Who We Back

Combines education, the arts, and a social justice lens to preserve, document, and inspire local community engagement with the cultural center and historical site of Weeksville, one of the largest free Black communities in pre-Civil War America.

Provides immigrant women with holistic support and case management services, from safety planning to secure emergency housing and medical assistance, to ESL, Know Your Rights, financial literacy and  job training courses, and connection to vital resources for women without access to other social service agencies.

Organizes low-wage and immigrant workers across industries including construction, cleaning, food and app delivery services, tobacco processing, and more to advocate for fair wages and safe working conditions through education, leadership development, grassroots outreach, and legislative advocacy that builds a strong labor movement.

Connects foster youth with permanent families via family finding, parent training, youth trauma therapy, and more to ensure that they have safe and secure support systems that allow them to thrive.

Provides young people with marketable hard skills in STEAM like graphic and web design, and access to post-secondary education in order to achieve economic mobility and engage in community revitalization.

Addresses the obstacles young people, especially youth of color, face in becoming informed, engaged voters and civic leaders so that they can channel their collective power and mobilize change.

Supports women and girls, champions gender equity, and strives to eliminate racism through housing support, leadership development, immigration services, advocacy and policy, and community engagement.