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Our mission is to empower those affected by domestic violence and advocate for social change through support, education and outreach.
The Family Place empowers victims of family violence by providing safe housing, counseling and skills that create independence while building community engagement and advocating for social change to stop family violence.
Family Equality’s mission is to advance legal and lived equality for LGBTQ families, and for those who wish to form them, through building community, changing hearts and minds, and driving policy change. We envision a future where all LGBTQ families, regardless of creation or composition, live in communities that recognize, respect, protect, and value them.
from the website: "Since the 2012 death of their son Trayvon Martin in a violent confrontation, Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin, along with their son Jahvaris, created the Trayvon Martin Foundation out of a need to bring awareness to ending senseless gun violence. By sharing their personal and powerful stories, they have encouraged diverse audiences—from college students and faculty and legal professionals to community and family organizations—to become more educated on ways to keep their loved ones safe and to empower themselves to become catalysts for social change."
Our mission is to provide services that foster safety and healing for those affected by child abuse and domestic violence; and to prevent abuse through education, advocacy, and systemic change.
Outfest protects our past, showcases our present and nurtures our future by fostering artistic expression of gender, sexuality, and LGBTQ culture and its transformative social impact on the world. Their mission aims to create visibility to diverse LGBTQIA+ stories and empowers storytellers, building empathy to drive meaningful social change. Founded by UCLA students in 1982, Outfest is the leading organization that promotes equality by creating, sharing and protecting LGBT stories on the screen. Outfest builds community by connecting diverse populations to discover, discuss and celebrate stories of LGBT lives. Over the past three decades, Outfest has showcased thousands of films from around the world to audiences of nearly a million, educated and mentored hundreds of emerging filmmakers and protected more than 20,000 LGBT films and videos.
IsraAID's mission is to effectively support and meet the changing needs of populations as they move from crisis to reconstruction, rehabilitation, and eventually, to sustainable living. This commitment is expressed in emergency relief and sustainable development, with an emphasis on the transition between them.
The mission of the National Down Syndrome Society is to empower individuals with Down syndrome and their families by driving policy change, providing resources, engaging with local communities, and shifting public perceptions. NDSS is to ensure all individuals with Down syndrome are assured their human rights and valued by a more inclusive society.
Using technology tools, create a scalable global mass movement of “CHANGE MAKERS” with their collective THOUGHT LEADERSHIP, ACTIONS and ADVOCACY for the EMPOWERMENT of Specially Abled People (SAP). We promote Accessibility, Education and Employment with help of Assistive Technologies for SAP to create an INCLUSIVE 21st century society.
To end hunger and poverty by pioneering sustainable, grassroots, women-centered strategies and advocating for their widespread adoption in countries throughout the world. The Hunger Project carries out its mission through three essential activities: mobilizing village clusters at the grassroots level to build self-reliance, empowering women as key change agents, and forging effective partnerships with local government.
3Generations is a storytelling organization. We support those who have suffered crimes against humanity by enabling them to share their stories. Told in their own words, survivors’ stories cross borders, conflicts and generations. We believe storytelling fosters the healing process and illuminates our common humanity. Hearing survivors’ stories allows people everywhere to better understand the violence and oppression in the world today and demand change. We utilize available technology and distribution channels to collect and share survivors’ stories.
Their Mission "We believe that no one should go without menstrual care. Everything we do, we believe in ending the social stigma and taboos surrounding menstruation. The way we make a difference is by providing menstrual hygiene kits to those that would otherwise go without. We are a movement, join us! #HappyPeriod is a social movement of girlfriends providing menstrual hygiene kits to the homeless. Our initiative supports anyone with a monthly cycle, that is homeless and/or living in poverty. We are inclusive to veterans, disable, LGBT, women, and even non-binary."