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The Organization's mission is to mobilize a global community of emerging leaders to build the movement for health equity. The Organization is building a community of young changemakers who share a common belief: Health is a human right.

Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.

Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago builds power through collective advocacy and organizing to achieve racial equity. Founded in 1992, Asian American Institute re-branded as Asian Americans Advancing Justice | Chicago, an affiliate of Asian Americans Advancing Justice in 2013. Other Advancing Justice affiliates are located in Atlanta, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Washington, D.C. The members of Advancing Justice work as equal and independent partners under one name to provide a unified, powerful voice to advance justice for all Asian Americans, Pacific Islanders, and marginalized communities across the nation.

Founded in 1954, Lyric Opera of Chicago's mission is to express and promote the life-changing, transformational, revelatory power of great opera. Lyric exists to provide a broad, deep, and relevant cultural service to Chicago and the nation, and to advance the development of the art form. Lyric is dedicated to producing and performing consistently thrilling, entertaining, and thought-provoking opera with a balanced repertoire of core classics, lesser-known masterpieces, and new works; to creating an innovative and wide-ranging program of community engagement and educational activities; and to developing exceptional emerging operatic talent.

A.L.I.V.E. Milwaukee is a unique organization fostering a variety of achievement skills for youngsters in business, arts, professional development and educational attainment. It grows out of the proven experience of its supporters to dramatically improve the lives of youth in Greater Milwaukee. A.L.I.V.E. has functioned since 2012 in Milwaukee but its organizational design and structure have been effective for well over a decade in both local and national initiatives.

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, encourages the informed and active participation of citizens in government and influences public policy through education and advocacy.

The Wausau Conservatory of Music provides exceptional music education and performances that enrich the lives of students, families, faculty, and the community.

Their mission is to partner with people in Haiti to educate as many children as possible, provide healthcare to the children in the school, and to help their Haitian sisters and brothers to help themselves to provide safe drinking water to help break the cycle of poverty for themselves and their children. Education, healthcare, clean water and sanitation will help the Haitians improve their lives.

Empowering the Community to Be SEEN, HEARD, AND TO ACT Our Focus at the EmpowerTHEM Collective is to provide community members with the necessary tools to have a seat at the table, to advocate for and initiate change and to develop economic power through entrepreneurship.

From the website: "The Good Deed Corps believes that a nation is made stronger when more of its citizens participate in the civic process. We encourage and inspire citizens in overlooked and under-resourced communities to register to vote, vote, and encourage their friends and family to do the same. To accomplish this, we bring food, music and passionate, knowledgeable volunteers to meet would-be voters where they are and engage them in relaxed nonpartisan conversations."

The B Sharp Youth Music Program, based in the heart of Como, is a free music education program based in Fort Worth. It is the only El Sistema-inspired music program in North Texas. El Sistema-inspired programs are unique to the community and culture of its participants and are a vehicle for social change and betterment through the teaching of music.

Mission: Empowering Voters. Defending Democracy.Vision: We envision a democracy where every person has the desire, the right, the knowledge, and the confidence to participate.Value: We believe in the power of women to form a more perfect democracy.