Congratulations to our 2024 Spring Forward Fund Grantee Step Up Tutoring!
The Spring Forward Fund is part of our mission to help organizations and teams grow with confidence.
Meet the Finalists!
Justworks is awarding a project grant of up to $50,000 to one amazing nonprofit customer. Meet the finalists.
GRANTEE: Step Up Tutoring
Mission: Step Up Tutoring drives student success by providing free virtual tutoring and mentorship that drives academic gains, boosts habits of success, and helps develop positive relationships for elementary school students in under-resourced communities.
Project Proposal: The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is the second-largest school district in the country, serving over 435,000 students—including over 250,000 economically disadvantaged students. Through a cohort of five Title 1 schools in the LAUSD the organization will provide a full year of virtual math and reading tutoring to at least 50 students in each school. This grant would help expand high-impact tutoring to over 250 high-need Black, Hispanic, and low-income students, including a percentage of students who are also English Learners.
Learn More: www.stepuptutoring.org
CO/LAB Theater Group
Mission: CO/LAB (Creative Opportunities without Limits And Boundaries) Theater Group offers individuals with developmental disabilities a creative and social outlet through theater arts.
Project Proposal: CO/LAB Connect is a partnership program in which Teaching Artists travel to partners across the Tri-State area to provide theater workshops for individuals with I/DD. CO/LAB’s partners face barriers to accessing the arts in NYC due to inaccessible travel options, low staff, participant ratios, and budgetary constraints. CO/LAB answers this call by traveling directly to these organizations (residencies), creating a social experience lasting 10-15 weeks, serving over 250 actors with developmental disabilities each year. This grant would allow CO/LAB to subsidize at least 10 residencies, increasing access to the arts for adults with developmental disabilities.
Learn More: www.colabtheatergroup.com
StreetWise Partners
Mission: StreetWise Partners' mission is to leverage mentorship to increase employment opportunities for adults from overlooked and under-resourced communities in New York City and the Washington DC metro area.
Project Proposal: The Creating Equitable Access to Living-Wage Jobs Through Mentorship project aims to create equitable access to living-wage jobs for historically marginalized communities, including people of color, immigrants, and first-generation students in NYC and DC. Over a 12-month period, this grant would help StreetWise Partners support 500 individuals with personalized mentorship, professional development, and networking opportunities.The hands-on approach wouldl give participants access to career advice, industry training, and company site visits that help them see what’s possible.
Learn More: www.streetwisepartners.org
Ubuntu Village NOLA
Mission: Ubuntu Village NOLA is led by and works alongside those most impacted by systemic racism, violence, and incarceration. Instead of replicating systems of oppression, “we keep us safe” by mediating conflicts, connecting families to resources, creating spaces for healing and mutual support, and building power for long-term racial and economic justice.
Project Proposal: Integrated Navigation Services to End Arrest & Detention (INSTEAD) is a program at Ubuntu Village NOLA that heals families and communities holistically by offering rapid in-community interventions for individuals shortly after an arrest. INSTEAD offers alternative solutions to formal prosecution and incarceration by redirecting individuals from the legal system and pre-trial incarceration immediately into evidence-based community resources, facilitating their safe return to the community. Additionally, this program offers participants assessment, on-the-ground case management, resource navigation, and transportation services. This grant would help fund the program.
Learn More: www.ubuntuvillagenola.org
UnLocal
Mission: UnLocal's mission is to address the fundamental injustices and structural inequities that disproportionately affect immigrant communities by providing direct immigration legal representation, community education, outreach, and advocacy for New York's undocumented immigrants.
Project Proposal: This proposed project aims to significantly expand UnLocal’s Education & Outreach (E+O) program to reach more underserved immigrant communities across New York City. It will help increase the number and scope of educational workshops (10 workshops focused on immigration law, fraud, “know your rights” education, career development), new resources, and implementation of innovative outreach strategies. This expansion aims to empower immigrants with critical knowledge about their rights and provide them with valuable resources for career advancement and educational opportunities.
Learn More: www.unlocal.org
Justworks Loves Nonprofits
Nonprofits are the ultimate example of small organizations with big hearts, helping individuals, families, and communities reach their true potential. We launched the Spring Forward Fund to better support the amazing nonprofits in our Justworks community. It’s all part of our mission to help small businesses grow with confidence.
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Terms and Conditions
CLOSED CONTEST ONLY OPEN TO ORGANIZATIONS THAT MEET THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED BY LAW. Open only to 501(c)(3) organizations located in the 50 U.S./D.C who are Justworks customers as of 08/01/2024. Begins 08/21/2024 at 12:00:00 am ET and ends 09/05/2024 at 6:00:00 pm ET. Grant award to 1 winner up to $50,000 for the execution of the submitted proposal. See governing official rules at https://justworks.com/springforward/terms for full eligibility and entry requirements and additional grant and judging criteria details. Sponsor: Justworks, Inc.,55 Water St, 29th Floor, New York, NY 10041.