Directory of Organizations

The Coalition to Abolish Slavery & Trafficking (CAST) is an alliance of nonprofit service providers, grassroots advocacy groups and activists dedicated to providing human services and human rights advocacy to victims of modern-day slavery. CAST was founded in 1998 in the aftermath of the El Monte sweatshop case. Its mission is to assist persons trafficked for the purpose of forced labor and slavery-like practices and to work toward ending all instances of such human rights violations.

The Commission on Legal Problems of the Elderly (Commission) is an entity of the American Bar Association (ABA). Its goal is to examine and respond to law-related needs of older persons in the United States through policy development, education, and the provision of technical assistance. The Commission does not provide direct legal services or make referrals to private lawyers. The Commission can, however, help connect people with the free legal services/legal aid programs serving older persons in the area in which they live.

Communication Service for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD) is a private, non-profit telecommunications and human services organization designed and administered exclusively for and by deaf and hard of hearing people.

CSD was founded in 1975 and is dedicated to providing broad-based services, ensuring public accessibility and increasing public awareness of issues affecting deaf and hard of hearing individuals. CSD provides human services for the deaf and hard of hearing. CSD also provides telecommunication relay services to thirty states, and, at various locations provides interpreting services, video interpreting services, and interpreter training.

CSD’s headquarter office in South Dakota: 102 N. Krohn Place, Sioux Falls, SD 57103, 605-367-5760 (SD-Voice), 605-367-5761 (SD-TTY)

A wave of hate broke over the U.S. following the 2016 elections, affecting people from all walks of life, all across the country. Communities Against Hate is our response—a national initiative to document stories and respond to incidents of violence, threats and property damage motivated by hate in the United States. As an historic coalition of diverse national organizations and neighborhood groups, we provide a safe place for survivors and witnesses to share stories of hate incidents through our online database and telephone hotline. Hate incidents are bias motivated incidents committed, in whole or in part, because of actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability and/or ethnicity. Hate incidents may or may not constitute a crime. We connect survivors and witnesses to legal resources and social services. And we come together to advocate for a better America.

Communities Against Hate is led by The Leadership Conference Education Fund and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, in partnership with an extraordinarily diverse array of organizations.

The Southern Poverty Law Center serves as a strategic adviser to the initiative.

Founded and operated by the former Special Counsel to the Violence Against Women Office, CAVNET enhances collaboration among rape crisis centers, law enforcement, prosecutors, advocates, and others, and addresses sexual assault, rape, incest, domestic violence, youth violence, and victimization of people with disabilities, through an international network of professionals. They operate a comprehensive online database, an electronic mailing list, and an online voice-enabled forum for survivors, who meet and communicate in real time using their computers.

​Community Resource Center (formerly Hispanic Resource Center) is a 501 (c)(3) community-based organization founded in 1998 to promote the cultural, economic, educational and professional integration of immigrants to the already established larger community and to advocate for those in need. We aim to provide the tools to prepare new immigrant families to become self-sufficient and active members of the community.

Over our 22 years in existence, we have grown from a community initiative and referral organization to one that provides comprehensive direct client services and programs.  We provide a myriad of educational programs, case management and referral services and advocate for immigrants and low-income families in need.

A linguistically and culturally relevant resource and service nonprofit organization by Latinos for Latinos. Our programs and services connect families to resources, skills, institutions, and systems and create  an environment for people to be engaged and empowered. CLUES programs are designed to provide access to resources and opportunities for Latino families and individuals to be healthier, prosperous and engaged.

Programs & Services include:

• Healthy & family wellbeing
• Economic vitality
• Education
• Cultural & civic engagement

Connecticut Alliance to End Sexual Violence (The Alliance) is a statewide alliance of individual sexual assault crisis programs. The Alliance works to end sexual violence through victim assistance, community education, and public policy advocacy.

Consejo is a licensed, award-winning treatment center offering outpatient behavioral health care, trauma-informed care, and supportive transitional housing to survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, as well as their families. Since 1978, Consejo has been providing services to children, youth, adults, and elders in King, Pierce, and Thurston/Mason Counties.