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The mission of the Oakland Museum of California is to inspire all Californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities.
Friends in Kneed encourages young athletes to support one another through sharing their experiences in a forum, while learning about their injuries and how to prevent future injuries during the rest of their athletic careers. It gives athletes a community and a support network to let them know that they are not the only ones in their situations and that there are other athletes that are going through and have been through the same process. Friends in Kneed creates a student athlete knee-rehabilitation support group that in the future hopes to provide other injured athletes in financial need with aid for knee-related operations and proper rehabilitation.
IMPROVE AND ENHANCE ECONOMIC VIABILITY BY SUPPORTING THE PRESERVATION OF UNIQUEEXISTING STRUCTURES AND ENCOURAGING NEW DEVELOPMENT BY ATTRACTING VISITORS,CUSTOMERS AND RESIDENTS TO DOWNTOWN OCEANSIDE.
Achieve the social and labor inclusion of people with disabilities through enabling and rehabilitating them for productive work.
Heifer is on a mission to end hunger and poverty in a sustainable way by investing in agriculture and supporting small-scale farmers to earn a sustainable living income and better integrate rural women, youth and indigenous populations into more inclusive value chains. To achieve our goals, we operate in the mentioned 19 countries across four continents through locally staffed and led offices. HNL is part of the global Heifer International network and operates as Heifer's gateway to Europe. HNL focusses on building partnerships and raising funds from European donors to support local initiatives, such as this proposed project in Bangladesh. While the local Heifer team in Bangladesh manages project design and implementation, HNL is responsible for mobilizing and securing funding partners and managing donor relationships after a grant has been approved. As such, HNL also oversees coordination with donors' grant preferences. Grants and donations that HNL receives for specific projects such as this one, are transferred one-on-one to the relevant Heifer office in the country of project implementation, in this case Bangladesh. Empowering women is one of the cornerstones in Heifer's approach. Since 1999 HNL has raised funds that supported 109266 female farmers. In FY 2024, HNL has supported 15568 female farmers. Heifer started working in Bangladesh in 2006, and to date have supported more than 139000 families across 6 districts in the northern part of the country.
More than twenty years ago, four college students asked each other: What if we could offer children from under-resourced communities individualized attention before they enter kindergarten, giving them the critical academic and social skills—the ‘jumpstart’—they need to succeed? The idea took hold and today Jumpstart has trained more than 45,000 college students and community volunteers, preparing nearly 100,000 children for kindergarten success. Jumpstart’s program is replicated across the country in 14 states and the District of Columbia. We leverage partnerships with higher education institutions, community organizations, Head Start programs, community-based preschools, and school districts to create sustainable solutions in order to close the kindergarten readiness gap.
Citizen Schools' mission is to close the opportunity and achievement gap by expanding the learning day and engaging students in real-world learning, ensuring that all children graduate high school ready to succeed in college and careers. In partnerships with school districts, Citizen Schools increases students’ total learning time by 35-40%. Its year-long academic enrichment program creates a powerful culture of achievement school-wide, and effectively builds bridges between schools, parents and community members. Citizen Schools’ goal is to prepare students for school success, college graduation, career opportunities, and community leadershistrengthened oral communication and leadership skills, and increased access to positive peers, adults and experiences that are supportive of a post-secondary education.
The mission of Junior Achievement is to empower young people to own their economic success. An important mission carried out by passionate people. We are excited by the changes taking place in students, schools, families and our community through the work of Junior Achievement of Southern Massachusetts. We bring students, educators, volunteers and the community together so that we can help our young people make intelligent financial and career decisions and achieve success. During the 2012-13 school year, about 130 volunteers from nearly 40 companies administered 212 programs across our service area, impacting a total of 4,425 students - of which 50% were identified as "high need." Our goal for the 2013-2014 academic year is to achieve sustainable growth by increasing the number of students impacted to at least 4,600.
IPVS is a global, not‑for‑profit society that advances research on human and animal papillomaviruses and promotes translation of that research into clinical applications and public‑health policy. The society supports education, conferences and advocacy with the aim of reducing and eventually eliminating papillomavirus‑related disease.
Siena Retreat Center offers retreat programs, spiritual guidance, and hospitality to help people deepen their spirituality, renew their lives, and foster compassion and justice. The center runs public and private retreats, education programs, and spiritual-formation activities in the spirit of the Racine Dominicans.
The foundation partners with the Asheville City Schools community to ensure every student has access to enriching, equitable educational opportunities. It raises funds, awards educator grants, runs after‑school and arts residency programs, and provides scholarships and emergency family supports to help students thrive.
The Cottage School provides a specialized K–12 program for students with learning differences, combining academic coursework with experiential classes and social-emotional supports. Its work is focused on helping students build confidence, develop practical skills, and transition to independent, productive post‑secondary lives.