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CHILDREN'S MIRACLE NETWORK HOSPITALS

About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals

Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals® raises funds for 170 children's hospitals that support the health of 10 million kids each year across the U.S. and Canada. Donations go to local hospitals to fund critical life-saving treatments and healthcare services, along with innovative research, vital pediatric medical equipment, child life services that put kids' and families' minds at ease during difficult hospital stays and financial assistance for families who could not otherwise afford these health services. When we improve the health of all children and allow them the opportunity to reach their full potential, we also improve our communities for years to come. Together, we can change kids' health. Together, we can change the future. To learn about Children's Miracle Network Hospitals and your local children's hospital, visit cmnhospitals.org

BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF AMERICA

For more than 160 years, Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA.org) has provided a safe place for kids and teens to learn and grow. Clubs offer caring adult mentors, fun and friendship, and high-impact youth development programs on a daily basis during critical non-school hours. Boys & Girls Clubs programming promotes academic success, good character and leadership, and healthy lifestyles. Nearly 5,000 Clubs serve over 3.6 million young people through Club membership and community outreach. Clubs are located in cities, towns, public housing and on Native lands throughout the country, and serve military families in BGCA-affiliated Youth Centers on U.S. military installations worldwide. National headquarters are located in Atlanta. Learn more about Boys & Girls Clubs of America on Facebook and Twitter

UNCF

UNCF (United Negro College Fund) is the nation’s largest and most effective minority education organization. To serve youth, the community and the nation, UNCF supports students’ education and development through scholarships and other programs, supports and strengthens its 37 member colleges and universities, and advocates for the importance of minority education and college readiness. While totaling only 3% of all colleges and universities, UNCF institutions and other historically Black colleges and universities are highly effective, awarding 15% of bachelor’s degrees, 5% of master’s degrees, 10% of doctoral degrees and 19% of all STEM degrees earned by Black students in higher education. UNCF administers more than 400 programs, including scholarship, internship and fellowship, mentoring, summer enrichment, and curriculum and faculty development programs. Today, UNCF supports more than 60,000 students at over 1,100 colleges and universities across the country. Its logo features the UNCF torch of leadership in education and its widely recognized trademark, ‟A mind is a terrible thing to waste.”® Learn more at UNCF.org or for continuous updates and news, follow UNCF on Twitter at @UNCF.

COLLEGE ADVISING CORPS

College Advising Corps (CAC) is the nation’s largest nonprofit service organization dedicated to educational equity and opportunity for all high school students. We help students from low-income families, those who would be first-generation college students, and students from underrepresented and underserved communities define their career goals, providing them with the tools, resources, skills, and knowledge they need to access postsecondary education and achieve their dreams. CAC partners with 26 colleges and universities to place nearly 800 recent college graduates as near-peer college advisers in over 780 underserved high schools across 14 states. Nationwide, our advisers help approximately 170,000 senior students pursue a better life and economic mobility through postsecondary education opportunities. Advisers provide a range of group and individualized services to students and families throughout the year, including workshops on college-going topics, 1:1 “best match/best fit” counseling, application and FAFSA completion support, scholarship and financial aid support, and campus visit assistance. CAC has helped over 680,000 students to enroll in 2- and 4-year postsecondary education programs nationwide. To date, CAC advisers have helped these students secure $2 billion in postsecondary financial aid, including scholarships.

COMMUNITIES IN SCHOOLS

Communities In Schools® (CIS®) is a national organization that ensures every student, regardless of race, zip code, or socioeconomic background, has what they need to realize their potential in school and beyond. Working directly inside over 3,000 schools across the country, we connect students to caring adults and community resources that help them see, confront, and overcome the barriers that stand between them and a brighter future. Together, we build a powerful change movement made up of peers, students, and alumni committed to building an equitable path to education for future generations. For more than four decades, Communities In Schools has demonstrated measurable success in creating equitable outcomes for schools and students of color and students that live in impoverished communities. During the 2021-2022 school year, 99.5 percent of students enrolled in CIS programs remained in school through the end of the school year, with 96.8 percent of K-11 students being promoted to the next grade and 95.5 percent of seniors graduating or receiving a GED.

LEADER IN ME

Leader in Me is a comprehensive K–12 school-improvement model that equips students with the essential leadership and life-readiness skills they need to thrive in the 21st century, and enhances measurable results for the school in the areas of leadership, culture, and academics.

READING PARTNERS

For over 20 years, Reading Partners has helped empower students to succeed in school and beyond by engaging community volunteers to provide proven, one-on-one literacy tutoring. Since its founding, the national nonprofit organization has mobilized over 75,000 community volunteers to provide more than 2.5 million individualized literacy tutoring sessions to more than 70,000 elementary school students in nearly 470 under-resourced schools across ten states and the District of Columbia.

DONORSCHOOSE

DonorsChoose is the leading way to give to public schools. Since 2000, more than 5.6 million people and partners have contributed $1.4 billion to support 2.5 million teacher requests for classroom resources and experiences. As the most trusted crowdfunding platform for teachers, donors, and district administrators alike, DonorsChoose vets each request, ships the funded resources directly to the classroom, and provides thank yous and reporting to donors and school leaders. Charity Navigator and GuideStar have awarded DonorsChoose, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, their highest ratings for transparency and accountability. For more information, visit www.donorschoose.org.

Vision To Learn

Vision To Learn, a non-profit charity, was founded in 2012 by Austin Beutner and the Beutner Family Foundation. The program has helped children in over 750 low-income communities in 15 states and the District of Columbia. Vision To Learn serves the needs of the hardest-to-reach children; about 90% of kids served by Vision To Learn live in poverty and about 85% are Black and Latino. Vision To Learn has provided 2,076,928 children with eye care and more than 336,000 with glasses – all at no cost to children or their families. This year another 100,000 children will be provided with glasses by Vision To Learn despite the challenge COVID-19 continues to present at schools. For more information on Vision To Learn, please visit www.visiontolearn.org

AMERICAN RED CROSS, FEEDING AMERICA & TZU CHI FOUNDATION

Panda Cares shifts its focus to relief when natural disasters occur. In addition to monetary donations, we also provide food to relief workers and displaced individuals. We forward 100% of donations to American Red Cross, Feeding America and the Tzu Chi Foundation, who provide direct aid to those in need.