Welcome to CHESS Foundation NFP Reasons to Support the organization.

A home should be a secure environment for children, not a place where they experience domestic violence. With the rise of accessible social media newsfeeds, children may encounter disturbing images, which is concerning. While discussing current and emerging crises is important, parents often find it daunting and need guidance on how to start these conversations. Creating open dialogue is crucial to help children understand and manage their emotions, both now and in future crises, including challenges like hunger and nutrient deficiencies.

Homelessness is a multifaceted issue. People are placed at risk of homelessness due to systemic failure’s Through the criminal justice system, health care system and our educational system. The lack  of employment are often times  are people who are  touched by those failures of our elected officials. Yet the record sharing and information sharing across those systems to understand a given individual's barriers to housing and employment, is very limited.

Growing old can be quite challenging, especially when trying to maintain a healthy, good quality of life. There are many factors involved, along with many unknowns. Where to live and the convenience of solid healthcare are decisions that take a great deal of thought. Many times, it's a struggle to know which is the right path for you.

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that negatively affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism, and that is not immediately due to any external injury. Diseases are often known to be medical conditions that are associated with specific signs and symptoms. Rather it’s mental, physical emotional or drug abuse. 

I can only speak for my own journey in this life. But it would certainly seem that the meaning of life is to determine just how much suffering a person can endure before they die. I would certainly like to believe otherwise. But though we as a species dream and even strive for noble ideas like love and happiness. We seem to define ourselves more by our capacity to hate and inflict senseless suffering upon each other. I dearly hope that one day we might grow beyond such pettiness. But we are a long, long, ways from getting there. As we exist today, all I can do is find at least some joy, and hope, that there are a few among us who will know real love and lasting happiness, as they are our only hope for a better future.