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The Mary J. Blige Foundation for the Advancement of Women Now (FFAWN) is an organization founded by Mary J. Blige to inspire women from all walks of life to reach their individual potential. Through scholarships, grants, and programs that foster strong self-esteem, career development, and personal growth, FFAWN is intended to help women gain the confidence and skills they need to achieve success. FFAWN will initially focus its efforts in Yonkers and surrounding communities in Westchester and then expand its scope to include the Greater New York area and, eventually, the entire country.

OPERATION RED WINGS FOUNDATIONS MISSION IS TO PROVIDE VETERANS & THEIR FAMILIES WITH A PATH TO HEALING FROM THEIR INVISIBLE WOUNDS

To achieve freedom from want, fear, and injustice for people marginalized by poverty, displacement, or situations of vulnerability by developing and providing a continuum of services that meet basic needs, build strengths, safeguard human rights, and provide opportunities for positive change.

Memorial Assistance Ministries (MAM) helps local families facing crisis by combining emergency financial assistance with longer-term economic mobility services — such as employment support, literacy/ESL classes, benefits enrollment, and immigration legal services — to help households stabilize and build self-sufficiency.

To provide job seekers opportunities with encouragement, empowerment, education and inspiration to advance their careers.

To develop unrivaled opportunities for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to enrich their quality of life.

The mission of The WorkPlace is to develop a well-educated, well-trained and self-sufficient workforce that can compete in the changing global marketplace.

In 1988, St. Joseph the Worker was founded in response to urgent pleas of the homeless while serving dinner in the park, “we want to work, but we don’t have the tools.” Since then, the mission has remained: to assist homeless, low-income, and other disadvantaged individuals in their efforts to become self-sufficient through quality employment.

JRFIUSA /JRCCA Mission is to help our people grow and overcome adverse situation in the health and education in the enjoyment of life.

Tribe + Glory empowers activated female entrepreneurs to achieve self-sustainability through relationship, craftsmanship, and entrepreneurship. Our entrepreneurship-training model empowers women to live above the poverty line and create for themselves a sustainable income. It is our desire to equip women with the necessary skills to achieve their dreams, and become agents of transformation in their communities. Tribe + Glory currently operates in Uganda, the UK, and the USA, but within 5 years plans to be in two additional countries.

Our Mission is to empower women toward economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire, and programs to help them thrive in work and in life.

The Lighthouse for the Blind, Inc. empowers people who are blind, DeafBlind, and blind with other disabilities by creating sustainable employment opportunities and providing training and supportive services that foster independence and career advancement. Its programs include manufacturing and service lines that provide on-the-job training, low-vision/rehabilitation services, orientation & mobility, and DeafBlind supports.