Top Nonprofits tagged with youth


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Special Olympics
National People with Disabilities
#1 Top Nonprofit

The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and…


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Big Brothers Big Sisters of America
National At-Risk Youth
#1 Top Nonprofit

Each time Big Brothers Big Sisters pairs a child with a role model, we start something incredible: a one-to-one relationship built on trust and friendship that can blossom into a future of unlimited potential. And thanks to the first-ever nationwide…


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Larkin Street Services
Bay Area Homelessness
#1 Top Nonprofit

The mission of Larkin Street Youth Services is to create a continuum of services that inspires youth to move beyond the street. We will nurture potential, promote dignity, and support bold steps by all.


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Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA)
National At-Risk Youth
#2 Top Nonprofit

To enable all young people, especially those who need us most, to reach their full potential as productive, caring, responsible citizens.


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CLASP
National Workforce Development
#2 Top Nonprofit

CLASP seeks to improve the lives of low-income people.


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Project for Pride in Living (PPL)
Minnesota Workforce Development
#2 Top Nonprofit

To work with lower-income individuals and families to achieve greater self-sufficiency through housing, employment training, support services and education.


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Casey Family Programs
National At-Risk Youth
#3 Top Nonprofit

Casey Family Programs’ mission is to provide and improve—and ultimately to prevent the need for—foster care. Established by UPS founder Jim Casey in 1966, the foundation provides direct services and promotes advances in child welfare practice and policy.


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Kidango
Bay Area Early Childhood Education
#3 Top Nonprofit

Kidango continuously works to improve our programs and expand our services to fulfill our mission of inspiring children, empowering families and building stronger communities.


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HIRED
Minnesota Workforce Development
#3 Top Nonprofit

HIRED’s mission is to provide personalized and innovative work solutions.


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YouthBuild USA
National At-Risk Youth
#4 Top Nonprofit

To unleash the positive energy of low-income young people to rebuild their communities and their own lives with a commitment to work, education, responsibility, and family.


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Vera Institute of Justice
National Criminal Justice
#4 Top Nonprofit

The Vera Institute of Justice combines expertise in research, demonstration projects, and technical assistance to help leaders in government and civil society improve the systems people rely on for justice and safety.


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Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) (New York)
Local Criminal Justice
#4 Top Nonprofit

The Neighborhood Defender Service of Harlem (NDS) is known nationally and internationally for its innovative, community-based, holistic public defense practice. Our dedicated staff is committed to providing the highest quality legal representation to residents of upper Manhattan.


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Emerge
Minnesota Workforce Development
#4 Top Nonprofit

Invest in people through social enterprise.


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Goodwill Industries
National People with Disabilities
#5 Top Nonprofit

Goodwill Industries International enhances the dignity and quality of life of individuals, families and communities by eliminating barriers to opportunity and helping people in need reach their fullest potential through the power of work.


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Girls Inc
National At-Risk Youth
#5 Top Nonprofit

Girls Incorporated is a nonprofit organization that inspires all girls to be strong, smart, and bold.


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International Rescue Committee (IRC)
International Emergency Response
#5 Top Nonprofit

Founded in 1933, the International Rescue Committee (IRC) is a global leader in emergency relief, rehabilitation, protection of human rights, post-conflict development, resettlement services and advocacy for those uprooted or affected by violent conflict and oppression. The IRC is a…


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Communities In Schools
National At-Risk Youth
#6 Top Nonprofit

The mission of Communities In Schools is to surround students with a community of support, empowering them to stay in school and achieve in life.


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First Place for Youth
Bay Area Homelessness
#6 Top Nonprofit

It is the mission of First Place to support foster youth in their transition to successful adulthood by promoting choices and strengthening individual and community resources.


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Youth Speaks
Bay Area Arts & Culture
#6 Top Nonprofit

Youth Speaks empowers the next generation of leaders, self-defined artists, and visionary activists through written and oral literacy. We challenge youth to find, develop, publicly present, and apply their voices as creators of social change.


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Charles K Blandin Foundation
Minnesota Workforce Development
#6 Top Nonprofit

To strengthen rural Minnesota communities, especially the Grand Rapids area. 


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National Federation of the Blind
National People with Disabilities
#7 Top Nonprofit

The mission of the National Federation of the Blind is to achieve widespread emotional acceptance and intellectual understanding that the real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight but the misconceptions and lack of information which exist. We…


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Youth Law Center
National At-Risk Youth
#7 Top Nonprofit

The Youth Law Center (YLC) is a public interest law firm that works to protect children in the nation's foster care and justice systems from abuse and neglect, and to ensure that they receive the necessary support and services to…


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National Association of the Deaf (NAD)
National People with Disabilities
#8 Top Nonprofit

The National Association of the Deaf was established in 1880 by deaf leaders who believed in the right of the American deaf community to use sign language, to congregate on issues important to them, and to have its interests represented…


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Boys Town
National At-Risk Youth
#8 Top Nonprofit

Changing the way America cares for children and families by providing and promoting a continuum of care that strengthens body mind, and spirit.


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Glide Foundation
Bay Area Homelessness
#8 Top Nonprofit

Our mission is to create a radically inclusive, just and loving community mobilized to alleviate suffering and break the cycles of poverty and marginalization.


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San Francisco Symphony
Bay Area Arts & Culture
#8 Top Nonprofit

The San Francisco Symphony sets the highest possible standard for excellence in musical performance at home and around the world; Enriches, serves, and shapes cultural life throughout the spectrum of Bay Area communities; Maintains financial stability and gains public recognition…


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Workforce Development Inc
Minnesota Workforce Development
#8 Top Nonprofit

Our mission is to develop and advance the workforce of Southeast Minnesota.


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Best Buddies
National People with Disabilities
#9 Top Nonprofit

To establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.


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Campaign for Youth Justice
National At-Risk Youth
#9 Top Nonprofit

The Campaign for Youth Justice (CFYJ) is a national campaign dedicated to ending the practice of trying, sentencing and incarcerating children under 18 in the adult criminal justice system. The strategic goals of CFYJ are to reduce the number of…


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Shelter Network of San Mateo County
Bay Area Homelessness
#9 Top Nonprofit

Shelter Network is committed to providing housing and support services that create opportunities for homeless families and individuals to re-establish self-sufficiency and to return to permanent homes of their own.



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