Grantees

9to5 Atlana Working Women combines advocacy, public education, civic engagement, grassroots organizing, policy campaigns and leadership development to improve the safety net for women and families and improve employment policies, while building for long-term goals, especially creation and retention of family-supporting and family-flexible jobs for all. 9to5 Atlanta has two ongoing campaigns:…

Action Communication and Education Reform, also known as Concerned Citizens of Montgomery County, hereinafter referred to as ACER was formed in 1997 to bring parents, students and community together to work to create a first rate, quality educational opportunity for poor and African American families in Montgomery County. Our motto -ordinary people doing extraordinary things- explains our mission . Winona is the county seat, and infamous for the extraordinary beatings administe…

Action Now’s mission is to organize working families and strengthen their voices on issues of racial, social and economic justice. Action Now is active on issues that include foreclosure and vacant properties, school improvement, access to health care, living wage jobs, utility costs, immigrant rights, public safety (both anti-violence and criminal justice reform), and environmental justice. Action Now is a member-driven organization.  They derive issue campaigns from listening to community residents at regular monthly meeti…

Founded in 1992, Adults and Youth United Development Association (AYUDA) is a grassroots community organization that advocates for environmental protection measures and access to basic public services for low-income families and residents in El Paso County’s valley region. AYUDA prioritizes colonia communities east of El Paso, Texas, specifically the unincorporated subdivisions – located within 150 miles of the U.S.-Mexico border – surrounding the rural town o…

Members of Rural Community Alliance (RCA) share a common vision for improving the communities of rural Arkansas that includes excellent schools that provide rural youth with access to a world-class education; strong communities that make the most of their resources in an environmentally and culturally responsible manner, celebrate their rural heritage, and offer the best possible lifestyle to their residents as well …

For fifteen years, the Alabama Organizing Project (AOP) has been training the future leaders of Alabama to speak out and educate others for social justice. AOP assists organizations in the state to work collaboratively in empowering their constituents – many of whom are low income people – to find policy, program and developmental solutions to problems of poverty in a state where democratic empowerment has historically been frustrated by racial, econo…

The Albany Park Neighborhood Council (APNC) unites youth and families from Albany Park and surrounding communities across racial, ethnic and religious lines around common values of social justice and a shared analysis of the problems impacting their communities. APNC is a membership based community organization comprised of 27 member institutions including religious institutions, schools, service agencies, and universities from the communities of Albany Park, Irving Park, North Park, and …

Alliance for Justice (AFJ) is a national association of over 100 organizations, representing a broad array of groups committed to progressive values and the creation of an equitable, just, and free society. AFJ works to ensure that the federal judiciary advances core constitutional values, preserves human rights and unfettered access to the courts, and adheres to the even-handed administration of justice for all Americans. It is the leading expert on the legal framework for nonprofit advocacy efforts, providing definit…

Founded in 1917, the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a national Quaker organization comprising people of various faiths who are committed to social justice, peace and humanitarian service. Its domestic work is carried out through a network of 12 regional offices and through its US–Mexico Border Program in San Diego. AFSC develops an engaged base of community members to lead efforts that create change and to advance policies tha…

The Tucson Indian Center serves the urban American Indian Community and others by providing culturally appropriate social, economic, education, housing, wellness and advocacy services. The Tucson area has long been the traditional site for Indian settlements. From the Archaic and Hohokam Indians, to the Tohono O’odham and Yaqui, the waters of the Santa Cruz River and the surrounding fertile land attracted desert dwelling tr…