Announcing the Youth Focus Fund
2002 Donations Recipients

Introducing Working Assets’ Youth Focus Fund 2002 donations recipients working for Education Reform, Values, Environmental Awareness and An Equal Start.

Every time Youth Focus Fund supporters shop at participating merchants, they’re helping these 15 outstanding organizations to carry out much-needed work.

Combining Technology and Philanthropy

Working Assets and Groundspring.org, an internet foundation that facilitates philanthropy to social change organizations, have established the Working Assets Youth Focus Fund as a project of Groundspring.org. Recipient groups are recommended to Groundspring.org by Working Assets. To be selected, groups must have been in existence for a year and must belong in one of our four focus areas: Education Reform, Values, Environmental Awareness and An Equal Start for All Kids. eScrip contributes the funds from merchant donations to Groundspring.org, and Groundspring.org distributes this money equally among all the donation recipients.

2002 GROUPS

Advocates for Youth Provides information, training, and strategic assistance to help young people make informed, responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health.

Educators for Social Responsibility Works to make social responsibility a core practice in education through conflict resolution and democratic participation.

Facing History and Ourselves Provides curriculum and training examining racism, prejudice and anti-Semitism to teachers and students, with the goal of developing a more humane and informed citizenry.

K-12 Giraffe Heroes Program Provides unique grade-school curriculum that teaches courage, compassion and active citizenship through real-life role models who stick their necks out for the common good.

Media Education Foundation Educates young people about media violence, gender and racial stereotyping, and commercialism through progressive video.

Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN) — Better Schools Campaign Organizes grassroots efforts by low-income families to improve school facilities, reduce class size and establish alternative public schools.

Public Education Network Works to increase funding for public education in many of our nation’s poorest school districts.

Rethinking Schools Advocates reforming America’s public schools to promote social justice and quality education for all children.

Children’s Defense Fund Provides a strong, effective voice for all children of America who cannot vote, lobby or speak out for themselves.

Girls Inc. Encourages girls to take risks and face challenges, and is dedicated to helping every girl become strong, smart and bold.

Center for Environmental Citizenship Encourages youth to become environmental activists by teaching them advocacy skills and practical ways to engage in politics.

Center for Environmental Education Provides quality environmental education materials and helps schools, districts and communities to create model environmental education projects on sustainability and citizenship.

Center for Health, Environment and Justice — Children’s Environmental Health Project Helps communities stop the use of industrial chemicals like dioxin, which damage our health and the environment, and works to eliminate pesticide use at schools and to prevent school construction on contaminated soils.

Rainforest Action Network — Student Education Program Educates students about protecting the earth’s rainforests and its inhabitants through classroom projects, fund-raising and paper-recycling campaigns.

Student Environmental Action Coalition A student- and youth-run national network of organizations and individuals working to end environmental injustices through nationwide campaigns for social change.

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