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Scarborough Youth Council

Scarborough, CanadaThe Mandate Serve to empower young people to strive for positive change through meaningful dialogue and effective action plans. Council feels...

Katimavik

Cité du Havre, Montréal, CanadaIf you're 17 to 21 years of age, want to see Canada, meet all sorts of different people and live the adventure of a lifetime, Katimavik is for you!...

Make A Wish Foundation

Phoenix, United StatesThe Make-A-Wish Foundation® grants the wishes of children with life-threatening illnesses to enrich the human experience with hope, strength, and...

Break Away Technologies

Los Angeles, United StatesBreak Away Technologies operates a fifteen thousand square-foot access center in South Central L.A. that uses donated computers to provide...

The Odyssey: World Trek for Service and Education

San Francisco, United StatesOur current major project, the World Trek, began in January of 1999 and takes students on an otherwise impossible field trip - a two-year Trek...

Next Generation Children's Center

Reno, United StatesNext Generation Children's Center offer a developmentally appropriate curriculum that strives to enhance social, emotional, physical and...

Amnesty International Film Club

St. John's, CanadaSince May 2004, more than two dozen documentaries have been shown covering themes of various global issues, touching upon the reproduction of...

The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation

Chicago, United StatesThe John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is a private, independent grantmaking institution dedicated to helping groups and individuals...

Florida Intergenerational Orchestra

Boca Raton, United StatesThis new intergenerational orchestra has formed to target musicians residing and visiting (as snow birds) in South Florida and Boca Raton. The...

TECH CORPS Boston

Maynard, MA, United StatesTECH CORPS (www.techcorps.org) is the leading national nonprofit mobilizing technology volunteers into schools, providing tech support and teacher...

Canadian Youth Climate Coalition

Ottawa, CanadaWorking in schools and communities from coast to coast to coast, we are calling for and building a just and prosperous transition to the new Canada...

International Youth Week

Toronto, CanadaYouth Week is a celebration of young people working to create a positive environment in their communities. Starting in 1995 with a handful of...

Student Commission/The Tiny Giant

Saskatoon, Canada We hold conferences for youth and adults who work with youth to learn skills and information three to four times a year. We support young people...

Youth Empowerment America, Inc.

Atlanta, United StatesOur mission is teaching young people 1. the principles & strategies of grassroots community organizing in our own communities 2. the...

Girls for Gender Equity

Brooklyn, United StatesOrganize with parents and teachers in schools around Title IX of the Education Amendment; set up sports (basketball, boxing, soccer) opportunities...

Planned Lifetime Advocacy Network (PLAN)

Vancouver, CanadaWhat is PLAN? PLAN is a not-for-profit charity created by and for families who have a relative with a disability. Our goal is twofold: to ensure a...

American University of Kinshasa Foundation

Cambridge, United StatesSupport higher education in Africa, icluding the the American University of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Promote academic...

The Moth: Storyville Center for the Spoken Word

New York, United States Launched in 1999, The Moth Outreach Program offers storytelling workshops, free of charge, to students and youth organization throughout New York...

Global Security Institute

San Francisco, United StatesThe Global Security Institute strives to persuade the U.S. government and other nuclear weapon states to honor their commitment under the...

Inner City Renovation

Winnipeg, CanadaICD is committed to: Providing quality full time employment to inner city low-income residents Providing better-than-average sector wages and...

The MY HERO Project

Laguna Beach, United StatesAll are invited to share stories, art, films and sounds to MY HERO's ever growing internet archive that celebrates the best of humanity. In...

Youth Renewal Fund

New York, United StatesYouth Renewal Fund was established in 1989 to provide supplemental education to underprivileged Israeli children. The Israeli school system is...

International Women's Rights Project

Victoria, CanadaThe first major project of the IWRP was the pilot CEDAW Impact Study,...

Clean Scene

Spruce Grove, CanadaWhat It Can Do For You! It can offer you information on how to stay clean or to never even get started. Links to other organizations in the...

WorldSmart Leadership Program

Denver, United StatesWorldSmart provides students with invaluable skills and experiences needed for our increasingly global and multicultural environment. Students from...