LivingKind's mission is to develop a generation of compassionate young leaders who create positive change for people, animals, and the natural world — because kindness, when it is lived fully, transforms everything it touches.

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Masa’s community-led, integrated model engages the entire family, grounded in a deep commitment to strengthening literacy, leadership, and power for Mexican, Central American, and Indigenous People. Masa fosters a culturally responsive learning community in which families engage with direct service and advocacy programs to dismantle barriers to success.

Located in the Northeast Bronx, Mind-Builders Creative Arts Center inspires the growth of youth, families and the community through quality arts and education programs.

MindLeaps provides youth development dance programming to improve children’s academic outcomes and ability to make positive life decisions.

Minds Matter of NYC transforms the lives of accomplished high school students from low-income families by broadening their dreams and preparing them for college success.  Minds Matter targets students who are among the top academic performers in their class but attend struggling high schools with little college application guidance.  By working with their mentors and attending top-tier summer programs, Minds Matter students gain academic and social enrichment, while building their college knowledge. 

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MOVE|NYC| is a leading-edge arts and social justice organization whose mission is to cultivate greater diversity and equity within the dance profession and beyond.

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The New York Center for Children is a child-friendly Center providing free, comprehensive evaluation and therapy services to victims of child abuse and their families. NYCC also offers professional training on the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of child abuse. In addition to evaluation and treatment, the children at NYCC also benefit from tutoring, mentoring and extracurricular events. 

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America SCORES New York inspires youth to lead healthy lifestyles, be engaged students, andbecome agents of change in their communities through year-round after-schoolprogramming based on a nationally standardized curriculum of soccer, poetry andservice learning.

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NY Sun Works provides hydroponic labs and STEM and sustainability curricula to urban public schools. Via their Greenhouse Project Initiative, they use hydroponic farming technology to educate students and teachers about the science of sustainability. Their Greenhouse Classroom Labs offer students the opportunity to grow food, while learning hands- on about nutrition, water resource management, efficient land use, climate change, biodiversity, conservation, contamination, pollution, waste management, and sustainable development. 

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Friends of the Children–New York is a chapter of a nationwide organization dedicated to breaking the cycle of generational poverty through salaried, professional mentoring. We select children facing multiple systemic obstacles from all five boroughs and commit to working with those children from kindergarten to graduation. 12+ years, no matter what.

Futures and Options expands opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds and historically underrepresented communities, collaborating with employers to empower students to gain the skills and confidence needed to succeed in future careers.

Global Kids educates, inspires and mobilizes youth to become global citizens who are positively engaged in the world and are prepared for their future.  

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Hour Children is a leading provider of services to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated women in New York State.

ParentChild+ ensures that all children regardless of their race, socio-economic status, or zip code have equal possibilities from the start.

Row New York was founded in 2002 based on the premise that the discipline of competitive rowing combined with rigorous academic support yields powerful returns. Rowing instills in athletes a strong work ethic, persistence, and grit. This is particularly evident in the classroom, where focus and determination produce higher grades and college acceptance rates.

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STEM From Dance envisions a world in which Black and Latina women are represented equitably in the STEM workforce. Through a unique and integrated approach of combining STEM and dance, the organization breaks down the intimidation barrier and empowers young women of color from low-income backgrounds to develop the confidence, skills, and awareness necessary to engage in and pursue a future in STEM. 

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