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Founded in 1964, California Poets in the Schools (CalPoets) is one of the largest literary artists-in-residence programs in the nation. We encourage students throughout California to recognize and celebrate their creativity, intuition, and intellectual curiosity through the creative poetry writing process. We provide students with a multicultural community of published poets, specially trained to bring their experience and love for their craft into the classroom. CalPoets serves 26,000 students annually in hundreds of public and private schools, juvenile halls, after-school programs, hospitals, and other community settings.

We provide education that caters for the needs of the individual Deaf child, partnering with parents, families and the community by providing professional expertise, to create a fully accessible, digitally enabled, language rich environment, where learners are taught skills to succeed at school and in life.

To empower visually impaired, disabled and underprivileged people through developmental initiatives focusing on educationak, social, economic, cultural and technological aspects

To deliver equitable and high-quality education by providing an innovative learning environment that promotes youth skills development, supports sustainable communities, and promotes economic growth through STEM.

Our mission is to promote global awareness and digital citizenship to K-12 students and the general public.

The Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Company seeks to explore the original theatrical practices of the acting companies of Shakespeare's time; to provide high quality productions of works by Shakespeare and his contemporaries to regional theatre audiences; to provide local actors, directors, and stage managers the opportunity to work with these wonderful scripts and to receive training in an original practice approach to Shakespeare's plays; and to maintain an organizational philosophy in which theatre practitioners participate in the administration of the company on a regular basis.

Protecting the Caribbean environment through research and community-based action

The Friends are responsible for fundraising all the amazing extras they provide to the Kimball Library. They meet once a month to brainstorm new ideas and work on existing fundraisers.

To promote and provide specialized, quality, and compassionate care within a community-based environment to persons living with Alzheimer's disease and other related dementia disorders; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of education and information support with the purpose of increasing the quality of life and alternative care choices.

To provide education and support to our Service Members, Veterans, Dependents and Surviving Spouses (SMVDS) who are experiencing the devastating effects of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Military Sexual Assault, Traumatic Brain Injury and other trauma in their lives. To train facilitators in recognizing cases that require additional services including but not limited to medical referral and providing them with needed resources. We provide Peer Support in a myriad of ways to our SMVDS. We help improve the quality of life for our SMVDS and provide opportunities for our SMVDS to volunteer and give back.

The Institute for Educational Advancement (IEA) is dedicated to the intellectual, creative, and personal growth in our nation’s gifted and high potential youth. Central to the mission of IEA is a commitment to the development of the whole child through engaging learning experiences that promote optimal challenge, mentorship, exploration of ideas, and recognition of personal potential. IEA seeks to connect like-minded individuals and supports a diverse community that creates a sense of belonging and affirmation.

Cancer Option Collaborative, The COC, mission is to help cancer patients SUCCEED on their ROAD TO RECOVERY through Awareness, Emotional Support and Financial Relief Services. We strive to bring together resources to help relieve the unexpected financial burdens experienced.. We raise money to support our mission and to help them prevent eviction, utility disconnect, vehicle repossession, and more. Our overall goal is to help people actively battling cancer get the services necessary and ultimately increase survivorship.