The Diversity Foundation

http://www.smilesfordiversity.org/index.php

I know its taken me forever to post something like this, but I am finally getting around to it! This is a place that takes in people who wish to leave the FLDS. There is a link to donate to them on their homepage:

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The Diversity Foundation is currently assisting the young men (aka “Lost Boys”) and women who are former members of the polygamist community in southern Utah known as the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (“FLDS”)

Beginning in 2002 the FLDS church began exiling young men between the ages of 14 and 23 for infractions that were in violation of church tenets. These infractions could be talking to a girl, wearing a short sleeved t-shirt, listening to music or watching television. Young women who have exited the FLDS community are doing so because they seek to live in a monogamous society. Both men and women lack an education that is chronologically correct. While living in the FLDS community they might receive an education until the eighth grade at which time they begin to work for wages that are given as tithe to the FLDS church.

The Foundation is helping these young men and women with obtaining a quality education: high school, GED and an undergraduate college degree. Assistance is also available for medical and dental expenses, psychological counseling and general living expenses.

We support social networks through activities: football in the park, bi-monthly discussion groups, mentoring program, life-skills training, advisory counsel, as well as other various interests.

Many of these young people have excelled scholastically. They continue to receive high marks of achievement in high school and college. They are enthusiastic about their education and have pursued college degrees in areas of engineering, medical, accounting, business, law, psychology, et al. With your support and the Foundation's assistance these children have the opportunity to be self-determined and contributing adults.