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Greater Richmond SCAN (Stop Child Abuse Now) is dedicated solely to preventing and treating child abuse and neglect in the Richmond metropolitan area. We fulfill our mission through the following goals: 1) To deliver and promote programs that prevent and treat child abuse and 2) To increase public awareness of child abuse and neglect.

Founded in 1968, MALDEF pursues a mission of advancing the civil rights of all Latinos living in the United States.    

The My Stuff Bags Foundation provides duffels of new belongings to children nationwide rescued from abuse, neglect, abandonment, child trafficking, and homelessness. Each year nearly 300,000 children enter foster care in America, tens of thousands more escape domestic violence and enter shelters with their mothers.Devastated by the experiences leading to their necessary removal from unacceptable environments, vulnerable rescued children often enter foster care and crisis shelters with nothing of their own. By rallying widespread individual, community, corporate and grantor involvement through our unique “My Stuff Bags Program”, we address the immediate physical and emotional needs of these disadvantaged children by providing childhood essentials and a message of hope

NCAC's mission is to promote freedom of thought, inquiry and expression and oppose censorship in all its forms. An alliance of 56 national non-profits, including literary, artistic, religious, educational, professional, labor, and civil liberties groups, we have engaged in direct advocacy and education to support free speech for over 40 years. NCAC is uniquely national in scope, but often local in our approach. We work with community members to resolve censorship controversies without the need for litigation.

The mission of the Rainforest Foundation is to support indigenous and traditional peoples of the world's rainforests in their efforts to protect their environment and fulfill their rights. We assist them in: securing and controlling the natural resources necessary for their long term well-being and managing these resources in ways that do not harm their environment, violate their culture or compromise their future; and Developing the means to protect their individual and collective rights and to obtain, shape and control basic services from the state.

The mission of Stand for Children is to ensure that all children, regardless of their background, graduate from high school prepared for, and with access to, a college education. We believe all children deserve an equal opportunity to succeed in life. Education is the key that unlocks the door to success but far too many children, through no fault of their own, aren't getting the education they need to make it in life.

Founded in 1976, House of Ruth empowers women, children, and families to rebuild their lives and heal from trauma, abuse, and houselessness. Through 14 programs in Washington, DC, we serve women, children, and families who are striving to overcome childhood trauma, domestic violence, homelessness, mental health disorders, and poverty.  Our continuum of services encompasses enriched housing for families and single women; trauma-informed childcare; and free counseling to empower anyone, regardless of gender, who is a survivor of trauma and abuse.

The Positive Futures Network, publisher of YES! Magazine, provides powerful ideas and practical actions to support people's active engagement in creating a just, sustainable, and compassionate world.

MPP and MPP Foundation envision a nation where marijuana is legally regulated similarly to alcohol, marijuana education is honest and realistic, and treatment for problem marijuana users is non-coercive and geared toward reducing harm.

ICT is a monitoring and advocacy group dedicated to promoting human rights and self determination for the people of Tibet. ICT works to keep the pressure on the U.S. government and other governments to support Tibet, advocate for Tibetans for the political and religious beliefs, provide humanitarian assistance to Tibetans in exile, and promote a peaceful resolution to the occupation of Tibet through negotiations between the Chinese government and the Dalai Lama and his representatives. ICT supports the right of self determination for the Tibetan people. ICT does not take a position on any particular form of self determination such as independence or autonomy. Founded in 1988, ICT is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization with offices in Washington, Amsterdam(http://savetibet.nl/) , Berlin(http://www.savetibet.de/) and Brussels and field offices in Dharamsala and Kathmandu.

A Catalyst for the Disability Employment Movement, the National Organization on Disability (NOD) is a private, non-profit organization that promotes the full participation of America’s 56 million people with disabilities in all aspects of life. Today, NOD focuses on increasing employment opportunities for the 79 percent of working-age Americans with disabilities who are not employed. With programs on the ground, NOD is demonstrating new employment practices and models of service delivery, evaluating results, and sharing successful approaches for widespread replication. We are conducting research on disability employment issues, including the field’s most widely used polls on employment trends and the quality of life for people with disabilities. And our subject matter experts in disability and employment provide consulting services to public agencies and employers seeking to harness the unique talents that people with disabilities can bring to the workforce. To achieve our goals, we work in partnership with employers, schools, the military, service providers, researchers, and disability advocates. Our current employment programs are benefiting high school students with disabilities transitioning into the workforce, seriously injured service members, employers seeking to become more disability friendly, and state governments engaged in policy reform.

Organization's mission or most significant activities as a public interest law firm, the organization's primary purpose is to provide legal representation for plaintiffs in federal and state courts in cases involving issues of constitutional law.