Advocacy

The Mission of the Social Butterflies Foundation is to provide direct assistance, education, support services, advocacy, and encouragement to empower and uplift those living with lupus and fibromyalgia in an effort to help them, and their families, face the challenges of these debilitating illnesses.

Fear 2 Freedom (F2F) is a 501(c)(3) global non-profit with a mission of helping to restore hope and dignity to survivors of sexual assault while empowering students and communities to combat sexual violence. The number “2” in our name represents the fact that at the time we were founded, someone was sexually assaulted every two minutes in the United States. Today, this statistic has decreased to every 68 seconds.

Freekind (formerly known as Virginia Beach Justice Initiative) is a local faith based non-profit on a mission to prevent human trafficking and support those who have been exploited on their journey to freedom.  We seek to restore the humanity that has been stolen by creating pathways to freedom, reigniting hope and helping survivors experience true belonging.  We are accomplishing our mission through awareness and training, prevention eduction, and survivor support.  We educate our community and provide industry specific training to community partners most likely to encounter victims such as law enforcement, legal and healthcare professionals, educators, social services and those in the hospitality industry.  We also engage our local school systems with the Prevention Project, a middle and high school curriculum that is survivor informed and designed to prevent another generation of victims.  Finally we build offramps to freedom for adult victims of human trafficking who have been incarcerated for crimes related to their victimization.  Our re-entry services give survivors renewed hope for a life of freedom from abuse and empower them to pursue their dreams.

Patient Advocate Foundation – A national 501 (c)(3) non-profit charity provides direct services to patients with chronic, life threatening and debilitating diseases to help access care and treatment recommended by their doctor.  In 2021, PAF celebrated 25 years of providing skilled needs navigation services supporting social and financial well-being for thousands of patients and families across the country.

PAF professionals directly intervene on behalf of more than tens of thousands of patients annually, enabling them to access prescribed healthcare services and medications, overcome insurance barriers, locate resources to support cost-of-living expenses while in treatment, evaluate and maintain health insurance coverage, and better manage, or reduce, the out-of-pocket medical debt associated with an illness. These activities reflect our core values: a passion for patients, kindness, accountability, and excellence, as reflected in patient case studies and testimony.

Our services include:  Case Management, Co-Pay Relief, Financial Aid Funds, Scholarships, Patient Education Resources, and Diagnosis Specific CareLines to include:

An ecumenical group of individuals formed this local affiliate in 1985. Since then, our affiliate has built and renovated over 210 houses in our local community!

Habitat for Humanity traditionally relies on the generosity of supporters, from individuals and civic groups to churches and corporations, to fund our activities.

A decent home provides families with the strength, stability, and independence they need to create a better life for themselves and their families.