Black Feminist Project

The BLK ProjeK seeks to create economic development opportunities that address food justice, environmental justice and public and mental health.

Environmental Justice, Civic Participation, Connection with Neighbors, Valued Cultures & Identities, Food Systems, Hope and Efficacy, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 10, 2020Black Feminist ProjectNew York

La Unión del Pueblo Entero (LUPE)

César Chávez and Dolores Huerta founded LUPE, a community union, rooted in the belief that members of the low-income community have the responsibility and the obligation to organize themselves.

Civic Participation, Community Safety, Connection with Neighbors, Valued Cultures & Identities, Community Infrastructure, Healthcare, Hope and Efficacy, Housing, Immigration ClimateGuest UserJanuary 10, 2020LA UNIÓN DEL PUEBLO ENTERO (LUPE)Texas

Miami Children's Initiative

Miami Children's Initiative was founded in 2006 and seeks to break the cycle of poverty in Liberty City, Miami with a “block-by-block approach”, and by focusing on the growth and development of the cities youth.

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Gwinnett SToPP

The Gwinnett Parent Coalition to Dismantle the School to Prison Pipeline (Gwinnett SToPP) formed to lead a parent-driven, community-centered partnership approach to dismantling the school to prison pipeline in Gwinnett County.

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Nollie Jenkins Family Center, Inc.

NJFC visualizes an energized and involved community where all people, young and old, are valued, nurtured and supported as we work together to build and sustain communities that are purposeful in ensuring that the environmental, political, cultural, recreational, educational, economic, and spiritual needs of its citizens are actualized and preserved.

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Genders and Sexualities Alliance (GSA) Network

GSA Network helps LGBTQ students and straight allies organize GSA clubs focused on activism to create safer schools. GSA Network’s resources empower students to advocate for safe school policies, mobilize their peers to stand up for safety and equality, and train teachers to stop bullying.

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Padres y Jóvenes Unidos (PJU)

Padres & Jóvenes Unidos is a multi-issue organization led by people of color who work for educational equity, racial justice, immigrant rights and quality healthcare for all.

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Philadelphia Student Union (PSU)

The Philadelphia Student Union is a youth-led organization that exists to build the power of young people to demand a high quality education in the Philadelphia public school system.

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SIKH COALITION

For 15 years, the Sikh Coalition has defended Sikh civil liberties in the courtroom, classroom, community and halls of Congress. Whether it’s working to secure safer schools, prevent hate and discrimination, create equal employment opportunities, or empower local Sikh communities, the Sikh Coalition’s goal is working towards a world where Sikhs, and other religious minorities in America, may freely practice their faith without bias and discrimination.

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Media Mobilizing Project

"Media Mobilizing Project works with movements to communicate and organize to win. We amplify the voices of communities fighting for justice, equity and human rights…

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Martinez Street Women's Center

"The Martinez Street Women’s Center transforms communities through women and girls by providing access to vital health services, quality education, and advocacy. We envision a world where women and girls achieve empowerment, equity, and justice." –MSWC's website

Civic Participation, Community Safety, Connection with Neighbors, Education System, Healthcare, Hope and Efficacy, Reproductive Life, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 10, 2020Martinez Street Women's CenterTexas

Little Village Environmental Justice Organization (LVEJO)

Since 1994, Little Village Environmental Justice Organization has strived to build a sustainable community that promotes the healthy development of youth and families, provide economic justice, and practice participatory democracy and self-determination.

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La Plazita Institute

La Plazita Institute, Inc. is a non-profit grassroots organization in Albuquerque, NM. La Plazita engages New Mexico’s youth, elders and communities in a comprehensive, holistic and cultural approach.

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Freedom, Inc.

Freedom, Inc. has engaged low income communities of color in Dane County, WI since 2003, working to end violence against people of color, women, those that non-traditionally gender identify, youth, and elders, to promote a healthy lifestyle.

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DRUM - Desis Rising Up and Moving

DRUM - South Asian Organizing Center (formerly Desis Rising Up and Moving) is a multigenerational, membership led organization of low-wage South Asian immigrant workers and youth in New York City that was founded in 2000.

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Diné Community Advocacy Alliance (DCAA)

DCAA was formed in 2011 as a response to the high rates of obesity, diabetes, and the complications of these health issues among children, youth, families, adults, and elders living in the Navajo communities.

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Cooperation Jackson

“The broad mission of Cooperation Jackson is to advance the development of economic democracy in Jackson, Mississippi by building a solidarity economy anchored by a network of cooperatives and other types of worker-owned and democratically self-managed enterprises.”

Civic Participation, Community Safety, Connection with Neighbors, Valued Cultures & Identities, Community Infrastructure, Food Systems, Hope and Efficacy, Socioeconomic ConditionsGuest UserJanuary 10, 2020Cooperation JacksonMississippi

Community Coalition (COCO)

The Community Coalition is a grassroots community based organization that was established in 1989 to create a more prosperous, safer and healthier South L.A.

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Healthy Black Families, Inc.

Healthy Black Families, Inc (HBF) formed as a non-profit organization in July 2013. However, since 2002 some of the individuals on the Board of Directors were on the Community Advisory Board of the Berkeley Black Infant Health (BIH), a program of the Berkeley Health Department.

Civic Participation, Connection with Neighbors, Valued Cultures & Identities, Food Systems, Hope and Efficacy, Marketing & Retail Environment, Reproductive LifeGuest UserJanuary 9, 2020Healthy Black Families, Inc.California

Chinese Progressive Association (CPA)

Founded in 1972, Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) conducts tenant and worker organizing, youth and student organizing, civic engagement, and movement and alliance building for low-income Chinese immigrant communities in San Francisco.