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Advocacy Organizations

Youth Organizations

Scarleteen is an independent, feminist, grassroots sexuality and relationships education media and support organization and website.

Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does.

Big Brother Big Sisters of America

Big Brothers Big Sisters of NYC is the nation’s first and the city's largest youth mentoring organization. Their work is guided by their values of believing in the power of mentoring, putting the kids first, and being excellent.

Amy Poehler's Smart Girls

Founded by artist Amy Poehler and producer Meredith Walker, Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls organization is dedicated to helping young people cultivate their authentic selves.

Reproductive Rights Organizations

Center for Reproductive Rights

The CFRR uses the power of law to advance reproductive rights as fundamental human rights around the world.

National Advocates for Pregnant Women

NAPW is committed to advancing the equal rights and personhood of all pregnant people including those most likely to be targeted for arrest, detention, and blame — low income women, women of color, and drug-using women.

Guttmacher Institute

The Guttmacher Institute is a research and policy organization committed to advancing sexual and reproductive health and rights globally.

SisterSong is a Southern based, national membership organization; their purpose is to build an effective network of individuals and organizations to improve institutional policies and systems that impact the reproductive lives of marginalized communities.

Trans | Gender NonConforming Organizations

The Okra Project

A collective that serves Black Trans people and provides them with healthy meals and resources.

QuERI (Queering Education Research Institute)

An independent think-tank dedicated to bridging the gap between research and practice in the teaching of LGBTQ students.

The Audre Lorde Project

The Audre Lorde Project is a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Two Spirit, Trans and Gender Non-Conforming People of Color community organizing center, focusing on the New York City area.

NYTAG advocates for more inclusive gender-based policies that benefit Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming/Non-Binary (TGNCNB) individuals.

Girl's Organizations

Society of Women Engineers

Empower women to achieve full potential in careers as engineers and leaders, expand the image of the engineering and technology professions as a positive force in improving the quality of life, and demonstrate the value of diversity and inclusion.