Alliance for Lupus Research http://www.lupusresearch.org/
The Alliance for Lupus Research is the world's largest private funder of lupus research, committing almost $90M to date. We aim to find better treatments and ultimately prevent and cure systemic lupus by supporting bio-medical research.
Bronx Defenders http://www.bronxdefenders.org/
The Bronx Defenders provides innovative, holistic, and client-centered criminal defense, family defense, civil legal services, social work support and advocacy to indigent people of the Bronx. We look beyond individual cases and use community education, leadership development, impact litigation, and legislative reform we challenge entrenched problems that drive individuals into the justice system.
CCNY The City Tutors http://www.thecitytutors.com/ The City Tutors focuses on directly tackling the low retention and graduation rates of schools and in preparing students for life after college, using volunteer tutoring as a vehicle to accomplish both goals. Join. Tutor. Serve.
City Harvest http://www.cityharvest.org/
Now serving New York City for more than 30 years, City Harvest is the world's first food rescue organization, dedicated to feeding the city's hungry men, women, and children. City Harvest helps feed the nearly 2 million New Yorkers who face hunger each year.
Educational Alliance http://www.edalliance.org/
The Educational Alliance currently serves 50,000 New Yorkers annually via 38 programs, including preschools, camps, after school programs, senior centers, health & wellness programs, arts & culture classes, and addiction recovery programs. All programs feature intergenerational and cross-cultural activities -- bringing together people from different backgrounds and age groups, so they can learn from and with each other.
Free Arts NYC http://www.freeartsnyc.org/
Free Arts NYC provides underserved children and families with a unique combination of educational arts and mentoring programs that help them to foster the self-confidence and resiliency needed to realize their fullest potential.
GO Project http://goprojectnyc.org/
The GO Project shapes the futures of low-income New York City public school children by providing critical academic, social and emotional support starting in the early elementary years. GO provides year-round educational and family support services to children who are performing below grade level and equips them with the confidence and skills needed to succeed at school, at home and in life.
Health Leads https://healthleadsusa.org/
Health Leads’ mission is to catalyze this healthcare system by connecting patients with the basic resources they need to be healthy, and in doing so build leaders with the conviction and ability to champion quality care for all patients.
International Rescue Committee http://www.rescue.org/
The International Rescue Committee (IRC) responds to the world’s worst humanitarian crises and helps people to survive and rebuild their lives. At work in over 40 countries and 22 U.S. cities to restore safety, dignity and hope, the IRC leads the way from harm to home.
Korean American Family Services Center http://kafsc.org/
The Korean American Family Service Center (KAFSC) is a leading, nonprofit organization that supports and empowers adults, youth and children to lead safe and healthy lives based on dignity, compassion and mutual respect. We are committed to preventing and ending domestic violence, sexual assault, and relationship abuse, and creating a violence-free society.
LIFT - The Bronx http://www.liftcommunities.org/new-york
LIFT’s mission is to help community members achieve economic stability and well-being. We are working to establish a new standard for holistic and enduring solutions in our country’s fight against poverty.
National Urban Leaguehttp://nul.iamempowered.com/
The National Urban League is a historic civil rights organization dedicated to economic empowerment in order to elevate the standard of living in historically underserved urban communities. Founded in 1910 and headquartered in New York City, the National Urban League spearheads the efforts of its local affiliates through the development of programs, public policy research and advocacy.
New Settlement College Access Center http://nyccollegeline.org/resources/college-access-center
New Settlement Apartments College Access Center provides one-to-one college access and success counseling and financial aid services to high school students, young adults, and adults. The program's free services for current and future college students include one-to-one college advising, college visits, SAT prep classes, fee waivers, etc.
New York Academy of Medicine http://www.nyam.org/
The New York Academy of Medicine advances the health of people in cities. An independent organization since 1847, NYAM addresses the health challenges facing the world’s urban populations through interdisciplinary approaches to policy leadership, innovative research, evaluation, education, and community engagement.
New York Coalition Against Hunger http://nyccah.org/
The New York City Coalition Against Hunger is the voice for the more than 1,100 nonprofit soup kitchens and food pantries in New York City and the 1.4 million low-income New Yorkers who live in homes that can’t afford enough food.
New York Lawyers for Public Interest http://www.nylpi.org/
NYLPI was founded in 1976 to serve the legal needs of underserved, underrepresented New Yorkers and their communities. What began as a small-scale staff working to link low income clients and organizations with attorneys willing to volunteer pro bono legal services has grown into an unparalleled resource for low income, community-driven legal representation.
NYC Service http://www.nycservice.org/
NYC Service is dedicated to setting a new standard for how cities can tap the power of their people to tackle their most pressing challenges. NYC Service aims to drive volunteer resources to six impact areas where New York City's needs are greatest: strengthening communities, helping neighbors in need, improving education, increasing public health, enhancing emergency preparedness, and protecting our environment.
Peace Corps http://www.peacecorps.gov/
As the preeminent international service organization of the United States, the Peace Corps sends Americans abroad to tackle the most pressing needs of people around the world. Peace Corps Volunteers work at the grassroots level toward sustainable change that lives on long after their service—at the same time becoming global citizens and serving their country.
Roosevelt Institute http://rooseveltinstitute.org/
The Roosevelt Institute is a nonprofit organization devoted to carrying forward the legacy and values of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt by developing progressive ideas and bold leadership in the service of restoring America’s promise of opportunity for all.
Strive for College http://www.striveforcollege.org/
Strive for College is a new approach to correcting the inequalities of college access. Strive recruits undergraduate student mentors from local universities to guide low-income high school students through the process of applying to, enrolling in and paying for four-year colleges and universities.
Teach for America http://www.teachforamerica.org/
Teach For America works in partnership with communities to expand educational opportunity for children facing the challenges of poverty. Founded in 1990, Teach For America recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding individuals of all academic disciplines to commit two years to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the movement to end educational inequity.
U.S. Department of State careers.state.gov U.S. Department of State employees, with their skills, character and commitment to public service, are the backbone of America's diplomacy. They represent the American people, advocate U.S. interests to the rest of the world and are America's first line of defense in a complex and often dangerous world.
Woodrow Wilson National Teaching Fellowship Foundation http://woodrow.org/
Founded in 1945, the Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation identifies and develops leaders and institutions to meet the nation’s critical challenges. Over time, the Foundation’s fellowships have evolved to address emerging needs, serve specific populations underrepresented in the academy, strengthen designated fields, and support key stages in professorial careers.
Ambassadors for Sustained Health http://www.weareash.org/
Ambassadors for Sustained Health partners with communities to break the cycle of poor health. All health-based community centers are designed to become locally and financially sustainable within 10 years.
Bronx River Alliance http://bronxriver.org/
The Bronx River Alliance serves as a coordinated voice for the river and works in harmonious partnership to protect, improve and restore the Bronx River corridor so that it can be a healthy ecological, recreational, educational and economic resource for the communities through which the river flows.
CCNY Public Services Management Graduate Program http://www.ccny.cuny.edu/psm/
The graduate program in Public Service Management prepares students for management careers in government agencies and nonprofit organizations.
City Year http://www.cityyear.org City Year is an education focused, nonprofit organization that unites young people of all backgrounds for a year of full-time service to keep students in school and on track to graduation.
El Barrio Tours http://elbarriotours.tumblr.com/
Documentary and in depth look at the phenomena of gentrification as seen through the change in the largest Puerto Rican neighborhood in the 50 states - East Harlem. Join Congressman Charlie Rangel , Edwin Torres, writer of Carlito's way, and a host of neighborhood activists, residents, and small business owners, as they debate the past, present, and future of their beloved Barrio.
Global Kids http://www.globalkids.org/
Global Kids, Inc. - the premier nonprofit educational organization for global learning and youth development - works to ensure that urban youth have the knowledge, skills, experiences and values they need to succeed in school, participate effectively in the democratic process, and achieve leadership in their communities and on the global stage.
Harlem RBI https://www.harlemrbi.org/
Harlem RBI provides inner-city youth with opportunities to Play, Learn and Grow. We use the power of teams to Coach, Teach and Inspire youth to recognize their potential and realize their dreams.
Hyde Leadership Charter School http://www.hydebronxny.org/
The Hyde Leadership Charter School program is designed to ensure that all graduates are prepared for the challenges of college and life beyond college. At Hyde-Bronx, we focus on helping our students find their unique character and develop the confidence they need to become responsible, ethical and fulfilled human beings.
ioby http://www.ioby.org/
ioby is a crowd-resourcing platform for citizen-led neighbor-funded projects. Our name is derived from the opposite of NIMBY. Our mission is to strengthen neighborhoods by supporting the leaders in them who want to make positive change, engaging their neighbors, one block at a time.
Let's Get Ready http://www.letsgetready.org/
Let's Get Ready provides low-income high school students with free SAT preparation, admissions counseling and other support services needed to gain admission to and graduate from college.
Lower East Side People's Federal Credit Union https://lespeoples.org/
The Lower East Side People’s Federal Credit Union is a member-owned, not for profit financial institution dedicated to meeting the financial services and credit needs of local residents, businesses and community organizations. Our mission is to stimulate economic and community development by providing a safe, affordable and democratic alternative to traditional banks, and by reinvesting our members’ money in the communities we serve.
Neighborhood Trust Federal Credit Union http://www.neighborhoodtrustfcu.org/
We are a nonprofit financial cooperative, providing similar services as a bank, but with a mission to strengthen our community. We are committed to helping everyone access affordable savings accounts, loans and other financial services. Each person who deposits money into a savings account becomes a member and a shareholder. We are democratically owned and controlled by members. We return profits to our members in the form of dividends, lower loan rates and low cost services.
New Settlement Community Action for Safe Apartments http://tinyurl.com/l96lvow
Community Action for Safe Apartments (CASA), a project of New Settlement Apartments, is made up of community residents who work together to improve the living conditions in our neighborhood and maintain affordable housing through collective action. CASA’s work is grounded in the belief that everyone has a basic right to a safe, healthy, affordable and a stable home.
New York Cares http://www.newyorkcares.org/
New York Cares is now the city's largest volunteer management organization, running volunteer programs for 1,300 nonprofits, city agencies, and public schools. Today's volunteers share our founders' vision that we all have a role to play in making our city a better place.
New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council http://www.hotelworkers.org/
The New York Hotel and Motel Trades Council, AFL-CIO, (Hotel Trades Council for short), is the union of hotel workers in the New York City metropolitan area and the Capital Region of New York State. For over seventy years, our union has been a powerful force for social justice, progress, and human rights.
NYC Department of Housing Preservation and Development http://www.nyc.gov/hpd
The New York City Department of Housing Preservation and Development (HPD) is the largest municipal housing preservation and development agency in the nation. The agency’s mission is to promote housing equality and create and sustain viable neighborhoods for New Yorkers though housing education, outreach, loan and development programs and enforcement of housing standards. HPD works with private, public, and community partners to strengthen neighborhoods and enable New Yorkers to rent well-maintained, affordable housing or to become homeowners.
Participatory Action Research Center for Education Organizing http://parceo.org/
Participatory Action Research Center for Education Organizing (PARCEO) was created in 2011 as a PAR-based education, research, and training center. PARCEO’s work grows out of a commitment to being a resource and support for organizations and individuals interested in integrating or strengthening PAR into their organizing and research. PARCEO values its partnerships with a wide range of groups and communities.
Peer Health Exchange http://www.peerhealthexchange.org/
Peer Health Exchange’s mission is to give teenagers the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions. We do this by training college students to teach a comprehensive health curriculum in public high schools that lack health education. Our vision is that, one day, all teens will have the knowledge and skills they need to make healthy decisions.
Schomburg Center www.schomburgcenter.org
The Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture located in Harlem, New York is a research unit of The New York Public Library system. It is recognized as one of the leading institutions focusing exclusively on African-American, African Diaspora, and African experiences.
Sustainable South Bronx http://www.ssbx.org/
Sustainable South Bronx works to address economic and environmental issues in the South Bronx — and throughout New York City — through a combination of green job training, community greening programs, and social enterprise.
United Nations Development Programme www.us.undp.org
Empowered lives. Resilient nations. The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is the United Nations' global development network, an organization advocating for change and connecting countries to knowledge, experience and resources to help people build a better life. We are on the ground in 177 countries, working with them on their own solutions to global and national development challenges.
We ACT http://www.weact.org/
West Harlem Environmental Action, Inc. (WE ACT for Environmental Justice) is a Northern Manhattan community-based organization whose mission is to build healthy communities by assuring that people of color and/or low-income participate meaningfully in the creation of sound and fair environmental health and protection policies and practices.