3rd EyE Youth Empowerment engages, unites, and activates the community through hip hop culture and mentorship to become transformative leaders.

Discover the many ways in which the South Coast LGBTQ+ Network creates and supports a thriving LGBTQ+ community on Massachusetts’ South Coast where members can freely, safely, and joyously celebrate their true selves and realize their full potential.

The Family Food Pantry — Damien’s Place welcomes people of every age, race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, handicap, marital status, sexual orientation, or any status, including the homeless, without discrimination.

Sister Rose’s House is an emergency shelter for men that is staffed 24 hours a day. The program offers a wide range of supportive services including assessment, job skills training, budgeting information, and access to mental health and other needed services, and the goal of Sr. Rose House is to help our clients to gain long term sustainability while working on the current issues that lead to their homelessness.

We are an all-volunteer, 501(c)3 organization whose leadership brings decades of combined experience in animal welfare and rescue. At Lighthouse Animal Shelter we focus our efforts on helping homeless animals, with the main focus being adult and senior animals.

To advance the personal and career goals of South Coast residents through innovation, education and mentoring. We primarily do this through our Creative Careers Program, which uses creative writing, graphic design, music, theater and video projects to inspire a healthy individual and a vibrant community. Our center in downtown New Bedford provides a supportive environment for both youth and adults who are pursuing a creative path and/or career.

We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit Surf Therapy organization providing surf therapy, art therapy, eco therapy and yoga therapy to children and families of all abilities, on the autism spectrum, down syndrome, and the LGBTQ youth. We aim to create a world with kindness, love and happiness regardless of socio economic status.

Children need significant support, encouragement, and guidance, to realize their full potential. At Y.O.U. children explore and grow through mentorship and adventure. When children are safe, they have fun and when they have fun, they naturally learn! Every experience at Y.O.U. is led by youth curiosity, cultivating empowerment and a love of learning!

Community Bridges, Inc (CBI), is a non-profit, 501c(3) organization founded to provide mental health services, workforce development and goal and life coaching. To increase awareness of available community resources and how to obtain them, to help them identify their needs and strengths, to determine a clear plan of action for their lives, and the steps needed to be successful. We propose to offer this assistance through various counseling services, coaching, and therapeutic mentoring.

The Buzzards Bay Coalition is a membership-supported nonprofit organization dedicated to the restoration, protection, and sustainable use and enjoyment of our irreplaceable Bay and its watershed. The Coalition works to improve the health of the Bay ecosystem for all through education, conservation, research, and advocacy.

The Westport Land Conservation Trust is a non-profit, tax-exempt, charitable corporation with a mission to: Acquire and preserve natural resources, farmland and wildlife areas for the use and enjoyment of present and future generations, to preserve and protect historic sites, to educate the public about the wise use of natural resources, to work with other organizations having similar purpose.As one of the last surviving coastal farming communities in Massachusetts, Westport has a unique variety of landscapes, from the East and West Branches of the Westport River to neighboring farmlands, quiet woodlands, pristine beaches, and fertile marshes. All who know Westport appreciate these landscapes and their irreplaceable contribution to the town’s agricultural heritage, natural beauty, and traditional way of life.

Our mission is to preserve Native American cultural traditions; to assist Native American residents with basic needs and educational expenses; to advance public knowledge and understanding that helps dispel inaccurate information about Native Americans; and to work towards racial equality by addressing inequities across the region. We are passionate about our mission and the work we do. We hope you will join in and support our efforts as we continue our journey forward.

Greyhound Friends is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization and dog adoption shelter based in Hopkinton, Massachusetts. Founded in 1983, we are dedicated to placing greyhounds and other dogs in responsible, loving adoptive homes, as well as educating the public about the greyhound breed and generally promoting animal welfare through educational & outreach programs. Consistent with this mission, over the past 35 years Greyhound Friends has grown to include a community of adopters, greyhound rehoming advocates, and dog welfare supporters working locally, nationally, and internationally. Through the dedicated efforts of its staff, volunteers, and supporters, the organization has re-homed over 10,000 dogs.

UNICEF's emergency response teams and partners are delivering safe water to families in communities where water systems are barely functioning. They are providing health care, nutrition and education support where services are severely lacking or have shut down entirely. And they are focusing on protecting children from violence, exploitation and abuse in the face of increased threats of gender-based violence and the risk of harm from war.

About The Redwood Forest Foundation, Inc.(RFFI) is a grass-roots organization. Loggers, environmentalists, mill-owners, community activists, foresters, economists, financiers and others are working together to manage the region’s natural resources. This unlikely group of partners transcended conflict and continue to conserve forestland, protect biodiversity, mitigate climate change and improve the local economy in an equitable manner. Our vision is to establish community-based forests that provide both critical habitat for increased biodiversity and improved regional economic vitality. Our mission is to acquire, protect, restore, and manage forestlands and other related resources in the Redwood Region for the long-term benefit of the communities located there.

This past year Andrea treked through the Himalayan mountains. The year before the trek we collected clothing to donate to the children of small village near the foot of Mount Everest other wise known as Sagarmatha

PAWS New England is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit. We rescue abandoned, neglected, and abused dogs from shelters and desperate situations, provide them with veterinary care and much needed TLC, and bring them to New England where we place them in safe, loving homes.

This past year Andrea trecked through the Himalayan mountains. During the process of organizing the trek she became friends with Tashi, A Buddhist sherpa and business woman owning Ama Dablam lodge in the mountains. Tashi is passionate about education of children and especially young woman. Andrea brought back bracelet and keychains from Tashi to which we sold in our studio with all proceeds going to a scholarship fund that supports children to go to school in Nepal

Each year Power and Grace offers scholarships to help students attend and become certified yoga instructors. With the idea of bringing yoga into places to better serve and uplift the community.

Yoga Reaches Out is a community in action. Together, we harness the power of yoga to make one intention a reality—lifesaving answers for kids at Boston Children’s Hospital and all over the world. We come to our mats to bring hope and healing to children suffering devastating diseases, and support their families. Since its inception in 2010, Yoga Reaches Out has raised more than $3 million for kids and families at Boston Children’s Hospital.