Together, we make an impact

The mission of Friends Outside is to assist children and families, prisoners, and former prisoners with the immediate and long-term effects of incarceration, and to act as a bridge between those we serve, the community at large, and the criminal justice system, thereby enhancing the character of justice.

BOSS exists to equip boys, especially boys of color, with the tools to succeed in school, in the community, and professionally, emphasizing STEAM, critical thinking/writing, and related fields. BOSS also leverages the power of sport to inspire boys to pursue greatness.

Big Sunday connects people through helping by offering an enormous variety of opportunities and projects that unite people to improve lives, build community, and give everyone a sense of belonging.

A New Way of Life Reentry Project's mission is to advance multi-dimensional solutions to the effects of incarceration. They provide housing and support for formerly incarcerated women for successful community reentry, family reunification, and individual healing, they work to restore the civil rights of formerly incarcerated people, and they empower, organize, and mobilize formerly incarcerated people as advocates for social change and personal transformation.��

First Star, a national non-profit, improves the lives of foster youth by partnering with child welfare agencies, universities, and school districts to ensure foster youth have the academic, life skills, and adult supports needed to transition to higher education and adulthood successfully. They pursue their mission through innovative, university-based college-preparatory programs, providing technical assistance to stakeholders, and advocating for policy change.

The Mission of Youth Mentoring Connection is to transform the lives of at-risk youth by caring for their wounds and shining a light on their gifts through an ongoing mentoring community, creative expression, and life-changing experiences; thus inspiring them to become thriving adults.

The Downtown Women�s Center is the only organization in Los Angeles focused exclusively on serving and empowering women experiencing homelessness and formerly homeless women through housing, wellness, employment, and advocacy.

CDTech's mission is to build livable and economically viable communities in the low-income areas of Greater Los Angeles. This is accomplished by strengthening the skills and self-sufficiency of residents, businesses and community serving institutions through a variety of capacity building and direct service programs.

Food on Foot is dedicated to assisting the poor and homeless of Los Angeles through programs that provide nutritious meals, clothing, work opportunities and ultimately the transition to full-time employment and life off the streets.

Pathway from Boys to Men works to provide resources and support to the underserved men, women, and youth in their community. They have found that the paths that lead to displacement, violence, drug addictions, or imprisonment can be changed by the fellowship of successful role models.

A Sense of Home strives to prevent homelessness by creating first-ever homes for youth aging out of foster care with donated furniture and home goods.

HOLA provides undeserved youth with free, exceptional programs in academics, arts and athletics with a nurturing environment, empowering them to develop their potential, pursue their education and strengthen their communities.�

Friends of the Children is a national nonprofit organization that selects and invites youth � all of whom have unique talents, interests and dreams, and face multiple systemic obstacles � to be paired with a paid, professional mentor called a Friend. They hire and train Friends to support their youth from as early as age 4 through high school graduation  12+ years, no matter what.

New Economics for Women�s mission is to spark economic mobility for women, particularly for Latinas and their families, through wealth creation, housing, education, entrepreneurship, and civic engagement.