Alley Theatre

For 60 years, the spirit of the Alley Theatre has enriched the cultural life of Houstonians. The Alley Theatre has produced numerous World Premieres, while its Education & Community Engagement provides high-quality, school-based theatre programs that enhance the communication, critical thinking and performing art standards set by the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.

Alliance Defense Fund

Responding to the urgent need for the legal defense and advocacy of religious freedom, the leaders of more than 35 ministries came together in 1994 to launch ADF. These leaders included the late Dr. Bill Bright, the late Larry Burkett, Dr. James Dobson, the late Dr. D. James Kennedy, and the late Marlin Maddoux. Their prime concern was the dramatic loss of religious freedom in America's courts and the resulting challenges to people of faith to live and proclaim the Gospel.

Alliance for Aging Research

The private, not-for-profit Alliance for Aging Research is the nation's leading citizen advocacy organization for improving the health and independence of Americans as they age. The Alliance was founded in 1986 to promote medical and behavioral research into the aging process. Since then, and as the explosion of the Senior Boom approaches, the Alliance has become the voice for Baby Boomer health by developing, implementing and advocating programs in research, professional and consumer health education and public policy.

Alliance for Animal Rights - A.F.A.R.

The Alliance for Animal Rights or AFAR was founded in 1989 in Dublin. Since then, we have distributed billions of flyers on issues such as veganism, fur, live exports, animal farming, cruelty free products (vivisection) and blood sports. AFAR has inspired others to form single issue organisations like Greyhound action Ireland or the Association of Hunt Saboteurs, both affiliated to GA International and the Hunt Saboteurs Association in the UK. We continuously seek new people of all ages to join us. Active campaigners are needed on a continuous basis to help us to plan campaigns or simply to help in whatever way they wish. All of our members are voluntary and unpaid but striving towards animal liberation is fulfilling and varied. Our ideal is a vegan lifestyle which most people readily aspire to having worked alongside us in AFAR. As a campaigner, a vegan lifestyle is logical and healthy.

Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy

The Alliance for Cancer Gene Therapy (ACGT) supports the extraordinary potential offered by gene and cell-based therapies to accelerate effective and safe treatment of all types of cancer. It is the only national non-profit organization committed exclusively to cancer gene and cell therapy research and is identified by the BBB as an Accredited Charity. One hundred per cent (100%) of all funds raised by ACGT support medical research, with a separate fund for administrative expenses. Since its inception in 2001, ACGT has issued approximately $20 million in research grants to 33 ACGT Research Fellows. Identified through a rigorous selection procedure, the scientists and their research projects address brain, breast, lymphoma/leukemia, prostate, lung, and ovarian cancer, among others.

Alliance for Children Everywhere

Alliance for Children Everywhere (ACE)is a Christian nonprofit organization, founded in 1969 under the name House of Samuel. Throughout our forty years of ministry our focus has been to enable Christians to demonstrate the great love of Jesus Christ by helping children in crisis. In Zambia Africa, ACE operates three rescue homes for abandoned infants, orphans and young children in crisis. We provide assistance to extended families, advocate for adoption, provide infant formula to babies at risk of abandonment or starvation, and offer free Christian education to children who cannot attend school due to family poverty.

Alliance for Education

In 1995, against a backdrop of academic decline and public dissatisfaction with Seattle Public Schools, three education-related organizations with similar goals reorganized and merged to create the Alliance for Education. The objective of the newly formed Alliance was to serve as a catalyst for change, a convener of community leadership, and a conduit for directing private resources — both dollars and expertise — toward critical needs in Seattle Public Schools. With Chief Executive Officer Robin Pasquarella at the helm of the Alliance, and with John Stanford serving as schools superintendent, the Alliance developed a unique and lasting partnership with Seattle Public Schools.

Alliance for Healthy Homes

The Alliance for Healthy Homes is a national, nonprofit, public interest organization working to prevent and eliminate hazards in our homes that can harm the health of children, families, and other residents. These hazards include lead, mold, carbon monoxide, radon, pests, and pesticides. The Alliance advocates for policy solutions and builds community capacity to achieve: primary prevention; practical solutions; environmental justice; holistic approaches; asset preservation.

Alliance for Justice

Alliance for Justice is a national association of more than 100 organizations dedicated to advancing justice and democracy. For 30 years we have been leaders in the fight for a more equitable society on behalf of a broad constituency of environmental, consumer, civil and women's rights, children's, senior citizens' and other groups. Alliance for Justice is premised on the belief that all Americans have the right to secure justice in the courts and to have our voice heard when government makes decisions that affect our lives.

Alliance for Lupus Research

We are charged to find better treatments for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE, or lupus), a debilitating autoimmune disease. Ultimately, by supporting medical research, we hope to prevent lupus and cure it. We believe the solution to lupus is increased biomedical research into the disease, and all our efforts reflect this belief. The ALR adopted a model rarely seen in the science world by applying a business approach to the research process. Like venture capitalists in other areas, we look to fund scientifically sound, but also “high risk, high reward” projects. Through our longest-running grant mechanism, Target Identification in Lupus, we provide large grants with a relatively short funding window of two years to researchers working in areas most likely to lead to a cure. With the lupus research funding from this program, ALR has accelerated the pace of biomedical research studies of lupus.

Alliance for Youth Achievement

The Alliance for Youth Achievement (AYA) is a US nonprofit organization that was was founded in 1999 to provide partnership, financial support and advocacy for small, grassroots organizations assisting AIDS orphans and street children. We help our partners in a variety of settings, including schools, orphanages and foster homes, medical projects, and micro-credit or income-generating projects. AYA strongly believes in promoting solutions that offer improved self-sufficiency through education and income-generating activities. Through the compassion and commitment of people throughout the world working together, we truly believe we can impact the lives of the millions of children affected by AIDS and living in extreme poverty.

Alliance Francaise

The Alliance Française in Paris has been spreading French language and Francophone culture for more than a century. A private higher education establishment and recognised training body, the Alliance Française Paris Ile-de-France is, above all, a not-for-profit organisation (association d’utilité publique) under the French law of 1901. It has built its actions and reputation on the quality of its teaching and training programmes, in a multicultural environment which promotes exchanges, respect and conviviality. The Alliance Française was created in 1883 in Paris under the aegis of Paul Cambon and Pierre Foncin, around personalities such as Jules Verne, Louis Pasteur, Ferdinand de Lesseps, Armand Colin and Jules Renan. Today, it is the leading cultural network worldwide, with 1,040 establishments in 136 countries on all five continents. Each year, 450,000 people, of all ages, attend Alliances Françaises to learn French and more than 6 million people participate in their cultural activities.

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Alliance to End Violence

We are Calgary's resource centre for family and sexual violence. We work with more than 50 community partners to enhance services for victims of interpersonal violence. Our purpose of is to reduce violence in Calgary through effective and seamless service delivery, collaboration, promotion of prevention initiatives, advocacy, professional and public education and media relations. CDVC is comprised of primary stakeholders who are able to make timely and effective decisions.

Alliance to Save Energy

The Alliance to Save Energy supports energy efficiency as a cost-effective energy resource under existing market conditions and advocates energy-efficiency policies that minimize costs to society and individual consumers, and that lessen greenhouse gas emissions and their impact on the global climate. To carry out its mission, the Alliance to Save Energy undertakes research, educational programs, and policy advocacy, designs and implements energy-efficiency projects, promotes technology development and deployment, and builds public-private partnerships, in the U.S. and other countries. The Alliance to Save Energy strives to be the world's premier organization promoting energy efficiency to achieve a healthier economy, a cleaner environment and greater energy security.

Alli’s Journey

Alli's Journey is a non-profit, charitable organization that was created by a young woman named Alli Shapiro Amar. She was diagnosed with cancer at the age of 19. While enduring 7 years of treatment, Alli and her mother, Pam Shainhouse, noticed the lack of resources for young adults with cancer and were determined to do something about it. Since its launch in 2006, Alli's Journey supporters have grown and we are thrilled to continue supporting the young adult cancer community in any way we can.

Almost Home

Almost Home is a residence for families of children receiving treatment in Kingston hospitals. The house accommodates up to ten families. Almost Home is also open to families and caregivers who need a respite during the day or the evening, but who are not staying overnight.Doctors, nurses, therapists and other staff provide intensive medical care for children in hospital. Parents and siblings who stay at Almost Home are able to provide the emotional support and love which are equally essential. Children can frequently leave their hospital beds for a few hours to spend time with their families in a home-like setting. Children attending clinics have a place to go between appointments, or to stay overnight if necessary.

Alone

Alone works towards an age-friendly society where older people are never isolated but are included as valued and empowered members of the community. Established in 1977, Alone supports those over 60 who are homeless or at risk of losing their home. We befriend and advocate for older people in the community who are isolated and vulnerable. We provide long-term affordable tenancies in 95 accommodation units (houses and apartments) in the community. We take a rights-based approach because we believe that nobody should be dependent on charity. We are professional in the services we deliver and embrace volunteerism which has always been at the heart of what we do.

Alonzo Mourning Charities

Alonzo Mourning Charities (AM Charities) is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) public fundraising foundation. Since 1997, AM Charities has raised more than $7 million for various programs that aid in the development of children and their families. In addition to supporting other non-profit organizations, Mourning has focused his attention to stimulating the development of youth enrichment centers. With the help of donors, Mourning opened the first center in 2003 in the historic area of Overtown, in South Florida, known as the Overtown Youth Center. The next center is targeted for the city of Miami Gardens. A major component of AM Charities is the Honey Shine Mentoring Program that works to empower young girls to shine as women. The bi-weekly workshops and summer camp that make up the program helps develop and nurture the mind, body, and soul of young women, by providing experiences that enlighten and create balance in their lives. In addition, Zo’s Fund for Life mission is to empower individuals and their families who are affected by kidney disease and organ transplantation by providing hope through research, advocacy, and education. The foundation was formed in 2001 after Mourning was diagnosed with Focal Glomerularsclerosis, a rare genetic kidney disease that was diagnosed after a routine pre-season team physical.

Alpha Women's Center

Alpha was founded in 1985 with the mission to reduce the increasing number of abortions performed in Grand mom-and-baby-pictureRapids. Our services began with free pregnancy testing and mentoring women who were considering an abortion. Over the years as a community women’s and children’s center we have added services, such as, our ultrasound program, Earn-While-You-Learn parenting program, abstinence education program, sexual integrity program, a teen and young adult buiding awareness and self-esteem program called Step Up that includes preparing to take GED testing, etc. Alpha continues to look for ways to improve the services we offer. Women who need more extensive counseling are referred to local trained professionals in our community.