Solitary Watch
Washington, DC
2013
Solitary Watch is a web-based project aimed at bringing the widespread use of solitary confinement out of the shadows and into the light of the public square. Our...
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South King County Discipline Coalition
Seattle, WA
2017
Disproportionate discipline too often puts students, particularly Black and Brown students, on a path to prison rather that promoting college and career success. The Discipline Coalition believes this...
Stonewall Youth
Olympia, WA
2016
Stonewall Youth is an organization of youth, activists, and allies that empowers lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, questioning, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQQIA) youth to speak for themselves, educate...
Sudden Movement
Birmingham, AL
2012
Suddent Movement is a student-led group organizing students, faculty, and alumni at private colleges to demand fair policies regarding undocumented immigrant youth (DREAMers)
SustainUS
Grandville, MI
2018
SustainUS is a youth-led organization advancing justice and sustainability by empowering young people to engage in advocacy at the domestic and international levels. We mobilize as US youth...
Texans United for Families
Austin, TX
2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
Texans United for Families (TUFF) came together during the fight to end family detention at the T. Don Hutto Detention Center, just north of Austin. TUFF is a...
The Color of Education
Georgetown, KY
2016
Color of Education is an organization focuses on aiding minority students to be college ready and successful in postsecondary education.
The Future Foundation
Washington, DC
2018
Founded in 2012, The Future Foundation is a nonprofit organization based in the Anacostia area of Washington, D.C. We empower and activate “future adults” (13-21 years of age)...
The Other Death Penalty Project
Lancaster, CA
2013, 2012, 2011
A sentence of life without the possibility of parole is a death sentence. Worse, it is a long, slow, dissipating death sentence without any of the legal or...
The Prison Justice League
Austin, TX
2016, 2014
The Prison Justice League (PJL) envisions a society where the voices of all people regardless of past criminal behavior are included in efforts to create a balanced criminal...
The STAY Project (Stay Together Appalachian Youth!)
New Market, TN
2017, 2014
The STAY Project (Stay Together Appalachian Youth) is a diverse regional network of young people throughout Central Appalachia who are working together to advocate for and actively participate...
Think Outside the Bomb
Chimayo, NM
2011
Think Outside the Bomb (TOTB) is the nation's largest, youth-led nuclear abolition network. Founded in 2005, TOTB has since organized seven national conferences, bringing together hundreds of youth...
Trans Student Educational Resources
Monterey Park, CA
2018, 2017
Trans Student Educational Resources is a youth-led organization dedicated to transforming the educational environment for trans and gender nonconforming students through advocacy and empowerment. In addition to our...
Trans Youth Support Network
Minneapolis, NM
2014, 2013, 2012, 2011
The Trans Youth Support Network is a partnership of youth and community members working together to support trans youth in Minnesota. We were founded as a community response...
Twin Cities Free School
St. Paul, MN
2016
The Twin Cities Free School started by two indigenous women, mothers, and community organizers. Twin Cities Free School is an independent school whose mission is to provide an...