At Alcoholics Anonymous, with the help of a Higher Power, 12 great steps often lead to one big leap towards sobriety.

Amachi Program, Philadelphia based, the Amachi Program pairs children of incarcerated parents with positive mentors.

On the national level, Angel Tree is a ministry that reaches out to the children of inmates and their families, through prayer, programs and many needed resources.

The Baptist Child and Family Services is a human services organization has locations and programs throughout Texas.

Boy Scouts of America / Girl Scouts of the USA - There may be a better character-building organization, but we haven’t found it. How many Eagle Scouts do you know in prison? There, I rest my case.

“A Positive Place for Kids” is the motto of the Boys and Girls Club of America . “Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.”

Covenant House International is the largest privately-funded agency in the Americas providing shelter and other services to homeless, runaway and throwaway youth.

East of the River Clergy-Police-Community Partnership serves the youth of Southeast Washington D.C. Their mission is to provide “life transformation through community-based, school-based & re-entry focused programming.”

If you’re in need or ready to put roll up your own sleeves, you should know that Habitat for Humanity International, Inc. “has built more than 225,000 houses around the world, providing more than 1 million people in more than 3,000 communities with safe, decent, affordable shelter.”

The Lutheran Services in America website ServiceProvidersSearch gives you the ability to search for service providers type of service, location or name.

Here’s a list of United Way agencies that deal specifically with Domestic Violence.

They’re so much fun, we often forget that the YMCA and the YWCA stands for Young Men’s & Women’s Christian Associations.

At the Young Life website, you can find a teen Christian club almost anywhere in the U.S.

Silent Unity is available to offer you free confidential prayer support 24/7. “The Unity approach to prayer is affirmative, based on positive prayers and affirmations that have universal, interfaith appeal.” Call: 1-800-NOW-PRAY (1-800-669-7729) or just click.