Civil Rights, Social Action & Advocacy Nonprofits in California

MISSION:

TREVOR PROJECT IS DETERMINED TO END SUICIDE AMONG LGBTQ YOUTH.

MISSION:

THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION FOUNDATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, INC. (ACLU NC FOUNDATION) CONDUCTS LITIGATION,POLICY RESEARCH AND ADVOCACY, PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZING IN ORDER TO PROTECT AND DEFEND CIVIL LIBERTIES AND CIVIL RIGHTS.

MISSION:

SEE SCHEDULE O FOR DETAILSTHE ORGANIZATION DEFENDS THE CIVIL LIBERTIES ENSHRINED IN THE U.S. CONSITITUTION AND THE BILL OF RIGHTS THROUGH POLICY ADVOCACY, MEDIA ADVOCACY, AND ORGANIZING. IT FIGHTS TO SECURE AND PROTECT THE CIVIL RIGHTS OF ALL PEOPLE - INCLUDING WOMEN, YOUTH, PEOPLE OF COLOR, LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER PEOPLE, IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES, MEMBERS OF MINORITY RELIGIONS, DISABLED PEOPLE, PEOPLE EXPERIENCING POVERTY OR HOUSELESSNESS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE INCARCERATED.

MISSION:

SEE SCHEDULE OELECTRONIC FRONTIER FOUNDATION, INC. ("EFF") WAS FORMED FOR THE PURPOSE OF UNDERSTANDING AND FOSTERING THE OPPORTUNITIES OF DIGITAL COMMUNICATION IN A FREE AND OPEN SOCIETY.

MISSION:

CHINESE FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION ("CAA") IS A COMMUNITY-BASED CIVIL RIGHTS ORGANIZATION THAT CONDUCTS COMMUNITY SERVICE, POLICY ADVOCACY, AND MOVEMENT BUILDING ACTIVITIES.

MISSION:

TRANSGENDER LAW CENTER TLC CHANGES LAW, POLICY AND ATTITUDES SO THAT ALL PEOPLE CAN LIVE SAFELY, AUTHENTICALLY, AND FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION REGARDLESS OF THEIR GENDER IDENTITY OR EXPRESSION.

MISSION:

HEAL THE PAST, RE-IMAGINE THE PRESENT, AND INVEST IN THE FUTURE OF BLACK LIVES

MISSION:

DRC DEFENDS, ADVANCES, AND STRENGTHENS THE RIGHTS & OPPORTUNITIES OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES.

MISSION:

The goal of this organization is to support the passage and enforcement of laws and other social measures that protect and promote the rights and interests of women.

MISSION:

COLOR OF CHANGE.ORG EDUCATION FUND EXISTS TO EMPOWER OUR MEMBERS - BLACK AMERICANS AND OUR ALLIES TO MAKE DECISION MAKERS MORE RESPONSIVE TO THE CONCERNS OF BLACK AMERICANS AND TO BRING ABOUT POSITIVE SOCIAL CHANGE FOR EVERYONE.

MISSION:

IF/WHEN/HOW TRANSFORMS THE LAW AND POLICY LANDSCAPE THROUGH ADVOCACY, SUPPORT, AND ORGANIZING SO ALL PEOPLE HAVE THE POWER TO DETERMINE IF, WHEN, AND HOW TO DEFINE, CREATE, AND SUSTAIN FAMILIESCONTINUED ON SCHEDULE O

MISSION:

FOUNDED IN 1968, MALDEF IS THE NATION'S LEADING LATINO CIVIL RIGHTS LEGAL ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING SOCIAL CHANGE THROUGH ADVOCACY, COMMUNITY EDUCATION AND LITIGATION IN THE AREAS OF EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, IMMIGRANTS RIGHTS AND POLITICAL ACCESS.

MISSION:

TO ADVANCE THE HUMAN & CIVIL RIGHTS OF IMMIGRANTS & REFUGEES IN LOS ANGELES; PROMOTE HARMONIOUS MULTI-ETHNIC HUMAN RELATIONS.

MISSION:

WE IMAGINE, BUILD, AND SCALE INNOVATIONS THAT ADVANCE SAFETY, JUSTICE, AND OPPORTUNITY-BOUNDARY-BREAKING PROGRAMS THAT ARE CHANGING EXPECTATIONS ABOUT WHAT PEOPLE CAN ACCOMPLISH TOGETHER.

MISSION:

CEPEF OPERATES AS A GRASSROOTS, COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION, PROMOTING CIVIC EDUCATION AND ENGAGEMENT, CONDUCTING RESEARCH ON THE EFFECTS OF POLICIES ON POVERTY AND RACIAL INEQUITY, TRAINING AND DEVELOPING LEADERS FOR RACIAL INJUSTICE, BUILDING CAPACITY FOR COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS, AND EMPOWERING LOW-INCOME AND WORKING-CLASS COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES.

MISSION:

IMPROVING THE LIVES OF DAY LABORERS IN THE UNITED STATES. NATIONAL DAY LABOR ORGANIZING NETWORK (NDLON) UNIFIES AND STRENGTHENS THE DAY LABORER COMMUNITY.

MISSION:

DRAS MISSION IS TO ADVANCE THE RIGHTS, INCLUSION, AND EQUITY OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES THROUGH HIGH-IMPACT LITIGATION, EDUCATION, AND ADVOCACY. OUR VISION IS A WORLD FREE FROM DISCRIMINATION, WHERE PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES ARE VALUED MEMBERS OF THEIR COMMUNITIES WITH EQUAL ACCESS TO OPPORTUNITY.

MISSION:

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL WELFARE AND EFFECT POSITIVE CHANGES IN POLICIES.

MISSION:

ELLA BAKER CENTER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS (THE ORGANIZATION") IS BUILDING A MEMBERSHIP-BASED MOVEMENT TO ADVANCE JUSTICE REINVESTMENT BY REALLOCATING RESOURCES AWAY FROM PRISONS AND PUNISHMENT AND TOWARD FAMILY-DRIVEN SOLUTIONS THAT IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH, SAFETY, AND PROSPERITY FOR COMMUNITIES.

MISSION:

WOMEN'S FOUNDATION OF CALIFORNIA AMPLIFIES THE VOICES AND EXPERIENCES OF COMMUNITY LEADERS, REDISTRIBUTES KNOWLEDGE, POWER, AND RESOURCES, AND MOBILIZES COMMUNITIES AND FUNDERS TO ADVANCE JUSTICE FOR ALL.