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Grace Farms Foundation was established in 2009 as a private operating foundation with 501c3 status in New Canaan, Connecticut. The Foundation supports initiatives in the areas of nature, arts, justice, community, and faith, and encourages participation on a local, national, and global level. Grace Farms Foundation carries out its work principally through the publicly available facilities and integrated programs of Grace Farms, an 80-acre property owned and operated by the Foundation, where individuals and not-for-profit organizations can come together to collaborate for good. Located in Fairfield County near the New York border, Grace Farms is a new cultural and community center encompassing 80 acres of open space. SANAA`s River is an architecturally significant building recently nominated as “2016 Building of the Year” (Architect`s Newspaper). Grace Farms is accessible and free to the public six days a week, with meaningful program offerings, performing arts events, recreational spaces for all ages, publicly available art installations, walking trails, an indoor basketball court, gathering spaces with food and beverage, activities for kids, a public garden, faith events, a library and a state-of-the art indoor amphitheater.
The Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance (www.gflalliance.org) is Broward County`s official public/private partnership for economic development. Its mission is to lead Broward County in building a stronger and more diverse economy by stimulating the creation of new jobs and capital investment while facilitating the growth and retention of businesses in Broward County.
La Casa de Esperanza, Inc. began in 1966 as History Builders, a small, high quality childcare center, whose goal was to create a smooth transition for children living in a totally Spanish-speaking environment, to the Public School District`s English speaking environment. In 2013, over 40 years later, La Casa continues to grow, with a passion for positive change. Since 1966, La Casa has expanded and now offers five fundamental programs. Our Education Programs include a thriving Early Childhood Education and School Age Education Program for the children and youth in our community. Workforce Development provides comprehensive employment assistance to low-income people seeking economic self-sufficiency.
At Apprenti, we not only create alternative pathways to access tech talent and help organizations address digital skills shortages, we provide economic mobility to underrepresented groups by identifying, training, and placing diverse talent in tech careers. As the first nationally registered tech apprenticeship program, Apprenti provides a proven, reliable pipeline for connecting underrepresented groups including people of color, women, veterans, and people with disabilities to the necessary training and hands-on skills needed to be successful in the tech industry. Apprenti is a program of the Washington Technology Industry Association (WTIA) Workforce Institute. The WTIA Workforce Institute is a 501c3 organization created to address tech industry`s workforce and diversity needs.
Philanthropists Eli and Edythe Broad started The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation to advance entrepreneurship for the public good in education, science and the arts. The Broad Foundation invests in the people, programs and institutions that are improving the human mind, body and spirit. In addition to supporting the important work of scores of non-profit organizations around the country, the foundation has created groundbreaking independent institutions in each of its three investment areas, including The Broad Center, which develops leaders to help transform America`s urban public schools, The Broad Institute, a global leader in genomics, and The Broad, a museum in downtown Los Angeles devoted to showcasing great contemporary art.