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The mission of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Santa Clara County is to help people with mental illness, families, and the community by providing support, education, and advocacy for those suffering from mental illness; to promote research, to reduce stigma and guilt; and to improve services by working with health professionals and families.

The mission of Resilience1220 is to provide free counseling services to youth ages 12–20 in the mountain communities west of Denver. Resilience1220 works to raise awareness of the social, emotional, and mental-health issues young adults face, and to provide the necessary life skills to create wellness and resiliency in their lives.

Sankofa African Cultural Centers aims to educate people of African Descent about Historical African Culture throughout the diaspora, although that is our primary function we also welcome all cultures and individuals who want to embrace, engage, learn, and add value to our mission.

GiGi’s Playhouse Down Syndrome Achievement Center’s mission is to change the way the world views Down syndrome through national campaigns, educational programs, and by empowering individuals with Down syndrome, their families and the community. We offer free therapeutic and educational programming to individuals with Down syndrome and their families.

The mission of Helping Hand Home for Children is to provide a nurturing and therapeutic home for children and to restore each child to a healthy family setting. Children, whose young lives were once filled with fear, pain, and chaos, are learning to trust adults to take care of them and reclaim their childhood.

MEDA is a non-profit organization dedicated to the prevention and treatment of eating disorders and disordered eating. MEDA's mission is to prevent the continuing spread of eating disorders through educational awareness and early detection. MEDA serves as a support network and resource for clients, loved ones, clinicians, educators, and the general public.

Mission Statement: Helping Families...Changing LivesA New Leaf  has been Helping Families…Changing Lives for 51 years with over 35 programs including affordable housing, homeless and domestic violence shelters, behavioral health and community programs serving 32,424 clients and residents annually.

Our mission is to provide hope and healing to military veterans that have been left hopeless by the current Veteran Affairs system. We seek to spread awareness in the veteran community of powerful plant based therapies like ayahuasca and end the excessive dependence on powerful medications to treat mental traumas.

It is the mission of First H.E.L.P. to reduce mental health stigma through education, advocate for benefits for those suffering from post-traumatic stress, acknowledge the service and sacrifice of first responders we lost to suicide, assist responders in their search for healing, and to bring awareness to suicide and mental health issues.

The Mission of the Avielle Foundation is to prevent violence and build compassion through neuroscience research, community engagement, and education. The foundation is named in honor of Avielle. Avielle Rose Richman was one of 26 children and educators tragically murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, CT on December 14th, 2012.

To help children and families construct and sustain a healthy foundation for the future. Empowering Children and Families advances our mission by providing a comprehensive “roadmap" unique to each family's strengths and challenges. The roadmap engages the entire family, requires demonstrated positive improvement, and provides much needed supports in the areas of mental health, education, social development, and family values. 100% of Empowering Children and Families funding comes from individual donors, community foundations, and corporate partners. This strategy leaves us free from government bureaucracy and political agendas. In the first year ECF will serve five families in the greater Bridgeport area. The staff of four is donating all of their time in the first year to supporting the mission of ECF.

Vision: To Prevent Child Abuse, which will improve the Lives of Children and Break the Cycle of Abuse.  Mission: To Prevent Child Abuse by creating, implementing and operating projects that raise community awareness, educate adults and children and increase community involvement to keep children safe. We are accomplishing our mission through Websites, Social Media, Community Events, Public Service Announcements and Commercials, about Child Abuse Prevention, Parenting and Protecting our Children. Each project creates opportunities for Adults and Teens to become actively involved in the movement to protect our Children and improve our Future. We invite you to join us, become a Defender for Children, and make a positive difference throughout our Nation