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Our mission is to protect the rights of children in poverty and those overcoming abuse and neglect by delivering free legal services, supportive programs, and systemic solutions.

Our mission is to provide children facing adversity with strong and enduring, professionally supported one-to-one relationships that change their lives for the better, forever. From ages five through young adulthood in communities across the country, we develop positive relationships that have a direct and lasting effect on the lives of young people.

LSPC organizes communities impacted by the criminal justice system and advocates to release incarcerated people, to restore human and civil rights and to reunify families and communities. We build public awareness of structural racism in policing, the courts and prison system and we advance racial and gender justice in all our work. Our strategies include legal support, trainings, advocacy, public education, grassroots mobilization and developing community partnerships. We Believe We believe in fighting racism and economic injustice as a means to ending mass incarceration. We believe in the human dignity of people in prison and recognize that they come from and are part of our communities. We believe in the right and responsibility of incarcerated and formerly incarcerated people to speak and be heard in our own voices, transform our lives and communities, and fully participate in all aspects of society. We believe in public safety, and that it is achieved when all people have voice, communities thrive and our society is just. We believe in the equality of all people, regardless of race, sex, gender, sexual identity, national origin, religion, physical or mental ability, and age. We believe in and fight for the leadership of people most impacted by the prison industry. We believe in maintaining our core principles in our work and relationships. We believe in living the change we want to see in the world.

A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO) provides free prosthetic limbs, orthotic devices, mobility aids and corrective surgery to children in developing countries who have lost their limbs in traumatic accidents or suffer from congenital limb disabilities. Our mission is to help transform the lives of such children by offering them the physical capabilities necessary to access the opportunities and self-esteem earned through education, work and mobility.

School on Wheels of Massachusetts’ (SOWMA) mission is to support the academic, social and emotional growth of students impacted by homelessness. Our vision is for all students to have the support necessary to be successful in school and achieve a productive future that will help end the cycle of homelessness.Our 3 “Pathways to Student Success” (One-on-One Tutoring Program, Bridge Program and Tools for School) give at risk students the opportunity to reach their full potential --- by being a consistent presence in their lives, by building their belief in themselves and by increasing their competencies to succeed in school. Since 2004, SOWMA has tutored 3,200+ students, celebrated 39 college graduations and distributed 31,000+ customized backpacks.

Girls on the Run is a proven, transformational physical activity-based positive youth development program for girls in 3rd-8th grades. Across Athens, Atlanta and North Georgia, we teach social-emotional skills through a research-based curriculum that incorporates dynamic interactive lessons and running games. Our girls grow in confidence and learn how to express themselves, manage emotions, resolve conflict, create balance in their lives, choose and maintain healthy relationships, set goals, and stand up for themselves and others. They also work as a team to create and execute a community impact project. The program culminates with the girls being physically and emotionally prepared to complete a celebratory 5k running event together.

Bring on the Books (BOB) aims to reroute gently-used books by connecting people who have books to children who have limited access to them.

Cherrie On Top mission is to infuse youth to be strong steadfast professionals; specializing in diverse life-skills and positive influence through active programs.

A PROGRAM FOR GIRLS IN THE THIRD THROUGH EIGHTH GRADES THAT EDUCATES AND PREPARES THEM FOR A LIFETIME OF SELF-RESPECT AND HEALTHY LIVING.

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The mission of Girls on the Run - DC (GOTR-DC) is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running. We serve girls in 3rd-8th grades in all 8 wards of Washington, DC. GOTR-DC has changed over 14,000 girls' lives since our founding in 2006. www.gotrdc.org