Maier (1926 – 2009) – Chicago Nanny & Street Photographer
  • Vivian Maier on Artsy
    Striving to make all of the world’s art accessible to anyone. Vivian Maier’s page includes her bio, 110+ images of her works, exclusive articles about Vivian Maier, as well as her exhibitions.

Veterans

Women

Resources for Children’s Stories

Archived Children’s Books – Read Online

Authors of Children’s Books

Environmental, Cultural, and Social Children’s Books

Vintage Children’s Books

Writing for Children

  • Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators
    One of the largest existing organizations for writers and illustrators. It is the only professional organization specifically for those individuals working in the fields of children’s literature, magazines, film, television, and multimedia.
  • The CBI Clubhouse
    The Online Home for Children’s Book’s Insider Readers