Syrian Community NetworkSocial Service Agency For Refugees And Immigrants Syrian Community Network (SCN) works alongside immigrants and refugees, with care, through needs-based case management, education, and immigration services. While SCN was born out of the Syrian refugee crisis, our programs are open to refugees and immigrants of any religion, ethnicity, immigration status, or sexual orientation, at no cost to them. We envision an Illinois where immigrants and refugees feel safe, welcome, and supported in the...
UNSUGARCOATED MediaCreating Social Impact, Empathy, And Connection Through Storytelling UNSUGARCOATED Media creates positive social change by empowering people struggling with adversity and challenges through honest, compassionate storytelling. To us, UNSUGARCOATED means talking honestly about the realities of one’s trauma and hardship. We use podcasting, print publication, live events, and digital media to produce powerful humanizing stories that inspire empathy and understanding, end isolation, and build c...
Juvenile Protective AssociationCommunity-Based Mental Health Care For Children, Caregivers, And Educators The Juvenile Protective Association (JPA) envisions a world where no child ever has to struggle alone. We work to achieve this goal by bringing compassionate, innovative mental health resources directly to children in need and the adults who support them. Through our therapeutic programs and services, we're helping kids in Chicago's underserved neighborhoods navigate trauma and reach their fullest potential ...
Gay For GoodMobilizing LGBTQ+ Volunteers And Allies Through Service Projects Gay For Good (G4G) provides training and resources to diverse community leaders who plan and lead inclusive volunteer experiences for LGBTQ+ people, allies, and others to volunteer together, network, and have fun. We believe in the power of service and working hand in hand with community partners to increase LGBTQ+ visibility, cultivate understanding, and unite people across their differences, while helping the environment, a...
UpStartProviding Entrepreneurial Programs And Community Networks To Bring Bold Jewish Ideas To Light UpStart’s mission is to bring bold Jewish ideas to light. Whether someone is starting a new Jewish venture or reimagining an existing one, UpStart gives participants the entrepreneurial tools and networks they need to build the Jewish community of the future. We provide immersive entrepreneurial training, venture and leadership development programs, and funding to spark new thinking and game-chang...
Patient Advocate FoundationFinancial Aid And Services To Patients Facing Life-Threatening Disease Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) provides professional case management services to Americans with chronic, life threatening, and debilitating illnesses. Our mission is to safeguard patients through effective mediation to assure access to care, maintenance of employment, and preservation of financial stability. PAF case managers seek to mitigate the negative effects of out-of-pocket healthcare and cost-of-living expense...
Latinos ProgresandoReuniting Immigrant Families, Building Coalitions, And Responding To Community Needs Based in a southwest-side neighborhood of Chicago, Latinos Progresando (LP) delivers high-quality information and resources for people to build secure, healthy, and productive lives. LP provides Latino-led, family-based immigration legal services to thousands of people, including immigrant victims of domestic violence, from more than forty countries. LP also leads the Marshall Square Resource Network, a ne...
Promise Fund Of FloridaEqual Access For All Women To Obtain Breast And Cervical Education, Screening, Diagnosis, And Treatment The Promise Fund Of Florida seeks to eliminate barriers to quality healthcare for women and prevent unnecessary progression of breast and cervical cancer in South Florida. We connect women with patient navigators that lead our patients through our continuum of care, which includes breast and cervical screenings, education, diagnostics, treatment, and preventative care. We ensure that all w...
Accept The ChallengeStructured Exercise Program And Health Education To Prevent Childhood Obesity The mission of Accept The Challenge is to help prevent childhood obesity by empowering youth with accurate nutrition and exercise knowledge by teaching them how to apply this knowledge to eat healthier, build muscle, increase energy, and lose weight. Our signature program, Operation Tone-Up®, is a virtual blended learning program that brings daily nutrition and exercise lessons into any home or classroom. No extra ...
Partnership To Educate And Advance KidsProviding Mentorship And Scholarship To Underserved Youth In Chicago Partnership To Educate And Advance Kids (PEAK) focuses on an often overlooked segment of Chicago’s youth: academically average students from our city’s most underserved neighborhoods. Through a rigorous interview process, we identify incoming freshmen who demonstrate the grit, ability, and desire necessary to flourish in life – if only given financial, educational, and personal support through their high school years. PEA...
Well Of MercyA Long-Term Shelter For Single Moms And Their Kids The Well Of Mercy is a thoughtfully designed communal living program that supports single mothers and their children as they heal from past trauma, find peace in the present, and prepare for a successful future. We are a long-term shelter for single mothers and their children. While the women live here, we provide free career mentoring and job placement services, workshops to develop life skills, a safe and secure place to live for up to f...
TargetCancer FoundationRare Cancer Research And Patient Support Programs TargetCancer Foundation (TCF) promotes the development of lifesaving treatment protocols for rare cancers. TCF directly supports initiatives at the forefront of rare cancer treatment by funding innovative research, fostering medical collaborations, and raising awareness among scientists, clinicians, and patients. Founded by a rare cancer patient, TCF also works closely with the patient community and other rare cancer advocacy organizations to...
Share DetroitOne-Stop Shop To Search For Local Nonprofits And Donate Time, Money, Or Items The mission of Share Detroit is to create a stronger Detroit by amplifying the voices and needs of local nonprofits, regardless of size, cause, or budget. As a one-stop shop that allows individuals to engage with nonprofits, the Share Detroit website shows skill-based nonprofit volunteer opportunities, an easy link to donate money, and an online marketplace of nonprofit wish lists where people can buy the exact ite...
Inside Out Club DuPageEnriching Kids’ Lives Through Character Education And Community Engagement At Inside Out Club DuPage (IOCD), our mission is to develop kids with character inside and out. We empower kids ages 3-12 to live life with good character on the “inside” – being brave enough to ask questions, showing grit and resilience, allowing others to belong unconditionally, embracing their authentic selves, choosing kindness, etc. – and on the “outside” – caring for themselves, others, animals, and the planet. ...
Young Survival CoalitionImproving The Quality Of Life For Young Adults Affected By Breast Cancer Young Survival Coalition (YSC) addresses the unique needs, improves the quality of life, and strengthens the community for young adults affected by breast cancer. Founded by a group of young women with breast cancer in New York City, YSC has grown into an international movement with more than 170 local support groups, a vibrant online community, and an expansive database of searchable resources and guidebooks. YSC is ...
Hummingbird ProjectEmpowering Communities Through Ecological Regeneration The Hummingbird Project operates a number of domestic and global initiatives to promote and educate communities about ecological regeneration and sustainable practices. In Ohio, our Cleveland Seed Bank program develops a regional alliance of seed savers dedicated to the creation of a locally adapted, non-GMO seed supply. In India, our Living Soils Save Lives program provides education about organic methods of soil regeneration, irrigat...
Syrian Community Network
Social Service Agency For Refugees And Immigrants Syrian Community Network (SCN) works alongside immigrants and refugees, with care, through needs-based case management, education, and immigration services. While SCN was born out of the Syrian refugee crisis, our programs are open to refugees and immigrants of any religion, ethnicity, immigration status, or sexual orientation, at no cost to them. We envision an Illinois where immigrants and refugees feel safe, welcome, and supported in the...
UNSUGARCOATED Media
Creating Social Impact, Empathy, And Connection Through Storytelling UNSUGARCOATED Media creates positive social change by empowering people struggling with adversity and challenges through honest, compassionate storytelling. To us, UNSUGARCOATED means talking honestly about the realities of one’s trauma and hardship. We use podcasting, print publication, live events, and digital media to produce powerful humanizing stories that inspire empathy and understanding, end isolation, and build c...
Juvenile Protective Association
Community-Based Mental Health Care For Children, Caregivers, And Educators The Juvenile Protective Association (JPA) envisions a world where no child ever has to struggle alone. We work to achieve this goal by bringing compassionate, innovative mental health resources directly to children in need and the adults who support them. Through our therapeutic programs and services, we're helping kids in Chicago's underserved neighborhoods navigate trauma and reach their fullest potential ...
Gay For Good
Mobilizing LGBTQ+ Volunteers And Allies Through Service Projects Gay For Good (G4G) provides training and resources to diverse community leaders who plan and lead inclusive volunteer experiences for LGBTQ+ people, allies, and others to volunteer together, network, and have fun. We believe in the power of service and working hand in hand with community partners to increase LGBTQ+ visibility, cultivate understanding, and unite people across their differences, while helping the environment, a...
UpStart
Providing Entrepreneurial Programs And Community Networks To Bring Bold Jewish Ideas To Light UpStart’s mission is to bring bold Jewish ideas to light. Whether someone is starting a new Jewish venture or reimagining an existing one, UpStart gives participants the entrepreneurial tools and networks they need to build the Jewish community of the future. We provide immersive entrepreneurial training, venture and leadership development programs, and funding to spark new thinking and game-chang...
Patient Advocate Foundation
Financial Aid And Services To Patients Facing Life-Threatening Disease Patient Advocate Foundation (PAF) provides professional case management services to Americans with chronic, life threatening, and debilitating illnesses. Our mission is to safeguard patients through effective mediation to assure access to care, maintenance of employment, and preservation of financial stability. PAF case managers seek to mitigate the negative effects of out-of-pocket healthcare and cost-of-living expense...
Latinos Progresando
Reuniting Immigrant Families, Building Coalitions, And Responding To Community Needs Based in a southwest-side neighborhood of Chicago, Latinos Progresando (LP) delivers high-quality information and resources for people to build secure, healthy, and productive lives. LP provides Latino-led, family-based immigration legal services to thousands of people, including immigrant victims of domestic violence, from more than forty countries. LP also leads the Marshall Square Resource Network, a ne...
Promise Fund Of Florida
Equal Access For All Women To Obtain Breast And Cervical Education, Screening, Diagnosis, And Treatment The Promise Fund Of Florida seeks to eliminate barriers to quality healthcare for women and prevent unnecessary progression of breast and cervical cancer in South Florida. We connect women with patient navigators that lead our patients through our continuum of care, which includes breast and cervical screenings, education, diagnostics, treatment, and preventative care. We ensure that all w...
Accept The Challenge
Structured Exercise Program And Health Education To Prevent Childhood Obesity The mission of Accept The Challenge is to help prevent childhood obesity by empowering youth with accurate nutrition and exercise knowledge by teaching them how to apply this knowledge to eat healthier, build muscle, increase energy, and lose weight. Our signature program, Operation Tone-Up®, is a virtual blended learning program that brings daily nutrition and exercise lessons into any home or classroom. No extra ...
Partnership To Educate And Advance Kids
Providing Mentorship And Scholarship To Underserved Youth In Chicago Partnership To Educate And Advance Kids (PEAK) focuses on an often overlooked segment of Chicago’s youth: academically average students from our city’s most underserved neighborhoods. Through a rigorous interview process, we identify incoming freshmen who demonstrate the grit, ability, and desire necessary to flourish in life – if only given financial, educational, and personal support through their high school years. PEA...
Well Of Mercy
A Long-Term Shelter For Single Moms And Their Kids The Well Of Mercy is a thoughtfully designed communal living program that supports single mothers and their children as they heal from past trauma, find peace in the present, and prepare for a successful future. We are a long-term shelter for single mothers and their children. While the women live here, we provide free career mentoring and job placement services, workshops to develop life skills, a safe and secure place to live for up to f...
TargetCancer Foundation
Rare Cancer Research And Patient Support Programs TargetCancer Foundation (TCF) promotes the development of lifesaving treatment protocols for rare cancers. TCF directly supports initiatives at the forefront of rare cancer treatment by funding innovative research, fostering medical collaborations, and raising awareness among scientists, clinicians, and patients. Founded by a rare cancer patient, TCF also works closely with the patient community and other rare cancer advocacy organizations to...
Share Detroit
One-Stop Shop To Search For Local Nonprofits And Donate Time, Money, Or Items The mission of Share Detroit is to create a stronger Detroit by amplifying the voices and needs of local nonprofits, regardless of size, cause, or budget. As a one-stop shop that allows individuals to engage with nonprofits, the Share Detroit website shows skill-based nonprofit volunteer opportunities, an easy link to donate money, and an online marketplace of nonprofit wish lists where people can buy the exact ite...
Inside Out Club DuPage
Enriching Kids’ Lives Through Character Education And Community Engagement At Inside Out Club DuPage (IOCD), our mission is to develop kids with character inside and out. We empower kids ages 3-12 to live life with good character on the “inside” – being brave enough to ask questions, showing grit and resilience, allowing others to belong unconditionally, embracing their authentic selves, choosing kindness, etc. – and on the “outside” – caring for themselves, others, animals, and the planet. ...
Young Survival Coalition
Improving The Quality Of Life For Young Adults Affected By Breast Cancer Young Survival Coalition (YSC) addresses the unique needs, improves the quality of life, and strengthens the community for young adults affected by breast cancer. Founded by a group of young women with breast cancer in New York City, YSC has grown into an international movement with more than 170 local support groups, a vibrant online community, and an expansive database of searchable resources and guidebooks. YSC is ...
Hummingbird Project
Empowering Communities Through Ecological Regeneration The Hummingbird Project operates a number of domestic and global initiatives to promote and educate communities about ecological regeneration and sustainable practices. In Ohio, our Cleveland Seed Bank program develops a regional alliance of seed savers dedicated to the creation of a locally adapted, non-GMO seed supply. In India, our Living Soils Save Lives program provides education about organic methods of soil regeneration, irrigat...
