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Coalition Against Cancer (CAC2) is a collaborative network of organizations and individuals who support and serve the childhood cancer community. CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O.The mission of CAC2 is to foster and sustain greater levels of coordinated action, information exchange, learning, and broad-based collaboration through agreed-upon initiatives in four areas: research and treatment, family services, awareness building, and advocacy. CAC2 works to benefit the childhood cancer community - including both its membership and childhood cancer patients, survivors, and their families - through greater levels of coordinated action that leverage the unique strengths and expertise of its members, minimizing waste of precious resources in order to drive better outcomes for childhood cancer patients and their families.

CCMH is dedicated to increasing awareness of mental health disorders and illnesses among children and adolescents. Our goal is to promote early intervention and to prevent the physical, emotional and social consequences of the failure to treat mental illnesses. By encouraging the entire community to support youth who suffer from these disorders, along with their families, the Coalition works to reduce stigma and increase understanding and treatment of these disorders, often referred to as mental illnesses. To do this our mission is to -Educate: Increase the understanding of behavioral and emotional disorders in children, youth and to promote mental wellness for all. -Advocate: Raise awareness of mental health issues and decrease the stigma of mental illness. -Support: Provide families coping with mental health issues with area resources and enhance connections in the community.

ASD currently operates four Special Care Facilities licensed by the Texas Department of Health: The Ewing Center, Revlon Apartments, Hillcrest House, and Spencer Gardens. ASD serves an average of 175 men, women and children in 152 total bedrooms within 125 privately configured units. Seventy-six percent (76%) of the agency's resident population are racial or ethnic minorities, 24 percent were women. One hundred percent (100%) of the people served by ASD are significantly below the federal poverty line and are classified either as low- or very-low income. The agency has provided more than 326,000 person/nights of housing to more than 1,100 individuals and family members living with AIDS. Along with a home and a mutually supportive community environment, residents at each facility are provided with a range of services individually tailored to empower them to cope with the cyclical impact HIV/AIDS has on people who are living with a disease that often compromises their complete independence.

Building Communities and Healthy Hearts

DBCC's mission is to empower our community by raising awareness of breast health issues through outreach, education and support services, in order to facilitate early detection and treatment of breast cancer.

At Salt & Light we believe that holy yoga, fitness, proper nutrition, and spirituality will change the world. With 25,000 women and girls falling prey to trafficking every year in Chicago alone, we manifest change by providing a volunteer-driven, one-year long program for survivors of trafficking with the dual goal of healing and empowering women to get jobs in the wellness sector.

A community coalition dedicated to improving the health of infants and their families.

The Greater Philadelphia Coalition Against Hunger strives to build a community where all people have the food they need to lead healthy lives. The Coalition connects people with food assistance programs and nutrition education; provides resources to a network of food pantries; and educates the public and policymakers about responsible solutions that prevent people from going hungry.

The mission of the The Mental Health Coalition of Teton Valley is to empower the people of our community to enhance their mental wellness by providing advocacy, education, and access to resources.

ICADV builds networks of support for and with survivors, and advances statewide policies and practices that transform societal attitudes and institutions to eliminate and prevent domestic abuse.

Also known as Kevin J Lederer Life Foundation: To promote health and alleviate the mental and physical distress of individuals and couples diagnosed with infertility through education and financial assistance.