Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis – THISTL
Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis (THISTL) is a trans-led organization committed to tackling systemic injustices in housing that transgender people face in the St. Louis region. THISTL strives to end homelessness and housing instability for trans and gender expansive humans by building equitable access to shelter, housing, and homeownership. THISTL centers safe and stable housing […]
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Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights – POWER
Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights (POWER) is a community of low-income parents and allies advocating for a strong social safety net. They work toward a world where children and caregiving are truly valued, and poverty is eradicated. POWER’s core values include self-determination, intentional and strategic action, solidarity, social justice, and centering women’s experiences […]
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Missouri Disability Empowerment Foundation
- Spring 2025 |
- 1st Grant
Born from their shared vision and fueled by a desire for a brighter future for their children with disabilities, six mothers came together in June 2018 with a simple yet powerful belief: that every individual deserves quality educational experiences and support, regardless of ability. Missouri Disability Empowerment Foundation wants to see IEP (Individualized Education Plans) […]
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National Women’s Defense League (NWDL)
- Spring 2024 |
- Spring 2025 |
- 2nd Grant
National Women’s Defense League (NWDL) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preventing sexual harassment and protecting survivors, particularly in political workplaces. NWDL serves as a movement backbone, developing national state strategies, coordinating advocates, and resourcing survivors. NWDL conducts research to help understand the breadth of the problem, provide education for the public and decision makers, […]
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The Loretto Justice Fellowship
- Spring 2025 |
- 1st Grant
The Loretto Justice Fellowship was born of a commitment to de-colonize traditional approaches to faith-based service programs. The program operates in El Paso, Texas, at the intersection of many of the complex challenges that face our world and the systemic inequities that exacerbate the impact of these challenges on marginalized communities. Centering community-identified needs and […]
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Reclaiming Our Options Together (ROOT) Legal
- Spring 2025 |
- 1st Grant
ROOT Legal’s mission is to provide means of non-carceral expression for victims of harm, slowly changing a culture centered on individualism and a lack of acknowledging the role played by unaddressed social issues in perpetuating those harms. The organization is comprised of attorneys, former victims of crime, and former defendants who are dedicated to building […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Tight Lipped
Tight Lipped is a grassroots organization by and for people with chronic vulvovaginal and pelvic pain, working to destigmatize these conditions. They advocate for correct diagnosis, effective treatment, and compassionate care, and also connect the affected community through storytelling. Tight Lipped is currently developing and launching their first patient-led campaign, which will advocate for all […]
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Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice
The Alyssa Rodriguez Center for Gender Justice is a grassroots start-up that advocates against gender-based violence in the prison system by centering, connecting, and supporting jailhouse lawyers and grassroots advocates. ARC Gender Justice organizes to shift power to those affected by the dysfunction of the carceral system across several states, including Florida, Georgia, New York […]
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National Equal Justice Association (NEJA)
- Spring 2022 |
- Spring 2023 |
- Spring 2024 |
- 1st Grant
National Equal Justice Association (NEJA) is an all-volunteer organization that works to secure equal justice for poor and minority workers and their families struggling to obtain fair wages, nutritional food, health care, clean and affordable water, and safe working and living conditions. NEJA’s efforts continue to inform and unite potential allies to demand implementation of […]
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National Women’s Defense League
- Spring 2024 |
- 1st Grant
National Women’s Defense League (NWDL) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to preventing sexual harassment and protecting survivors, particularly in political workplaces. NWDL serves as a movement backbone, developing national state strategies, coordinating advocates, and resourcing survivors. NWDL conducts research to help understand the breadth of the problem, provide education for the public and decision-makers, and […]
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