B - Educational

Critical Reflections on Racial Equity

Mission

Prepares young people to interact in a world that is increasingly diverse by learning about the histories, contributions and realities of people of color

Makes historical and contemporary issues of equity, bias, racism and privilege accessible to students, teachers and administrators

Addresses contributors to racial inequity and trains educators to build more equitable schools by interrupting inequitable school practices

Fenix in You Foundation

Books on the House is a non-profit mobile book collective that offers books for FREE to residents in North Carolina. Our goals are to promote literacy initiatives for all ages, foster a love of reading, make books accessible to all people and to erase book deserts in our local communities. We also like to encourage anyone who does not enjoy reading to keep trying out books until they find that one book that turns their life upside down!

Silver Compassion Services

Silver Compassion is a 501(c)3 whose mission is to support success through the end of life by increasing access to planning and education to preserve financial resources and maintain social supports to enable individuals and groups to better maintain vital linkages to their community of choice and age with intention together.

Barre Belle

Barre Belle is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization designed to provide universal access to the art of dance through local community centers and schools. Barre Belle is a portable dance studio for elementary students to introduce ballet fundamentals to underserved communities. Our aim is that students achieve an increased self awareness, self- esteem and to encourage movement through the art of dance whether by ballet or any other forms. Students receive leotards, tights, ballet slippers and field trips to professional dance performance.

Prout Research Institute

The primary purposes and mission of the Prout Research Institute, Inc. (PRI) are to a) conduct research into economic, political, social, cultural, ecological and related issues with an emphasis on analyzing the causes of underdevelopment and other imbalances in the world, such as poverty, depression, the debt crisis, the black economy, corruption, and the North-South conflict; b) study the concepts and philosophy of Prout, the Progressive Utilization Theory, presented by the philosopher P.R.