These organizations have previously received support from the Foundation to develop comprehensive business plans, as well as long-term investments to carry out their growth plans.

 

Asian American Lead is a Washington, D.C.-based organization that helps Vietnamese and Asian American youth, who primarily come from low-income, immigrant families, successfully complete high school and go on to college. The organization uses a five-pronged approach to youth development, offering each child after school intervention in a safe space, mentoring, family support, and educational advocacy.
  www.aalead.org

 
Big Sister Association of Greater Boston helps girls ages 7 to 15 "realize their full potential by providing them with positive mentoring relationships with women." In addition to matching each "little sister" with a personal "big sister" mentor, the programs Life Choices and TEAM offer group opportunities for girls to build self-esteem and self-confidence and help them navigate the challenges and choices they face as they grow older.  The organization is affiliated with the national Big Brothers Big Sisters of America parent.
www.bigsister.org

Cool Girls Inc. works to improve the academic skills and overall well-being of low-income girls (aged 9-13) who have limited access to community resources. Through a four-pronged service approach, Cool Girls Inc. provides instruction in life skills and healthy living, offers academic enrichment programs, teaches technology skills, and mentors girls one-on-one.
www.thecoolgirls.org
 

Friends of the Children, a national organization with eight chapters in 11 cities, works with children most at-risk of academic failure to make it to productive adulthood by pairing them with a paid mentor (for up to 12 years) in an intensive, sustained relationship to help them succeed in school and avoiding criminal behavior.
www.friendsofthechildren.com

Girls Incorporated develops education programs to guide girls to become "strong, smart, and bold." Programs based on its work and research are offered in 1,000 sites across the nation, and focus on various areas such as math and science education, pregnancy and drug abuse prevention, economic literacy and self-sufficiency, adolescent health, violence prevention, and sports participation.
www.girlsinc.org

Vocational Foundation Inc.  provides vocational and literacy training to youth (aged 17-21) who have dropped out of school and lack a high school diploma, GED, or another equivalent educational degree.  The organization offers a five month literacy and job-training program, and then follows up with "Moving Up," an intensive two-year retention effort to ensure that participants stay in their jobs.
www.vfinyc.org

Washington Tennis and Education Foundation combines tennis, education, and life skills instruction to help kids aged 8 to 18 living in low-income areas in Washington, DC develop discipline, build self-esteem, and improve academic performance.
www.wtef.org