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Improving the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.

The Denver Justice and Peace Committee (DJPC) is a grassroots organization, which promotes human rights, economic, and environmental justice through education and nonviolent activism to support communities seeking justice for all people. We stand in solidarity with peoples in the Americas, particularly with oppressed communities in Latin America.

To create and support lifetime opportunities in the community for individuals with disabilities and their families to reach their fullest potential by providing advocacy, education, employment, residential, and recreational services to enhance quality of life.

THE ASSOCIATION FOR WHOLISTIC MATERNAL AND NEWBORN HEALTH Los Angeles, CA http://wholisticmaternalnewbornhealth.org To increase access, awareness and availability of MotherBaby-Friendly Maternity Care. We are also committed to social justice in birth. Our Work The Association of Wholistic Maternal and Newborn Health focuses on the intersection of public health and midwifery to address healthcare disparities and to engender a more equitable maternity care system for all women and infants. Our focus areas are: * Education for Birth Preparation and Cultural Change. * Advocacy for Maternal-Infant Health Care Policy Reform. * Expanding Access to MotherBaby-Friendly Maternity Care. *Working for Social Justice in Maternal and Infant Health Care.

Soroptimist International is a global volunteer movement working together to transform the lives of women and girls. Our network of around 80,000 club members in 130 countries and territories works at a local, national and international level to educate, empower and enable opportunities for women and girls. Founded in 1924, Soroptimist International of Long Beach (SILB), a California Nonprofit Corporation, is a volunteer service organization for women in business, management and the professions.

JASA's mission is to sustain and enrich the lives of the aging in the New York metropolitan area so that they can remain in the community with dignity and autonomy.

The Legal Aid Society of the District of Columbia was formed to "provide legal aid and counsel to indigent persons in civil law matters and to encourage measures by which the law may better protect and serve their needs." The Legal Aid Society works to ensure that all of the District's residents have equal and meaningful access to justice.

NCCADV leads the state's movement to end domestic violence and to enhance work with survivors through collaborations, innovative trainings, prevention, technical assistance, state policy development and legal advocacy.

Safety, strength, and hope for all victims of family violence.

Soroptimist improves the lives of women and girls through programs leading to social and economic empowerment.