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GlassRoots provides multiple opportunities for at-risk youth, ages 10-18, to realize their potential through the creation of glass art.  As the only non-profit “hot shop” for young people in the greater New York metropolitan area, GlassRoots provides a nurturing environment in which otherwise underserved children can achieve self-esteem and creative expression while also learning basic business skills and valuable life lessons through the exploration of the unique art forms of glass making.

Wolf Connection is the howl that opens your heart, awakens your mind and transforms your life. With a unique focus on Wolf Therapy, they facilitate restorative human-animal communication worldwide. Wolf Connection is a wolf sanctuary that empowers all beings to believe in their worthiness, their inner capacity for personal growth, and the power of the pack. In order to accomplish this, they implement multifaceted programs in close interaction with rescued wolves. A powerful doorway is opened for participants to discover self-confidence and purpose; a feeling of being seen and accepted; and a sense of oneness with themselves and their community. Wolf Connection engages generations of humans to connect with their resilience and inherent roles in the ecosystem by offering life-changing programs, in-person and virtually. They provide an enriching sanctuary for rescued wolves, who give voice to their wild brothers and sisters. Wolf Connection engages in meaningful conversations and provides education around human potential, wolves, and the natural world, creating an impactful worldwide contribution. Located in the mountains above Los Angeles, the 165-acre ranch facility serves as a safe haven and home to rescued wolves who have been subjected to illegal ownership, abandonment and abuse. They give one-of-a-kind care and enrichment to the pack, who become ambassadors of hope to all who witness them. Since 2009, they have worked with students from expulsion schools, foster care organizations, probation camps, veterans and anti-recidivism groups and offer an immersive program for female-identifying adults. Bringing humans and wolves together for the benefit of all.  

The California School-Based Health Alliance (formerly the California School Health Centers Association) improves the health and academic success of children and youth by advancing health services in schools.  We envision a day when all of California's children and youth are healthy and achieving at their full potential. Since hiring our first paid staff in 2003, the Alliance has successfully grown to have an annual budget of more than $1,500,000 and thirteen staff.  We conduct policy work, promote the school based health center (SBHC) model, and assist SBHCs with program development to expand and strengthen school health services.  Our large network of collaborating partners includes 231 SBHCs, numerous school districts, federally qualified health centers and other providers, dozens of state and local policy organizations, and an e-communications network of more than 3,200 individuals. Our goal is to make school health centers an integral and sustainable part of the health care and educational systems. By putting health care where kids are – in schools – school health centers increase access to care and take health problems out of the classroom so that teachers can teach and students can learn.

The Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Oxnard and Port Hueneme's mission is "to inspire and enable all youth, especially those who need us most, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible and caring citizens".

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Our mission is to enable people to offer their money, goods, skills, time, or prayer, and through this involvement, provide the most effective help to those suffering the effects of extreme poverty in the world’s poorest communities

It is our mission to provide support services to special needs children. Enlisting and empowering trained teenage volunteers to help facilitate at the programs, its effectiveness has proven to be remarkable. These volunteers have been able to reach the children in ways that professionals, or even family members, have not. Furthermore, the program has had a profound effect on the teenagers themselves, instilling within them the values of giving and gratitude.

Free2Be is a 501 (c) (3) non-profit community service organization dedicated to engaging in effective advocacy for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered people. We are committed to ensuring the physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being of youth and young adults struggling due to sexual orientation or gender identity issues.

Campus Pride serves LGBT and Ally student leaders and, or campus organizations in the areas of leadership development, support programs and services to create safer, more inclusive LGBT-friendly colleges and universities. It exists to develop, support and give "voice and action" in building future LGBT and ally student leaders.

The Ali Forney Center was founded in 2002 in memory of Ali Forney, a homeless gender-nonconforming youth who was forced to live on the streets, where they were tragically murdered. Too many of these youth are rejected by their families and the broader community and are thus forced to survive on the streets, facing the dangers of violence, HIV infection, and homophobia. Committed to saving the lives of LGBTQ+ young people, the organization's mission is to protect them from the harms of homelessnessJuly-15- and empower them with the tools needed to live independently through services that can help them thrive.

The mission of Thrive Health Connection is to provide advocacy, care, and education to those affected by HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

BAGLY is a youth-led, adult supported social support organization, committed to social justice, and creating, sustaining, and advocating for programs and services for the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender (GLBT) youth communities.