Based in Chattanooga, Tennessee, HelpForHumans.Org was conceived in 1999, right at the start of the internet boom. The purpose of Help For Humans is to help people and caretakers locate resources in their time of need and to help experienced caretakers share knowledge and information with those in need of it by creating a grass roots resource network. Listed services consist of foundations, support groups and any other type of organization which provides some kind of free help.

The types of groups and foundations we will list will include but not be limited to Alcohol, Narcotics, Violence Intervention, Child Welfare and Disease support groups. We may at some time in the future also list emergency contact information and national poison control and suicide hotlines.

Help For Humans will exist as a 501c3 Not-For-Profit organization.

The primary focus, or backbone of HelpForHumans.org are directories. A directory is similar to a search engine but is maintained by humans. Imagine the directory as the yellow pages. They are assembled, categorized and verified for veracity. Each link is tested for accuracy and reliability before being posted. Right now many of the links (which total over 1000) in the associations database are out of date. We're working now to get everything updated.

HelpForHumans.org is designed to be of help to a broad spectrum of people. It is designed not only to provide information about direct help sources, such as associations and support groups, but to help those in need by providing educational tools to those who provide help directly. The types of people who can be helped by these tools are rape crisis counselors, suicide prevention workers, addiction counselors just to name a few. We will provide learning tools to these people by creating online communities, with forums, calendars and articles, where people who work in these fields can go to meet with and ask questions of those who are experienced in them. These communities will be narrowly focused as per subject matter and will be moderated. This will mean that a rape crisis counselor working in Des Moines who just started on the job can ask a question of a rape crisis counselor with 15 years experience, who is working in Atlanta. Without a resource such as this, these two might never meet and have the opportunity to share information.

Part of our mission is to encourage people in the public eye to take stances related to issues which they are interested in. HelpForHumans.org was founded by photojournalist and web developer Fil Manley in 1999. While doing artist interviews and writing articles, he began to realize that most artists are more than willing to talk about social issues if they feel that the purpose isn't to exploit, but to encourage change and awareness. Because of this, he decided to use the HelpForHumans.org website as a vehicle for artist interviews, photos and articles. This serves the two-fold purpose of providing a not-for- profit motive for interviews and also provides free publicity to the search engine.

If you have questions, suggestions, or would like to make a donation, please email us.

Best Regards,

~Help For Humans

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