Hoa’ Aina O Makaha (Wai’anae, HI) - Located on a 5 acre farm in Hawai’i, Hoa’Aina O Makaha is an educational program teaching students and families about sustainable living and gardening.
Notes for Notes (Santa Barbara, CA) - Offers free access to musical instruments and instruction, with a fully functioning studio providing opportunities to record music and collaborate with youth throughout the country.
Tangaroa Blue Foundation (Australia) - Coordinates the Australian Marine Debris Initiative, working with students and communities to clean beaches and collect data, with a goal of reducing plastic pollution from the source.
Hawai’i Arts Alliance (Hawai’i) - Hosts the ARTS FIRST STEAM Institute for teachers to provide training and creative ideas for arts + science integrated curriculum.
Kitchen Gardeners International (Scarborough, ME) - Supports small community and school food gardens through the Sow It Forward program, offering mini-grants of cash, seeds, supplies, and resources.
Santa Barbara Symphony (Santa Barbara, CA) - Provides free weekly instruction for violin, viola, cello and bass through the String Workshop.
Algalita Marine Research & Education (Long Beach, CA) - Hosts the Plastic Ocean Pollution Solutions youth summit, enabling students to create their own action projects to reduce plastic pollution.
Honolulu Museum of Art (Honolulu, HI) - Provides students opportunities to tour museum galleries, as well as participate in hands-on art lessons through the See Art Make Art program.
FoodCorps (national) - Trains and places emerging leaders into schools for a year of service to increase student knowledge, engagement and access to healthy, local food.
Explore Ecology (Santa Barbara, CA) - Offers students hands-on opportunities to learn about healthy watersheds through the Flows to the Ocean program, including a boat trip to Santa Cruz Island.
Honolulu Theatre for Youth (Honolulu, HI) - Produces professional theatre education programs for youth, including the original play GRINDS: The Story of Food in Hawaii.
Community Environmental Council (Santa Barbara, CA) - Installs water refill stations in schools and provides in-depth education about the importance of reducing single-use plastics as part of the Rethink the Drink program.