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The Center for Advancement of Technology in Education (C4ATE) focuses on improvement of technology in school educational settings for students with learning difficulties and their families, through assessing, consulting, and training.

WRITE helps aspiring college students with language or economic barriers meet educational goals through literacy tutoring.

Focus on providing middle to high school girls, who are seriously considering studying a stem area, with a knowledge of tools and resources available for them to be successful.

Founded in August 2001, ISB achieves its mission through education and community engagement. We work through volunteers to provide hundreds of presentations, training seminars and workshops, and panel discussions annually in schools, colleges and universities, law enforcement agencies, healthcare facilities, and community organizations as part of cultural diversity curricula and programs. Reaching hundreds of groups and thousands of individuals a year at the grassroots level, ISB is building bridges among americans of all backgrounds.

The Growing Leaders Initiative is a 501c3 organization that exists to provide habitudes (character-based, student-leadership development) to schools that cannot afford to purchase programs for their students. In both urban and rural environments, students are confined emotionally, behaviorally, and spiritually. In some places, students never leave a 9-block radius or a 9-mile radius from their home. They don’t leave the familiar because they’re never given the opportunity. We want to change that. We want to broaden their vision, and help them take bigger risks, think bigger thoughts, and pursue bigger goals. We want to enable them to become the best version of themselves.

WeThinkBig is an independent not-for-profit organization that brings innovators across the education, business and public/private sectors to collaborate, learn and advance excellence in education and student learning. WeThinkBig is dedicated to improving educational experiences for K-12 students in greater Dane county by providing educators the inspiration, tools and partnerships they need to advance educational innovation in our region.

Founded in 2012, our shire house mission has been to create a community of and for young adults within the high functioning autism spectrum. A community where friendships and supports will be forged as our young adults begin their journey into independent living. Our residential programs and services have provided and continue to provide the supports our young adults have needed. Shire house has become a community with friendships and supports that will continue to be available to our young adults long into their adult lives.

Communities in Schools is the nation's leading dropout prevention organization. Our mission is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.

The mission of the conflict center is to reduce levels of physical, verbal and emotional violence, teaching practical, nonviolent methods for dealing with conflict and anger. Founded in colorado in 1987, the organization works with individuals and groups in a variety of settings, involving them in exercises that teach communication skills, consequences, negotiation, values clarification, win-win outcomes, and problem-solving skills. Our three major program areas are school programs, organizations (including business, neighborhoods, congregations, and families), and youth at risk. We teach conflict management, anger management, and parenting. We apply three processes for individuals and groups in conflict: facilitation, mediation, and negotiation. We provide services based on a sliding fee scale and are committed to providing 50% of services to people in poverty.

Cultivating community and celebrating Appalachian heritage in a peaceful mountain setting.

The mission of Worth Our Weight is to develop and sustain a culinary apprentice program for at risk youth.

To bring the healing power of yoga and meditation to military communities.