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Pathlights (formerly PLOWS) helps older adults and adults with disabilities in the south/southwest suburbs of Cook County remain independent and age in place by providing needs-based programs and services — including care coordination, home-delivered meals, caregiver support, benefits/advocacy and elder-abuse prevention.

We focus on plays with a health or social care issue at heart; ‘pop up’ in any designated space, giving a shared light shared space experience; operate a ‘pay what you can’ policy where we can; partner with local organisations relevant to the issue being explored & professionals lead post-show Q&As

LRWC has Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. On the 56th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, LRWC was awarded the Renate Shearer award “for their exceptional work in promoting international standards aimed at protecting the rights and the work of human rights advocates world wide.” All Donations are tax deductable

The Center for Constitutional Rights partners with communities facing rights violations to challenge systems of oppression. It combines strategic litigation, public advocacy, and narrative-shifting communications to defend constitutional and human rights and to build power for movements seeking justice.

The National Civil Rights Museum, located at the Lorraine Motel, honors and preserves the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. We chronicle the American civil rights movement and tell the story of the ongoing struggle for human rights. We educate and serve as a catalyst to inspire action to create positive social change.

The mission of the Nonhuman Rights Project is, through education and litigation, to change the common law status of at least some nonhuman animals from mere “things,” which lack the capacity to possess any legal right, to “persons,” who possess such fundamental rights as bodily integrity and bodily liberty, and those other legal rights to which evolving standards of morality, scientific discovery, and human experience entitle them.

Derechos Humanos is a grassroots organization that promotes the human and civil rights of all migrants regardless of their immigration status. Consequently, we fight the militarization of our southern border home and combat the discrimination and human rights abuses of both our citizen and non-citizen brothers and sisters. In the context of an increasingly militarized border and the criminalization of immigration, Derechos Humanos works to empower those most directly impacted to create change and promote justice, challenging the borders that seek to divide us.

The National Youth Rights Association is dedicated to defending the freedom, equality, and rights of all young people by challenging age discrimination and prejudice. NYRA aims to achieve its goals through educating people about youth rights, empowering young people to work on their own behalf in defense of their rights, and taking positive steps to lessen the burden of ageism.

Northwest Immigrant Rights Project promotes justice by defending and advancing the rights of immigrants through direct legal services, systemic advocacy, and community education.

  Protecting the civil rights of all Americans.

The Colorado Immigrant Rights Coalition (CIRC) is a statewide, membership-based coalition of immigrant, faith, labor, youth, community, business and ally organizations founded in 2002 to improve the lives of immigrants and refugees by making Colorado a more welcoming, immigrant-friendly state. CIRC achieves this mission through non-partisan civic engagement, public education, and advocating for workable, fair and humane immigration policies.