African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI)

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Diversity gives institutions the opportunity to be better aligned with the communities they serve, improve decision-making and expand networks of dedicated talent.

The African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI) was established to develop a pipeline of qualified African American candidates for membership on governing boards. Its mission is to significantly increase the representation of well-qualified African American individuals on boards and in critical board leadership positions, thereby enhancing the effectiveness of governing boards and better reflecting the diversity of the communities they serve.

Joined with Community Partners: December 2011

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African American Board Leadership Institute (AABLI)

Diversity gives institutions the opportunity to be better aligned with the communities they serve, improve decision-making and expand networks of dedicated talent. The African American...


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Las Fotos Project

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Las Fotos Project’s mission is to elevate the voices of teenage girls & gender-expansive youth from communities of color through photography and mentoring, empowering them to channel their creativity for the benefit of themselves, their community, and future careers.

Las Fotos Project was founded in 2010 by Los Angeles-based photographer Eric V. Ibarra after seeing a need for teenage girls throughout Los Angeles to have a skill that could help build their confidence and self-esteem.  Las Fotos Project has since worked with girls throughout Southern California providing opportunities for those who are both systemically and socially silenced, and has developed partnerships with national and international nonprofit organizations and schools to expand the movement of inspiring teenage girls through photography and self-expression. Our current focus is on the Central, South, and East Los Angeles regions of Los Angeles.

Joined with Community Partners: March 2011

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Urban Possibilities

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Urban Possibilities uses the power of art and culture – from fashion to theatre – to change the lives of homeless and working poor people in Los Angeles.

THINK POTENTIAL

There are more than 36 million in the USA living below the poverty line – that’s about 1 in 10 Americans located in the heart of every major U.S. city. An estimated 225,000 are homeless some time during the year in Los Angeles County alone. Now throw out that old notion of handouts and hopelessness and think vast potential.

WE SERVE URBAN HEROES

Our clients are homeless and working poor men and women living through life’s toughest conditions –who don’t give up. We call them heroes and see the skills they’ve developed to survive poverty, abuse and neglect as a formidable spring- board to a new future.

A NEW POSSIBILITY

Our mission is to help these clients turn the corner on their past and see a new vision of themselves – one inspired by new possibilities. We elevate self-image as a catalyst for change and provide programs that build it- both inside and out!

Joined with Community Partners: April 2004

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Human Rights Data Analysis Group

The Human Rights Data Group (HRDAG)’s mission is to use statistical analysis to understand mass violence.


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Sustainable Works

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Sustainable Works partners with cities, businesses, organizations, and educational institutions in LA County in order to help them reach their sustainability and climate action goals.   Our programs and educational curriculums are designed to provide key stakeholder groups with the motivation, knowledge, and resources needed to integrate more sustainable solutions into their daily lives.

Joined with Community Partners: June 2002

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Ready, Set, Read!

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Helping young children become readers by training their parents to read aloud to them.

Ready, Set, Read! helps young children develop into readers by providing training to their parents and books to their preschools and homes. We partner with preschool and kindergarten programs in underserved communities throughout Los Angeles County to reach children most at risk for educational failure.

Joined with Community Partners: February 1999

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Sustainable Works partners with cities, businesses, organizations, and educational institutions in LA County in order to help them reach their sustainability and climate action goals....


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Los Angeles Radio Reading Service (LARRS)

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Radio broadcasting for the blind or print impaired in Los Angeles.

The mission of LARRS is to ensure that those who are blind or print impaired have the same access to information as those who can read text.

Joined with Community Partners: November 1993

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Helping young children become readers by training their parents to read aloud to them. Ready, Set, Read! helps young children develop into readers by providing...


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Girls reimagine a just world by telling their untold stories of gender and sexuality through media.

imMEDIAte Justice is a movement to inspire a new, youth-driven media conversation about sex, gender, love and relationships. We are a volunteer-led organization that empowers girls to access truth and create positive sex education films in a supportive, feminist workshop space. imMEDIAte Justice provides girls with the close community, resources, and training they need to become powerful storytellers and changemakers. Our IMJ Summer Camps create empowered female filmmakers who are writing their own narratives, informing their peers, and changing the face of global media and current sex education.

Joined with Community Partners: May 2012

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Los Angeles Radio Reading Service (LARRS)

Radio broadcasting for the blind or print impaired in Los Angeles. The mission of LARRS is to ensure that those who are blind or print...


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Destination Little Ethiopia

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Destination Little Ethiopia previously known as The Ethiopian Community Development Center (ECDC), provides the Ethiopian community of Los Angeles with an institutional presence that can offer resources, programs and a collective community voice to address community needs and increase its civic engagement in greater Los Angeles.

Joined with Community Partners: June 2013

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Girls reimagine a just world by telling their untold stories of gender and sexuality through media. imMEDIAte Justice is a movement to inspire a new,...


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Circle of Friends ~ The Path to Inclusion

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Circle of Friends…Changing Lives One Friendship at a Time

Every day, thousands of students with developmental disabilities sit alone at lunch, isolated and ignored by fellow classmates.  Through Circle of Friends ~The Path to Inclusion, students with special needs have the opportunity to develop genuine friendships with non-disabled peers.  Nationwide, at all grade levels, Circle of Friends (CoF) establishes social inclusion programs within schools that increase the understanding and acceptance of individual differences and decrease bullying.  CoF integrates students with disabilities into mainstream campus life and helps to expand the new relationships they have formed into the community at large.

Where we’re active:

California: Calaveras County Office of Education; Los Angeles USD; Modoc County Office of Education; San Benito County SELPA; San Diego USD; San Marcos USD; Santa Monica/Malibu USD; Simi Valley USD; Stockton USD; Pathways @ UCLA Extension; William S. Hart Union High School District

Connecticut: North Haven Public Schools

New Mexico: Roswell Independent School District

New Jersey: Middletown Township Public Schools

Oregon: Lewis & Clark College; Wilson High School

Washington: Bainbridge Island Unified District

Joined with Community Partners: April 2005

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Escuelita Cultural

Assists teachers and parents to improve youth literacy skills through arts and music. Escuelita Cultural’s mission is to create dual-language (Spanish and English) educational multimedia...


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Topanga Women’s Circle

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The Topanga Women’s Circle’s mission is to help families, including many veterans, as they move into transitional housing by creating a warm and comfortable environment for them. We transform bare-bones, institutional space into a home and everything we provide is theirs to keep from pots and pans to books, games, bedding and bath items. The goal for these families is self-sufficiency and residents are helped in their quest to find Section 8 housing in a timely manner, which ultimately means more work for us…more rapid turnover means more move-ins. Last year we created a home for over 75 families.

Joined with Community Partners: February 2008

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Circle of Friends…Changing Lives One Friendship at a Time Every day, thousands of students with developmental disabilities sit alone at lunch, isolated and ignored by...


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