Support Education Equity
If you would like to support organizations working on education equity, consider the following organizations:
Indigo Arts Alliance
Indigo Arts Alliance’s purpose is to build global connections by bringing together artists from diverse backgrounds of the African Diaspora to engage in their creative process with an opportunity to serve as both mentors and mentees. An integral aspect of the Indigo vision is to provide Maine based artists of African descent access to a broader range of practicing Black artists and artists of color from around the world.
Website: https://indigoartsalliance.me
Donate Here: https://indigoartsalliance.me/donate/
Portland Empowered
Portland Empowered strives to ensure that student and parent voices are reflected in policy and practice within Portland Public Schools. Students and parents are experts on what they need to be successful in education, and our Youth Engagement Partners and Parent Engagement Partners are critical assets to education reform in Portland and beyond. We also share the knowledge and tools Portland Empowered develops to deepen the impact of student and parent engagement initiatives in Greater Portland and across the country.
Website: https://www.portlandempowered.org/
Operation Breaking Stereotypes
Operation Breaking Stereotypes (OBS) is a non-profit, service-based organization working with schools in Maine, Boston, and New York City to help students address ethnic, socio-economic, gender, and racial stereotypes through writing, reading, music, photography, and personal connections. Since our founding in 2002, OBS has worked with more than 2500 Maine, Boston, and New York City middle and high school students, facilitating exchanges between diverse groups of learners.
Website: http://www.operationbreakingstereotypes.org/
Donate Here: https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=aeOmsUsep72dtoyesoY5NPzCK8KGVj-KLo4kVC7kuofhBe0K2RUg6OuSK7PzIDSyiqkHsuM_8qE9ixDi
Mano en Mano
Mano en Mano builds a stronger and more inclusive Downeast Maine by working with diverse populations to provide educational and affordable housing opportunities, remove barriers to health and social services, and advocate for social justice.
Mano en Mano helps farmworkers and New Mainers thrive in Downeast Maine. For us, that means not only meeting the needs of community members today, such as healthcare, social services, housing, employment assistance, and education; but also challenging the reasons why those needs exist in the first place.
Website: http://www.manomaine.org/
Donate Here: https://manomaine.networkforgood.com/
Tree Street Youth
Tree Street Youth Center supports the youth of Lewiston-Auburn through academics, the arts and athletics while providing a safe space that encourages healthy physical, social, emotional, and academic development while building unity across lines of difference.
Website: http://treestreetyouth.org/
Donate Here: https://secure.lglforms.com/form_engine/s/ojXRhc8v7IHFRhmUHq5S7w
BLM-Portland
We are a collective of local Black organizers, activists, and community members who are promoting racial justice and social consciousness by holding our shared community and government accountable.
Website: https://www.blacklivesmattermaine.com/
Donate Here: https://www.blacklivesmattermaine.com/donate
Maine Youth Justice
Maine Youth Justice is a nonpartisan campaign to end youth incarceration in Maine and invest in a range of community-based alternatives that respond to young people’s needs, support families, and build community in support of community alternatives to youth incarceration.
Website: https://www.maineyouthjustice.org/
Donate Here: https://maine-initiatives.networkforgood.com/projects/74607-maine-youth-justice