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2 | #BlackLivesMatter (Praxis Project) | http://blacklivesmatter.com | Washington | DC | national | Alicia Garza | c/or Praxis Project, | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||
3 | A Long Walk Home, Inc | http://www.alongwalkhome.org/index.php | Chicago | IL | A Long Walk Home, Inc uses art to educate, inspire, and mobilize young people to end violence against girls and women. | national | Scheherazade Tille | sher@alongwalkhome.org 877-571-1751 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | ||
4 | A New Way of Life | www.anewwayoflife.org | Los Angeles | CA | Helps women/girls break entrapment in the criminal justice system through advocacy and leadership training. | local | Susan Burton | susan@anewwayoflife.org A New Way of Life Reentry Project PO Box 875288 Los Angeles, CA 90087 Phone: 323.563.3575 Fax: 323.563.3445 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, check with organizaztion | |
5 | ACLU of Mississippi | www.aclu-ms.org | Jackson | MS | The ACLU of Mississippi is dedicated to promoting, defending, and extending civil liberties to all Mississippians with emphasis on issues related to criminal justice reform, equality and freedom of speech and expression. We accomplish our mission through legislation, litigation, and advocacy. | statewide | Jennifer Riley-Collins | P.O. Box 2242 Jackson, MS 39225 jriley-collins@aclu-ms.org 601-355-6464 | Civil_liberties, Racial_justice | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
6 | Action Now | http://www.actionnow.org/ | Chicago | IL | Action Now is a multi-issue grassroots organization of working families in the Chicago metro area. Our issue campaigns come out of listening to community residents through regular monthly meetings, engaging the base by going door-to-door and mobilizing all residents to take part in their community. Action Now’s mission is to organize working families and strengthen their voices on issues of racial, social and economic justice. Our vision, is for strong, safe, and stable communities where everyone has access to living wage jobs, quality public education, affordable housing and has a powerful voice at the decision making table for their communities, cities, state and nation. | local | Katelyn Johnson | kjohnson@actionnow.org They also have a 501c3 Action Now Institute | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c4 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
7 | Affinity Community Services | http://affinity95.org/acscontent/ | Chicago | IL | Affinity is a social justice organization that focuses on health and wellness, leadership development, and community building. Core constituents are Black lesbian, bisexual, and transgender women and LGBTQ youth of African descent in the Chicago metropolitan area. | local | Kim L. Hunt | executivedirector@affinity95.org 773-324-0377 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
8 | African Alliance of Rhode Island | http://africanallianceri.org/ | Providence | RI | dedicated to improving the lives of African living in the state of Rhode Island. | Statewide | Julius Kolawole | info@africanallianceri.org, 570 Broad Street, # 5, Providence RI 02907, 401-331-5535 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | ||
9 | African American Leadership Forum Northwest | http://aalfnw.org/portland/ | Portland | OR | Cyreena Boston Ashby | cyreena@aalfnw.org, 3920 North Kerby Avenue, Portland OR 97227, 503-249-1721 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||||
10 | African Communities Together | http://www.africans.us/ | Bronx | NY | is an organization of African immigrants fighting for civil rights, opportunity, and a better life for our families here in the U.S. and back in Africa. ACT empowers African immigrants to integrate socially, get ahead economically, and engage civically. | National | Amaha Kassa | amaha@africans.us, 381 Canal Place, Suite 207, Bronx NY 10451, 347-767-4425 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Checks mailed, online | |
11 | Africatown Development Center | http://www.africatownseattle.org | Seattle | WA | Umoja P.E.A.C.E. Center's mission is to inspire and empower youth through Positive Education, Art, Culture & Enterprise (P.E.A.C.E.). Suporing this organization will allow Africa Town to continue to empower the African descendant community, particularly youth, using education and practical tools that will encourage an economic redevelopment and community engagement in economic justice issues. | local | Wyking Garrett | wyking@umojafestpeacecenter.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | http://www.myregistry.com/Visitors/?registryId=734260 | ||
12 | Alabama Black and Brown Unity Project | www.acij.net and sosmovement.net | Birmingham | AL | The Black Brown Unity Project resources building strategy and collaboration between Black and Immigrants led organizations in Alabama. 2011 the Tea Party took control and passed the Voter ID law, the nations harshest Anti-Immigrant law, and other laws attacking, workers and LGBTQ communities. Black and Immigrant led Coalitions formed to fight back. | statewide | Ingrid Chapman | Ingrid Chapman 334-303-2794 Scott Douglas (205) 326-6821 scott@gbm.org Address: 2304 12th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35234 | Immigrant_rights, Economic_justice, interfaith | Coalition with 501c3 to handle money | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer | |
13 | Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice and Police Reform | http://www.albinaministerialcoalition.org/ AND https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMA-Coalition-for-Justice-Police-Reform/328861034751 | Portland | OR | The Albina Ministerial Alliance Coalition for Justice & Police Reform works to assure oversight to the Portland Police Bureau. | Local | Reverend Dr. LeRoy Haynes | chair@albinaministerialcoalition.org, 503-287-0261 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Online | |
14 | Algebra Project | www.algebra.org | Cambridge | MA | Dr. Robert Moses | 99 Bishop Allen Drive, Cambridge MA 02139, 617-491-0200 | Youth_Organizing, STEM, Education | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |||
15 | All of Us or None | http://www.prisonerswithchildren.org/our-projects/allofus-or-none/ | San Francisco | CA | All of Us or None is a grassroots civil and human rights organization fighting for the rights of formerly- and currently- incarcerated people and our families. We are fighting against the discrimination that people face every day because of arrest or conviction history. The goal of All of Us or None is to strengthen the voices of people most affected by mass incarceration and the growth of the prison-industrial complex. Through our grassroots organizing, we are building a powerful political movement to win full restoration of our human and civil rights | multiple states | Linda Evans | All of Us or None BayArea / National: c/o Legal Services for Prisoners with Children 1540 Market Street, #490, San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415-255-7036 x337 / Fax: 415-552-3150 Contacts: Linda Evans x311 / linda@prisonerswithchildren.org Manuel La Fontaine x328 / manuel@prisonerswithchildren.org Jerry Elster x330 / jerry@prisonerswithchildren.org Membership meetings monthly, every third Thursday 1904 Franklin Street (3rd floor), Oakland, CA / 6:30 pm | Re-entry, Families | unsure; donations probably go through LSPC, which goes through network for good | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
16 | Alliance of Californians for Community Empowerment | http://www.calorganize.org/ | Los Angeles | CA | ACCE is a statewide community organization working with thousands of members in eleven counties creating transformative change by helping ordinary citizens to organize and take action. California is host to the world's eighth largest economy, yet every day more and more Californians are losing their jobs, falling further behind on their rent or mortgage payments and sending their kids to failing schools. ACCE is dedicated to raising the voices of everyday Californians, neighborhood by neighborhood, so that our children have stronger communities and expanded opportunities. | statewide | Christina Livingston | clivingston@calorganize.org ACCE also has a 501c3 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c4 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
17 | Alternatives for Community & Environment | http://www.ace-ej.org/ | Roxbury | MA | ACE builds the power of communities of color and low-income communities in Massachusetts to eradicate environmental racism and classism, create healthy, sustainable communities, and achieve environmental justice. | Statewide | Kalila Barnett | info@ace-ej.org, 2201 Washington Street, Suite 302, Roxbury MA 02119, 617-442-3343 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Checks mailed, online | |
18 | Ashé Cultural Arts Center / Efforts of Grace | www.ashecac.org | New Orleans | LA | to use art and culture to support community development. | Local | Carol Bebelle | cbebelle@gmail.com, 1712 Oretha Castle-Haley Blvd, New Orleans LA 70113, 504-569-9070 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Checks mailed, online | |
19 | Atlanta Black LGBT Coalition | Atlanta | GA | R. Darlene Hudson | Rhu4969824@aol.com, 404-441-4827 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||||
20 | Atlanta Black Star | http://atlantablackstar.com/ | Atlanta | GA | Atlanta Blackstar is a narrative company. We publish narratives intentionally and specifically to enlighten and transform the world. | national | Nick Chiles | nick@atlantablackstar.com, tracy@atlantablackstar.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
21 | Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition | http://www.atlantaharmreduction.org/ | Atlanta | GA | The Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition, Inc. (AHRC) is a community-based, wellness organization committed to improving the overall health and wellbeing of marginalized individuals and communities. Atlanta Harm Reduction Coalition provides education, risk reduction programs through partnership programs, empowerment to adults, and diagnosis and treatment of substance use, HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), viral Hepatitis, and other communicable diseases. | local | Mona Bennett | monab@ahrc-atl.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
22 | Audre Lorde Project | http://alp.org/ | New York | NY | The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area. Through mobilization, education and capacity-building, we work for community wellness and progressive social and economic justice. | Cara Page, Executive Director | Cara Page, Executive Director (212) 463-0342 ext. 18 email cpage@alp.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | ||
23 | Baltimore Algebra Project | http://www.baltimorealgebraproject.org/ | Baltimore | MD | a democratic, student-run and organized program mainly focused on the one-on-one tutoring of math at the middle and high school levels. Our mission is to carve a community of leaders as well as exhibit leadership while remaining committed to the education of those in need of advancements in their socioeconomic status. | local | (unable to find one) | 235 Holliday St. Baltimore, MD 21202 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | Check by mail | |
24 | Baltimore United for Change / Baltimore Action Coalition (Bmore United) | http://bmoreunited.org/ | Baltimore | MD | Baltimore United for Change is a coalition of concerned citizens and organizations working for justice in Baltimore City. | local | info@bmoreunited.org | Legal hub: 443-814-9160 | General: http://bit.ly/1zmpX1H Legal & Bail: http://bit.ly/1z8bG8s | |||
25 | Beloved Community Center | www.belovedcommunitycenter.org | Greensboro | NC | to foster and model a spirit of community based on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s vision of a "Beloved Community." In this spirit, we envision and work toward social and economic relations that affirm and realize the equality, dignity, worth and potential of every person. | statewide | Joyce Johnson | joycej@belovedcommunitycenter.org, 417 Arlington Street, Greensboro, North Carolina 27402, 336-230-0001 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
26 | Black Immigration Network | www.blackimmigration.net | Brooklyn | NY | The Black Immigration Network (BIN) is a national network of people and organizations serving black immigrant and African American communities who are focused on supporting fair and just immigration, as well as economic and social policies that benefit these communities and all communities of color in order to create a more just and equitable society. | national | Opal Tometi | (347) 410 - 5312 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
27 | Black Alliance for Just Immigration | http://www.blackalliance.org | New York | NY | BAJI is an education and advocacy group comprised of African Americans and black immigrants from Africa, Latin American and the Caribbean. It was founded in April 2006 in response to the massive outpouring of opposition of immigrants and their supporters to the repressive immigration bills then under consideration by the U.S. Congress. | national | Opal Tometi | opal@blackalliance.org 660 Nostrand Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11216. (347) 410 - 5312 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
29 | Black Lives Matter Boston | https://www.facebook.com/BlackLivesMatterBOS | Boston | MA | Daunasia Yancey | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||||
30 | Black Lives Matter DMV | https://www.facebook.com/BLACKLIVESMATTERDMV/info?tab=page_info. How to Give: click the "donate" button on my website www.toliveunchained.com and specify that it's for BLM DMV in the comments | Washington | DC | #BlackLivesMatterDMV is the DC, MD, and Northern VA arm of the global movement striving for the liberation of ALL Black people. ALL Black lives matter! | regional | Erika Totten | 323-536-2122 erika@toliveunchained.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
31 | Black Lives Matter LA | https://www.crowdrise.com/blmla; https://www.facebook.com/blmla?fref=ts | Los Angeles | CA | #BlackLivesMatter-Los Angeles is one of the original chapters of the international movement built to challenge state-sanctioned violence against Black people and to vision and build a just and free society. Since 2013, BLM organizers have been doing work to disrupt systems of oppression and work towards solutions to end police profiling, brutality, and murder. We must ensure that organizers who face legal sanctions have the material support needed. Please contribute. | local | https://www.facebook.com/groups/blacklivesmatterla/?ref=br_tf | Credit card donation online: https://www.crowdrise.com/blmla | ||||
32 | Black Lives Matter Minneapolis | https://www.facebook.com/BlackLivesMatterMinneapolis?fref=ts&ref=br_tf | Minneapolis | MN | To advance the narrative of Black Lives Matter in Minneapolis and to respond to state sanctioned violence against Black people nationwide; to push back against policies that criminalize communities of color in Minneapolis, such as low-level ordinances like loitering downtown; they have demands somewhere that I can't find... | local | Michael McDowell | www.payitsquare.com/collect-page/56349, fiscal host: Jewish Community Action | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3; Jewish Community Action | Credit card donation made online | |
33 | Black Lives Matter NYC | New York | NY | #BlackLivesMatter is working for a world where Black lives are no longer systematically and intentionally targeted for demise. | regional | Monica Dennis | blacklivesmatternyc@gmail.com or sojourner4truth@gmail.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | community group establishing c3 host. | donations can be made via check to the Praxis Project for BLM NYC | ||
34 | Black Organizing for Leadership and Dignity | http://boldorganizing.org/ | Miami | FL | BOLD is a national training program designed to help rebuild Black social justice infrastructure in order to organize Black communities more effectively and re-center Black leadership in the U.S. social justice movement. | national | Denise Perry | 305-590-8224 dperry@boldorganizing.org | Leadership_development, Somatics, Network | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer, Stock donation | |
35 | Black Organizing Project | http://blackorganizingproject.org | Oakland | CA | The Black Organizing Project is a Black member-led community organization working for racial, social, and economic justice through grassroots organizing and community-building in Oakland, California. | local | Jackie Byers | jackie@blackorganizingproject.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer, Stock donation | |
36 | Black Priorities Project (of Causa Justa::Just Cause) | www.cjjc.org/en/our-work/black-priorities-project | Oakland | CA | The Black Priorities Project (BPP) is a long term organizing project investing resources and capacity into building social, economic and political power for Black people in the Bay Area at a time when Black people are facing a crisis of displacement, criminalization, and economic marginalization across the region. | regional | Maria Poblet, executive director CJJC | Maria Poblet 510-763-5877 x 306 maria@cjjc.org PO Box 3596, Oakland, CA 94609 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
37 | Black Prisoners Cacus | http://www.blackprisonerscaucus.org/ | Seattle | WA | Founded in 1972, BPC organizes inside the Washington State Reformatory to provide a medium for African American prisoners to work collectively to improve their family relationships, their facility, and the communities they are absent from but still belong to. | local | Debbie Green | villageofhope.seattle@gmail.com 9421 18th Avenue S.W. Seattle, WA 98126 | Incarcerated, Re-entry | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | by check, write "BPC" in comment | |
38 | Black Women for Wellness | www.bwwla.org | South Los Angeles | CA | Engages in policy, advocacy, and civic engagement for the health and well-being of Black women and girls. | statewide | Jan Robinson-Flint | janette@bwwla.org P.O. Box 292516 Los Angeles, CA 90029 Tel: (323) 290-5955 Fax: (323) 815-1692 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, check with organizaztion | |
39 | Black Women's Blueprint | blackwomensblueprint.org | Brooklyn | NY | Black Women’s Blueprint, Inc. is a civil and human rights organization of women and men. Our purpose is to take action to secure social, political and economic equality in American society now. We work to develop a culture where women of African descent are fully empowered and where gender, race and other disparities are erased. We engage in progressive research, historical documentation, support movement building and organize on social justice issues steeped in the struggles of Black women within their communities and within dominant culture. | national | Farah Tanis | Black Women’s Blueprint P.O. Box 24713 Brooklyn, NY, 11202 347-533-9102 /9103 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | i don't know, likely 501 c3 or fiscally sponsored | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
40 | Black Workers for Justice | http://blackworkersforjustice.org/ | Rocky Mount | NC | The BWFJ is an organization of Black workers formed in 1981 out of a struggle led by Black women workers at a K-mart store in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. BWFJ believes that African American workers need self organization to help empower ourselves at the workplace, in communities and throughout the whole of US society to organize, educate, mobilize and struggle for power, justice, self-determination and human rights for African Americans, other oppressed nationalities, women and all working class people whether employed or unemployed, union workers or unorganized. We work to build the strength and leadership of Black workers in the Black Freedom and labor movements. | Not listed. | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Credit card donation made online | ||||
41 | Black Youth Project 100 | http://byp100.org/ | Chicago | IL | Black Youth Project 100 (BYP 100) is an activist member-based organization of Black 18-35 year olds, dedicated to creating justice and freedom for all Black people. They do this through building a collective focused on transformative leadership development, non-violent direct action organizing, advocacy and education. | national | Charlene Carruthers | charlene@byp100.org 773-834-1706 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Community group affiliated with a church, school, or civic association (no c3 host) | ||
42 | Black-Led Organizing Collaborative (BLOC) | www.populardemocracy.org | New York | NY | BLOC is a community of black leaders of dynamic base-building organizations. Black leaders will use the space to build community, develop alignment, develop a resource strategy for black organizing, and identify shared challenges and work together to close gaps in black-organizing landscape and take advantage of opportunities to grow the field. | multiple states | Katrina Gamble | kgamble@populardemocracy.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
43 | Blocks Together | http://www.btchicago.org/ | Chicago | IL | Blocks Together tackles social justice issues relating to education, housing, economic justice and the criminalization of youth. They frame their work through the lens of racial justice and human rights and emphasize ongoing political education and connection of their campaigns to broader social justice movements. | local | Cecile Carroll | bt.educationorg@gmail.com 773-276-2194 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | ||
44 | Blueprint NC | www.blueprintnc.org | Raleigh | NC | to improve our democracy by building permanent infrastructure for socially responsible policy change in North Carolina. We envision a state with no barriers to civic participation and where public policies are passed for the common good. | statewide | Erin Byrd | erin@blueprintnc.org 919-645-4750 | Civic_engagement, Racial_justice | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
45 | Boston Youth Organizing Project | byop.org | Boston | MA | BYOP trains our community’s youth to choose and fight the battles that matter to them using organizing to build power. | local | Najma Nazy'at | (617) 262-1895 (office phone) | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | call (617) 262-1895 | |
46 | brassy Brown New Orleans | www.brassybrown.com | New Orleans | LA | Brassy Brown cultivates the leadership and voice of women of color through media in New Orleans | local | Kelly Harris | emails: BrassyBrown@gmail.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | community group - no c3 host | ||
47 | Break Out! | http://www.youthbreakout.org/ | New Orleans | LA | BreakOUT! seeks to end the criminalization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) youth to build a safer and more just New Orleans. We build on the rich cultural tradition of resistance in the South to build the power of LGBTQ youth ages 13-25 and directly impacted by the criminal justice system through youth organizing, healing justice, and leadership development programs. | Wesley Ware | 1001 S. Broad St., suite #119 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||
48 | Brooklyn Movement Center | http://brooklynmovementcenter.org/ | Brooklyn | NY | plz pull from web, thanks!! | local | Mark Winston Griffith | mwgriffith@brooklynmovementcenter.org. | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Credit card donation made online | |
49 | Brother Jeff Cultural Center | www.brotherjeff.com | Denver | CO | Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center, founded in 1994 is located in the historic Five Points District in Northeast Denver—a space committed to fostering growth, strength, and voice in the community. | local | Jeff Fard | brotherjeff1@earthlink.net 303-297-0823 or 720-577-7092 (text) | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
50 | Brotherhood/Sister Sol | www.brotherhood-sistersol.org | New York | NY | Khary Lazarre-White | klw@brotherhood-sistersol.org, 512 West 143rd Street, NYC, NY 10031, 212-283-7044 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||||
51 | Brown Boi Project | http://www.brownboiproject.org/ | Oakland | CA | We are a diverse and broad community, driven by a commitment to racial justice, gender justice, and transforming our privilege of masculinity into a tool for social change. We prioritize support that improves the lives of masculine of center womyn, queer, and trans people of people of color; work that transforms the lives of women and girls; and introduces new alliances and tools for challenging racism, sexism, homophobia, and transphobia across our communities. | local | B. Cole or Erica Woodland | 436-14th Street, 5th Floor, Oakland, CA 94612 (510) 962-6999 erica@brownboiproject.org https://brownboiproject.nationbuilder.com/donate http://www.brownboiproject.org/become_a_member | first,second,third,fourth_tag,cats | Credit card donation made online | ||
52 | Building Movement Detroit | http://buildingmovementdetroit.org/ | Detroit | MI | how service organizations can integrate social change/justice into their work and to give voice to their constituents. The vast infrastructure of direct service groups could be a powerful force in building the voice of people in the U.S. who have been marginalized. | Linda Campbell | lstewart22@aol.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | |||
53 | Camden Churches Organized for People – Camden | http://www.camdenchurches.org/ | Camden | NJ | CCOP is a covenant among congregations to work together through collective action in addressing the many problems facing families and congregations in the city. | Local | Reverend Edward Livingston | livingstonccop@verizon.net, 2770 Federal Street, Camden NJ 08105, 856-966-8869 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | ||
54 | Center for Social Inclusion | http://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/ | New York | NY | The Center for Social Inclusion works to identify and support policy strategies to transform structural inequity and exclusion into structural fairness and inclusion. We work with community groups and national organizations to develop policy ideas, foster effective leadership, and develop communications tools for an opportunity-rich world in which we all will thrive no matter our race or ethnicity. | national | Glenn Harris | Center for Social Inclusion 150 Broadway, Suite 303 New York, NY 10038 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
55 | Center for Third World Organizing | www.ctwo.org | Oakland | CA | national | Faron Lurkin | 1218 E 21st Street, Oakland CA 94606, 848-863-7256 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | ||
56 | Center for Youth Engagement | www.centerforyouthengagement.org | MIlwaukee | WI | is an agency committed to increasing the quality and accessibility of opportunities for under-served youth throughout the world. We believe that all young people deserve to grow up in communities that provide quality services, opportunities, and supports needed for them to enter adulthood ready for college, work, and life-long civic engagement. | local | Reggie Moore | moore4justice@gmail.com 4850 W. Fond Du Lac Ave, Milwaukee, WI 53216 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
57 | Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign | http://chicagoantieviction.org/ | Chicago | IL | The Campaign works to support the human right to housing through tenant organizing, education and direct action, focused on federal housing policies as well as the private rental and home mortgage markets. Their work includes efforts to place families in foreclosed and abandoned bank-owned homes. | local | Toussaint Losier | antieviction@gmail.com 773-236-0559 | Housing, Economic_justice | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | ||
58 | Circles and Ciphers | http://www.project-nia.org/circles-and-ciphers.php | Chicago | IL | Circles and Ciphers fuses restorative justice with hip-hop to build, model, and mobilize a healthy, youth-led community. Gender-specific hip-hop peace circles are central to their work in creating a restorative justice hub that challenges the carceral state. | local | Evan Okun | cicles.ciphers@gmail.com 646-321-0451 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | ||
59 | Climbing Poe Tree | www.climbingpoetree.com | Brooklyn | NY | Alixa and Naima interweave poetry, hip hop, multimedia theater, film, and visual art with curriculum development, reforestation projects, eco touring, cross national solidarity, and national organizing strategies to address and inspire movement building that is both creative and impactful. | national/ international | Alixa Garcia/ Naima Penniman | bookpoetree@gmail.com Text Alixa: 917.652.2124 or Naima: 347.729.6762 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | fiscally sponsored by another 501c3: Common Fire | by mail | |
60 | Coleman Advocates for Youth | http://colemanadvocates.org | San Francisco | CA | Coleman builds the leadership and power of low-income and working class youth and parents of color in San Francisco to advance racial and economic justice in our schools and our city. Through grassroots organizing, budget and policy advocacy, and voter engagement, we are building a city of hope, justice, and opportunity. | local | Neva Walker | nwalker@colemanadvocates.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer, Stock donation | |
61 | Color of Change | http://colorofchange.org/ | Oakland | CA | ColorOfChange.org exists to strengthen Black America's political voice. Our goal is to empower our members - Black Americans and our allies - to make government more responsive to the concerns of Black Americans and to bring about positive political and social change for everyone. | national | Rashad Robinson | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | ||
62 | Community Justice Project | www.facebook.com/CommunityJusticeProject | St. Paul | MN | The Community Justice Project (CJP) will take a comprehensive look at improving the lives of the African American community in the Twin Cities. The CJP has engaged in intensive research into practical solutions to longstanding challenges such as racial disparities in the criminal justice system, police brutality, and racial disparities in the educational and juvenile justice systems for at-risk youth. | local | Nekima Levy-Pounds | nvlevypounds@stthomas.edu 651-962-4959 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | ||
63 | Community Success Initiative | www.communitysuccess.org | Raleigh | NC | The mission of the organization is to help make the world a better place through programs that help individuals and communities be aware of personal growth and "success" principals, inspire others to reach their potential, and help to build vibrant and healthy communities. | statewide | Dennis Gaddy | dgaddy1@communitysuccess.org tel. (919) 715-0111, P.O.Box 61114, Raleigh, NC 27661 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
64 | Congreso de Jornaleros / Congress of Day Laborers | http://nowcrj.org/about-2/congress-of-day-laborers/ | New Orleans | LA | Jacinta Gonzales | jgonzalez@nowcrj.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||||
65 | Cooperation Jackson | http://www.cooperationjackson.org/ | Jackson | MS | The broad mission of Cooperation Jackson is to advance the development of economic democracy in Jackson by building a solidarity economy anchored by a network of cooperatives and other types of worker-owned and democratically self-managed enterprises. (Link to Lumumba Center - more Afrocentric: http://www.cooperationjackson.org/lumumba-center/) | local | Lumumba Center for Economic Democracy and Development 939 W. Capitol St. Jackson MS 39203 PO Box 1932, Jackson MS 39215 601-208-0090 CooperationJackson@gmail.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Check by mail | |||
66 | Counter Narrative Project | http://thecounternarrative.org/ | Atlanta | GA | CNP engages black gay men around our history, culture, and social context rooting political organizing in our most meaningful experiences, sacred spaces, and most transformative texts. We trace our lineage to figures of black gay men’s cultural and political activism where “black gay man,” stood as a political category as much as a sexual identity | national | Charles Stephens | charlesfstephens@gmail.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | contact charles stephens | |
67 | Creative Strategies for Change | www.creativestrategiesforchange.com | Denver | CO | Mobilizing Arts and Education for Social Justice. | local | King Salim Ajanku | 720-437-0195 | csc@creativestrategiesforchange.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
68 | Critical Resistance | http://criticalresistance.org/ | Oakland | CA | Critical Resistance seeks to build an international movement to end the prison industrial complex (PIC) by challenging the belief that caging and controlling people makes us safe. We believe that basic necessities such as food, shelter, and freedom are what really make our communities secure. | National: New York, NY; Portland, OR; Los Angeles, CA *and* Oakland, CA | Jess Heaney, Development Director | jess@criticalresistance.org 510.444.0484 (ext. 2) | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
69 | Delaware Alliance for Community Advancement (DACA) | http://www.delaca.org/ | Wilmington | DE | Empower low and moderate income people in the New Castle County region to improve their communities through education, training, community organizing and outreach. | local | Darlene Battle | dbattle@delaca.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
70 | Delaware Alliance for Community Advancement (DACA) | http://www.delaca.org/ | Wilmington | DE | Empower low and moderate income people in the New Castle County region to improve their communities through education, training, community organizing and outreach. | local | Darlene Battle | dbattle@delaca.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
71 | Detroit Black Community Food Security Network | http://www.detroitblackfoodsecurity.org | Detroit | MI | DBCFSN was formed to address food insecurity in Detroit’s Black community and organize community members to play an active leadership role in the local food security movement. Many of the key players in the local urban agriculture movement were young whites, who while well-intentioned, exerted a degree of control inordinate to their numbers in Detroit’s population. It is our view that the most effective movements grow organically from the people whom they are designed to serve. Representatives of Detroit’s majority African-American population must be leading efforts to foster food justice and food security in Detroit. | local | Malik Yakini | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | ||
72 | Detroit Black Community Food Security Network | http://detroitblackfoodsecurity.org/ | Detroit | MI | to build self-reliance, food security and justice in Detroit's Black community by influencing public policy, engaging in urban agriculture, promoting healthy eating, encouraging cooperative buying and directing youth towards careers in food-related fields. | Local | Monica White | 3800 Puritan, Detroit MI 48238, 313-345-3663 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Checks mailed, online | ||
73 | Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality | http://detroitcoalition.org | Detroit | MI | The mission of the Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality is to mobilize a powerful, visible local, national and international protest against brutality and institutional violence. We aim to unite and support those most directly affected by police brutality and to involve other sectors of society in this fight. | US and international | Ron Scott | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Credit card donation made online | ||
74 | Detroit Coalition Against Police Brutality | http://detroitcoalition.org/ | Detroit | MI | to mobilize a powerful, visible local, national and international protest against brutality and institutional violence. We aim to unite and support those most directly affected by police brutality and to involve other sectors of society in this fight. We will strengthen our communities’ capacity for resistance in a variety of ways, including the documentation of cases of police brutality and murder, educational forums, cultural projects, legal support, demonstrations and media outreach. We will support other organizations and individuals committed to the same goals. | Local | Ron Scott | admin@detroitcoalition.org, 220 Bagley, Suite 808, Detroit MI 48226, 313-963-8116 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | online | ||
75 | Dignity & Power Now | dignityandpowernow.org | Los Angeles | CA | Dignity and Power Now (DPN) is a grassroots organization based in Los Angeles that fights for the dignity and power of incarcerated people, their families, and communities. In doing so DPN wages a fight for all lives because the prison industrial complex forms an imaginative limit on everyone’s capacity to envision freedom and liberation. | local | Patrisse Marie Cullors-Brignac | 3655 South Grand Avenue, Suite 240 Los Angeles, CA 90007 (213) 745-7135 Patrissec@dignityandpowernow.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3: Community Partners | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
76 | Dream Defenders | http://www.dreamdefenders.org/ | Miami | FL | Dream Defenders is an uprising of communities in struggle, shifting culture through transformational organizing. | national | Philip Agnew | I dont know / can't find it on their site | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
77 | Ella Baker Center | ellabakercenter.org | Oakland | CA | The Ella Baker Center advances racial and economic justice to ensure dignity and opportunity for low-income people and people of color, with a specific focus on ending mass incarceration and on "justice reinvestment" — the reallocation of funds from mass incarceration toward education & job opportunities -- “books not bars, jobs not jails.” | statewide | Zachary Norris, executive director | Zachary Norris zachary@ellabakercenter.org 510.285.8230 1970 Broadway, #1125, Oakland, CA 94612 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Stock donation | |
78 | Equal Justice Initiative | www.eji.org | Montgomery | AL | The Equal Justice Initiative provides legal representation to indigent defendents and prisoners who have been denied fair and just treatment in the legal system. We litigate on behalf of condemned prisoners, juvenile offenders, people wrongly convicted or charged with violent crimes, poor people denied effective representation, and others whose trials are marked by racial bias or prosecutorial misconduct. EJI works with communities that have been marginalized by poverty and discouraged by unequal treatment. | US and international | Bryan Stevenson | bstevenson@eji.org 122 Commerce St. Montgomery, Alabama 36104 Phone: 334-269-1803 Fax: 334-269-1806 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
79 | Equality Florida | http://www.eqfl.org/ | St Petersburg | FL | Equality Florida is the largest civil rights organization dedicated to securing full equality for Florida’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community. Through lobbying, grassroots organizing, education, and coalition building, we are changing Florida so that no one suffers harassment or discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation or gender identity. | statewide | Nadine Smith | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||
80 | Fearless Leading by the Youth | http://www.stopchicago.org/p/fly.html | Chicago | IL | Housed at Southside Together Organizing for Power (STOP), FLY is youth-led group working to get a trauma center reopened at the University of Chicago hospital. | local | Veronica Morris-Moore | flyleadingbytheyouth@gmail.com vmorrismoore@gmail.com 773 217 9598 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | ||
81 | Federation of Child Care Centers of Alabama | www.focalfocal.org | Montgomery | AL | FOCAL is a statewide membership organization, representing 300 community-based licensed child care providers, parents, community leaders, and other child advocates throughout Alabama. Our membership is 75% African-American and 95% female. Our constituents are majority low-wealth and rural. FOCAL was born out of the Civil Rights Movement, in a region characterized by racial strife and internalized messages of inferiority and powerlessness. Examining how these unconscious messages are being lived out in parenting and communities influenced FOCAL’s creation of a unique approach to organizing. FOCAL’s organizing model is rooted in a democratic belief in the ability of people and communities to act on their own behalf with the best that is within them: to envision better futures, identify external and internal barriers to success, develop plans, and work collectively as their own best advocates to achieve their goals. | statewide | Sophia Bracy Harris | FOCAL 3703 Rosa Parks Avenue PO Box 214 Montgomery, AL 36101-0214 Main (334) 262-3456 sbharris@focalfocal.org | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer | |
82 | Federation of Southern Cooperatives | http://www.federationsoutherncoop.com | East Point | GA | We strive toward the development of self-supporting communities by increasing income and enhance opportunities; we assist in land retention and development, especially for African Americans. We do this with an active and democratic involvement in poor areas across the South, molding their communities to become more humane and livable. | multiple states | John Zippert | John Zippert jzippert@federation.coop. Federation of Southern Cooperatives/ Land Assistance Fund 2769 Church Street East Point GA 30344 404 765 0991 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer | |
83 | Ferguson Jail Support (Ferguson Action or MORE) | https://secure.piryx.com/donate/mS25KFCe/MORE/mikebrown | Ferguson | MO | The Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment (MORE) legal support team aims to provide accessible, democratic and accountable legal support to a wide range of people participating in the struggle for social change. We provide Know Your Rights trainings, staff a 24-hour legal support hotline, track arrestees so they don't get lost in the system, fundraise for legal support costs, bond people out of jail, connect defendants with pro bono attorneys, coordinate with attorneys, organize volunteers & support people who go to trial. | local | Jeff Ordower | jeff@organizemo.org, www.organizemo.org, | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | ||
84 | Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project | www.flanbwayan.org | Brooklyn | NY | The Flanbwayan Haitian Literacy Project has assisted hundreds of Haitian newcomer youth in NYC public high schools since it was founded in 2005. We ensure Haitian newcomer youth 14-21 years old are appropriately placed in high schools that support their ability to remain in school and graduate. | Local | Darnell Benoit | dbenoit@flanbwayan.org, 208 Parkside Avenue 2nd. Floor, Brooklyn NY 11226, 718-774-3037 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Checks mailed, online | |
85 | Flint Area Congregations Together | http://www.flintfact.org/ | Flint | MI | A new effort by faith communities in Genesee County to promote congregation-based community organizing to help families and neighborhoods develop new vision and direction for the Flint region. Our goal is to advance systemic change in housing, education, health care, public safety and employment in Flint and Genesee County Broad-based encompassing all racial and ethnic groups and faith traditions in the region | Local | Rick Carter | rcarter@flintfact.org, 2415 Bagley Street, Flint MI 48504, 810-597-4220 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Checks mailed, online | |
86 | Freedom Fighters | Write a check to “Center for New Ideas” with “Freedom Fighters” in the memo line and send it to: MORE, 438 N Skinker Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130, Attn: Jeff Ordower Online: Center for New Ideas Donation Page - If gift is made online, please add 10% for processing fees. Forward your receipt to Jeff Ordower at jeff@organizemo.org to make sure the gift goes to the right place. | Ferguson | MO | We are young individuals who believe in serving the black community. We believe that it is one of the fundamental stones for liberation. | Local | jeff@organizemo.org | MORE, 438 N Skinker Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63130, Attn: Jeff Ordower | Fiscally sponsored | Write a check to “Center for New Ideas” with “Freedom Fighters” in the memo line, Attn: Jeff Ordower Online: Center for New Ideas Donation Page - If gift is made online, please add 10% for processing fees. Forward your receipt to Jeff Ordower at jeff@organizemo.org to make sure the gift goes to the right place. | ||
87 | Freedom, Inc. | freedom-inc.org | Madison | WI | Freedom, Inc. engages low- to no-income communities of color in Dane County, WI. We work to end violence against wimmin folks, gender non-conforming folks, and young folks, to promote healthier living. We create healthy communities by organizing against the root causes of violence, creating new definitions and solutions of identity and resiliency, and empowering all community members as agents of change. Our vision for ending violence is to inspire and restore power of those most affected through leadership development and community organizing, in ways that are language-gender-generation and culture-specific to wimmin, gender non-conforming, and youth, in African American and Southeast Asian families-- that bring about deep social, political, cultural, and economic change. | Local | info@freedom-inc.org | 601 Bay View Madison, WI 53715 Phone: (608) 661-4089 | 501c3 nonprofit | http://freedom-inc.org/index.php?page=support-us | ||
88 | Gallery of the Streets | http://galleryofthestreets.org/ | New Orleans | LA | To mark the 10th anniversary of Katrina, Gallery of the Streets is currently touring excerpts of our 1st performance and installation, ECOHYBRIDITY: LOVE SONG FOR NOLA, a visual [black] opera in 5 movements. ECOHYBRIDITY fuses public art and direct action organizing to confront power. This is in preparation for the upcoming anniversary. | multiple states | Jazz Franklin or Kai Lumumba Barrow | agalleryofthestreets@gmail.com https://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profile?id=11879 (donate) | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Community arts project. | Credit card donation made online | |
89 | Georgia Citizen's Coalition on Hunger | http://gacitizenshungercoalition.com/about/ | Atlanta | GA | Mission TO END HUNGER. HOMELESSNESS, AND POVERTY IN THE STATE OF GEORGIA. Vision TO ACHIEVE WELL-BEING FOR ALL FAMILIES, SO THAT THEIR BASIC NECESSITIES OF LIFE ARE MET. THIS INCLUDES HAVING ACCESS TO NUTRITIOUS AFFORDABLE FOODS, SAFE AND AFFORDABLE HOUSING, AFFORDABLE COMPREHENSIVE HEALTHCARE AND A UALITY EDUCATION FOR EVERYONE. | local | Melisssa Pittman | 9 Gammon ave Atlanta Ga 30315 404-622-7778 (404) 622-7596 hungercoalition@mindspring.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
90 | Georgia Coalition for the People's Agenda | http://ncbcp.org/who/affiliates/georgia_coalition/ | Atlanta | GA | Based in Atlanta, the CPA is active throughout the state of Georgia, and works to support and establish state coalitions in the Southeast states of Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee and Kentucky. | regional | Helen Butler | hbutlergcpa@bellsouth.net 404-653-1199 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
91 | Georgia STAND-UP | http://www.georgiastandup.org/ | Atlanta | GA | Georgia STAND-UP is an alliance of community, labor, and faith organizations that promote economic justice and smart growth strategies through research, education, and advocacy. | local | Deborah Scott | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||
92 | Georgia WAND (Shell Bluffs location-based organizing) | http://gawand.org/ | Atlanta | GA | Georgia Women’s Action for New Directions (WAND) is an independent grassroots, woman-led organization that seeks to direct women's voices into a powerful movement for social change. Georgia WAND monitors activities and policy decisions that affect the Savannah River Site (SRS) and nuclear power plants. We translate technical information about nuclear weapons and waste, its effects on national security, and its environmental impacts into terms that are meaningful to our members and to the communities near nuclear facilities. | local | Becky Rafter | Becky@georgiawand.org, 250 Georgia Avenue, Suite 202, Atlanta, GA 30312 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
93 | Girls for Gender Equity | www.ggenyc.org | brooklyn | NY | an intergenerational organization committed to the physical, psychological, social, and economic development of girls and women. | national | Joanne Smith | 30 Third Avenue brooklyn, NY 11217 email: jsmith@ggenyc.org phone: 718.857.1393 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | by mail and online | |
94 | Greater Birmingham Ministries | www.gbm.org | Birmingham | AL | Greater Birmingham Ministries (GBM) was founded in response to urgent human and justice needs in Birmingham. GBM is a black led, multi-faith, multi-racial organization that provides services for people in need and engages people in systemic change efforts to build a strong, supportive, engaged community and pursue a more just society for all. | local | Scott Douglas | scott@gbm.org (205) 326-6821 Address: 2304 12th Avenue North Birmingham, AL 35234 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online, Wire transfer | |
95 | Gulf Coast Center for Law and POlicy | http://www.gcclp.org/ | Slidell | LA | The Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy is a non-profit, public interest law firm and justice center with a mission to build, serve and advocate for structural shifts that promote equity in law, society and community. GCCLP envisions social, economic and political systems throughout the Gulf Coast that promote equity and justice for all people. | Colette Pichon Battle | 620 Oak Harbor Blvd., Ste. 203, Slidell, LA 70458, 985.643.6186 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||
96 | Harriet's Apothecary | http://www.soularbliss.com/harriets-apothecary/ | Brooklyn | NY | an intergenerational healing village led by the brilliance and wisdom of Black Cis Women, Queer and Trans healers, health professionals, artists, activists and ancestors. | national | Adaku Utah | adaku.utah@gmail.com or beatboxbotanicals@gmail.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | community group - no c3 host | online: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G32FUBC49WERQ | |
97 | Haymarket People's Fund | www.haymarket.org | Boston | MA | Karla Nicholson | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | ||||||
98 | Hello Racism | https://www.facebook.com/hellorace | Atlanta | GA | Hello Racism is a group that seeks to create awareness and address the effects of white supremacy and colonialism in our society. Through the use of education, actions, and advocacy, we seek to combat racism and oppression of people on all levels. | local | La'Die Mansfield | helloracism@gmail.com | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | |||
99 | Helping Organize People Effectively | http://www.hope-lexington.org/ | Lexington | NC | is a citizen-led community power organization dedicated to making change on issues that affect the lives of those who live, work, worship, and vote in Lexington and Davidson County | Local | Constance “Connie” Russell | citizensforchange.connie.lex@gmail.com, P.O Box 1741, Lexington NC 27292, 336-239-6069 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 | Checks mailed, online | |
100 | Highlander Research and Education Center | http://highlandercenter.org | New Market | TN | Highlander serves as a catalyst for grassroots organizing and movement building in Appalachia and the South. We work with people fighting for justice, equality and sustainability, supporting their efforts to take collective action to shape their own destiny. Through popular education, participatory research, and cultural work, we help create spaces — at Highlander and in local communities — where people gain knowledge, hope and courage, expanding their ideas of what is possible. | national | Pam McMichael | 865-933-3443 x222 Pam@highlandercenter.org, 1959 Highlander Way, New Market TN 37820 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | 501c3 nonprofit | Check by mail, Credit card donation made online | |
101 | Hijra House | http://www.muslim-chaplains.org/hijrah02.htm | Richmond | VA | The Hijrah House (a halfway house) is a place where recently released inmates, who have no family or financial means can have an interim stay during their transition back into society’s mainstream. The purpose of a halfway house is to help transform these individuals into useful and contributing members of society so that they do not end up back in jail. | Ya-Sim Shabazz | soalternatives@msn.com; 228.282.2112, Muslim Chaplain Services of Virginia and mail it to: MCSVA, P. O. Box 13019, Richmond, VA 23225 | first,second,third,fourth_tag,fifth | Fiscally sponsored by another 501c3 | Check by mail |