Catalyst Directory
From coast to coast, dynamic social entrepreneurs are leading transformative nonprofit organizations with a shared mission to break the cycle of poverty and build stronger, safer communities where all people can discover their full potential.
To unite and mobilize Christians, empowering them to put biblical principles into action as we engage our city’s most systemic problems.
A Second U Foundation educates, certifies, and secures employment for formerly incarcerated men and women as certified personal trainers and other fitness industry professionals. Through a six-week program that provides opportunity, empowerment, and community, A Second U Foundation helps men and women leaving prison successfully reenter society, contribute to their community, and avoid reoffending. No program graduates have been rearrested and 93 percent have maintained consistent employment.
We are honored to join an ever-growing community of peace builders in the beautiful borderlands of Juarez-El Paso. We’re seeking narrative, systemic, and personal change through Border Encounter Experiences for groups across the country. We’re also pursuing holistic border response – by resourcing migrant shelters downstream with needed supplies, while advocating with our neighbors upstream . We invite you to stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters from all over the world who’s migrant path has brought them here – as neighbors.
ACE Scholarships awards financial scholarships to students from low-income families so they can attend the school of their choice. Ninety percent of ACE students graduate high school and 74 percent enroll in college. Through its partnership with Stand Together, ACE Scholarships has expanded from four to eight states.
To lead and support a national network of community colleges to achieve sustainable institutional transformation through sharing knowledge, innovative solutions and effective practices and policies leading to improved outcomes for all students.
Acts Housing provides home buyer and financial counseling, real estate brokerage, and rehab expertise. Through Acts Lending, they offer purchase and rehab loans for families locked out of the traditional mortgage market and purchasing distressed homes.
- Beloit, WI
Adaptive Training Foundation redefines limits for wounded veterans and individuals with life-altering physical challenges. Through intense physical and mental coaching, this Dallas-based organization provides a path for each adaptive athlete to find confidence, mobility and – above all – hope.
Advance Peace is dedicated to ending cyclical and retaliatory gun violence in American urban neighborhoods. We invest in the development, health, and wellbeing of those at the center of this crisis.
ACT is leading the way in innovative approaches to creating safer neighborhoods through building relationships and empowering neighbors to take a stand for their community.
- Milwaukee, WI