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Students who are chronically absent have a significantly lower chance of graduating from high school. Kinvolved is increasing graduation rates for at-risk students by improving attendance and facilitating communication between schools, families, and …
Kinvolved
The New York City Department of Small Business Services (SBS) seeks to ensure that every entrepreneur and jobseeker in NYC has the resources needed to succeed and thrive. Workforce1, a key service of SBS, prepares and connects qualified candidates to job …
NYC Department of Small Business Services
The National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions helps low- and moderate-income individuals achieve financial independence by organizing, supporting, and investing in credit unions that serve underserved communities. The Federation’s members …
National Federation of Community Development Credit Unions
The State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management (OPM) is the Governor’s staff agency responsible for formulating and implementing public policy, including the preparation of the Governor’s budget proposal for the State. One of Governor Malloy’s …
State of Connecticut Office of Policy and Management
In 2008, the Jewish Foundation for Education of Women (JFEW) changed its scholarship strategy by moving away from awarding scholarships directly to students, and instead providing grants to universities and institutions. These partners select scholarship …
Jewish Foundation Education of Women
Food waste accounts for 31 percent of total NYC waste. Currently, food waste is collected by trucks and transported to landfills. Given land shortages, and the adverse environmental effects of landfills, the Office of the Manhattan Borough President …
Office of the Manhattan Borough President
Since 1986, Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement (HCCI) has helped Harlem residents rebuild and sustain their community by providing economic development and empowerment opportunities. Focusing on the Bradhurst neighborhood, HCCI develops …
Harlem Congregations for Community Improvement, Inc.
Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) is one of India’s largest infrastructure development companies, responsible for the construction of bridges, dams, road networks, and power plants. Expanding on its infrastructure development practice, HCC is currently …
Lavasa Corporation
Students for Service’s (SFS) Teens for Food Justice is a NYC-based program that brings together teen volunteers to build and manage hydroponic farms that grow food for families in underserved, food-desert communities. In 2013, SFS launched this program at …
Students for Service
Over the last decade, The Opportunity Network (OppNet) has successfully driven post-secondary success and employability for low-income public school students. Their curriculum has four components that maximize outcomes for college graduation and career …
The Opportunity Network
The New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) Freight Mobility Department is seeking to ensure efficient and frictionless freight delivery throughout the five boroughs. In the face of increasing residential pressure and national freight …
NYC Department of Transportation - Traffic and Planning
The Resilience Advocacy Project (RAP) is a nonprofit organization that uses community impact projects and innovative leadership programs to empower New York City youth to become leaders in the fight against poverty. Although performance measurement and …
Resilience Advocacy Project
Sembrandopaz is a Colombian nonprofit dedicated to facilitating a culture of peace among grassroots organizations, with the goal of supporting integral and sustainable human development processes in the Caribbean region of Colombia. Sembrandopaz requested …
Sembrandopaz
Sustainable Long Island (SLI) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing economic development, environmental health, and social equity throughout Long Island. SLI has been working with the City of Long Beach to rebuild infrastructure and provide …
Sustainable Long Island/City of Long Beach
Enterprise Community Partners (ECP) is a leading provider of development capital and capacity building for entities seeking to create affordable homes and rebuild communities. ECP’s products and services include: tax credit equity and asset management, …
Enterprise Community Partners
Catalyst is the signature project of Partnerships for Parks, a public-private program that supports a network of leaders advocating for neighborhood parks and green spaces. The Catalyst program brings local partners together to improve underserved parks, …
Partnership for Parks
The City of Mount Vernon is an inner-ring suburb of New York City located approximately 13 miles north of Midtown Manhattan. Like many urban areas across the country, Mount Vernon is confronting a range of challenges to its economy and quality of life. At …
City of Mount Vernon Department of Planning and Community Development
The Time In Children’s Arts Initiative is an art-centric educational program designed to improve children’s intellectual, aesthetic, and social-emotional capacity. Each week, Time In brings children from some of the city’s most under-resourced public …
The Time In Children's Arts Initiative
Hudson River Park, the second longest waterfront park in the United States, has transformed four miles of decaying piers and parking lots along Manhattan’s West side into a beloved, urban recreational paradise, attracting 17 million visits each year. …
Hudson River Park Trust
Founded in 1887, Horace Mann School (HMS) is an independent, college-preparatory school located in the Bronx. HMS’ Service Learning Program is an after-school initiative that combines community service and action with education, and provides opportunities …
Horace Mann School - Center for Community Values and Action
Founded in New York City in 2001, NPower is a nonprofit organization aimed at mobilizing the tech community to provide individuals, nonprofits, and schools with access and opportunity to build tech skills and achieve their potential. One of NPower’s …
NPower
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership (HLL) partners with middle schools to provide academic intervention, leadership training, high school admissions counseling, and lacrosse to at-risk youth. Founded in 2008, HLL has expanded from one to four middle schools, …
Harlem Lacrosse and Leadership
The China Center for Urban Development (CCUD) is a public institution of the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC). Since 1998, CCUD has provided guidance for 711 pilot cities under NDRC’s program to address major issues such as urbanization …
China Center for Urban Development - National Development and Reform Commission
The Regional Plan Association (RPA), in partnership with the World Bank Institute, has initiated the Metropolitan Strategic Planning Lab (MetroLab), a platform for cities across the world to share challenges and solutions to metropolitan planning and …
Regional Plan Association