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NAM's mission is to meet basic human needs through neighbors helping neighbors. NAM is a community based, multi-program social service agency established in 1983 which is supported by 50 congregations, 17 service organizations, and over 170 business community partners. Guided by a relatively small staff of 85, more than 2,700 volunteers work together to provide a variety of basic services to our neighbors in need throughout the Houston area. More than 50% of those helped by this effort are children.

CARECEN was founded in 1981 to protect the rights of refugees arriving from conflict in Central America and to help ease their transition. CARECEN’s mission is to foster the comprehensive development of the Latino population/ community in the Washington metropolitan region by providing direct service, while promoting grassroots empowerment, civic engagement and human rights advocacy.Inspired by Central American justice struggles, CARECEN envisions a Washington metropolitan region where all communities thrive in solidarity and dignity, enjoy a prosperous life, and work towards achieving social justice and political empowerment.

Approximately 3,000 children in Dallas go to sleep each night without a home of their own. We’re on a mission to help young children overcome the lasting and traumatic effects of homelessness. It is our vision that every child in our community has a home, a self-sufficient family and a foundation for success in school and life — and the clock is ticking. 90% of brain development happens by the age of five. Without intervention at this critical time, homeless children may suffer lifelong social, emotional and educational deficits. That’s where we come in. And YOU can help.

CLARE provides services to all those seeking recovery from alcoholism and substance abuse. Eleven programs in four Los Angeles-area locations meet the recovery needs of individuals, families and the community through a culturally sensitive, individualized, outcomes-oriented, "whole" person model of care. Programs are based on over 30 years of experience with Social Model treatment and the 12-step program developed by Alcoholics Anonymous. CLARE believes that recovery involves individual effort, the non-judgmental support of others and a clean, secure and sober environment.

On December 24, 1985, Christ House opened its doors to provide comprehensive health care for sick, homeless persons, while assisting them in addressing critical issues to help break the cycle of homelessness. Hospitals treat homeless patients for emergencies, but a lack of continuity of care that forces them to discharge these patients to the street where they cannot rest and recuperate. Christ House is a place where these homeless patients with acute medical needs can receive plenty of rest, nutritious meals, medical care and social services.

Step Up delivers compassionate support to people experiencing serious mental health issues, and persons who are experiencing chronic homelessness, to help them recover, stabilize, and integrate into the community. Through dynamic partnerships, we provide positive social and learning environments, vocational training, permanent supportive housing opportunities, and recovery services to empower individuals to cultivate lives of hope and dignity. We exercise innovative leadership and advocacy to increase public understanding, support and acceptance of all people living with serious mental health issues.

Casa Familia Inc. will foster affordable housing, vocational training, employment services, and person centered solutions for individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Our planned residential community will be a safe and caring home for adults with IDD providing each individual with physical and emotional security and a dignified quality of life. Casa Familia Inc. will encompass a community of people including caregivers, educators, friends and family that will empower and sustain the residents to live meaningful, productive and fulfilling lives. Continued lifelong learning, social growth and skills development will support the residents to achieve their fullest potential.

Founded in 1984, St. Francis House is a nonsectarian, nonprofit daytime shelter providing basic and rehabilitation services designed to help homeless adults establish lives independent of shelters and institutions. Our goal is to provide our guests with everything they need to reclaim their dignity and rebuild their lives: nutritious meals, clothing, access to medical care, counseling, vocational rehabilitation, and housing. Vocational rehabilitation, in particular, is a strategic institutional goal, focused on helping our guests re-enter the workforce and positively engage with the world; strengthening themselves, their families, and the social and economic fabric of our communities.

We believe every person has a story and every story has value. We exist to empower communities to end the cycle of human trafficking by starting and supporting social enterprises that raise awareness, offer opportunities for economic independence for survivors and fund the fight against human trafficking. Currently Stories Foundation operates the Freedom Food Truck and Storyteller Catering. In the future we hope to operate a Cafe and sell food products. All with the goal of spreading awareness about human trafficking and empowering people to make a difference through purposeful purchasing as a first step

Since 1985, Shelter Care has been addressing the needs of individuals and families who are homeless or at risk of homelessness, many of who live with a serious mental illness. Shelter Care offers three programs to the community:Supportive Housing: 4 different housing types to address short and long-term goals for families to obtain stability.Jubilee Center: A drop-in day center for adults living with chronic mental illness. The Center staff offer support and advocacy to 50-70 members each day. Members socialize, eat meals, play pool, work on arts and crafts, and engage with their greater community at Jubilee.

The Mission of the Chinatown Community Development Center is to build community and enhance the quality of life for San Francisco residents. We are a place-based community development organization serving primarily the Chinatown neighborhood, and also serve other areas including North Beach and the Tenderloin. We are a community development organization with many roles - as neighborhood advocates, organizers and planners, and as developers and managers of affordable housing. We believe in a comprehensive vision of community, a quality environment, a healthy neighborhood economy, and active voluntary associations. We are committed to the empowerment of low-income residents, diversity and coalition building, and social and economic justice.

In 2010, Community Education Partnerships (CEP) incorporated with the mission of increasing learning opportunities and enhancing the academic achievement of students experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. Specifically, CEP works to ensure that all CEP students perform at or above grade level, are on track to graduate high school or receive an equivalent certificate, are socially and emotionally prepared for academic transitions, and find the joy and purpose of education. To achieve these goals, CEP recruits, screens, and trains volunteers to provide high-quality, individualized one-on-one academic tutoring and mentoring for pre-K – 12th-grade unhoused and unstably housed students.