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African Environmental Human Rights Investigator
www.earthways.org
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The Rex Foundation grant supports the investigation of environmental and human rights abuses in the Congo and various nearby countries in Africa. The research is relayed to a wide variety of non-governmental organizations such as Project Censored and Amnesty International, who then use the source material to document concerns that would not otherwise be identified or documented.
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Ambassadors of Hope and Opportunity
PO Box 2278
Mill Valley, CA 94942
415-381-1057
www.ahoproject.org
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The mission of AHO is to prevent homelessness of youth ages 18-25 by providing a personalized “safety net” of stable housing, guidance and community connections to build a meaningful life. AHO addresses the needs of this unique demographic culture in Marin County who are not served by traditional mainstream institutions, despite the growing number of homeless young adults. The focus is a healthy support system of parent partners, weekly meeting and personalized mentors. All AHO staff have a shared expertise as they have all been previously homeless themselves and understand the issues with this unique demographic.
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Berkeley High School Student Court
1980 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
510-717-1185
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BHS Student Court seeks to provide a more positive alternative to out-of-school suspensions for students who face disciplinary action for violating school rules. The court represents a shift from a purely punitive to an instructional and preventive approach to school discipline. Students are held accountable for school offenses through helping them understand how their offenses have harmed others and the community, and providing ways for them to repair the harm done. The Student Court’s goal is to improve achievement by keeping students in school and engaged in academics rather than keeping them away through suspension where they become behind in their schoolwork. Participation is voluntary and improves school culture by providing a role for students in the discipline system, increasing their sense of empowerment, responsibility and belief in the fairness of consequences they have helped define.
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Black Rock Arts Foundation
1900 3rd Street
San Francisco, CA 94158
415-626-1248
www.blackrockarts.org
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The mission of Black Rock Arts Foundation is to support and promote community-based interactive art that generates social participation. The process whereby this art is created, the means by which it is displayed and the character of the work itself should inspire immediate actions that connect people to one another in a larger communal context. Black Rock Arts Foundation helps connect artists with other kinds of resources, offers support in finding sites for public display, educated the general public about the value and spirit of interactive art and helps artists document and publicize their work.
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Give Me Back My Rights Campaign
c/o US Pirg Education Fund
218 D Street SE
Washington, DC 20003
202-546-9707x314
www.givemebackmyrights.com
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The Give Me Back My Rights Campaign seeks to end the use of unfair, binding mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer, employee and small farmer contracts. Mandatory arbitration may be appropriate when negotiated in contracts between equal-sized parties but has been increasingly and unfairly used to restrict the legal rights of consumers, employees and farmers in disputes with powerful corporate interests. Mandatory arbitration clauses are increasingly inserted as “take it or leave it” provisions in form contracts such as for health insurance, cell phone, credit cards, etc and must by accepted as a condition with no Constitutional right to go to court.
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Kids on Broadway
PO Box 3461
Santa Cruz, CA 95063
831-425-3455
www.kidsonbroadway.org
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A year round performing arts company, Kids on Broadway seeks to enrich the lives of children and teens in the greater Santa Cruz community by offering the opportunity to learn about and participate in quality professional theater. KOB provides a supportive environment where young people can acquire communication, performance and technical skills, develop character and self-esteem and experience the pride of accomplishment. The program values teamwork, creativity and diversity while promoting a strong work ethic, expecting everyone to do their share and encouraging respect between all members of the KOB community.
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O’Neill Sea Odyssey
222 East Cliff Drive, Suite 222
Santa Cruz, CA 95062
831-475-1561
www.oneillseaodyssey.org
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O’Neill Sea Odyssey’s mission is to provide a hands-on educational experience to encourage the protection and preservation of our living sea and communities. The free program engages 4th-6th graders with lessons in navigation, sailing, conservation and marine science, integrated into an education program that teaches them about the marine habitat and the importance of the relationship between the living sea and the environment.
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Project Avary
1018 Grand Ave.
San Rafael, CA 94901
415-460-1184
www.projectavary.org
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Project Avary is a year-round support and enrichment program for Bay Area children, ages 8 to 15, who share the difficulties presented by a parent’s incarceration or ongoing involvement in the criminal justice system. Project Avary consists of three, integrated main components: Camp Avary, Avary Adventure Days-field trips that take place monthly during the school year – and the Avary Mentoring Program. The mission is to discourage cycles of violence and criminal activity by providing a consistent, nurturing community in which children may: express themselves creatively; cultivate trusting relationships with peers and adults; build self-esteem and self knowledge and gain a broadened sense of what is possible in their lives.
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Project Help Mexico
414 Park Street
Nelson, BC Canada
250-359-7219
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Project Help Mexico is a service club in a rural high school that wants to make a difference in the world by contributing to both local and global communities. Members raise money by performing local community service and then donate all that they earn to house-building projects in Mexico. Participants learn important leadership, social interaction and community activism skills that will help them all their lives. The families they help in Mexico benefit not only by having much needed housing, but also by being able to educate their children, who then have a chance to break out of their cycle of poverty.
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Seven Tepees Youth Program
3177 17th Street
San Francisco, CA 94110
415-522-1550x5
www.7tepees.org
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The mission of Seven Tepees is to work with urban youth to foster the skills they need to make lifelong positive choices and to create their own opportunities for success. The program design features a seven-year commitment to each student from 6th grade through graduation from high school and a scholarship for college or trade school. Each youth participates in academic tutoring 3-5 times weekly, college advising, year round one-on-one adult mentoring, personal counseling, family support, job training and outdoor resource program. The purpose is not only to prevent high-risk youth from entering the criminal justice system but to have them thrive in their personal lives, attend college or trade school and give back to the community.
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Tule Elk Park Project
2110 Greenwich Street
San Francisco, CA 94123
415-749-3551
www.tuleelkpark.org
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Tule Elk Park provides a high quality early childhood education that values the importance of relationships, diversity, literacy, creativity, high individual expectations, and the natural world so all children will realize their full potential. TEP offers both all-day and after-school programs for pre-kindergarten and elementary children, who reflect the ethnic, racial, economic, cultural and linguistic diversity of San Francisco. Priorities are Literacy Development and Project Learning, Parent Involvement and Community Building, and Professional Development and Leadership. Programs aim to provide an environment-based curriculum and increase public awareness about the vital connection between nature, outdoor learning, and school success. TEP is committed to “greening” schools and creating the outdoor learning environments that every child deserves.
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UPAYA Center for Wellbeing
478 Santa Clara Avenue
Oakland, CA 94610
510-444-8729
www.upayacenter.org
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The goal of UPAYA Center for Wellbeing is to provide a holistic approach to wellbeing through non-drug and alternative healthcare. UPAYA established a walk in clinic to provide comprehensive holistic health care services to under-served and low income communities in Alameda County at reduced rates. Practitioners work in collaboration with other providers at Youth UpRising to provide quality, preventive, supportive and acute health care services to individuals and families who otherwise would not be able to afford or have access to such services.
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Working Playground
1123 Broadway, Suite 904
New York, NY 10010
212-242-4812
www.workingplayground.org
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By supporting underserved schools and communities, Working Playground inspires, enlivens and enriches students’ educational experiences with the in-depth study of an art form. Through a dynamic range of programs including instrument building, animated music video production, documentary and fiction film, Spanish theater, science cartooning, dance performance and spoken word, Working Playground empowers youth to develop the creative and analytic impulses that will serve them as students, professionals and citizens.
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