Peaceful Practices: 3 Organizations We're Supporting this Holiday Season

Along with time with family and friends, one of the reasons why we love the holiday season is it’s emphasis on love and giving. While many of us give throughout the year, there’s something special about coming along organizations this time of year. Below, we are sharing a few that are giving to.

The Oasis Alliance brightens the lives of trauma survivors by co-designing personalized spaces that encourage and support recovery, growth and mental well-being. Most people believe that interior design is a luxury. We believe that it is an underutilized tool to empower, encourage and resurrect people from their lowest point. When we live in personalized spaces that affirm our humanity, we feel important - a major first step in moving past trauma and loss. Volunteer | Donate

Kiva is an international non-profit, founded in 2005 in San Francisco, with a mission to expand finance access to help underserved communities thrive. Kiva does this by crowdfunding loans and unlocking capital for the unserved, improving the quality and cost of financial services, and addressing the underlying barriers to financial access around the world. Through Kiva’s work, students can pay for tuition, women can start businesses, farmers are able to invest in equipment and families can afford the emergency care needed. Lend

The mission of Path Forward is to transform lives by delivering housing solutions and pathways to stability. It is their vision to have an inclusive, equitable community where all neighbors live stable, secure and independent lives, free from the threat of homelessness. Volunteer | Donate

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