Supporting Organizations

The following organizations support Partners Against Hate in its efforts to increase awareness of youth-initiated hate violence.

The ACE Foundation

The ACE Foundation, Inc., is a non-profit corporation whose purpose is to support programs that stress character education and conflict resolution to young Americans. Rather than creating new programs, ACE supports existing programs that already have eager audiences and effective infrastructures.

The American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD)

Tha AAPD is a national, non-partisan organization represents 49 million Americans with disabilities to enusre their full inclusion in American society.

AOL/Time Warner Inc.

AOL Time Warner, the world's first fully integrated media and communications company for the Internet Century, is poised to lead the next Internet Revolution ... and to help spread the benefits of that revolution to people and communities around the world.

Association of College Unions International

ACUI exists to promote timeless guiding principles that promote respect for all people, the building of a true campus community, and the joy of learning and communication.

Barnes & Noble

Barnes & Noble, Inc., which operates 520 Barnes & Noble and 470 B. Dalton bookstores, stocks an authoritative selection of book titles and provide access to more than a million titles, offering books from more than 50,000 publisher imprints with an emphasis on small, independent publishers and university presses.

Boys & Girls Club of America

Boys & Girls Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence.

Cable in the Classroom

This special initiative was started in 1989 by the Cable industry as a way to provide public and private schools in the United States with free access to educational television programs. The overall idea is to provide teachers with lively, curriculum-rich resources that inspire learning. Character Education Partnership

The Character Education Partnership (CEP) is a nonpartisan coalition of organizations and individuals dedicated to developing moral character and civic virtue in our Nation's youth as one means of creating a more compassionate and responsible society. Court TV

As the first and only cable network dedicated to crime and justice seven days a week, Court TV provides a unique window to the American legal system. The network brings viewers distinctive programming which both informs and entertains, airing its trademark trial coverage by day and an expanded evening schedule focused on the crime and justice genre.

Human Rights Campaign

As America's largest gay and lesbian organizations, the Human Rights Campaign provides a national voice on gay and lesbian issues. The Human Rights Campaign effectively lobbies Congress; mobilizes grassroots action in diverse communities; invests strategically to elect a fair-minded Congress; and increases public understanding through innovative education and communication strategies.

Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc.

Founded in 1982, Leadership Education for Asian Pacifics, Inc. (LEAP) is a national non-profit organization that aims to achieve full participation and equality for Asian Pacific Americans through leadership training, public policy research, and community education. MTV: Music Television

For over two decades, MTV has been America's most popular music television and news outlet for young people. Today, MTV's followership has moved far beyond only the 18-25 crowd, and the network itself has taken on a more active role in educating and empowering people against such things as racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism, and sexism.

National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium

The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, was incorporated in 1991 and opened its Washington, D.C. office in 1993. The National Asian Pacific American Legal Consortium works to advance the legal and civil rights of Asian Pacific Americans through litigation, public education, and public policy. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

The NAACP's principal objective is to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of minority group citizens of the United States and eliminate race prejudice. The NAACP seeks to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through democratic processes.

The National Association of School Psychologists

The mission of the National Association of School Psychologists (NASP) is to promote educationally and psychologically healthy environments for all children and youth by implementing research-based, effective programs that prevent problems, enhance independence, and promote optimal learning. This is accomplished through state-of-the-art research and training, advocacy, ongoing program evaluation, and caring professional service.

National Association of Secondary School Principals

Since 1916, the NASSP has existed to promote excellence in school leadership. NASSP provides its members with a wide variety of programs and services to assist them in administration, supervision, curriculum planning, and effective staff development. National Conference for Community Justice

Originally started as the National Conference of Christians and Jews, the NCCJ has worked since 1928 to respond to increasing racial and religious bigotry.

National Council of Jewish Women

The NCJW is a volunteer organization inspired by Jewish values that works through a program of research, education, advocacy, and community service to improve the quality of life for women, children, and families and strives to ensure individual rights and freedom for all.

National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges

The National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges (NCJFCJ) strives to increase awareness and sensitivity to children's issues. NCJFCJ focuses on providing meaningful assistance to the judges, court administrators, and related professionals in whose care the concerns of children and their families have been entrusted.

National Council of La Raza

The National Council of La Raza (NCLR) is a private, nonprofit, nonpartisan, tax-exempt organization established in 1968 to reduce poverty and discrimination, and improve life opportunities, for Hispanic Americans. NCLR accomplishes its goals by working to strengthen Hispanic organizations and conducting research, policy analysis, and advocacy on issues of importance to Hispanic Americans. The National Crime Prevention Council

NCPC's mission is to help people create safer and more caring communities by addressing the causes of crime and violence and reducing the opportunities for crime to occur.

National Education Association

The NEA is America's oldest and largest organization committed to advancing the cause of public education. Founded in 1857 in Philadelphia and now headquartered in Washington, D.C., NEA proudly claims more than 2.5 million members who work at every level of education, from preschool to university graduate programs. NEA has affiliates in every state as well as in over 13,000 local communities across the United States.

The National Mental Health Association

The National Mental Health Association (NMHA) is the country's oldest and largest nonprofit organization addressing all aspects of mental health and mental illness. With more than 340 affiliates nationwide. NMHA works to improve the mental health of all Americans, especially the 54 million individuals with mental disorders, through advocacy, education, research, and services.

National Middle School Association

The National Middle School Association is the nation's largest education association focusing on young adolescents and provides professional development, publications, and programs address to address the overall educational and developmental needs of middle level students. The National Organization for Victim Assistance

The National Organization for Victim Assistance is a private, non-profit organization of victim and witness assistance programs and practitioners, criminal justice agencies and professionals, mental health professionals, researchers, former victims and survivors, and others committed to the recognition and implementation of victim rights and services.

The National Urban League

Established in 1910, the National Urban League seeks to enable African Americans to achieve economic self-reliance, parity, power, and full civil rights. NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund

The National Organization for Women is dedicated to making legal, political, social, and economic change in society in order to achieve its goal, which is to eliminate sexism and end all oppression. NOW achieves its goals through direct mass actions, intensive lobbying, grassroots political organizing and litigation.

The National PTA

The National PTA exists to support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community and before governmental bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children. Additionally,the organization assists parents in developing the skills they need to raise and protect their children.

The Young Women's Christian Association

The YWCA empowers women and girls by offering a wide range of services and programs that enrich and transform their lives. The YWCA embraces and promotes social justice by annually presenting the YWCA Week Without Violence and the YWCA National Day of Commitment to Eliminate Racism.

The Partners Against Hate Advisory Board

Naresh Boodhansingh, Student, Hillcrest High School, Jamaica, NY
Verna Eggleston, Executive Director, Hetrick-Martin Institute, New York, NY
Karen B. Francis, Acting Director, Safe Schools Healthy Students Action Center, National Mental Health Association, Alexandria, VA
Bruce Glasscock, President, International Association of Chiefs of Police, Plano, TX
Rex Hagans, Interim Program Director, Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory
Robert A. Honecker, Jr., 1st Assistant Prosecutor, Office of the Monmouth County Prosecutor, Freehold, NJ
Sarah Ingersoll, Executive Director, National Campaign Against Youth Violence
Amna Kanoun, Student, Alice Deal Junior High School, Washington, D.C.
Jack McDevitt, Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Alice Mountjoy, Virginia PTA Education Chair, Norfolk, VA
Sandy Nevens, Dean of Students & Civil Rights Team Advisor, Auburn Middle School, Auburn, ME
Rose Ochi, Consultant and former director of U.S. Department of Justice, Community Relations Service, Monterey Park, CA
Carl S. Perkins, Principal, Oakland Mills Middle School, Columbia, MD
Michele Sacconaghi, Executive Director, AOL Time Warner Foundation
Barbara Sicilia, Commanding Officer, Hate Crimes Task Force, New York, NY
Paula E. F. Younger, Senior Associate, Caliber Associates, Fairfax, VA