Catalyst Directory
Breaking cycles and changing lives
From coast to coast, dynamic social entrepreneurs are leading transformative nonprofit organizations with a shared mission to help people transform their lives and build stronger, safer communities where all people can discover their full potential.
Fathers' UpLift
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Fathers' UpLift helps fathers overcome barriers that prevent them from being actively involved in their children’s lives. By providing mental health counseling, mentorship, and community support, Fathers' UpLift empowers fathers to heal from trauma, manage stress, and strengthen relationships with their families. Fathers' UpLift also offers mentoring and cultural experiences for children without fathers, creating a supportive environment that promotes family stability and emotional well-being.
HQ: DORCHESTER, MA
Festa
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Festa removes language barriers that keep new Americans from escaping poverty. By offering three-generation family English as a Second Language program, Festa gives foreign-born families the opportunity to improve their economic mobility while becoming more connected with their neighbors and their community.
HQ: COLUMBUS, OH
- Hilliard, OH
- Columbus, OH
First Coast Leadership Foundation
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First Coast Leadership Foundation engages the communities of Jacksonville through a variety of programmatic offerings. It tackles issues ranging from health care, affordable housing, and civic engagement. First Coast Leadership Foundation’s Empowerment II Mentorship Program helps youth discover their unique gifts and talents and develop resilience, raising up the urban leaders of tomorrow.
HQ: JACKSONVILLE, FL
First Step Staffing
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First Step Staffing is a nonprofit staffing agency for those experiencing homelessness that provides skills coaching to reduce job turnover and increase retention. Individuals develop confidence, self-reliance, and pride, while local businesses employ dedicated and talented employees.
HQ: ATLANTA, GA
- Orlando, FL
- Nashville, TN
- Augusta, GA
- South Gate, CA
- San Bernardino, CA
- Philadelphia, PA
Flare Education
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Flare Education tackles generational poverty through high school workforce development, building students’ “capacity to aspire” to high-wage/high-demand professions, cultivating lasting human and technical skills required for the future of work, establishing students’ social capital with professional networks, and increasing confidence and clarity with future career goals. Through its 36-month immersive, paid workforce development program, Flare Education provides students with an expansive view of the workforce by the time they leave high school and helps them identify specific career pathways aligned with their professional values, goals, and skills.
HQ: BOSTON, MA
Folds of Honor
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Folds of Honor serves the families of fallen and wounded servicemen by providing scholarships to their spouses and children. Instead of leaving family members to navigate the next chapter on their own, Folds of Honor empowers them with financial support to reach their full potential and honor their loved one’s sacrifice.
HQ: OWASSO, OK
- Charlotte, NC
- Albany, NY
- Sioux Falls, SD
- Albuquerque, NM
- Phoenix, AZ
- Wayzata, MN
- Birmingham, AL
- Sarasota, FL
- Centennial, CO
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Detroit, MI
- Oklahoma City, OK
- Nashville, TN
- Longwood, FL
- Peachtree Corners, GA
- Toledo, OH
- Parker, CO
- Raleigh, NC
- Carmel, IN
- Kansas City, KS
- Austin, TX
- Chicago, IL
- Dublin, OH
- Center Valley, PA
- St. Louis, MO
- Dallas, TX
- Houston, TX
- Newport Beach, CA
- Greenville, SC
- Grand Haven, MI
- Aurora, OH
Foster Nation
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Foster Nation supports young adults aging out of foster care by providing mentorship and coaching to help them build professional skills, achieve personal goals, and develop self-sufficiency. Through one-on-one guidance, the organization connects former foster youth with mentors who assist with career advancement and life skills. By cultivating meaningful relationships, Foster Nation helps participants navigate the challenges of adulthood and work toward economic independence and long-term success.
HQ: SANTA MONICA, CA
- Rancho Cucamonga, CA
- Austin, TX
Fostering Hope Foundation
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Fostering Hope Foundation focuses on developing teams of 4-8 volunteers who serve as "aunts and uncles" to assigned foster families. For the parents, they provide practical help and emotional support. For the kids, volunteers help with homework, take them on outings, and do things like cheer for them at ballgames or celebrate birthdays. By focusing on providing support to foster parents, Fostering Hope Foundation aims to fix the high disruption rate for youth.
HQ: COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
Found in Translation
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Found in Translation turns obstacles into assets by training bilingual women with low incomes to become professional medical interpreters. Leveraging their invaluable language skills transforms these women into agents of change that help advance equality in health care access, prevent medical errors, save lives, and achieve economic security.
HQ: DORCHESTER, MA