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The Kidney Cancer Association's mission is to be a global community dedicated to serving and empowering patients and caregivers, and leading change through advocacy, research, and education. Our vision is to be the universal leader in finding the cure for kidney cancer.

Forgotten Harvest “rescued” over 45 million pounds of food last year by collecting surplus prepared and perishable food from 800 sources, including grocery stores, fruit and vegetable markets, restaurants, caterers, dairies, farmers, wholesale food distributors and other Health Department-approved sources. This donated food, which would otherwise go to waste, is delivered free-of-charge to 250 emergency food providers in the Metro Detroit area.

The Foundation seeks sustainable solutions to longterm problems of poverty, with special emphasis on the needs of rural communities in mountainous and other resourcepoor areas. Priority is given to integrated approaches that are communitybased, participatory and innovative, and reinforce civil society and respect local culture. The geographic focus of the Foundation’s work is in East Africa and South and Central Asia.

THE WHITNEY E. HOUSTON LEGACY FOUNDATION IS A CONTINUATION OF WHITNEY'S JOURNEY TO REBUILD LIVES, RESTORE SELF-ESTEEM AND REPAIR IMAGES THROUGH GRASSROOTS PROGRAMS AND INITIATIVES. (CONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O).OUR MISSION IS TO INSPIRE THE YOUTH, CREATE OPPORTUNITIES AND EMPOWER THEM TO SUCCEED BEYOND THEIR EXPECTATIONS CREATING A LASTING SOLUTION TO THEIR CHALLENGES OF HOPES OF IMPROVING THEIR LIVES IN A POSITIVE WAY. INVESTING IN THE YOUTH OF TODAY BY SUPPORTING GRASS ROOTS PROGRAMS THAT ARE WORKING TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES TO UNDER-PRIVILEGED YOUTHS WITH EMPHASIS ON INNER-CITY LOCATIONS. SCHOLARSHIPS ARE TO BE AWARDED YEARLY TO PROVIDE ACCESS TO UNDERPRIVILEGED AND DESERVING STUDENTS TO ATTEND THEATRE PROGRAMS AT HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

Anti-Cruelty builds a healthy and happy community where pets and people thrive together.

Big Bend Hospice inspires hope by positively impacting the way our community experiences serious illness or grief -- one family at a time.

Second Harvest Food Bank is leading our community in the fight to end hunger. We provide food, services, and education to address nutritional needs of all people at risk in an 18-county service area, including: Anderson, Blount, Campbell, Claiborne, Cocke, Cumberland, Fentress, Hamblen, Grainger, Jefferson, Knox, Loudon, Monroe, Morgan, Roane, Scott, Sevier, and Union. Food banks are by far the single most important source of food for nonprofit agencies in East Tennessee, accounting for 78% of the food distributed by pantries, 68% of the food distributed by soup kitchens, and 54% of the food distributed by shelters and drug-rehab centers. Many of the agencies who feed the hungry would not be able to keep their doors open were it not for Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee. Second Harvest Food Bank provides the following services to meet the needs of our communities: 1) Distributes over 15 million meals of food annually through six major food-distribution programs. 2) Recovers 8 million pounds of perishable foods that would otherwise be discarded, and redistributes that food to local soup kitchens, food pantries, and senior facilities who directly serve the hungry. 3) Provides supplemental food for over 12,150 elementary school children over the weekends during the school year. 4) Collaborates with Knox County Community Action Committee and the Senior Citizens Home Assistance Service Inc. to meet the nutritional needs of approximately 950 seniors through our Senior Outreach. 5) Administers Federal Food Programs (USDA) for local agencies. 6) Provides education for partners agencies, including ServSafe training.

Donations made to the ACLU Racial Justice Program will fund our critical work to protect voting rights, demand that vulnerable people in prisons, jails and immigration detention centers be released, and fight to ensure reproductive health care remains open and accessible to all who need it. Now more than ever, we the people means all of us.

Helen Woodward Animal Center is a private, non-profit organization serving San Diego County where "people help animals and animals help people." With 14 unique programs all dedicated to that mission, the Center provides lifesaving rescue and medical care to thousands of orphan pets yearly, animal assisted therapy to children and adults in need, and humane education to thousands of children, teaching them about the importance of fostering the animal-human bond.

City Harvest exists to end hunger in communities throughout New York City. We do this through food rescue and distribution, education, and other practical, innovative solutions.

Founded by renowned primatologist Jane Goodall, the Jane Goodall Institute is a global nonprofit that empowers people to make a difference for all living things. Our work builds on Dr. Goodall’s scientific work and her humanitarian vision. Specifically, we seek to: Improve global understanding and treatment of great apes through research, public education and advocacy Contribute to the preservation of great apes and their habitats by combining conservation with education and promotion of sustainable livelihoods in local communities Create a worldwide network of young people who have learned to care deeply for their human community, for all animals and for the environment, and who will take responsible action to care for them

We create pathways to stable housing by providing interim housing, customized supportive services, and access to resources for individuals experiencing homelessness. We envision a future of thriving communities where every neighbor has a home.To donate, please visit: https://lifemoves.org/donate