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The mission of IRIS is to enable refugees and other displaced people to establish new lives, regain hope, and contribute to the vitality of Connecticut’s communities. Refugees are men, women and children who fled their countries of origin due to persecution on the basis of their race, nationality, religious belief, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. According to international law, refugees are those who have a "well-founded fear of persecution" and are unable to return to their countries without risking violence to themselves and their families, including torture and death. They are granted special immigration status according to international law. Each year the US government invites a small number of them to start new lives, or "resettle," in this country. The front-line work of resettlement is done by local agencies like IRIS. IRIS works intensively with refugees, particularly during the first year of their resettlement, to help them build lives of their own choosing in the US. IRIS also serves the larger immigrant community through its Food Pantry. Through outreach, advocacy, and public events, IRIS educates the community about the refugee experience and issues of national and international importance that touch all of our lives.

The Seventh Generation Fund for Indigenous Peoples is a Native non-profit organization dedicated to Indigenous Peoples' self-determination and the sovereignty of Native nations. They offer an integrated program of advocacy, small grants, training and technical assistance, media experience and fiscal management, lending our support and extensive expertise to Indigenous grassroots communities.

Vietnamese Voluntary Foundation, Inc. (VIVO) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit, community based organization. We provide comprehensive acculturation, employment, health and human support, senior and family services to Santa Clara and San Joaquin county residents. We assist refugees/immigrants and low income ethnic families through our bilingual/bi-cultural services which include programs such as youth & family programs, senior program, health education, ESL, citizenship classes, computer skills training, employment placement, community advocacy and other services.

To advocate for unhoused and migrant communities. To provide basic needs and survival gear to those on the street. To educate the community about our unhoused and migrant communities.

St. Joseph's Indian School is a Native American Nonprofit Organization dedicated to improving the quality of life of Lakota Sioux children and families. Our mission is to educate Native American youth for life — mind, body, heart and spirit. This mission drives our organization to educate and provide housing for over 200 Lakota Sioux children each year. Child poverty and abuse are serious issues on Indian reservations. By supporting St. Joseph's Indian School, you are helping Native American children in need reestablish pride in the Lakota (Sioux) culture by learning the Lakota language, studying Native American culture and healing the broken family circle from which they come. Our organization provides an opportunity for Lakota (Sioux) children to escape extreme poverty and abuse when they attend St. Joseph's Indian School.

The reality is that we cannot accomplish this without your help, and you typically fall into one of the three buckets, if not all three, like many of our supporters.

TO EDUCATE YOUTH AND ADULTS IN CONNECTICUT IN THE ARTS, HISTORY, AND CULTURE OF AFRICA AND AFRICAN DIASPORA THROUGH FREE OR LOW COST CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, RESIDENCIES, AND PUBLIC PERFORMANCES IN CHURCHES, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, ART CENTERS, AND OTHER PUBLIC FORUMS.

Mission: To improve the quality of life for people of African descent through programs and activities, with emphasis on Unity, Self-Determination, Collective Work & Responsibility, Cooperative Economics, Purpose, Creativity and Faith.

Sisterhood Agenda is an award-winning, tax-exempt nonprofit organization that creates and implements activities for women and girls around the globe for education, support and empowerment. Sisterhood Agenda promotes positive social change and has over 6,000 global partners in 36 countries. Global partners create an extensive sisterhood network to increase local organization capacity and unite women and girls. Sisterhood Agenda's SEA (Sisterhood Empowerment Academy), based in the U.S. Virgin Islands, attracts international participants. On global and local levels, Sisterhood Agenda addresses social, health, economic and cultural issues facing women and girls to promote positive life outcomes. Sisterhood Agenda's social impact is expanded through partnerships with agencies, individuals and businesses throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, India, the Caribbean, United Kingdom, Africa, Australia, and other geographic regions. Sisterhood Agenda maintains its social networking sites and blog at www.sisterhoodagenda.com.

THE OLDEST AND LARGEST AFRICAN DESCENT COLLECTIVE OF ARTISTS IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST.

The Italian Community Center (ICC) was established to serve Italian Americans and to serve the community at large. It carries on human relations activities on a charitable basis for the purpose of demonstrating to the community the positive force of Milwaukee’s Italian American citizens. It plans, promotes and carries out other charitable, educational and cultural activities which best serve the welfare of Americans of Italian extraction and the community at large. The Italian Community Center foster a pride in, and an awareness of, Italian culture by sponsoring lectures, classes, conferences and study groups devoted to the contributions which Italians have made to this country and to mankind. The Italian Community Center organizes and hosts Festa Italiana, the annual celebration of Italian culture, heritage and entertainment, at the Summerfest Grounds.

Mental Health America of Middle Tennessee connects the community with specialized mental health and wellness resources, provides services that improve the quality of life, and promotes effective services where mental health needs exist.