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Heal the Bay is an environmental nonprofit dedicated to making the coastal waters and watersheds of Greater Los Angeles safe, healthy and clean. To fulfill our mission, we use science, education, community action, and advocacy. Our passionate team conducts hundreds of beach and community cleanups each year, informing people about the root causes of pollution along the shorelines and in their neighborhoods. We advocate for strict water quality regulations that protect the health of both humans and the aquatic life who call local creeks, rivers, and the Santa Monica Bay home. In the past year, Heal the Bay sponsored-Assembly Bill 1066 to protect people who participate in water recreation activities in California. Our Nothin' But Sand public group cleanups were accomplished with 5, 800 cleanup volunteers that helped remove 111,000 pieces of trash from Los Angeles Country beaches, rivers, and neighborhoods.

Big Cat Rescue, one of the world’s largest accredited sanctuaries for exotic cats, is a leading advocate in ending the abuse of captive big cats and saving wild cats from extinction. Care of our cats. The narrow mission of Big Cat Rescue is to provide the best permanent home we can for the abused, abandoned and retired cats in our care. We do this by building enclosures in a very natural habitat with foliage and shelter on our 67 acre site, by providing the best nutritional and medical care possible, and by having active operant conditioning and enrichment programs to provide for their physical and psychological well being. Education. The broader mission of the sanctuary is to reduce the number of cats that suffer the fate of abandonment and/or abuse and to encourage preservation of habitat and wildlife. We urge people to behave in a way that will support these goals by teaching people about the plight of the cats, both in the wild and in captivity. We accomplish this through educational guided tours, educational programs for young people, and by maintaining a website that is the world's largest and best resource for information about exotic cats.

For this rural community to thrive, our children must thrive. Rural Education Partners builds relationships throughout our community. We help our partners bring their resources together in creative ways so our children can thrive in the place we call home. In a rural place time extends across generations. The next generation is the future of rural America.

Equip all youth with anti-bullying and peace-building resources and empower them with the skills, knowledge, and confidence they need to influence positive change in themselves, their schools and communities, and beyond.

Silent Heroes Foundation (SHF) believes in the One Health philosophy, whereby humans and animals are intricately connected to their environment. This is most especially true where we operate, in the developing world. With One Health in mind, SHF is committed to enhance both animal and human well-being in Africa, as well as to aid in the protection and conservation of its wildlife and endangered species. This is achieved through supporting the work of veterinarians & conservationists in Africa, through the implementation of innovative conservation and mitigation of human-wildlife conflict, & through research and education initiatives with a focus at the interface between humans, domestic animals, and wildlife.

Hamburger Home d/b/a Aviva Family and Children’s Services (Aviva) is a nonprofit, non-sectarian 501(c)(3) organization. Aviva believes every child and every family in our Los Angeles community deserves the chance for a brighter future. For 107 years, Aviva has flourished based on our ability to address our clients urgent needs and the most pervasive issues in our communities. We offer compassionate support, therapeutic services, and guidance to at-risk children and families.Aviva provides a continuum of care from prevention, to intervention, and intensive treatment to 3,000 children, impacting more than 6,400 clients’ family and household members annually. We are dedicated to improving children’s lives, creating cohesive families, resilient communities, and a more equitable society.

10 Books A Home (10BH) is an early childhood education nonprofit founded in 2009 in East Palo Alto, CA that provides free home tutoring to high poverty preschoolers and their parents. Our mission is to prevent the achievement gap by ensuring high poverty preschoolers enter kindergarten above grade level and with families who are permanently invested in their learning.

Serving individuals with special learning needs across the lifespan.

The mission of Lena Pope is to help create hope, happiness and success for children and families.

To deliver quality healthcare to people with HIV, TB, Cancer and other health related issues through community based holistic care models.

Founded in 2007, the mission of Welcome Home Angel is to bring joy and comfort to children in the Wilmington, NC area with chronic and debilitating illnesses or injuries. We will create a fun and healing environment in their homes that gives comfort and provides a better quality of life. Our further mission is to give emotional and informational help and support to the parents and/or guardians of these children as they deal with the enormous distress and challenges they face.

The Coalition for Responsible Home Education empowers homeschooled children by educating the public and advocating for child-centered, evidence-based policies and practices for families and professionals.