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Provides education, referrals, support, and advocacy to help eliminate heart health disparities.

Helplines and Information, Advocacy

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• Focuses on African-American women and women of color

Provides advocacy and training programs for community members to secure funding and resources for their neighborhoods. Advocacy More information:

• Monitors contracts and grants for nonprofits
• Offers a free eight-month advocacy training program for lower-income community members

Advocates for disabled veterans, specializing in spinal cord and neurological disease. Also assists ​veterans wounded outside of service.

Advocacy

Offers information and referrals, conducts research, analyzes policies, develops best-practices, and works to increase awareness of family caregiver issues. Helplines and Information, Advocacy More information:

• Serves as a coalition of grassroots groups, government agencies, and corporations

• Works towards advancing civil rights and equal access on the local, state, and federal levels

Provides assistance with ADA compliance, guidance on accessibility issues, and employee training on ADA regulations. Helplines and Information

Offers information, training, and events nationally and medical missions internationally to screen for diseases.

Public Education and Information, Mentoring and Networking More information:

• Offers mentoring programs for training medical students, physicians assistants, nurse practitioners, and medical assistance for clinicals
• Assists young adults to navigate challenges and find success

Provides information, education, and advocacy services related to topics that affect women. Advocacy More information: - Helps connect people to local area services - Hosts workshops and fairs to teach about different topics - Looks at problems that affect women and suggests ways to make things better - Supports changes in public policy that improve the status of women

Provides assistance, learning opportunities, and resources. Advocacy, Adoption and Foster Services

• Offers tax assistance and coordinates agencies to help individuals who are struggling with poverty 
• Provides information to the community, including minority groups and isolated communities

Provides information, resources, education, and referrals addressing the root causes of sexual and intimate partner violence. Helplines and Information, Advocacy More information:

• Offers prevention and education workshops, outreach and awareness events, youth leadership project, and more

Advises government agencies and advocates for ways to improve the lives of people with disabilities and ensure they have equal opportunities in all aspects of life. Advocacy More information: 

• Makes recommendations on policies, practices, and procedures

Works with residents, groups, institutions, businesses, and agencies to decrease violence in the community and tackle its underlying causes. Advocacy

Assists with urban tree infrastructures to promote health, employment, and climate resiliency. Public Health and Safety, Advocacy

Tracks the status of MACO-sponsored legislative initiatives and publishes an annual legislative summary. Political Participation

Helps minority students access higher education and career opportunities. Advocacy, Financial Assistance More information: 

• Maintains directory of local offices
• Provides direct assistance to under-resourced students
• Hosts events to raise funds and awareness of their work

Provides advocacy for children at the national and regional level Advocacy More Information:

• Areas of focus include education, mental health, physical health, and family income

Provides citizenship initiatives including citizenship education, mentoring and interview preparation, application assistance, and post-naturalization support. Educational Programs, Advocacy

Supports and promotes agriculture while lobbying for roads, bridges, waterways, farmers, and fields. Mentoring and Networking, Advocacy

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• Represents farmers and community members on agricultural policy issues
• Addresses taxation, land use, conservation, and food system concerns
• Open to individuals interested in agriculture and rural living
• Membership-based organization

Offers information, education, and resources on issues related to housing discrimination. Legal Services, Advocacy

Assists with conservation and restoration by planting trees and improving forest landscapes. Public Health and Safety, Advocacy More information:

• Works to make forests more resilient to extreme events like drought, wildfires, and diseases

• Meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at 7:00PM

Provides advocacy, information, and resources for restaurant and service workers, employers, and consumers about fair wages. Helplines and Information, Advocacy

Offers research and analysis of state budget and tax priorities, community outreach and grassroots mobilization, and advocacy training. Information and Helplines More information:

• Maintains an online policy action center that connects residents to legislators and provides alerts

Provides information and support to refugees and immigrants to establish housing, community connections, and learning United States culture, laws, and employment.

​Case Management, Advocacy More information:

• Includes immigration legal services, mental health services, children and family services, and more