The Trevor Project Inc falls under the Civil Rights category: Organizations that work for the passage and enforcement of laws or other social measures that will more effectively protect the rights of specific groups.
EBCLC follows a Social Indicators of Justice framework that seeks to address the underlying causes of poverty and economic and racial inequality in order to increase justice and improve opportunities in the areas of economic security, education, health and welfare, housing, and immigration.
We build a better, safer, and more equitable world for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) people and their families in the Northwest.
Compassion And Choices falls under the Right to Die & Euthanasia category: Organizations that support the right of people who may be terminally ill to end their own lives in a planned manner either by active means or by the removal of life-support systems.
Solidariedade Na Mokili falls under the Protection Against Abuse category: Organizations that attempt to reduce the incidence of child abuse, elder abuse and spouse abuse in family settings through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
Freedom Fund Network Inc falls under the Prison Alternatives category: Organizations that provide intensive treatment and rehabilitation services for adult or juvenile offenders. The focus of the service is on rehabilitation of the offender rather than preparation for release into the community.
The Minnesota Freedom Fund pays criminal bail and immigration bond for those who cannot afford to as we seek to end discriminatory, coercive, and oppressive jailing.
Spread The Vote works every day to ensure that people have what they need to vote, and to live their fullest lives. 77% of the people we work with have never voted before and 100% of our clients cannot vote without us.
The Bail Project, Inc. is a non-profit organization designed to combat mass incarceration by disrupting the money bail system ‒ one person at a time. We believe that paying bail for someone in need is an act of resistance against a system that criminalizes race and poverty and an act of solidarity with local communities and movements for decarceration. Over the next five years, The Bail Project will open dozens of sites in high-need jurisdictions with the goal of paying bail for tens of thousands of low-income Americans, all while collecting stories and data that prove money bail is not necessary to ensure people return to court. We won’t stop until meaningful change is achieved and the presumption of innocence is no longer for sale.
We The Protesters is a national organization focused on ending racism and police violence in the United States. Since 2015, we’ve built the most comprehensive database of police violence in the nation, used the data to identify effective policy solutions and supported movement organizers to enact these policies at every level of government.
"Our Mission is to be a voice for the voiceless by helping women facing unwanted pregnancy choose life for their babies by offering support, unconditional love, and resources for them to carry their pregnancies, regardless of the circumstances." (from brazil4life.org)
Save Our Heroes falls under the Alliances & Advocacy category: Organizations whose activities focus on influencing public policy within the Crime, Legal Related major group area. Includes a variety of activities from public education and influencing public opinion to lobbying national and state legislatures.
Equality federation institute is the movement builder and strategic partner to state-based organizations advancing equality for lesbian gay bisexual and transgender (lgbt) people in the communities we call home.
Equal Justice Initiative falls under the Censorship, Freedom of Speech & Press category: Organizations that support the right of the press to freedom of expression without censorship or other restrictions by government and/or which support the right of the media to maintain confidential sources.
Research advocacy and education to support and protect lgbtq individuals and families.
The Chicago Community Bond Fund (CCBF) pays bond for people charged with crimes in Cook County, Illinois. Through a revolving fund, CCBF supports individuals whose communities cannot afford to pay the bonds themselves and who have been impacted by structural violence. Inability to pay bond results in higher rates of conviction, longer sentences, loss of housing and jobs, separation of families, and lost custody of children. By paying bond, CCBF restores the presumption of innocence before trial and enables recipients to remain free while fighting their cases. CCBF also engages in public education about the role of bond in the criminal legal system and advocates for the abolition of money bond. CCBF is committed to long-term relationship building and organizing with people most directly impacted by criminalization and policing.
To develop and promote high quality effective civil legal assistance and defense services.
We’re the oldest & largest national legal organization litigating & advocating for #LGBTQ people & everyone living with #HIV.
Avaaz empowers millions of people from all walks of life to take action on pressing global, regional and national issues, from corruption and poverty to conflict and climate change. Our model of internet organising allows thousands of individual efforts, however small, to be rapidly combined into a powerful collective force.
Love146 is an international human rights organization working to end child trafficking and exploitation through survivor care and prevention. The trafficking and exploitation of children is one of the darkest stories and most severe human rights abuses imaginable. But for us, the hope of ending it is a reality. Love146 is helping grow the movement to end child trafficking while providing effective, thoughtful solutions. We believe in the power of love and its ability to effect sustainable change.
"Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is Canada’s leading media development organization. We train journalists to report on human rights and governance issues in their communities. When the media puts a spotlight on human rights, people start talking about the issues and demanding change." (from jhr.ca)
For nearly 100 years, the ACLU has been our nation’s guardian of liberty, working in courts, legislatures, and communities to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties that the Constitution and the laws of the United States guarantee everyone in this country. Whether it’s achieving full equality for LGBT people, establishing new privacy protections for our digital age of widespread government surveillance, ending mass incarceration, or preserving the right to vote or the right to have an abortion, the ACLU takes up the toughest civil liberties cases and issues to defend all people from government abuse and overreach.
Immigration Equality falls under the Lesbian & Gay Rights category: Organizations that support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. is America’s premier legal organization fighting for racial justice. Through litigation, advocacy, and public education, LDF seeks structural changes to expand democracy, eliminate disparities, and achieve racial justice in a society that fulfills the promise of equality for all Americans. LDF also defends the gains and protections won over the past 75 years of civil rights struggle and works to improve the quality and diversity of judicial and executive appointments.
The mission of the Brooklyn Bar Association Volunteer Lawyers Project (VLP) is to ensure that the legal system is accessible to those who, because of special needs or the overwhelming burden of poverty, would not otherwise have their rights protected or their voices heard. Since 1990, the VLP has harnessed the powerful pro bono commitment of the private bar to provide critical civil legal services and equal access to the justice system to thousands of Brooklyn residents. As an essential legal lifeline, the VLP remains uniquely responsive to the evolving legal needs of Brooklyn's overlooked and underserved communities.
Transgender Law Center falls under the Lesbian & Gay Rights category: Organizations that support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of individuals who are gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender.
Glsen Inc falls under the Intergroup & Race Relations category: Organizations that work for increased harmony and understanding among diverse groups in the community and to reduce or eliminate tensions and violence based on age, gender, race, color, sexual preference, creed, national origin, income level or stereotypical identification.
The Children’s Trust is on a mission to stop child abuse in Massachusetts. We give parents the tools and resources to build self-confidence and gain lifelong skills to ensure children grow up safe and healthy.
Boston CASA recruits, trains and supervises volunteer advocates for kids in cases of abuse and neglect.
League Of Women Voters Of Hawaii falls under the Alliances & Advocacy category: Organizations whose activities focus on influencing public policy within the Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy major group area. Includes a variety of activities from public education and influencing public opinion to lobbying national and state legislatures.
League Against Religious Intolerance Inc falls under the Alliances & Advocacy category: Organizations whose activities focus on influencing public policy within the Civil Rights, Social Action, Advocacy major group area. Includes a variety of activities from public education and influencing public opinion to lobbying national and state legislatures.
Maui County Children Justice Committee falls under the Child Abuse Prevention category: Organizations that deal specifically with the prevention of child abuse including incest through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
Visitor Aloha Society Of Kauai Inc falls under the Protection Against Abuse category: Organizations that attempt to reduce the incidence of child abuse, elder abuse and spouse abuse in family settings through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
Friends Of Kids First falls under the Child Abuse Prevention category: Organizations that deal specifically with the prevention of child abuse including incest through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
Malama Na Keiki Foundation falls under the Child Abuse Prevention category: Organizations that deal specifically with the prevention of child abuse including incest through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
To provide secure professionally managed financial support to the diverse programs of hindu temples and other hindu institutions that are dedicated to traditional and classical hindu principles and practices
Filipino Childrens Foundation falls under the Civil Rights category: Organizations that work for the passage and enforcement of laws or other social measures that will more effectively protect the rights of specific groups.
Soroptimist International Of The Americas Inc falls under the Protection Against Abuse category: Organizations that attempt to reduce the incidence of child abuse, elder abuse and spouse abuse in family settings through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
Friends Of The Childrens Justice Center Of Maui Inc falls under the Civil Rights category: Organizations that work for the passage and enforcement of laws or other social measures that will more effectively protect the rights of specific groups.
To provide care and support for sexually abused children offering hope for the future.
Soroptimist International Of The Americas Inc falls under the Protection Against Abuse category: Organizations that attempt to reduce the incidence of child abuse, elder abuse and spouse abuse in family settings through educational interventions which may focus on children of various ages, parents, people who work with families and/or the community at large.
Hawaii Island Economic Development Board Inc falls under the Public Interest Law category: Organizations that primarily handle class action litigation and lawsuits related to issues of interest to the public in general rather than assisting individuals.
Mediation Services Of Maui Inc falls under the Dispute Resolution & Mediation category: Organizations that provide mediation services which help individuals who are having a dispute discuss the situation and reach an agreement without resorting to litigation.
Urban Pathways ensures that homeless and at-risk New Yorkers have the housing, services and support they need to be self-sufficient.
We believe that every person has the right to live free of sexual assault. We are moving to end sexual assault and the suffering it causes.
Fighting to end period poverty and the period stigma. Menstrual hygiene is a right, not a privilege—everyone should reach their full potential, regardless of a natural need.