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To fight for benefits and programs that strengthen and protect Uniformed Services families and reflect the Nation’s respect for their service.

Founded in 1964 and expanding nationally since 1995, Horizons is a network of high-quality, tuition-free, immersive, academic and enrichment programs for low-income children, providing out-of-school-time supports for the duration of a child’s Pre-K-12th grade experience. Horizons students, all of whom are free-or-reduced-lunch qualified, come from public schools, with roughly 2/3 performing below grade level when they first arrive. Horizons programs operate outside of the regular school day, with a six-week summer intensive, after school, and on weekends. The network has 52+ programs across 17 states and is growing every year. The six-week summer session is Horizons’ hallmark. Beginning in Pre-K or Kindergarten, students join a cohort that receives ample individual attention in a new educational environment: the resource-rich campus of an independent school, college, or university. Horizons programs blend high-quality academics – with an emphasis on literacy and STEM – with arts, fitness, cultural enrichment, field trips, and confidence-building challenges, particularly swimming. Returning year-after-year, our students, staff, and families develop deep, trusting relationships. Horizons is unique among summer programs for four reasons: our insistence on exceptional program quality; partnership with students’ families; long-term approach; and balanced support of academic achievement and healthy youth development. Evidence shows the Horizons approach mitigates gaps of opportunity, skills, and achievement: • Over each 6-week summer session, Horizons students achieve an average 8 to 12 weeks improvement in reading and math – reversing the typical “summer slide” and sending students back to school ahead of where they left in June; • 99% of students in Horizons high school programs graduate on time; • Students show improved social skills, self-confidence, motivation, attitudes toward learning, and school-year attendance. The mission of Horizons National is to initiate, support, and ensure the quality of Horizons programs throughout the United States.

A cohesive community that embraces and is passionate about youth and therefore works together in order that they may be successful with their dreams, talents and their futures”

The Civil Air Patrol is the official auxiliary of the United States Air Force. We have been mandated by Congress with the following three missions; Aerospace Education, Cadet Programs and Emergency Services. Our wing is comprised of many committed and dedicated volunteers who have truly earned the title "Unpaid Professionals". Our organization is community based and provides numerous opportunities for anyone to serve. Our members are involved with search and rescue, working at emergency shelters, emergency communications, aerial photography and assisting other organizations with aerospace education, among other duties. We are always looking for new and former members who wish to give some of their time and talent and make a difference in the communities where they live and serve, performing "Missions for America."

Our mission is to promote youth empowerment and leadership and build partnerships that will save lives, prevent injuries, and promote safe and healthy lifestyles among all youth.

Gay Straight Alliance for Safe Schools increases the capacity of LGBTQ students, educators, and families to create schools in Wisconsin where all youth thrive. We do this by: *Developing the leadership of LGBTQ students, *Supporting Gay-Straight Alliances, *Training educational staff on creating safe and supportive school communities, *Advancing educational justice, and *Deepening racial, gender, and social justice.

Research shows that the more of the Five Promises our youth receive - caring adultls, safe places, a healthy start, effective education, opportunities to help others - the greater their chances of future success. America's Promise Alliance is the nation's largest partnership organization dedicated to improving the lives of children and youth by raising awareness, supporting communitites, and engaging in non-partisan advocacy to ensure that young people graduate high school with the skills they need to succeed in college and the 21st century workplace.

Colorado Youth Matter actively engages Colorado communities to promote the healthy sexual development of all young people.

To positively impact girls across the Greater St. Louis community through our unique program that combines health and wellness education with a goal-oriented running program.  Our goal is to prepare and educate girls for a lifetime of self-respect and healthy living during their critical years of development (i.e. ages 8-14).  The program is designed to empower young girls to believe in themselves and embrace their full potential as they become young adults.  We are a non-profit organization supported by the St. Louis community that is financially responsible to ensure long term growth and sustainability.

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

Girls on the Run of Western North Carolina is an independent council of Girls on the Run International. The mission of Girls on the Run is to inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.

We inspire girls to be joyful, healthy and confident using a fun, experience-based curriculum which creatively integrates running.