People Helping People - It Works!
Is people helping people such an unconventional idea? I don't think so. One of life’s more challenging aspects is being in need of assistance and having no one to turn to. For many of us, asking for help is a difficult concept. It can require a certain amount of vulnerability. We may feel as if we are admitting a personal limitation that the world would not have known about, had we not asked for help. This is why I started the Helping Movement, in my local area (Ithaca, NY). The Helping Movement is a free online tool that gives people the power to ask for help from our entire community. I noticed that there were many opportunities to volunteer your time to help specific organizations, but not a way to volunteer time for people’s individual needs. The Helping Movement fills this void by giving people the ability to ask for ... Read Full Story >>
- Posted by Ceilingwalker
- Jan 18, 2009
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The Helping Movement
The Helping Movement is continuing to gain momentum and is proving to be an effective and easy to use resource for people in need as well as providing volunteers a unique opportunity to help their community on an individual basis. Just recently a local Ithaca resident, Helen, was given until the end of March to remove all of her collected life belongings from her basement or her landlord would have been forced to dispose of the items due to fire code issues. These items meant the world to Helen and to lose any of them would have been devastating. After extensive searching for a place to store her belongings she was able to secure an affordable storage unit; but her next challenge was moving a completely full basement across town without access to a truck or manpower. Helen contacted the Helping Movement and explained her dilemma. The Helping Movement was ... Read Full Story >>
- Posted by ceilingwalker
- Apr 22, 2008
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