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For more than 25 years, WHEDco has been a leader in creating thriving neighborhoods in the South Bronx. In addition to building beautifully-designed green, affordable homes that serve as a foundation for family stability, WHEDco creates life-changing opportunities for local residents of every age through our research-driven Early Childhood and Youth Education initiatives, which set kids on a path to college; Small Business Development programs, which nurture entrepreneurship and address community needs; Family Support and Counseling services, which connect families to the critical resources they need to succeed; and Arts and Culture programming, which showcases the borough's musical legacy and supports a new generation of artists. Learn more at whedco.org.

The Fortune Society's mission is to support successful re-entry from prison and promote alternatives to incarceration, thus strengthening the fabric of our communities. We do this by: BELIEVING in the power of individuals to change, BUILDING LIVES through service programs shaped by the needs and experience of our clients, and CHANGING MINDS through education and advocacy that work to rectify unjust and brutal criminal justice policies.

The Walter Hoving Home, founded in 1967 to rebuild women’s lives shattered by drugs, alcohol and other life-controlling issues. The women are enrolled in a 6 to 12 month comprehensive program that addresses their physical, emotional and spiritual needs within an atmosphere of warmth, trust, support and love.

Helping homeless women and their children rebuild their lives. Founded in 1983, Win began as a shelter for four homeless women and their combined six children. Since then, Win has evolved to become a leading, non-profit agency and the largest provider of shelter for homeless families in New York City. We serve close to 12,000 homeless women and their children each year. Win has sharpened its focus from offering shelter and support to homeless women and children, to providing comprehensive programs and services that enable homeless families to succeed in life and break the cycle of homelessness. Groundbreaking programs developed by Win are: Win Academy, Income Building Program, Children’s Afterschool, Mentorship and Recreation.

PROVIDE FREE EYE EXAMS AND GLASSES TO STUDENTS IN LOW-INCOME COMMUNITIES.

LA Recovery Connect (LARC) provides housing and supportive services that foster self-confidence and build healthy connections for people in recovery from alcohol and substance use.

Mission: Raising a Reader supports families and inspires the development of literacy skills and a lifelong love for reading. We help children attain brighter futures in which they can thrive and contribute in school, the workforce and society. Vision: Every child has the family support and reading skills they need to thrive. Overview: Raising a Reader is a national nonprofit that partners with parents and local agencies to create brighter futures for children by strengthening family bonds. Family engagement is at the core of what we do. Our evidence-based programs help caring adults set their children up for success by creating shared reading routines, fostering social emotional learning, healthy family relationships and learning skills needed to thrive in school and beyond.

A link leading from the past to the future, Gilly’s House is a residential program for young men who have struggled with addiction and want to continue their recovery. Gilly’s House offers a stable, structured, supportive and safe environment to achieve personal goals, while attaining the transitional life skills necessary to reintegrate into community life. Caring for the needs of each individual, Gilly’s House collaboratively works with each young man to develop personal goals and a plan to reach them. Gilly’s House offers the opportunity for social, educational and vocational growth. Gilly’s House prepares young men to re-enter life with a positive step forward, personal skills, and community connections to continue to meet individual goals and live a successful life of sobriety.

OUR GOAL IS TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF LIFE WITHIN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITIES THROUGH THE IMPLEMENTATION OF HEALTH RELATED SERVICES. WE FOCUS ON BASIC LIFE SKILLS, HEALTH PROMOTION/WELLNESS AND SELF-ESTEEM DEVELOPMENT. OUR ORGANIZATION PROVIDES RESOURCES TOWARD REMOVING BARRIERS AND INEQUALITIES TO ACHIEVE PERSONAL FULFILLMENT.

Because of our love for and obedience to God, our mission is to mobilize the community to provide relief, rehabilitation and empowerment services. Our vision is to see lives transformed and filled with hope as our community works together to fight homelessness, poverty and addiction.

To provide access to medical care, mental health services, and health and nutrition education services, regardless of the ability to pay. Their comprehensive approach helps students, parents, and the community combat the wide range of physical, psychosocial and environmental needs that arise from difficult daily living conditions in Haiti.

from the website: "Addiction is a disease, one that can be prevented and recovered from. At Power Forward, we take on this silent epidemic on three fronts. Through EDUCATION, by talking to at risk populations, sharing the risks, and risk factors, promoting compassion and understanding, pushing back the stigma, and creating opportunities for early intervention. Through EMPOWERMENT, by being there for people who are ready to change, showing what is possible with a sober life, offering scholarships that allow people to recover with Dignity. And through INNOVATION, by championing groundbreaking programs and research in the field of recovery."