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To help impoverished children succeed in life. We enable children to access schools and we help them to stay there, by paying fees, teaching life skills, providing counseling when problems arise, providing medical help when needed and making sure every child has at least one square meal every day. We provide both formal education and technical training for children who would otherwise suffer hunger, disease and permanent poverty.

The mission of the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is to ensure that the legal system is accessible to those who, because of special needs or the overwhelming burdens of poverty, would not otherwise have their rights protected or their voices heard. Since its founding in 1992, the VLP has maintained as its objective the practical realization of justice for the poor. Through the VLP, dedicated volunteer attorneys from the private bar, trained and supervised by the VLP, have provided critical pro bono assistance to thousands of vulnerable individuals and families from all neighborhoods in Brooklyn, New York.

The Institute of International Education (IIE) is among the world’s largest and most experienced international exchange organizations, dedicated to increasing people’s capacity to think and work on a global and intercultural basis. Founded in 1919 as an independent, nonprofit organization, IIE is committed to delivering program excellence to a diverse range of participants, sponsors, and donors. IIE’s mission is to advance international education and access to education worldwide. We accomplish this by: • managing scholarships, training, exchange and leadership programs • conducting research and facilitating policy dialogue on global higher education • protecting scholarship around the world

VGIF provides grants globally to fund locally generated projects that advance the rights of women and girls.

The Peace & Justice Center is a Vermont-based non-profit, membership organization. Our mission is to create a just and peaceful world. To this end, we work on the interconnected issues of economic and racial justice, peace, and human rights through education, advocacy, training, non-violent activism and community organizing.

Founded in 2008, Purchased is dedicated to empowering our community to end modern day slavery through prevention education and mentorship.

Founded in 1966, the mission of Cooperative Metropolitan Ministries, Inc. is to mobilize congregations and communities across economic, religious, racial, and ethnic boundaries so that, in partnership, we can work more effectively for a just and peaceful society and for spiritual growth and interfaith understanding.

The InterAgency Council (IAC) is the membership organization representing the not-for-profit providers of services to individuals with mental retardation and developmental disabilities, and their families, in the metropolitan New York City area. Our membership includes some 125 corporations with over 900 programs providing services to more than 100,000 individuals each day. Services include infant assessment, early intervention, preschools, schools, recreation, family supports, employment programs, residential services, and clinical treatment programs.

The Medicare Rights Center is a national, nonprofit consumer service organization that works to ensure access to affordable health care for older adults and people with disabilities through counseling and advocacy, educational programs, and public policy initiatives. 

Right To The City Alliance (RTTC) emerged in 2007 with a strong and powerful vision to 1) halt the displacement of low-income people, people of color, LGBTQ communities, and youth of color, and 2) protect and expand affordable housing in tandem with a broader movement to build democratic, just, and sustainable cities for the 21st century. Since its inception, Right To The City has quickly grown to encompass 80 community-based racial, economic, gender, and environmental justice organizations located in 43 cities and 26 states. Representing true grassroots power and leadership of the most impacted, RTTC’s member organizations weave together local on-the-ground policy advocacy campaigns to build a robust and unstoppable national movement for housing, land, and development justice.

  Doing justice with compassion.

The Ladder Alliance mission is to provide women victims of domestic violence and low-income women with the tools to lead self-reliant, independent and successful lives.