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To educate, and empower, young women age 18-35 to their purposed life, through education, financial assistance, life skills, motivation, coaching, and counseling.

To improve community wellness through education in and practice of art forms To contribute to global outreach assistance

The Southwest School of Art & Craft teaches, preserves, and advances the visual arts. We expand the creative potential of our community and connect cultures of the world through participatory learning experiences. In addition, its purpose is also to preserve and present the former Ursuline Convent and Academy as a place of historic significance.

Seeds in the Middle, named by fourth graders in central Brooklyn, inspires parents, educators, students and their community to access all opportunities beginning with improving their health, enhancing arts education and greening their environment. We are joyful, respectful, educational and engaging. We nurture the whole child. Our innovative strategy to fight obesity and combat health disparities initiates at schools. We weave proven programs into a comprehensive package to turn around ills driving down opportunity and advancement. We empower and educate all to get healthy and scale disparities. Our pilot Hip2B Healthy schools are in central Brooklyn, a neighborhood with one of New York City's highest obesity, diabetes, and heart disease rates. Our programs are models for replication. We have run community farmers markets and founded Soccer for Harmony tournaments, inspiring social change through soccer. We are proud to boast that our focus 4th grade class test scores in 2012 surpassed the citywide average! At Seeds in the Middle, we partner with faculty. We teach how to grow, market, access and prepare nutritious food, how to exercise and engage in the arts, all the elements needed to promote life-changing lifelong health. Our partners come from all walks of life: chefs, athletes, educators, artists, builders and more. We cross cultures. We transform gray into green, destitution into inspiration.

The Andrew Glover Youth Program was incorporated in 1979 and has continued under the leadership of Angel Rodriguez who is largely responsible for the innovative Youth Part model in the city’s justice system that conducts a separate, specialized intake of youth entering the criminal justice system - a concept now adopted throughout the city and other urban justice systems.   For three decades, the Glover Program has pursued a three-fold mission t Intervene to divert and reclaim young people from lives of crime by providing alternatives of education, job-readiness training, counseling with appropriate referrals, and positive, supportive role models; Provide an overloaded court system with a reliable, effective and inexpensive alternative to incarceration of youths; Make the Lower East Side and East Harlem safer for everyone through an ongoing focus on crime prevention.

Friends of the Children NY is an early intervention program that screens and selects children in kindergarten who are the most at-risk of school failure, juvenile delinquency, and early parenting. 

Our mission is to create conversations of consequence that help democracy thrive.

Getaboard is a small 501(c)(3) nonprofit that uses action sports (skateboarding, surfing), art and related education to engage under‑served and at‑risk youth, building confidence, life skills and positive outlets. Their programs include skate and surf academies, board refurbishing/donations and literacy/STEM‑linked activities in partnership with local shelters and schools in Central Florida.

Friends of the Children–Portland pairs children who face significant systemic obstacles with paid, professional mentors (called “Friends”) for long-term one-to-one mentoring—making a 12+ year commitment from early childhood through high school graduation. The program’s aim is to break cycles of intergenerational poverty and improve educational, behavioral, and life outcomes for youth in the Portland area.

Girls on the Run Georgia runs evidence-based, activity-centered after‑school programs for 3rd–8th grade participants that build social‑emotional skills, boost physical activity, and increase girls’ confidence through team lessons and a celebratory 5K. The council emphasizes inclusion, life‑skills development, and access (sliding‑scale financial assistance) so cost is not a barrier to participation.

Bring on the Books (BOB) aims to reroute gently-used books by connecting people who have books to children who have limited access to them.

The mission of The Compassionate Friends: When a child dies, at any age, the family suffers ... suffers intense pain and may feel hopeless and isolated. The Compassionate Friends provides highly personal comfort, hope, and support ...