The Actors Fund
The Actors Fund is a national human services organization that fosters stability and resiliency and provides a safety net for performing arts and entertainment professionals over their lifespan. Through offices in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, The Fund serves everyone in film, theater, television, music, opera, radio and dance with programs including social services and emergency financial assistance, health care and insurance counseling, housing, and secondary employment and training services.
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Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS helps men, women and children across the country and across the street receive lifesaving medications, health care, nutritious meals, counseling and emergency financial assistance. By drawing upon the talents, resources and generosity of the American theatre community, since 1988 Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS has raised more than $300 million for essential services for people with HIV/AIDS and other critical illnesses in all 50 states, Puerto Rico and Washington DC.
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Child Rescue Coalition
Through proactive partnerships with law enforcement, the Child Rescue Coalition has tracked 71 million offenders around the world in order to protect children from sexual exploitation and abuse. With a mission of protecting innocence through technology, the technology developed by CRC has aided in the arrest of more than 12,000 predators and rescued more than 2,700 abused children in the last six years.
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East Side Riders Bike Club
East Side Riders Bike Club is a volunteer organization in South Central Los Angeles with a mission to improve Watts through community service, charity work, and bike programs aimed at keeping local youth out of gang activity.
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Futures Without Violence
Futures Without Violence is a national nonprofit health and social justice organization providing groundbreaking programs, policies, and campaigns that empower individuals and organizations working to end violence against women and children around the world, help individuals and communities heal, and prevent violence before it happens.
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Goodr
Goodr is a high-tech solution to address the dual challenges of food waste and hunger. Goodr connects businesses with local charities to seamlessly collect and distribute food to people in need. As of 2019, Goodr has re-directed more than 940,000 meals.
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Kids Off The Block
Founded in 2003 by Diane Latiker, Kids Off The Block opened its doors to youth to help them steer away from the negative influences they saw daily. After speaking with the young people about their issues and concerns, she offered them homework help, mentoring, activities and a “safe place”. Her work with youth emphasized self-development that would lead to change. Starting out with ten youth from the neighborhood, KOB has serviced over 3,000 participants since its inception.
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NEST4US
NEST4US is dedicated to working with communities to provide volunteer and leadership opportunities to make the world better through kindness. Its mission is to empower the next generation of compassionate youth to integrate kindness, generosity, and social good into their routine, creating a ripple of kindness that spreads across the nation and eventually throughout the globe.
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The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR)
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is a global organization dedicated to saving lives, protecting rights and building a better future for refugees, forcibly displaced communities and stateless people.
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UN Women
UN Women is the United Nations entity dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women. A global champion for women and girls, UN Women was established to accelerate progress on meeting their needs worldwide.
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Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh
Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh began its mission to create a safe environment for women over 45 years ago, using a small storefont space as a simple meeting place for women in the Pittsburgh area. Today, Women’s Center & Shelter offers support and aid to more than 8,000 individuals each year, and continues to remain one of the leading regional programs for survivors of intimate partner violence.
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