They say "Diamonds are forever," but Hands for Africa says human lives and human limbs aren't. Consider Maria, an 8-month-old baby girl in Sierra Leone. In an act of unfathomable cruelty, her arm was hacked off by the "rebel" terrorists of the Revolutionary United Front (RUF). The RUF mob sought to impose its will on Sierra Leone by chopping off thousands of civilian hands, feet and ears. Thousands more people have simply been slaughtered and left to rot in village streets.

One Million Lights’ mission is to improve the daily lives of children and adults by providing clean and healthy lighting. Our goal is to distribute one million (1,000,000) solar lights to replace dangerous and polluting kerosene lamps.

The mission of First Place is to help foster youth build the skills they need to make a successful transition to self-sufficiency and responsible adulthood.

First Place for Youth pioneered four innovative programs designed to defy negative statistics among former foster youth by providing an innovative mix of:

permanent housing with a graduated subsidy
employment training and job development
education assessment and support
transformative emotional support and community building

The mission of Boys Hope Girls Hope of San Francisco Bay Area is to help academically capable and motivated children in need to meet their full potential and become men and women for others by providing value-centered, family-like homes, opportunities, and education through college.

Casa de Sara provides education and healthcare to Hispanic and Indigenous children in the Americas.

Give a child an education and you give him or her a future. Give a child a future and you have changed the future of the world.

To establish and manage new schools, provide supplemental educational programs, create job opportunities for local staff, provide scholarships, and conduct periodic healthcare clinics for students and their surrounding communities.

The Riekes Center is a nonprofit that exists for the life enhancement of each student, offering leading-edge, multi-disciplinary programs in Athletic Fitness, Creative Arts and Nature Awareness, in an environment of integrity, empathy and respect, where all students, goals and interests are equally important, regardless ability to pay or perform.

Community Served: 

General Community Organization

Location: 

Local

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College Track's afterschool programs work to increase high school graduation, college enrollment, and college graduation rates among low-income high school students. College Track works to close the achievement gap and create college-going cultures for under-resourced students. College Track actively engages students from the summer before 9th grade through college graduation.

buildOn breaks the cycle of poverty, illiteracy and low expectations through service and education. Our mission is to enhance education and empower youth in the US to make a positive difference in their communities while helping people of developing countries increase their self-reliance through education.

Journeys Within Our Community strives to reduce poverty levels, increase educational and economic opportunities and empower supporters and beneficiaries to inspire ongoing social change.

Advancement for Rural Kids improves the education and health of children in impoverished rural areas in developing countries by collaborating with empowered communities and developing innovative solutions. ARK's $15/student/year, community-led, locally-sourced and nutritious school lunch program keeps kids in school, fights hunger and malnutrition, enables students to excel academically, and supports other programs.