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Primavera co-creates pathways out of poverty by providing housing, workforce development, homeownership and financial education, and community development services. The organization focuses on preventing and ending homelessness and helping individuals and families achieve long-term financial stability and safe, affordable housing.

The foundation honors Michael’s memory by educating teens, families, and communities about the dangers of illicit fentanyl. It runs awareness presentations, community outreach (including Narcan distribution and training), public events, and resources to reduce stigma, prevent fentanyl poisonings, and empower people to act.

PACIFIC SMILES IS DEDICATED TO IMPROVING THE ORAL HEALTH OF UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND TO PROMOTE A SPIRIT OF VOLUNTEERING. ITS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE CHARITABLE DENTAL CARE AND PREVENTIVE DENTAL HEALTH EDUCATION TO ORPHANED AND UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN ALONG THE PACIFIC RIM AND OTHER AREAS OF THE WORLD.

THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THE ADDICTION TREATMENT CENTER OF NEW ENGLAND WILL BE TO ALLEVIATE THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL ANGUISH OF DRUG ADDICTION AS EXPERIENCED BY THE INDIVIDUAL, THE FAMILY, AND COMMUNITY BY USING ALL AVAILABLE MODALITIES INCLUDING PREVENTION, DRUG-FREE AND DRUG-SUPPORTED RECOVERY AS DEFINED BY THE TREATER AND THE TREATED.

AARC provides mental-health and addictions services that connect people and families with prevention, education, assessment and referral supports so they can access appropriate care. Their work focuses on helping individuals address addiction’s effects across home, work, and school to improve health and functioning.

The Chicago Hispanic Health Coalition’s mission is to promote healthy behavior and prevent chronic disease and health disparities in the Hispanic communities of metropolitan Chicago. CHHC improves health in Hispanic communities by sponsoring culturally appropriate, evidence-based health education classes, and by providing a forum for policy development.

World Pediatrics is a nonprofit humanitarian organization linking worldwide pediatric surgical, diagnostic and preventative resources to heal children in developing countries. World Pediatrics also helps build local health care capacity - saving kid's lives now and transforming pediatric health outcomes for years to come.

"Our objective is to improve the health and wellness of our loved ones, families & communities by: Educating and Raising Awareness about the Opioid Epidemic and Fentanyl Crisis Advocating and Taking Action against the Stigma of the Disease of Addiction Providing Resource Information for Prevention, Treatment & Recovery from substance use disorder"

Step Up of St. Louis is committed to creating an environment in our area that will support prevention of underage substance misuse. The current federal Drug Free Communities funding allows us to focus on the South County area of St. Louis County and serve the greater St. Louis area when possible.

Our mission is to improve the health and quality of life for all people of the greater Pajaro Valley, especially the most disenfranchised. We do this by working “upstream” (before health problems occur or worsen) to help prevent future disease through education and disease prevention, as well as “downstream” (where problems require immediate intervention or treatment) to meet the most acute need for access to quality, culturally responsive services. In all our work, we collaborate with community members and agencies and rely on data to guide our decisions. In this way, we aim to pass on stronger systems and healthier lifestyles to future generations of Pajaro Valley residents.

Working in partnership with the Rwandan Ministry of Health, and the Rwanda Heart Foundation, TeamHeart will address the burden of cardiac disease: Through surgical development trips, TeamHeart will address the suffering of adolescents and young adults afflicted with advanced rheumatic heart disease in Rwanda with life saving surgical intervention. To work with the medical and nursing staff Rwanda to build a sustainable regional center of excellence in cardiac care. To increase the identification of disease though capacity building, provide appropriate post operative follow up care. To prevent advanced rheumatic heart disease through a combined effort of surveillance, prevention, education and early intervention as an example of effective countrywide intervention against rheumatic heart disease that can inspire replication in sub-Saharan Africa.

The Gavin Foundation is a multi-service nonprofit agency providing community-based substance abuse education, prevention and treatment programs. Their mission is the Restoration of Dignity for individuals, and their families, through each stage of the recovery process. They serve more than 5,000 individuals in the Greater Boston area each year through their adult, youth and community programs.