Family, youth, health and wellbeing nonprofits
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We are honored to work with our diverse community of members who are working to build a better, more just world for this generation and the generations to come. In the spirit of giving and thankfulness, we have curated a list of non-profit members to highlight the work they’re doing. GivingTuesday isn't always about donating money – many of our members would love to share their impact with you through social media, newsletters and volunteers. Discover a cause that is special to you and consider supporting them with a donation or engaging with them online.
Children & Family Nonprofits
Cradles to Crayons – provides children from birth through age 12, living in homeless or low-income situations, with the essential items they need to thrive - at home, at school and at play. We supply these items free of charge by engaging and connecting communities that have with communities that need them. https://www.cradlestocrayons.org
Understood – is a social impact, non-profit organization dedicated to helping those who learn and think differently thrive at home, in school and in life. https://www.understood.org
The Mindful Littles – provides experiential compassion education programs that cultivate socially conscious, resilient leaders. https://mindfullittles.org/
ImmSchools – is an emerging nonprofit organization that seeks to create a safe and welcoming learning environment for immigrant students. ImmSchools will work to support K-12 immigrant students by advocating for district and campus immigrant-friendly policies, providing training for teachers and school staff, and collaborating with schools, communities, and local organizations to nurture the academic, emotional, and social growth of immigrant students. https://immschools.org
Tuesday’s Children – provides a lifetime of healing for those whose lives have been torn apart by terrorism or traumatic loss. Their work begins when the emergency response ends - when the true, life-altering impact of the violence sets in. Their proven, long-term approach to helping family members and communities recover was forged in the aftermath of Tuesday, 9/11.? Our programs enable our service population to, over time, heal, recover, and, ultimately, thrive, as we are doing with 9/11 families, 9/11 first responders, military families of the fallen, and the Newtown, Connecticut community. www.tuesdayschildren.org/
Health & Wellbeing Nonprofits
Americares Free Clinic – provides quality health care to low-income, uninsured patients in a setting where all individuals are treated with dignity and respect. www.americaresfreeclinics.org
Truth Initiative – is America’s largest nonprofit public health organization dedicated to a future where tobacco and nicotine addiction are things of the past. Our mission is clear: achieve a culture where young people reject smoking, vaping, and nicotine.?https://www.truthinitiative.org
CommonHealth ACTION – develops people and organizations to produce health through equitable policies, programs, and practices. Our vision is an America in which all people have equitable opportunities to achieve their best possible health.??https://commonhealthaction.org/
The American Association of Suicidology – promotes the understanding and prevention of suicide and support those who have been affected by it. https://suicidology.org
Partners In Health (PIH) – a non-profit, global health organization that fights social injustice by bringing the benefits of modern medical science first and foremost to the most vulnerable communities around the world. https://www.pih.org
Unspoken Smiles Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing access to quality dental care to everyone, everywhere. Through their work, they are transforming the future of oral health care. Their innovative programs offer critical oral health education to children and training for women, empowering them with a sustainable career in dentistry. https://www.unspokensmiles.org
Mind Share Partners –?is changing the culture of workplace mental health so that both employees and organizations can thrive through movement-building, professional communities, as well as corporate workshops and advising services. www.mindsharepartners.org
The JED Foundation –?protects emotional health and prevents suicide for our nation’s teens and young adults. They partner with high schools and colleges to strengthen their mental health, substance misuse and suicide prevention programs and systems. www.jedfoundation.org
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Youth
MENTOR: The National Mentoring Partnership – aims to close the mentoring gap and drive equity through quality mentoring relationships for young people. Potential is equally distributed; opportunity is not. https://www.mentoring.org
APIA Scholars – makes a difference in the lives of APIA students by providing them with resources that increase their access to higher education which serves as the foundation for their future success and contribution to a more vibrant America. https://www.apiascholars.org
Brown Girl Surf – builds a more diverse, environmentally reverent, and joyful women's surf culture by increasing access to surfing, cultivating community, amplifying the voices of women of color surfers, and taking care of the earth. www.browngirlsurf.com/
BYkids –? partners with public television, educators and online-learning innovators to produce documentary films by kids. The films inspire conversations about human dignity and social justice around the world. They are shared with kids in schools and home-learning — with films and teaching materials that promote empathy and understanding to make global issues feel personal, relevant and actionable. https://bykids.org
Civics Unplugged – is re-imagining civic education and sparking a global civic renewal. We do this by building a community of young leaders who are committed to realizing their potential, and supporting the flourishing of their communities and the world around them.?www.civicsunplugged.org
Horizons National – advances educational equity by building long-term partnerships with students, families, communities, and schools to create experiences outside of school that inspire the joy of learning. www.horizonsnational.org
iMentor – builds mentoring relationships that empower students to graduate high school, succeed in college, and achieve their ambitions. www.imentor.org
It's Our Turn –?We mobilize, amplify, and elevate the voices of young people in the fight for educational equity. www.itsourturn.org
KIOO Project – advances gender equality in economically challenged communities by teaching photography to girls who, in turn, teach photography to boys. Girls build self-confidence while improving their leadership and presentation skills, while boys respect and value the girls in their communities. Global gender equality is more than a “girls only” effort. www.KIOOproject.org
Run for Something recruits and supports talented, passionate youngsters who will advocate for progressive values now and for the next 30 years, with the ultimate goal of building a progressive bench. https://runforsomething.net
DoSomething.org is the largest organization exclusively for young people and social change.?Their digital platform is activating millions of young people (and counting!) to create an offline impact in every US area code and in 131 countries. https://www.dosomething.org
Talbot Mentors –?advocates for our community by identifying and mitigating the systemic barriers to young people’s success through the power of healthy mentoring relationships. We empower young people by building strong multi-generational mentoring connections, providing academic support, and developing soft skills for their life-long success. https://talbotmentors.org
Urban Alliance – builds a diverse next-generation workforce by providing job skills training, mentoring, and paid internships to high school youth from under-resourced communities, predominantly youth of color. www.theurbanalliance.org
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