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THE CENTER FOR GRIEVING CHILDREN PROVIDES A SAFE SPACE, LOVING PEER SUPPORT, OUTREACH, AND EDUCATION TO GRIEVING CHILDREN, TEENS, FAMILIES, AND THE COMMUNITY. OFFERING OUR SERVICES AT NO CHARGE, FOR AS LONG AS PEOPLE NEED THEM, OUR SERVICES ENCOURAGE THE SAFE EXPRESSION OF GRIEF AND LOSS AND FOSTER EACH INDIVIDUAL'S RESILIENCE AND EMOTIONAL WELL-BEING. WE NOW OPERATE TWO LOCATIONS IN PORTLAND AND SANFORD.

The Home's mission is to help vulnerable children and their families build permanent, positive change. Each year, our community-based programs and residences meet the needs of more than 15,000 diverse youngsters and family members. These children are often society’s most vulnerable, victims of trauma, violence or shattered family lives. We ensure their emotional, social, educational and physical well- being from birth to age 26 through a dedicated team of professionals and a wide range of critical services. As a result, disadvantaged kids have safe surroundings, loving relationships and a secure path toward tomorrow.

The Better Housing Coalition changes lives and transforms communities through high-quality, affordable housing.

The Youth Justice Coalition builds a youth-, family- and formerly/currently‑incarcerated‑people‑led movement to challenge racial, gender and class inequities in Los Angeles and California juvenile and criminal justice systems. They combine community organizing, legal clinics/participatory defense, youth education (including a continuation high school), and direct action to reduce youth criminalization and promote community-based alternatives.

We're youth leaders and adult partners building an intergenerational movement for youth-led collective impact.

In 2007, the Playing for Change Foundation was established as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization created to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. Our mission is to create positive change through music and arts education. 15 music programs have been created in Bangladesh, Brazil, Ghana, Mali, Nepal, Rwanda, South Africa, Morocco, Mexico, Argentina and Thailand. More than 2,000 young people attend free classes in dance, instruments, languages and musical theory, all taught by qualified local teachers. Learning music has been shown to increase self-esteem and foster resilience, which is critically important to children who are vulnerable due to poverty, conflict, drugs, and neglect.

Heart House is a nonprofits that provides safety, education and opportunity to refugee and underprivileged children.

The Hope Heart Institute is committed to serving humanity through cardiovascular research and education programs.

The Mission of Native Heart Healing, Inc. is to operate as a not-for-profit Equine-assisted therapy providing help to cancer patients and survivors, and people who have been victims of domestic abuse, and trauma. We offer interactions with Gyspy horses as a way to help improve emotional growth for those needing help in overcoming grief, combating depression, improving self -esteem, and for those suffering from anxiety as they deal with the overwhelming experience of cancer treatments.

Instill positive qualities in youth through mentoring, tutoring, self enrichment and character development programs.