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826 National
826 National is a nonprofit tutoring, writing, and publishing organization with locations in seven cities across the country. Its goal is to assist students ages six to eighteen with their writing skills, and to help teachers get their classes excited about writing. 826 National's work is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
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Angel Street Thrift Shop
Established in 1997, LESC's Angel Street Thrift Shops in Manhattan and Brooklyn raise funds to benefit programs for New Yorkers with substance abuse, mental illness, and HIV/AIDS.
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ART START
ART START works with kids that face the daily uncertainties and instabilities of living in city shelters, on the streets, facing incarceration, and with parents in crisis - transforming young lives and communities through the creative process.
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Association for Children with Down Syndrome
ACDS is dedicated to providing lifetime resources of exceptional quality, innovation and inclusion for individuals with Down syndrome and other developmental disabilities and their families
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At The Crossroads
The mission of At The Crossroads is to reach out to homeless youth and young adults at their point of need, and work with them to build healthy and fulfilling lives.
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Bake Me Home
Bake Me Home is a charitable organization dedicated to providing homeless and disadvantaged moms and kids with direct services that encourage shared family experiences.
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Bikes Not Bombs
Bikes Not Bombs (BNB) promotes bicycle technology as a concrete alternative to war and environmental destruction.
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Boys' Club of New York
Rooted in a tradition and history of community service, outreach, and philanthropy to some of New York City’s most socially and economically troubled neighborhoods, The Boys' Club of New York strives to sustain an environment that nurtures individual talent, strengthens family, and promotes strong citizenship while fostering a passion for learning. We encourage our participants to seek the highest standards of scholarship, moral development, and physical achievement. Working closely with our membership and their families, our professional staff encourages the emotional, social, physical, educational, and vocational growth of the agency’s entire membership and extended family.
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Camp Sunshine
Camp Sunshine supports children with life threatening illnesses and their families. The camp has the distinction of being the only program in the nation whose mission is to address the impact of a life threatening illness on every member of the immediate family—the ill child, the parents, and the siblings. Since its inception, Camp Sunshine has provided a haven for over 30,000 individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds.
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Career Gear
Career Gear is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization providing career counseling, interview appropriate clothing, and follow-up job support to men actively seeking employment. Career Gear’s philosophy is simple but powerful: successful employment is a catalyst towards men emerging as better fathers and leaders within their communities.
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Center for Arts Education (CAE)
The Center for Arts Education is committed to stimulating and sustaining quality arts education as an essential part of every child’s K-12 education in the New York City public schools.
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Change for Kids
Change for Kids partners with New York City public schools to empower underprivileged children by providing them with a broad range of innovative literacy, arts, and music programs.
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Children of Uganda
The mission of Children of Uganda is to support and empower hundreds of orphans and vulnerable children in Uganda to lead successful and productive lives.
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Children's Rights
Children's Rights is a national advocacy group working to reform failing child welfare systems on behalf of the hundreds of thousands of abused and neglected children who depend on them for protection and care.
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Children's Rights Institute (CRI)
The Children's Rights Institute (CRI) was founded in 2007 by its director, Brooke Goldstein, a New York based attorney, activist, author and award-winning filmmaker. CRI's mission is to raise awareness about and legally combat violations of children's basic human rights as occurring throughout the globe. CRI has a special focus on the incitement and recruitment of children to become suicide-homicide bombers, child soldiers and human shields.
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Circle of Women
Circle of Women's mission is to equip girls with self-reliance, knowledge, and increased capacities to both enhance their own lives and to contribute productively to their societies. Circle of Women believes this is the best way to affect positive, global change. Their philosophy is that one school will affect one community. One community will make a world of change.
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City Academy of St. Louis
City Academy, a private elementary school in St. Louis, MO, serves children whose educational opportunities would otherwise be limited due to family income and/or where they live.
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CitySquash
CitySquash's mission is to enable motivated and talented youth from at-risk backgrounds to fulfill their academic, athletic and personal potential.
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Community VOICES (Voices of Involved Citizens Encouraging Safety)
Community VOICES provides advocacy, resources and educational information to community groups and individuals to increase public awareness regarding sexual assault, child sexual assault, Internet predators, Internet safety and missing children.
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Covenant House Georgia
Covenant House Georgia provides an array of services to homeless and runaway youth (ages 16-21) including a crisis shelter, a transitional living program and vocational & educational training. Since inception it has assisted more than 10,000 youth in crisis. CHGA youth typically have either aged out of foster care, are running from an abusive family home life, or have experienced some form of sexual exploitation or trafficking.
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Crystal Beach Youth Center, Inc.
The Crystal Beach Youth Center, Inc. began in 1923 as a home for disadvantaged children. Today, the CBYC remains committed to improving the lives of children and families in West Central Florida by providing distinctive educational and recreational activities in a safe, positive and fun environment.
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Dancing Classrooms
The mission of Dancing Classrooms is to build social awareness, confidence and self-esteem in children through the practice of social dance.
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Dignitas Project
The mission of Dignitas Project is to empower individuals and families in the poorest communities in the world. Drawing upon the talents of indigenous leaders and resources of its partners, Dignitas Project seeks to improve education and expand opportunities for the next generation by: enhancing learning and leadership opportunities for children and youth; building technical and infrastructural capacity in community-based schools; implementing sustainable projects to address health, economic, and education needs; and ensuring that community voices are integrated into policy decisions.
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DonorsChoose.org
DonorsChoose.org is an online charity that makes it easy for anyone to help students in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America post classroom project requests on the website, ranging from pencils, to violins, to microscope slides. Then, donors choose which requests to fund, and hear back from the classrooms they help. The goal is a nation where students in every community have the resources they need to learn.
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Early Childhood Resource & Training Center
The Early Childhood Resource & Training Center (ECRTC) works to support the healthy development of all children. ECRTC improves opportunities for children in communities that are traditionally underprivileged and hard-to-reach, including recent immigrants and refugees and urban American Indians. Every year up to 1,000 early childhood providers, teachers and parents receive training and mentoring to improve child outcomes. Participants gain the knowledge and skills necessary to stimulate the academic, physical, and social development of children in their care. School readiness is promoted among high-risk children and families, preparing them for long-term success.
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East Harlem School at Exodus House
The East Harlem School educates middle school students (grades 5-8) from East Harlem who wish to rise to their academic potential. The East Harlem School values teaching children who exhibit a desire to learn, and an eagerness to embrace new challenges. The East Harlem School recruits children from families with low income and helps these students develop academic excellence, moral integrity, courtesy, and an unshakeable commitment to their future and the fate of their community.
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Eckerd Youth Alternatives
As an organization that has already made an impact on the lives of nearly 100,000 boys and girls, Eckerd Youth Alternatives (EYA) is one of the nation's leading providers of services for at-risk youth and their families through Outdoor Therapeutic Programs; Alternative Day Schools; Community-Based Support Programs; Early Intervention and Prevention Services; Lead Agency Services for Child Welfare; and Residential Therapeutic Programs. Founded by Jack and Ruth Eckerd, today EYA operates 38 distinct and diverse programs in nine states.
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EngenderHealth
EngenderHealth works to improve the health and well-being of people in the poorest communities of the world. EngenderHealth does this by sharing its expertise in sexual and reproductive health and transforming the quality of health care. It promotes gender equity, advocates for sound practices and policies, and inspires people to assert their rights to better, healthier lives.
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First Book
First Book is an award-winning nonprofit providing new books to children in need addressing one of the most important factors affecting literacy – access to books.
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Free Arts for Abused Children
Free Arts for Abused Children inspires hope in the lives of abused, homeless and at-risk children through innovative arts programs and positive interactions with caring adult volunteers. Free Arts sparks the creative spirit of children and families to inspire and transform their lives through the power of artistic expression. Free Arts plants the seeds of hope and healing to help children build self-esteem, improve social skills, develop trust with caring adults and express emotions in a positive way. The philosophy behind all Free Arts programs is simply that “Art Heals!”
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Free Arts NYC
Free Arts NYC provides under-served children with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs to help them foster the self-confidence and resiliency needed to realize their fullest potential.
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Fresh Air Fund
Since 1877, The Fresh Air Fund has been giving inner-city children the joy of a summer vacation with volunteer host families and at Fund camps, creating unforgettable memories and fresh possibilities.
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Friends of Karen
Friends of Karen’s mission is to provide emotional, financial, and advocacy support for children with life-threatening illnesses and their families, in order to help keep them stable, functioning, and able to cope.
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Girls Take Charge
Girls Take Charge is a nonprofit leadership development program designed to inspire and empower middle school and high school aged girls to become self-confident, courageous, and compassionate leaders in their communities.
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H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths, Inc.
H.E.A.L.T.H for Youths, Inc. (“H.E.A.L.T.H.Y”) was formed for the charitable and educational purposes of assisting at-risk youth; combating community deterioration and juvenile delinquency; and improving the quality of education, health care and life-skills training offered to underserved adolescents and young adults.
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H.E.R.O.: Housing Education and Rehabilitation of Orphans INC
Haiti’s need in the areas of housing, educating, and rehabilitating orphans and street children is larger than ever. H.E.R.O. has been and will continue to be fully committed to helping the most vulnerable population in Haiti, the orphans and street children that are denied basic human rights on a daily basis.
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Hope Runs
Hope Runs uses running to empower children in impoverished communities with the tools of personal health, social entrepreneurship, and technology.
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I Have A Dream Foundation
The "I Have A Dream" Foundation empowers children in low-income communities to achieve higher education by providing them with guaranteed tuition support and equipping them with the skills, knowledge, and habits they need to gain entry to higher education and succeed in college and beyond.
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International Foundation for CDKl5 Research (IFCR)
The International Foundation for CDKL5 Research (IFCR) is a 501(c)(3) non-profit that was founded in 2009 by a dedicated group of parents committed to finding a cure for their children affected by CDKL5. The IFCR’s mission is to lead the way in finding a cure and treatments for CDKL5 disorders by funding global research efforts, and increasing awareness of CDKL5 disorders, while enhancing the quality of life for those affected by CDKL5 disorders, by providing information, programs, and services.
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Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF)
Driven by the needs of people with diabetes, the mission of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International is to find a cure for diabetes and its complications through the support of research. JDRF works to accomplish this by finding and funding the best and most relevant research to help achieve a cure for this devastating disease through restoration of normal blood sugar levels, avoidance and reversal of complications, and prevention of diabetes and its recurrence.
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Kids In Need Foundation
The mission of the Kids In Need Foundation is to ensure that every child is prepared to learn and succeed by providing free school supplies nationally to students most in need.
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Marcie Mazzola Foundation
The Marcie Mazzola Foundation uses creative and innovative ways to raise money to benefit children. The mission of the Foundation is to “help better the lives of abused and at risk children, and to build community awareness about the needs of children.”
Marcie was a beautiful, compassionate and generous young woman who died in a car accident when she was only 21 years old. When Marcie was just 11 years old, she was sexually abused by a school bus driver. Rather than let this experience embitter her, she resolved to channel it toward a greater good.
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Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House
The mission of the Margaret Fuller Neighborhood House (MFNH) is to help strengthen and empower youth, families and community residents. It focuses on building relationships and connecting people with opportunities that address basic human service and educational needs and help build a strong community.
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Massachusetts Afterschool Partnership (MAP)
MAP is dedicated to expanding quality afterschool, out-of-school time and extended learning opportunities statewide for school-age children, youth, families and communities.
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Mercy Corps
Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.
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Milk and Bookies
Milk + Bookies is a nationwide charitable organization that inspires children to give back, using books as its currency. At Milk + Bookies events, boys and girls are provided the opportunity to select, purchase and inscribe books that are then donated to their peers who do not have access to books of their own. The fun-filled events feature music, story time and, of course, milk and cookies.
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Mychal Rushwald Foundation
The Mychal Rushwald Foundation was established in memory of Mychal Rushwald, a kind and caring young man who was much loved by all of his family and friends. The Foundation was established in his honor to support the important work of Dragonfly Transitions in Klamath Falls, Oregon.
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New Jersey SEEDS
New Jersey SEEDS (Scholars, Educators, Excellence, Dedication, Success) provides educational opportunities for motivated, high-achieving students of modest means. SEEDS programs include advanced academic classes, cultural enrichment opportunities and leadership training to help students gain admission to top schools and thereby realize their full potential. SEEDS encourages its alumni to be leaders who give back to the community.
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North India Christian Children's Education (NICCE) Foundation
The North India Christian Children’s Education (NICCE) Foundation is a non-profit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, religious, and educational purposes. We are dedicated to promoting the betterment of children in Northern India through education, religious awareness, housing assistance, and service opportunities. Our main purpose is to assist in the construction and operation of children’s homes, schools, and the buildings associated with them through financial aid, informational materials, and encouragement. Children’s homes and schools associated with the NICCE Foundation are based on Christian morals and standards according to the on-site supervisor. Overall, the values of this foundation are based on the verse Mathew 25:40, “The King will reply, ‘I tell you the truth, whatever you did for the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.”
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Pencils of Promise
Pencils of Promise is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that partners with local communities and organizations to build schools of early-stage education in developing nations for some of the world's most impoverished and undereducated children.
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Prep for Prep
Prep for Prep develops leaders through access to superior education and opportunities. Since 1978, Prep has identified New York City’s most promising students of color and prepared them for placement at independent schools in the city and boarding schools throughout the Northeast. Once placed, Prep offers support and opportunities to ensure the academic accomplishment and personal growth of each one of its students.
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Project HEALTH
Project HEALTH’s mission is to create a health care system in which those unmet resource needs that compromise health are addressed as a standard element of patient care.
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Reconstruct Art Inc.
Reconstruct Art's mission is to positively motivate disenfranchised youth and cultivate their artistic strengths. Reconstruct Art challenges young people's intellect and breeds confidence while giving them a well-rounded understanding of various art mediums, enhancing their social, emotional and professional skills.
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RxArt
RxArt is a non-profit organization that is committed to fostering artistic expression and awareness through the challenging yet rewarding task of engaging patients through contemporary art in health care facilities. By curating installations in hospital settings, we provide a creative surrounding that helps to relieve stress and anxiety, while increasing appreciation for contemporary art.
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St. Joseph's School - Yorkville
Founded in 1880, St. Joseph’s School - Yorkville is a dynamic, culturally diverse, close-knit community for students in Pre-K 3 through Grade 8.
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Stanley Stamm Seattle Children’s Hospital Camp
Dr. Stanley Stamm, a Seattle-area cardiologist, founded the Stanley Stamm Seattle Children’s Hospital Camp in 1967. The camp provides a medically-supported one week overnight camp experience in an outdoor wilderness setting for children age 6-14, who have terminal or chronic medical illness.
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Support for Families of Children with Disabilities
Support for Families of Children with Disabilities is a parent-run, San Francisco-based, non-profit organization founded in 1982. Its purpose is to ensure that families of children with any kind of disability or special health care need have the knowledge and assistance they need to make informed choices that support their child’s health, education, and development.
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The Arc of East Middlesex
Founded in 1954 by parents of children with developmental disabilities, the mission of The Arc of East Middlesex is to enhance the lives of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families. While it does business as The Arc of East Middlesex, its legal name remains EMARC -East Middlesex Association for Retarded Citizens, Inc.
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The Buzzing for Change Foundation
The mission of the Buzzing for Change Foundation is to improve the lives of children living with cancer, while educating and engaging collegiate communities, developing strong student leaders, and inspiring action through participation.
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The Child Center of NY’s Asian Outreach Program (AOP)
The Child Center of NY’s Asian Outreach Program helps recent, at-risk Asian immigrant children and their families get their lives back on track. It is one of the very few organizations in NY that provides vulnerable Asian immigrant children and families from China, South Asia, Afghanistan, Korea and the Philippines, the mental health, substance abuse and domestic violence prevention services that they so desperately need, but are often too ashamed to access because of cultural stigma or language obstacles. Many of the children and families served live in conditions of extreme poverty and deal with issues including substance abuse, depression, domestic violence, child abuse and neglect. Yet many still don’t seek help because of the cultural shame and stigma associated with these problems and because of language barriers. Other critical services provided through AOP’s parent agency (The Child Center of NY) include multi-lingual tutoring in reading and math, treatment for infants and toddlers with developmental issues, and Head Start, a program to support parents and enhance the education and growth of children ages 3 to 5.
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The Decibels Foundation
The Decibels Foundation strives to ensure that every child with a hearing loss has the best chance to achieve to his or her full potential and to succeed in life. They accomplish this through their support of specialized early intervention, school consultation, parent support groups, workshops and more.
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The Valerie Fund
The Valerie Fund is a not-for-profit organization established in 1976 in memory of Valerie Goldstein by her parents, Ed and Sue. The Valerie Fund’s mission is to provide support for the comprehensive health care of children with cancer and blood disorders.
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USTA Serves
The mission of USTA Serves is to support, monitor and promote programs that enhance the lives of at-risk children and individuals with disabilities through the integration of tennis and education.
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