Meet Our Members

California State Employees Charitable Campaign - 2011

24051 Partners for a Better World From schools to hospitals to human rights organizations, we represent charities working on the ground for stronger communities and a better world. www.partnersforabetterworld.org

24996 Addiction and Substance Abuse at Columbia University, National Center on CASA, a unique think/action tank for all Americans, studies addiction and substance abuse to mount effective prevention programs to protect our nation’s children and communities. www.casacolumbia.org

24052 Affordable Housing for All (RHF Foundation, Inc.) Many economically disadvantaged persons make desperate choices between paying rent and purchasing food or medications. We provide safe, decent, secure, affordable housing for those in-need. www.rhf.org

25571 A Milk for Starving Infants Fund (Alliance for Children Everywhere) One third of Zambia, Africa's children are orphans. Half are not in school. Thousands are hungry. We feed children, operate rescue homes, give free education. www.childreneverywhere.org

12089 Amazon Watch We work to protect the Amazon rainforest and support its indigenous peoples to defend their collective territorial rights against the depredations of industrial "development." www.amazonwatch.org

26373 American Friends of the Hebrew University Founded by Albert Einstein, Jerusalem's foremost university champions the future of Israel, training its leaders in science, medicine, agriculture and technology and preserving Jewish culture. www.afhu.org

18956 American Jewish Committee AJC works to safeguard minorities, fight terrorism, anti-Semitism, hatred and bigotry, pursue social justice, advance human dignity, defend religious freedom, and provide humanitarian relief. www.ajc.org

18913 Americans for Indian Opportunity New accounting rules led to rare jump in overhead reporting. AIO continues to provide opportunities and training to equip a new generation of Indigenous leaders. www.aio.org

26365 Angelwish We help donors provide quality of life services to children and families living with chronic illnesses around the world through holiday and birthday gifts. www.angelwish.org

13034 Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith Anti-semitism, bigotry and hatred threaten the well-being of all of us. We provide education, advocacy and intervention to secure justice and fair treatment for everyone. www.adl.org

18092 Asian American Justice Center Works to advance the human and civil rights for Asian Americans, and build and promote a fair and equitable society for all. www.advancingequality.org

15840 Assist International Inc. Every 3 seconds a child dies because of extreme poverty. We provide homes, medical care, education, clean water and food to these children worldwide. www.assistinternational.org

24038 Bilateral Safety Corridor Coalition Child slaves endure horrors every day. Help BSCC rescue children from prostitution and forced labor along the U.S.-Mexico border, and fight human trafficking everywhere. www.bsccoalition.org

26370 Blind Children, National Camps for Blind campers discover undeveloped potential, increase self-confidence, improve physical vigor, develop an appreciation for God's love and care. www.blindcamps.org

25521 Brazil Foundation Connects donors in the U.S. with carefully selected projects in education, health, human rights, capacity building and culture, promoting social change and equity in Brazil. www.brazilfoundation.org

25572 Campaign for America's Kids (American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry) Mental illnesses are real, common, and treatable. Help us improve children’s lives through advocacy, education, and research. www.aacap.org

871 Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. CLINIC assists low-income immigrants, reunites families, naturalizes newcomers, helps victims of domestic violence, aids refugees, represents detained immigrants, and trains charitable immigration service agencies. www.cliniclegal.org

26372 Center for Justice & Accountability We litigate to hold perpetrators individually accountable for human rights abuses, advance the rights of torture survivors, and develop human rights law domestically and internationally. www.cja.org

18173 Center for Victims of Torture CVT provides comprehensive care to torture survivors; trains health/human service professionals to provide proper care to torture survivors; advocates for prevention of torture. www.cvt.org

26371 Center on Conscience and War Defends and extends rights of conscientious objectors to war. Part of GI Rights Hotline; national Truth-in-Recruitment programs; authority on military Draft. Never charges for services. www.centeronconscience.org

12086 Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation CABF provides information, support, resources and advocacy for families raising children living with bipolar disorder or depression. www.bpkids.org

25630 Child Abuse Prevention that Works (Great Kids, Inc.) Child abuse, neglect, harmful parenting weaken our future world citizenry. GKI offers successful practical evidence-based strategies to grow strong families, compassionate communities and global cooperation. www.greatkidsinc.org

11843 Children's Institute, Inc. Protects, preserves and strengthens families by providing child abuse prevention and treatment services for high-need, low resource families. Supports professional training, research and advocacy. www.childrensinstitute.org

25607 Christian Solidarity International We are a Christian human rights organization advocating for religious liberty. In Sudan, we help to free, feed and heal victims of genocide, including slavery. www.csi-int.org

18993 Criminal Justice Legal Foundation The only public interest law organization in America focused exclusively on winning court decisions strengthening law enforcement and upholding the rights of crime victims. www.cjlf.org

25613 Cross-Cultural Solutions We operate international volunteer programs in partnership with sustainable community initiatives, bringing people together to work side by side while sharing perspectives and cultural understanding. www.crossculturalsolutions.org

18104 Dalai Lama Foundation An international circle of friends, supporting action for ethics and peace through education. Peace starts with each one of us. www.dalailamafoundation.org

15034 Disability Rights Advocates Advances rights of people with disabilities through legal representation in high-impact advocacy that results in significant improvements in healthcare, education, employment, transportation and recreation. www.dralegal.org

10547 Dui Hua Foundation Dui Hua advocates for political and religious prisoners in China and seeks to improve human rights through US-China dialogue. www.duihua.org

24041 Elderhostel The world’s leading not-for-profit adult educational travel organization. Support Elderhostel’s mission to empower America’s aging population through life-changing, intellectually engaging Road Scholar programs. www.roadscholar.org

12851 Electronic Frontier Foundation Civil liberties membership organization protecting online rights to free speech, fair use, innovation, and privacy through litigation, activism and educating the public, press, and policymakers. www.eff.org

24037 Environmental Defense, Interamerican Association for (Asociacion Interamericana para la Defensa del Ambiente) AIDA works in Latin America to help citizens safeguard human health and the environment, protecting and strengthening environmental laws and mechanisms for public participation. www.aida-americas.org

12375 Food First (Institute for Food and Development Policy) People have the basic human right to live free of hunger. Help fight inequities and promote solutions to end poverty, hunger and environmental degradation. www.foodfirst.org

26369 Friends of Israel Scouts Connecting Israel to North America through programs that grow and build a relationship between the two, concentrating on youth development. www.israelscouts.org

24044 Friends of the Orphans Improving the lives of orphaned, abandoned and disadvantaged children through support of the Nuestros Pequenos Hermanos network of orphanages in Latin America and the Caribbean. www.friendsoftheorphans.org

13017 Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation GLAAD is dedicated to ensuring fair, accurate and inclusive representations in the media to eliminate homophobia and discrimination based on gender identity and sexual orientation. www.glaad.org

2252 Gay & Lesbian Human Rights Commission, International Securing the full enjoyment of human rights for all people subject to discrimination or abuse based on sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. www.iglhrc.org

24964 Global Greengrants Fund, Inc. A little can go a long way. We give small grants to grassroots groups around the world striving for environmental justice and human rights. www.greengrants.org

24965 Global Water Focused on developing safe water supplies for rural villages in developing countries reducing disease, hunger and poverty. Our water projects have an immediate life-changing impact. www.globalwater.org

25728 GLSEN Nearly nine of ten LGBT students are bullied or harassed in school. We make America’s schools safer for all, regardless of sexual orientation/gender expression. www.glsen.org

24045 Home of Hope, Inc. We provide services for orphaned, underprivileged, mentally or physically challenged children in India and USA, to help them become self-sustaining, productive individuals of the society. www.hohinc.org

2200 Human & Civil Rights Organizations of America Help stop racial discrimination, fight religious bigotry, prosecute hate crimes, end unfair sex bias, defend democratic principles, and promote equality, freedom, and justice for all. www.hcr.org

2230 Human Rights Watch We expose human rights abuses and pressure governments and international institutions to bring an unconditional halt to human rights violations worldwide. www.hrw.org

512 Indian Law Resource Center Nonprofit law and advocacy organization providing legal assistance to Indian /Alaska Native nations working to protect their land, resources, human rights, environment and cultural heritage. www.indianlaw.org

25535 International Crisis Group Crisis Group is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization, working through field-based analysis and high-level advocacy to prevent and resolve deadly conflict. www.crisisgroup.org

873 International Indian Treaty Council Indigenous Peoples need support to defend their human rights. IITC’s work protects treaty and land rights, traditional cultures, ecosystems and health for Indigenous communities world-wide. www.treatycouncil.org

25648 Israel Childrens Centers, Inc. We provide a base of support for 14 Tennis Centers in Israel where underpriviledged and special needs children learn life skills through tennis. www.israelchildren.org

25649 Israel Guide Dog Center for the Blind We provide visually impaired Israelis with the independence, mobility, self-confidence and companionship through a "Partnership" with a Guide Dog. Dogs are provided free. www.israelguidedog.org

24042 Israel's Support for the Ill and Aged (Ezer Mzion) Ezer Mizion provides crucial services to 650,000 sick, disabled and elderly, to terror victims and special children in the home, hospital and anywhere in between. www.ezermizion.org

903 Jack and Jill of America Foundation We provide financial support to organizations that promote leadership development for children, youth and young adults. Empowering at-risk kids across America to become tomorrow’s leaders. www.jackandjillfoundation.org

13659 Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund Achieving recognition of the civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people and those with HIV through impact litigation, education and public policy work. www.lambdalegal.org

26366 Latin America Working Group Education Fund The U.S. should be Latin America’s good neighbor. We help citizens insist on U.S. support for human rights and freedom from poverty in the region. www.lawg.org

13644 Mental Health Law, Judge David L. Bazelon Center for Protects children and adults with mental disabilities from exclusion and discrimination in education, housing, employment and health care and promotes services that foster their independence. www.bazelon.org

18131 Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego The region’s foremost forum for contemporary art, engaging visitors of all ages with our internationally recognized collection and dynamic schedule of exhibitions and education programs. www.mcasd.org

26368 National Asian Pacific Center on Aging Services and advocacy for Asian American and Pacific Islander seniors. Provides language assistance and healthy aging programs that enable AAPI seniors to age with dignity. www.napca.org

2221 National Center for Lesbian Rights Through impact litigation, public policy advocacy, public education and direct legal services, NCLR advances the legal and human rights of LGBT people and their families. www.nclrights.org

874 National Housing Law Project (National Housing and Community Development Law Project) Uses the power of law and advocacy to fight for better housing justice for poor people and to preserve and increase affordable housing. www.nhlp.org

24048 National Senior Citizens Law Center Rising health care costs and shrinking pensions make older Americans increasingly vulnerable to poverty. We advocate for better Medicaid, Medicare and Social Security programs. www.nsclc.org

24999 Native Seeds/Southwestern Endangered Aridland Resources Clearing House Conserves and distributes agricultural seed native to northwest Mexico and Southwest US; supports community projects including water harvesting systems for potable water in Tarahumara communities. www.nativeseeds.org

10399 Neve Shalom/Wahat al-Salam, American Friends of Supports an Israel community where Jewish and Arab families have lived, worked and raised their children together with mutual respect and equality for 26 years. www.oasisofpeace.org

16195 Nuclear Age Peace Foundation Join a leading organization working to build peace, end war and promote global efforts to eliminate the nuclear weapons threat to humanity. www.wagingpeace.org

24050 Pan American Health and Education Foundation PAHEF advances healthy living for children and older adults in the Americas by working with public health research, policy, and development groups. www.pahef.org

2224 Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays PFLAG supports the health, well-being and equality of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people, their family members and friends through support, education and advocacy. www.pflag.org

12941 Peace Action Education Fund Works to abolish nuclear weapons, support a peace economy that meets human needs and a foreign policy that promotes peace and respects human rights. www.peace-action.org

25729 Peace Development Fund We provide grants, training and other vital resources necessary to grassroots communities working on peaceful conflict resolution, human rights and environmental sustainability in the U.S. www.peacedevelopmentfund.org

26367 Peacemaker Ministries Peacemaker Ministries provides conflict resolution and training to Christians, their churches, and Christian organizations in the U.S. and around the world. www.peacemaker.net

25683 Pratham USA 50% of children in India do not know how to read. Pratham supports education for underprivileged children through pre-school and primary school education programs. www.prathamusa.org

824 Project Concern International PCI is dedicated to preventing disease, providing humanitarian aid, and improving access to clean water, nutritious food, and economic opportunity in impoverished communities worldwide. www.projectconcern.org

4069 Public Citizen Foundation Public Citizen is a national, nonprofit consumer advocacy organization founded in 1971 to represent consumer interests in Congress, the executive branch and the courts. www.citizen.org

18456 Rainforest Foundation We protect the biological and cultural diversity of Central and South American rainforests by helping indigenous peoples secure the rights to their lands and resources. www.rainforestfoundation.org

25023 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, Inc. The Museum, its Library/Archives, and its educational programs exist to educate the public about the history and continuing significance of rock and roll music. www.rockhall.com

18148 Roots of Peace Our mission is to rid the world of landmines by transforming minefields into thriving farmland through our unique model of "Demine, Replant, Rebuild." www.rootsofpeace.org

18193 San Francisco Opera Association Present world-class opera performances; free community outreach events; in-school K-12 arts education programs; and manages an internationally renowned young singers training and professional development program. www.sfopera.com

24020 Seeds of Learning Thousands of children in Nicaragua and El Salvador have no access to education or schools. We build schools, provide scholarships, books, pens, pencils, and more. www.seedsoflearning.org

26226 Seeds of Peace Seeds of Peace is dedicated to empowering the next generation of leaders from regions of conflict with the leadership skills to advance coexistence and reconciliation. www.seedsofpeace.org

25512 Self Help Systems, Abraham Low For 73 years our weekly self-help meetings have trained people with mental health issues like depression and anxiety how to lead peaceful and productive lives. www.lowselfhelpsystems.org

25456 Sojourners We articulate the biblical call to social justice, inspiring hope and building a movement to transform individuals, communities, the church, and the world. www.sojo.net

18153 Southeast Asia Resource Action Center SEARAC Advancing the interests of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese Americans. Empowering communities through advocacy, leadership development and capacity building to create a just and equitable society. www.searac.org

24963 Suicide Prevention Alliance (Glendon Association) Prevents tragedies by providing training and assessments predicting violence and suicide. Helps individuals, families and mental health professionals before lives are lost. Provides free education. www.glendon.org

15323 Survivors International Provides essential medical, psychological and social services to refugees and immigrants who are survivors of torture and gender-based violence: healing wounds, helping reclaim lives. www.survivorsintl.org

16890 Survivors of Torture International, Inc. With specialized care, survivors of politically motivated torture reclaim strength and vitality while becoming healthy, self-sufficient community members. Supporters are a healing resource. www.notorture.org

24036 Tel Aviv University, American Friends of the Supports Israel's leading center of higher education. Unites American and Israeli leaders dedicated to excellence in scholarship, research and community-building -Expanding our global future. www.aftau.org

18195 Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Offers promising young musicians college level training by America's jazz masters and presents public school-based jazz education programs for young people around the world. www.monkinstitute.org

877 Tibet Fund, The We provide support for humanitarian aid, health education, community development and cultural preservation programs for impoverished Tibetan refugees and Tibetans in Tibet. www.tibetfund.org

15903 Tibet, International Campaign for Promotes human rights and democracy for the Tibetan people, secures humanitarian assistance, reports and advocates for Tibetans, and encourages dialogue between Chinese and Tibetan Governments. www.savetibet.org

24028 Fair Trade USA TransFair USA We enable sustainable community development by cultivating a more equitable global trade model that benefits farmers and workers across Africa, Asia and Latin America. www.fairtradeusa.org

24979 Traumatic Stress Studies, International Society for Promoting advancement and exchange of knowledge, including understanding scope and consequences of traumatic exposure, preventing traumatic events and ameliorating consequences, and advocating for the field. www.istss.org

5429 Union Democracy, Association for Defend free speech, fair elections, fair hiring and due process in unions. Protect reformers facing retaliation. Special emphasis on women, minority and federal employee rights. www.uniondemocracy.org

25719 United for a Fair Economy Concentrated wealth and power undermine the economy, corrupt democracy, deepen the racial divide, and tear communities apart. UFE builds social movements for greater equality. www.faireconomy.org

24803 Violence Policy Center From school shootings to attacks on law enforcement, guns are tearing America apart. Help us stop this killer epidemic that claims over 30,000 lives annually. www.vpc.org

24035 Weizmann Institute of Science, American Committee for the Supports science and technology research in Israel for the benefit of humanity, including advancements in medicine and health, agriculture, education, the environment, and new technologies. www.weizmann-usa.org

17049 Wellstone Action Fund Provides training programs in leadership, organizing, non-partisan voter engagement, citizen activism, and issue advocacy for individuals, organizations, and diverse communities. www.wellstone.org

24136 Witness for Peace People of faith and conscience working for peace, justice, and sustainable economics in Latin America by challenging harmful U.S. policies and corporate practices. www.witnessforpeace.org