NAACP New Bedford Branch members work on NAACP initiatives, and also in partnerships with other community organizations.
| ACLU of Massachusetts | The ACLU of Massachusetts, a private, nonpartisan organization with more than 82,000 supporters across the Commonwealth and over 100,000 online activists, is a state affiliate of the national ACLU. We defend the principles enshrined in the Massachusetts Declaration of Rights, as well as the U.S. Constitution and Bill of Rights. |
| Acushnet Company | Acushnet is a global organization and we work, live and interact with many communities. It is in our interest to be respectful of those communities, to be good corporate citizens and to do what we can do to respect and protect the environment and the workers that make our products – wherever they are located. It is good business – and it is the right thing to do. |
| BayCoast Bank | BayCoast Bank is a successful community bank serving the people and businesses of southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island. The Bank upholds the time-honored belief in community involvement and provides a wide range of financial services. BayCoast has locations in Berkley, Dartmouth, Fairhaven, Fall River, Foxborough, New Bedford, North Dighton, Seekonk, Somerset, Swansea, Westport in Massachusetts and Tiverton, Cranston, Bristol, Providence, and Little Compton in Rhode Island. |
| Bristol County for Correctional Justice | Bristol County for Correctional Justice is a group of county citizens and organizations concerned about the treatment of prisoners under the Bristol County Sheriff’s custody. Our concerns range from illegal detentions, to cruel and unusual punishment, to human rights abuses inside these facilities. |
| Bristol County Savings Bank | To date, in 2021 Bristol County Savings Bank (BCSB), through its charitable foundation, awarded grants totaling 23,088 to 45 non-profit organizations in the Taunton-Attleboro, New Bedford-Fall River and Northern Rhode Island areas. Since the Bristol County Savings Charitable Foundation (BCSCF) was formed in 1996, more than 4 million has been committed to hundreds of different non-profits. In 2020, the Foundation awarded .2 million to various 501(c)(3) organizations. |
| Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice | Our long-term goal is to ensure that every member of our society enjoys equal access to the opportunities, responsibilities and privileges of membership in the United States. The Institute serves as a critical bridge between scholarship, law, policy and practice and is well-positioned to bring together critical players from many spheres to devise and implement research-based solutions and remedies. |
| Citizens for Juvenile Justice | Citizens for Juvenile Justice (CfJJ) advocates for statewide systemic reform to achieve equitable youth justice. It is the only independent, non-profit, statewide organization working exclusively to improve juvenile justice and other youth serving systems in Massachusetts. They advocate, build coalitions, conduct research, and educate the public on important juvenile justice issues. |
| Coalition for Social Justice | The Coalition for Social Justice is dedicated to building a grassroots movement for progressive social change viewed through a race and gender lens, rooted in communities that have been excluded from the economic benefits of the current system. We have a dual focus: to recruit and develop leadership, especially from low income communities, and to build effective campaigns that address the economic survival issues that our constituency faces. |
| Collective4Change | Collective4Change is a collective of athletes, artists, musicians, and career professionals who wish to take part in bringing change to our communities. For the remainder of 2020 and beyond, participants will be donating their time and a portion of their annual earnings to this fundraising and philanthropic program to benefit the Boys and Girls Clubs of Providence. |
| Community Economic Development Center | CEDC fosters economic justice in the local economy through people-centered development. We connect youth and adults to skill-building opportunities, and resources and we build community networks and collaborations to promote cooperative action for social change. |
| D. Brayton Charitable Trust | Scholarship donor |
| Dartmouth Needs a New Mascot | If you think school sports teams are honoring Native Americans by turning humans into caricatures, we beg to differ. We are a group of Town of Dartmouth (Massachusetts) residents who believe the current mascot is disrespectful and want a new mascot for the town’s schools. |
| Gifford Street Comprehensive Treatment Center | Gifford Street provides medication assisted treatment to individuals, aged 18 and older, who are struggling with an addiction to opioids. |
| Immigrants Assistance Center | Established in 1971 in New Bedford, MA by members of the Portuguese community, the Immigrants’ Assistance Center (IAC) has been helping immigrants on the path to citizenship overcome language, cultural and economic barriers, and integrate into the American way of life while maintaining their ethnic identity and pride. |
| Labor Education Center, UMASS Dartmouth | The Labor Education Center serves as a bridge between the university, the labor movement, and the local community. We create internships for students and offer programming on campus focused on social change for justice and organizing. |
| Lawyers for Civil Rights | Lawyers for Civil Rights fosters equal opportunity and fights discrimination on behalf of people of color and immigrants through legal action, education, and advocacy. |
| Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination | Our mission is to eradicate discrimination in the Commonwealth by investigating and prosecuting Complaints of Discrimination that occur in Employment, Housing, Public Places, Access to Education, Lending, and Credit. We also offer training to help prevent discrimination from occurring. |
| Mental Health Legal Advisors Committee | MHLAC provides legal and policy advocacy for people with mental health challenges throughout the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A State agency, its central priority is to address those concerns that are most closely related to clients’ ability to live full and independent lives. Like other legal services offices, this includes combating poverty, which is often characterized as a “social determinant” of mental illness. When clients are put in institutional settings, MHLAC seeks to protect them from abusive treatment that can often wreak permanent damage. |
| New Bedford Immigrant Support Network | The New Bedford Immigration Support Network is a group of volunteer drivers from various faith and grassroots organizations who are led by volunteers from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Fairhaven, St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, St. Martin’s Episcopal Church and the Community and Economic Development Center (CEDC). The Network has been assisting immigrants with transportation to immigration appointments in the Boston and Providence areas. Occasionally we have accompanied immigrants to appointments in court in South Boston. |
| One SouthCoast Chamber of Commerce | One SouthCoast Chamber is dedicated to serving, promoting and advocating for businesses to improve quality of life and prosperity in the SouthCoast. |
| SouthCoast Community Foundation | Since 1995, area residents have been turning to the SouthCoast Community Foundation to make their philanthropic giving as effective as possible. The Community Foundation is a tax-exempt, public charity serving thousands of people who share a common concern for improving the quality of life for all in Southeastern Massachusetts. |
| Strategies for Youth | Strategies for Youth actively engages police, youth, and youth-serving community-based organizations in an interdisciplinary approach to addressing several problems: the proliferation of contentious encounters between police and youth, unnecessary arrests of youth for minor offenses, and disproportionate police contact with youth of color. |
| The Silva Charitable Trust | Scholarship donor |
| UMass Faculty Federation Local 1895 | The UMass Faculty Federation, Local 1895, American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO was chartered in 1968. The founding date for UMass Dartmouth’s predecessor institutions was chosen as the Local number. Our first contract, negotiated in 1970, was one of the first collective bargaining agreements for Universities in the U.S. The Faculty Federation represents full time and part time faculty, librarians, and professional staff in two bargaining units: the Faculty Unit and the Educational Services Unit (ESU). |
| United Front Development Corporation | United Front Development Corp (EIN 04-2452594) is a non-profit partner in providing housing for aged, moderate and low-income tenants. |
| United Interfaith Action of Southeastern Massachusetts | United Interfaith Action (UIA), a faith based organization founded in 1996, promotes social and economic justice and improves the quality of life of all residents in Southeastern Massachusetts with a specific focus on the cities of New Bedford, Fall River and Dartmouth, by recruiting and training clergy and lay leaders to act on issues of greatest concern, founding social action on the teachings of our different faith traditions. |
| United Neighbors of Fall River | United Neighbors of Fall River is dedicated to supporting children and strengthening families by coordinating resources already in the community and increasing neighborhood based activities that empower residents and build partnerships. |
| Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts | The mission of the Urban League of Eastern Massachusetts is to enable adults in Eastern MA to overcome racial, social barriers, economic inequities, sexual and domestic violence to employment and economic development opportunities. For 100 years, ULEM’s programs and services have given hope to participants and made a lasting, impactful statement in the community. |
| YWCA Southeastern Massachusetts | YWCA works every day to eliminate racism and empower women. Through advocacy and local programming, we create real change for women, families and communities. |