This Year's Charity:

This year's choice is R.A.I.N.N. (Rape, Abuse, & Incest National Network). RAINN is the nation's largest anti-sexual violence organization. RAINN created and operates the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800.656.HOPE, online.rainn.org and rainn.org/es) in partnership with more than 1,000 local sexual assault service providers across the country and operates the DoD Safe Helpline for the Department of Defense. RAINN also carries out programs to prevent sexual violence, help survivors, and ensure that perpetrators are brought to justice. Over the past 30 years, RAINN has helped over 4.5 million survivors and their loved ones by providing aid, resources, and information to help life move forward for people who unfortunately have suffered from such traumatic experiences. For more information, check out the organization's page at www.rainn.org or on various social media @rainn. 

The Autistic Self Advocacy Network is an American 501 nonprofit advocacy organization run by and for individuals on the autism spectrum. ASAN advocates for the inclusion of autistic people in decisions that affect them, including: legislation, depiction in the media, and disability services. ASAN works to make our society more inclusive for autistic people. They work to provide resources to make sure that autistic people are in control of their own lives, have a say in policies that affect them, work to protect disability rights and civil rights, and celebrate and promote autistic community and culture. To find out more about ASAN, please check out their organization's website at https://autisticadvocacy.org.