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The Laundromat Project

The Laundromat Project is an arts organization that advances artists and neighbors as change agents in their own communities. We make art and culture in community while fostering leadership among our neighbors through our celebrated Create Change artist development programs, and our creative community-building initiatives across New York City. The idea of a laundromat as a primary place for engagement has expanded over time. It now serves as a metaphor for a variety of settings in which artists and neighbors transform their lives and surroundings. This includes community gardens, public plazas, local cultural organizations, and more.

Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis

Action for Pulmonary Fibrosis (APF) was set up in 2013 by a group of patients, family members, carers and medical specialists to provide support for patients diagnosed with the devastating terminal lung disease Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. IPF kills 5,000 people in the UK every year – more than die from leukaemia and many other cancers – but it doesn't have a high profile and is poorly understood. It is estimated that more than 30,000 people in the UK are affected The cause is unknown (idiopathic) and life expectancy is often worse than for lung cancer with more than half of sufferers dying within three and five years of diagnosis. The condition is characterised by a build-up of scar tissue in the lungs leading to shortness of breath and eventual respiratory failure. Our work focuses on four mains areas; firstly by supporting patients with information and access to a local support group and championing their needs. Secondly, by educating healthcare professionals about the importance of early diagnosis and helping them know how to deliver the best care and treatments for patients. Thirdly, through research; we have launched the Mike Bray IPF Research Fellowship which is a £300,000 grant that will fund major IPF research, in memory of our founder and former chairman, who sadly passed away earlier this year. Lastly, through campaigning. We proactively target parliamentarians, the NHS and policy-makers to represent patient interests. Our Vision: A world in which everyone living with pulmonary fibrosis has a better future; with your help we can make this happen.

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC.

Human Resource Development Foundation, Inc. (HRDF) was incorporated in 1967, as a social arm of the West Virginia AFL-CIO, for the purpose of providing economically disadvantaged West Virginians opportunities for self-sufficiency and improved living conditions. HRDF, one of the largest non-profit organizations in West Virginia, has continually met this mission by successfully assisting thousands of West Virginians through advocacy, empowerment, and the successful administration of a wide variety of employment, occupational skill training and educational programs. As a mission driven organization, HRDF continually develops multitudes of new and innovative approaches to assist the states disadvantaged through federally and state funded programs and through the development of extensive networks and collaborative efforts with other agencies, organizations, and private sector businesses throughout the state. Currently, HRDF's employment and training initiatives focus on the provision of services to disadvantaged youth, the ex-offender population, and dislocated workers. These services are provided through programs funded by the United States Department of Labor, three West Virginia Workforce Development Boards, the West Virginia Department of Health Department and Human Services, and the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation, as well as others.

Goleudy

We're a housing Charity, based in Swansea but with projects across South West Wales. We create connections for people who experience homelessness, housing crisis or trauma. For people who have no home, our job is to get them housed, and support them in whatever way is needed to help them stay housed. For people who may be at risk of becoming homeless, our job is to make sure that doesn't happen