Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis (THISTL)
St. Louis, Missouri
THISTL, Trans Housing Initiative St. Louis, is tackling the systemic injustices that Trans humans face in the housing sector. They advocate for the proper treatment of Trans humans seeking shelter, housing, and home ownership. THISTL educates organizations that provide shelter and housing and are building a network across organizations to document housing disparities. Their goal […]
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LitShop
St. Louis, Missouri
LitShop provides afterschool and summer programming, including engaging literacy training opportunities like Book Clubs and Writing Workshops. They also have workshops on building and making, where girls and gender-expansive youth ages 10-17 can learn about carpentry, printmaking, woodworking, and metalworking, among other skills. By intentionally creating a supportive space where girls can take risks, explore […]
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POWER – Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights
Olympia, Washington
Parents Organizing for Welfare and Economic Rights (POWER) is an organization of low-income parents and allies advocating for a solid social safety net. POWER provides information to and advocates for low-income families navigating social programs. Unlike boot-strap self-improvement programs targeting poor people, they consider poverty a systemic problem and not an individual failing. They work […]
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Cultivating Health and Well Being
Tight Lipped
Evanston, Illinois
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
Micanopy, Florida
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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Accompanying Women Experiencing Incarceration
Heart of Courage
- Spring 2024 |
- 1st Grant
Heart of Courage works side by side with mothers who have lost temporary custody of their children due to addiction, incarceration, domestic violence, mental health issues, and homelessness. According to a professor at the University of Texas Austin, research is showing that 40% of the mothers who have a Children’s Protective Services (CPS) case were […]
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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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Creating Inclusive Communities
Project Rainbow Utah
- Spring 2024 |
- 1st Grant
Project Rainbow Utah envisions a Utah where every LGBTQIA+ individual feels they belong and are safe. Project Rainbow Utah fosters visibility for the LGBTQIA+ community through flag campaigns, promotes inclusivity through civic dialogue and training, and provides crucial funds and other development support through a Community Fund. Initiatives focus on addressing systemic injustices, particularly those […]
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