About-Face arms girls with the knowledge and tools they need to fight back against a culture that diminishes and disempowers them. They teach youth media literacy, social media literacy, and activism skills in the San Francisco Bay Area.

San Francisco Bay Area and National

about-face.org

Animals Deserving of Proper Treatment (A.D.O.P.T.) is a private “no-kill” animal shelter that focuses to improve the quality of life of animals and to place them in loving and permanent homes through rescue, extraordinary and compassionate care, and humane education.

Naperville, IL

adoptpetshelter.org

The ACLU dares to create a more perfect union — beyond one person, party, or side. Their mission is to realize this promise of the United States Constitution for all and expand the reach of its guarantees.

National

aclu.org

AFG is a community-driven alliance of girl-serving organizations advancing gender equity to ensure every girl can thrive. They’re driving transformational change to enhance the lives of girls and gender-expansive youth.

Bay Area, California

alliance4girls.org

Apiary supports groups that provide logistical assistance to people seeking abortions to grow and thrive. They are the organization that practical support groups can lean on to stabilize, scale, and grow their operations.

National

apiaryps.org

BA NIA is a comprehensive reproductive and birth justice rights organization humbled to implement years of knowledge and experience nurturing the whole woman, child, family and LGBT+ community.

Chicago, IL

baniainc.com

Provides bilingual and bicultural mental health services to Chicago’s Southwest Side residents. Centro Sanar promotes holistic well-being and partners with communities for structural transformation.

Chicago, IL

centrosanar.org

CAF provides financial, emotional, and logistical support via individualized case management to people seeking abortion care across Illinois, the Midwest, and beyond.

Chicago, IL

chicagoabortionfund.org

CFW has been investing in local communities since 1985 to create a world in which all women, girls, trans and non-binary people have the opportunity to thrive in safe, just and healthy communities.

Chicago, IL

cfw.org

CSSBC is a nonprofit Black midwife-led community birth center. They aim to provide concordant, evidence-based midwifery care to improve outcomes and promote wellness and abundance in health.

Chicago, IL

chicagosouthsidebirthcenter.org

CVDoulas provides access to free and low-cost labor, postpartum, and pregnancy loss support. Their work eliminates morbidity and mortality among Black Birthing People and those denied resources in pregnancy and birth care.

Chicago, IL

thecvd.org

CWHC facilitates the empowerment of women, trans people, and young people by providing access to health care and health education in a respectful environment where people pay what they can afford.

Chicago, IL

chicagowomenshealthcenter.org

Code for America works shoulder-to-shoulder with community organizations and government to build digital tools and services, change policies, and improve programs that advance equity and alleviate poverty.

National

Codeforamerica.org

Serving Chicago's North Shore, Community Animal Rescue Effort (C.A.R.E.) rehomes companion pets into safe, healthy, lifelong homes; serves as an educational and counseling resource; and works to reduce pet overpopulation.

Skokie, IL

carenorthshore.org

Everthrive ensures people from communities most impacted by injustice have the access, resources, health care, and choice to create and sustain healthy families on their own terms.

Chicago, IL

everthriveil.org

EveryMom provides essential newborn, postpartum, and nursing supplies, as well as support resources, to families in underserved communities. Because every mom deserves to feel prepared, supported, & celebrated.

Chicago, IL

everymomchicago.org

F&C is dedicated to providing a safe and loving shelter to abandoned, injured, abused and neglected animals. They strengthen the human/animal relationship through counseling, education, and compassion.

Chicago, IL and Madison County, AL

felinescanines.org

Building the nation’s largest inclusive community of intentional young entrepreneurs and entrepreneurial-minded leaders. They immerse youth in experiences that inspire and empower them to create their own opportunity.

Chicago, IL & National

www.futurefounders.com

GFW is a leading funder of gender justice movements, offering feminist funding to create meaningful change that will last beyond our lifetimes and shift power toward gender justice movement leaders globally.

International

globalfundforwomen.org

Gyrls’ mission is to increase positive reproductive health outcomes by providing gyrls with reproductive and sexual health education. They’re redefining negative stereotypes placed on gyrls based on their zip codes.

Chicago, IL

gyrlsinthehood.com

HRW scrupulously investigates abuses and exposes the facts widely in more than 100 countries. We defend the rights of women, girls, and LGBT+ people, advocating for policies that protect everyone’s dignity.

International

www.hrw.org

MAC helps people traveling to, from, and within the Midwest to access abortion care, guided by the belief that everyone should have access to safe abortions wherever they live.

Chicago, IL

midwestaccesscoalition.org

MAP expands access to reproductive healthcare by training medical students, nurses and residents in topics such as contraception, miscarriage management and abortion care, filling a national gap in medical education.

Chicago, IL

midwestaccessproject.org

PPIL is the leader in providing and promoting compassionate, comprehensive sexual and reproductive health care, education, and rights in Illinois.

Illinois

ppil.org

Rainbow Cafe’s mission is to provide a safe and welcoming environment for all by offering non-judgmental support and access to personal, community, spiritual, and health resources.

Carbondale, IL

rainbowcafe.org

Formerly known as NARAL, they’re fighting for reproductive freedom for everybody. They organize, educate, and mobilize to fight for access to abortion care, birth control, paid parental leave, and protections from pregnancy discrimination.

National

reproductivefreedomforall.org

Rise Up works to advance gender equity and justice in education, health, and economic opportunity by partnering with local leaders around the world and providing them with training, funding, and connection to a global network.

International

riseuptogether.org

SameSame uses scalable digital media to deliver private, identity-affirming and locally-relevant mental health support to LGBTQI+ youth living in places where it’s difficult or even illegal to be different.

International

samesamecollective.org

Sokana Collective provides full spectrum doula services through their doula agency, as well as professional development for practicing doulas and a Birth Justice Doula program for aspiring doulas through a training academy.

Chicago, IL

sokanacollective.com

TaskForce supports LGBTQ+ youth of Color in Chicago by providing a safe space, HIV/STI screening, education, and referrals to medical and social services.

Chicago, IL

taskforcechicago.org

TPC provides education on the realities and responsibilities of teenage pregnancy, and long-term assistance to adolescent parents for their development of self-esteem, parenting skills, and empowerment towards self-sufficiency.

DuPage County, IL

teenparentconnection.org

WSHS is a volunteer-based, animal welfare organization founded in 1972. They operate at full capacity at all times, providing care and housing for up to 25 dogs and 60 cats, and even more animals in foster homes.

Downers Grove, IL

wshs-dg.org

Young at Heart is N. Illinois’ first shelter dedicated to the care of senior cats and dogs. Their mission is to provide older pets with a safe haven to ensure they live with comfort, compassion, and companionship in their golden years.

Woodstock, IL

adoptaseniorpet.com

YO is Illinois' first and longest-running social services agency solely dedicated to supporting LGBTQ+ youth. They create safe spaces for youth, empower families, and cultivate allyship through expert-led community trainings.

Illinois

youth-outlook.org

Provides accessible mental health and social/emotional services regardless of a family’s ability to pay. With expansive programming targeted to LGBTQ+ youth and under-resourced families, the agency is a safe space for every family and child.

Glenview, IL

ysgn.org