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University of the People (UoPeople) is the Education Revolution! It is the first non-profit, American-accredited, tuition-free online university dedicated to opening access to higher education globally.

We deliver the highest quality STEM programs to girls from low-income communities. We excite, educate, and equip girls to pursue STEM careers, and achieve economic mobility and better life chances.

Freedom Youth Foundation is dedicated to fostering the growth, resilience, and potential of foster youth from all walks of life. Through innovative programs, mentorship, and community partnerships, we strive to provide a supportive environment where young individuals can thrive, develop essential life skills, and become catalysts for positive change in their communities and beyond.

The University aims to provide a rich and diverse educational environment for its students; to pioneer research that pushes the boundaries of current human knowledge; and to provide the most current and highest quality patient care through the University Health System. 

Franciscan Works is dedicated to breaking the cycle of poverty for the poorest of poor children in developing countries through education rooted in Gospel values in the spirit of St. Francis of Assisi. We develop the individual potential of children living in poverty so that they can live as God intended, making full use of their talents and abilities for the common benefit, in communion with God, nature and all humankind. Liberia Mission, Inc., located in West Africa, is the primary project of Franciscan Works. Liberia Mission is a community of love, learning, work and prayer. Here, children who were poor or orphaned - survivors of Liberia's long and brutal civil war - are learning to become future leaders in their families, communities, and country. We believe in "empowering the children of Liberia through faith and education."

The National Fishing in Schools Program is a nationwide academic program that teaches the positive lifetime activity of fishing to students in elementary schools, middle schools, high schools and beyond.

“To provide distinctive and relevant education in an environment of scientific, technological, and professional knowledge creation and innovation.” As the premier technology-focused university in Chicago, Illinois Institute of Technology is committed to advancing technology that makes the world a better place for all. We do this by empowering students from diverse backgrounds—the innovators and leaders of the future—with an extraordinary technical education and guaranteed hands-on experiences. Illinois Tech is a national leader in education. As a Best Value University (U.S. News & World Report), our students from families in the bottom 20 percent of income are lifted to the top 20 percent after graduation (Opportunity Insights). The occupational earning power of our alumni is ranked number one in the Chicago region (The Brookings Institution). Illinois Tech is committed to being a global leader in inclusive innovation by building upon our founding purpose—to harness the power of collective difference to advance technology for all.

With the Chicago Symphony Orchestra at its core, the mission of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association is to enrich, inspire and transform lives through music, community engagement and education - locally, nationally and internationally.

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Logos Academy is a Christ-centered school, committed to providing a rigorous dual-two-way language immersion education in Herndon, Virginia. We walk alongside and empower families – building intercultural bonds and raising servants to transform our community.

Mentoring kids from hard places in partnership with local churches. Today’s culture is brutal on families. When children don’t receive enough quality time with loving adults, they can be lured into self-destructive behaviors. Ezekiel Ministries partners with local churches to help recruit loving adult mentors who will make a long-term investment in children’s lives. As a result, children make better decisions, families grow stronger, and communities are forever changed.

Our mission is getting children and families ready for school. Our vision is that every child in Richland County will arrive at school healthy and ready to succeed.