How We Give Back | Project Halo
The Causes We Support
Child Advocacy For
Abused & Neglected Children
Did you know there are more than 440,000 children living in foster care in the United States on any given day? CASA volunteers advocate for abused & neglected children while they are in state protective custody, often times providing the only bit of stability in their otherwise chaotic lives. Children with CASA volunteers find safe, permanent homes 8 months faster than children without advocates, and are 1/2 as likely to return to the foster care system.
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Dementia | Alzheimer's Disease Alzheimer's Disease is now the 6th leading cause of death in the United States. 1 in 3 seniors dies with Alzheimer's or another form of Dementia; it kills more than breast cancer and prostate cancer combined. Between 2000 and 2017, deaths from Heart Disease decreased by 9%, while deaths from Alzheimer's Disease increased by 145%. There are many compelling, science based research studies that conclude lifestyle, and more specifically, diet and exercise are the top contributing factors in whether or not a person will develop Alzheimer's. Recent studies have shown that up to 50% of AD cases may have been preventable. |
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Animal Shelters That Care For Abused & Neglected Pets It is estimated that 1.5 million shelter animals are euthanized in the United States each year. There are more than 13,000 animal shelters in the United States, of which nearly all are non-profits. These shelters depend on volunteers, adoption fees and donations to keep their doors open. According to the ASPCA, approximately 6.5 million dogs & cats enter U.S. animal shelters every year, with roughly only 3.2 million being adopted. |
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Child Hunger In The United States 1 in 6 children living in the United States is food insecure, and for many of those children, school lunch is their last meal of the day, and on Fridays, their last meal for the week. We support Snack In A Backpack programs that supply elementary-aged children enough non-perishable food items to feed themselves over the weekend. On Fridays, these snack packs are placed inside children's backpacks that have been identified at risk by their teachers. |