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Just Say YES – Youth Equipped to Succeed (“JSY”) is a 501(c)3 nationally recognized provider of programs for youth in 38 states with an emphasis on the DFW area (75% of agency programming is in DFW).  The mission of Just Say YES is to provide youth with factual and relational information equipping them to live healthy and successful lives.  We accomplish this by assisting communities, schools, and school districts in developing a customized character/risk avoidance education strategy.  We then bring together various resources – speakers, curriculum, and multimedia presentations – to implement the strategy as we present selected programs encouraging teens to pursue goals and avoid high risk behaviors such as alcohol and drugs, teen sexual activity, and bullying.

The YWCA Santa Monica / Westside has been serving the greater Westside community since 1926. Our Our Mission is to empower women and girls by creating opportunities for growth, progress and success. Our Programs – including early childhood development; K-12 life skills, literacy and athletics; transitional housing and education; young adult networking and career-building; parent support; and personal and professional renewal – instill confidence, capability and effectiveness in women and girls across the life cycle within a supportive, encouraging environment.

The Child Guidance Center of Southern Connecticut is dedicated to improving the mental and behavioral health of children and teens through treatment, education, and community support.

Raising A Reader is a national nonprofit organization that has successfully helped families build, practice, and maintain literacy routines in their homes since 1999, with special attention to children at the highest risk for educational failure; over 70% are low-income and nearly half speak another language. We stand firm in our unwavering commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusivity and improving the lives of children in all communities. RAR is an evidence-based, scalable and affordable program with 39 independent evaluations demonstrating our impact over time and across settings. More than 1.7 million children have participated in RAR's proven and award-winning programs with the support of over 285 Affiliates working in 3,000+ local sites across 36 states.

New Alternatives for LGBT Homeless Youth was created in October, 2008 by a group of volunteers and professionals with experience working with homeless LGBT youth in various shelter and transitional housing settings. The mission of the organization is to increase the self-sufficiency of homeless LGBT youth to enable them to “go beyond” the shelter system and transition into stable adult lives. We do this by providing services such as case management, education services, life skills training, community-building recreational activities, opportunities for self-expression, and support services for HIV+ youth. Our guiding principles are those of harm reduction, youth development, and empowerment.

At Make-A-Wish, together, we create life-changing wishes for children with critical illnesses. Our goal is to ensure a wish for every eligible child across North Texas. Medical research reveals physical and emotional benefits that can give children with critical illnesses a higher chance of survival. Your support will help transform the lives of wish kids, their families and entire communities. Thank you!

New Hope Ministries is a Christian social service agency that shows the love and hope of Christ by serving our neighbors in times of need and supporting their efforts towards stability. New Hope provides emergency crisis assistance, food pantries, counseling, and referral services to local low-income families and individuals in Adams, Cumberland, and York Counties. In addition to “basic needs" assistance, we provide ongoing support and guidance to enable clients to achieve long-term stability and self-sufficiency. Assistance is provided to over 16,000 individuals from 7,000 different families each year.

Our vision is to see every impoverished or vulnerable child achieve their potential by giving them the opportunity for a brighter future through education. Working with our network of ministry partners, we help thousands of children across the globe with their basic needs of food, clothing, healthcare, and shelter. We provide the connection through child sponsorship that gives sponsors the opportunity to brighten the life of a vulnerable child through prayer, encouragement and financial support.

Lily's Hope Foundation answers the emergency needs of families with premature babies. Lily's Hope accomplishes this by providing resources, aid and hope to families with premature babies through our Preemie Pantry and our Packages of Hope program.

To offer assistance, possibility and hope to Central Oregon families in need by connecting them with crucial resources that will help children flourish in school and in life.

Rita’s Rainbows is an ALL VOLUNTEER non-profit 501(c) (3) public charity organization created to serve the memory of Rita Marie Goehner. This corporation is organized to provide charitable assistance both financially and through programs to benefit children/teens who demonstrate a need.100% of the funds raised go directly to the children/teens. Our officers receive no compensation. We have a separate account for operations.

Fostering Hope recruits and trains volunteers to become an extended family of “aunts, uncles, and grandparents” to support the needs of foster families and of youth aging out of foster care.