Homeless Nights, Homeless Rights

Our firm has been engaged to help create The Western Regional Advocacy Project. The organization was created to solve the systemic crisis of massive homelessness by creating public policies which respect homeless peoples' human rights to housing, health care, treatment, employment, equity, and educational opportunities. The violation of poor and homeless peoples' civil rights is the flip side of the violation of their right to housing, health care, and employment. History has shown that to address massive social injustice and systematic civil rights violations, nothing short of a coordinated, broad based social movement will work. In order to build a powerful movement the national advocacy agenda must be connected to, driven by, and given political weight from grassroots organizing of poor and homeless people. As a regional organization, WRAP has the power of collective mobilization, while they do not become too diffused or disconnected from local communities. At the same time, they are actively working to build power with local allies across the country, and with national homeless advocacy organizations.

Relief in Sight

Recently, this firm has been engaged in a new project called Healthcare Alternatives -- a nonprofit organization which will provide the uninsured and underinsured with physical therapy services. The organization expects to assist approximately 200 to 300 individuals each year, providing treatment in Norfolk, Virginia; Virginia Beach, Virginia; and Chesapeake, Virginia. These facilities have been donated to the organization to use free of charge. Participants will be charged based upon their ability to pay according to the Federal Poverty Guidelines and other income/asset verification processes to determine who is eligible to participate in our program and to develop a sliding fee schedule.

Viral Forecast

The Global Viral Forecasting Initiative is a non profit organization formed with the aid of this Firm, which hopes to monitor viruses worldwide, especially viruses transmitted between animals and humans by establishing a network of sites globally to monitor new diseases and obtain information regarding the spread of diseases. Each site utilizes local infrastructure and knowledge to communicate with the local community, particularly those that are highly exposed to zoonotic infections (animal diseases). These research sites study individuals who have regular close contact with animal fluids (e.g., hunters and butchers) and monitor the transfer of diseases between humans and animals. The organization hopes to utilize modeling and other methods to predict new disease outbreaks and pandemic based on the data they gather. The organization will also provide minimal healthcare to blood-drawing volunteers. Though their specific purpose is not to provide healthcare, they will provide education to hunters, butchers, farmers, etc. on how to handle animals and how to avoid blood-to-blood contact.

A World Without Leashes

The Directors of a new organization devoted to canines have engaged this Firm to aid in the formation of Buffalo Off Leash Area, Inc. -- an organization that aims to create an "Off Leash" Recreational Area (Dog Park) on Buffalo's Waterfront in New York. The organization believes that dog parks: Improve the health and good citizenship of canines through dog exercise & socialization; Knit together an important community social fabric among dog owners; Create venues to promote responsible dog ownership & education; Promote ownership and pride in our public spaces; Show case & deepen our commitment to Buffalo's greatest asset: The Waterfront. The Organization envisions and supports a series of officially sanctioned Off Leash Areas across our region in both fenced and unfenced formats organized by citizen action groups in coordination with our local municipalities.

From Coast to Coast Guard

CGA Endowment is a non-profit organization that works with the United States Coast Guard Auxiliary. This organization dolphin US CG gives funds to train United States Coast Guard volunteers in crew, pilot and coxswain training positions. It also acquires, deploys and maintains surface, air, land and radio facilities used by Auxiliary members. Courses in crew resource management, boat crew, team coordination training, as well as in air crew and air observation, prepare the Auxiliary for force readiness throughout the country. We are proud to be partnering with CGA Endowment!

Client Goes Green With Environmentally Safe Buildings

A new client's nonprofit, composed of leaders from every sector of the building industry is working to promote buildings that are environmentally safe. Their core purpose is to transform the way buildings and communities are designed, built and operated. This process will enable an environmentally and socially responsible, healthy, and prosperous environment that improves the quality of life.

Gift of Giving

A Client of the firm, and also a former CEO of Fortune 500 Company, has formed a new foundation to give something back to the people by disbursing funds to public charities selected by his board of directors. Their directors will conduct a due diligence review of each organization prior to disbursing funds, which may include meeting with key personnel of the recipient organizations and reviewing their financial data and history.