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Midtown Educational Foundation, through its Midtown Center for boys and Metro Achievement Center for girls, helps close the achievement gap for Chicago’s under-served urban youth ages eight through eighteen. How do we accomplish this?  MEF integrates academics, virtues,and exposure to the world of opportunity beyond the classroom for each child it serves. Programs engage parents and adult mentors in developing students of strong character with a desire for academic excellence, a college education, and service to others.

The Children's Museum in Oak Lawn's mission is to positively impact a child's potential in life through play-based education.

There are two prongs to the CAMMO mission: 1.) To create music-based therapeutic programming and outlets for service members, veterans and family members, and 2.) To train and educate service members, veterans, and their families in music career opportunities, including artist development.

Founded in 2013, dreaM Endlessly is a college and career preparation non-profit that services students beginning in 8th grade through 2 years post technical certification or college graduation. Working with students in the Chicagoland and Dallas/Fort Worth areas, dreaM Endlessly's mission can be summed up in one word: dreaM. dreaM: Possibilities, Opportunities & Reality. We strive to provide college/career planning and support for all students, parents and educational institutions. Our goal is to be the premier provider of educational resources for all students, particularly those of disadvantaged backgrounds: providing tutoring, guidance/counseling and partnering with educational institutions to increase enrollment and retention rates of minority, low-income and first generation college students across the nation. dreaM Endlessly will increase college acceptance, enrollment and retention through practicum and research of 5% or better in high minority, low socio-economic and metropolitan areas across the United States via satellite locations. We will provide innovative approaches of outreach through virtual technology to provide services to students in all areas. Through dreaMing Endlessly, we will create visionary and empowered individuals equipped with the skills and knowledge of their talents to be professional leaders in their community and society as a whole.

Founded in 1993 to bridge the gap between policy and practice, The Center for Education Reform is the pioneer and leading voice for substantive change that transforms learning opportunities and outcomes for America’s children. The mission of the Center is to accelerate the growth of the education reform movement in ways that make available to families new and meaningful choices, give parents fundamental power over their children’s education, and allow teachers and schools to innovate in ways that transform student learning.

Saving Forests: Changing Lives. Located in Brazil's Atlantic Forest, one of the worlds top five biodiversity hotspots, Iracambi's tagline is "Saving Forests, Changing Lives."

The Emily K Center, a non-profit organization in Durham, was established in 2006 and named in honor of Coach Mike Krzyzewski’s mother. Our mission is to inspire students to dream big, act with character and purpose, and reach their potential as leaders in their community. The Center’s K to College Model serves academically-focused, low-income students in out-of-school programming designed to help them achieve in school, gain entry to college, and break the cycle of poverty in their families.  In addition, the Center serves thousands of students and community members monthly through the use of the Center’s multipurpose rooms, gymnasium and performance stage.

The mission of Shalom Community Center is to aid and empower people experiencing homelessness and poverty.

The Little Spanish-English School serves students and families of the underserved through a comprehensive, quality and affordable private education.

Pay Our Interns is bipartisan, non-profit organization that advocates for an increase in the amount of paid internships within our government, for-profit, and nonprofit sector. POI serves as a research platform, advocacy guide, and internship database for students across the country. Paid internships should be available to all students in every sector, whether private or public. A student's socioeconomic status should not be a barrier to getting real- world work experience.

Final Passages’ mission is to preserve the innate rights of families and communities to care for their own dead in a personal, respectful, environmentally sound and culturally nurturing manner. Final Passages is committed to reconnecting to our heritage, educating and empowering individuals, families and communities and encouraging those who further the practice of home funerals.

Our mission is to break the cycle of poverty before it is transferred to yet another generation, by building more educated and productive communities.