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MLT is a national nonprofit organization tackling the underlying, but typically overlooked economic levers critical to advancing racial equity and social justice in America. By expanding economic mobility and transforming the career trajectories of people of color, while also standardizing and scaling racially equitable employer practices, MLT closes the racial wealth gaps that underpin the broader inequities that have continually plagued communities of color.MLT is working to ensure that people of color are able to thrive, not just survive.

The Literacy Project is a regional education nonprofit committed to developing student reading skills. Our mission is to eliminate the literacy gap of emerging 2nd-graders who are functionally illiterate. We believe raising reading achievement will prepare students for academic and life success.

The mission of Boys & Girls Clubs of America is to inspire and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive, responsible citizens.

Families compassionately helping families of loved ones challenged by mental illness.Assist families in understanding the mental health system and securing treatment for their ill loved ones.Advocate for improvements in psychiatric care and treatment of severe persistent mental illness; support for research-based strategies of sustainable patient recovery.

The Scraper Bike Team empowers urban youth living in underserved communities through self-expression and creativity. We encourage youth entrepreneurship and promote healthy, sustainable living for all. The Scraper Bike Team will use each work of bicycle art to impact social justice and global change.

Friends is a national non-profit organization dedicated to providing support, education, and a sense of empowerment for young people who stutter and their families. Our vision is to help build a world in which all young people who stutter feel empowered to communicate whenever, wherever, and however they want to.

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HELPING CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AFTER EXPERIENCING HARDSHIP OR LOSS OF A PARENT/CARETAKER/LOVED ONE

Connecting young adults impacted by a rare or chronic condition with social and emotional support in the hope of improving their quality of life.

To empower girls to be strong, confident, and resilient through sport and physical activity combined with mental health and wellbeing activities.

Partnerships for Permanence is more than a 501(c)(3) organization. It is a family. A family made from years of former foster youth and adoptees coming together to fulfill our mission of raising awareness and actively working to improve the child welfare system. How do we do that? By only employing former foster and adoptive youth; By partnering adults with young people in our work; By facilitating child welfare trainings for youth, professionals, and families; and By teaching adult professionals how to better advocate for young people through skills-building workshops.

The UNLOCKE THE LIGHT movement has three objectives: 1. Educate high school and college students to the signs of depression, remove the stigma of depression, and make available resources to help people with depression and the real threat of suicide. 2. Assist high school and college students with the transitions of life, helping them gain the tools to live life with mental illness and finding the tools to cope with the many challenges that life brings. 3. Create a safe haven where high school and college students receive professional help and speak to peers about their struggles with depression and the threat of suicide.