Kids on Point is an intense, year-round program that takes place after school, on the weekends, and in the summer. They engage kids from the time they enter the program in elementary school until they graduate high school and beyond.
Category: Newsletter
Nonprofit Spotlight: Little Village Environmental Justice Organization
The mission of the Little Village Environmental Justice Organization is to organize with their community to accomplish environmental justice in Little Village and achieve the self-determination of immigrant, low-income, and working-class families. Their vision is to build a sustainable community that promotes the healthy development of youth and families, provides economic justice, and practices participatory democracy and self-determination.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Ferst Readers
Ferst Readers mission is “strengthening communities by providing quality books and literacy resources for children and their families to use at home during the earliest stages of development.” Their vision is “to create better learners, brighter futures, and stronger communities by giving every child under five access to quality books in their homes.”
Nonprofit Spotlight: Give An Hour
Give an Hour’s mission is to develop national networks of volunteers capable of responding to both acute and chronic conditions that arise within our society. By harnessing the skill and expertise of volunteer professionals, we are able to increase the likelihood that those in need receive the support and care they deserve.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Beyond Plastics
Launched in January 2019, Beyond Plastics is a nationwide project based at Bennington College in Bennington, Vermont, that pairs the wisdom and experience of environmental policy experts with the energy and creativity of college students to build a vibrant and effective anti-plastics movement. Our mission is to end plastic pollution by being a catalyst for change at every level of our society. We use our deep policy and advocacy expertise to build a well-informed, effective movement seeking to achieve the institutional, economic, and societal changes needed to save our planet, and ourselves, from the plastic pollution crisis.
Nonprofit Spotlight: El Pueblo
El Pueblo is a nonprofit organization based in Raleigh, NC, specializing in leadership development for both youth and adults among Wake County’s growing Latinx community. It’s mission is to build collective power through leadership development, organizing, and direct action so that the Latin American community and other marginalized communities control our own stories and destinies.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Rainforest Foundation U.S.
Nonprofit Spotlight: UPchieve
UPchieve’s mission is to democratize access to academic support so that all students have an equal opportunity to finish high school, attend college, and achieve upward mobility.
Nonprofit Spotlight: Bros in Convo Initiative
The Bros in Convo Initiative promotes and protects the health equity of Black gay, bisexual, queer, and same gender loving (GBQ/SGL) men ages 18 – 35 living in Central Florida.
Nonprofit Spotlight: The AAKOMA Project
AAKOMA builds the consciousness of youth of color and their caregivers on the recognition and importance of mental health, empowers youth and their families to seek help and manage mental health, and influences systems and services to receive and address the needs of youth of color and their families.