Using a strengths-based approach, Smart From the Start works to promote school readiness and eliminate the educational achievement gap among children in Boston’s lowest 10% income families. They provide an array of wrap-around services to give families the tools and resources they need to create stability in their lives and enable parents and caregivers...
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In September, I attended an Art of Hosting gathering called the Art of Participatory Leadership and Social Change in New York City. The hosting team for this event called the gathering around the question, “What is the new conversation in social justice and equity that you are longing to have?” A few weeks later,...
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MathPOWER takes a comprehensive approach to developing both proficiency in advanced mathematics and personal resiliency as vehicles to bring about transformational change in the lives of urban youth.
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Founded in 1998, the GreenHouse Project is a walk-in green living demonstration center in Johannesburg, South Africa, with the dual purpose of connecting community-based green enterprises in the area.
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In partnership with community groups, workers' rights groups, and concerned citizens, Sugar Law Center provides legal advocacy and technical support to empower individuals and communities seeking systemic change with regard to economic and social justice. Sugar Law has been instrumental in many fair-employment, mass-layoff, and environmental justice cases.
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Founded in 2002, Kufunda is a working village in Zimbabwe exploring how we can all become more self-sufficient in community. Kufundees live what they speak; they keep their land alive, use local solutions, grow healthy food, offer workshops and run local schools.
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Young Detroit Builders (YDB) is an 8-10 month training program that seeks to unleash the positive energy of unemployed young adults in order to rebuild their communities and their own lives. YDB offers comprehensive support services in the form of counseling, leadership development, life skills, and on-the-job construction training.
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An all-organic, vegan restaurant in Omaha, Nebraska offers alternative cuisine, serves as a model for other small businesses
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Upcycling is a term that refers to the practice of making things that are more beautiful, durable, or useful from what was previously considered waste.
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Pipeline Fund is a social venture fund that invests in women-led for-profit ventures and trains women philanthropists to become angel investors.
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