Partners

	InterVarsity Christian Fellowship www.intervarsity.org
	InterVarsity Christian Fellowship/USA® is an evangelical campus mission serving more than 32,000 students and faculty on more than 550 college and university campuses nationwide. Incorporated in 1941, InterVarsity has a rich tradition of campus witness, thoughtful discipleship, and a concern for world missions. Why InterVarsity? The New York City Urban Project is just one of the 30 major American cities for ministry opportunity each spring, summer and during the year. Some are just a week long (we call these "plunges"), usually over spring break. Others are two weeks long (we call these "short projects"), starting right after finals. But most are from 5-8 weeks long (these are actual "internships"), usually beginning mid-June. Each of the projects share common elements (e.g., service opportunities, scripture study, worship, etc.) but are different in specific format. They nearly all share a common commitment to teaching certain values, such as exploring issues such as justice, poverty, racism, racial reconciliation, violence, lifestyle, biblical community, and the ministry of the urban church. In one way or another these projects are all attempting to show you the needs of the urban poor, to let you experience the amazing strength, beauty and resilience of those who are oppressed, and to connect you to individuals, agencies and churches that are making a difference in the city. These projects are designed to help you "seek the shalom of the city." Jer. 29:7
	Bread for the World www.bread.org
	Bread for the World is a non-partisan, Christian citizens' movement in the United States to end hunger. Their members are organized by congressional district into local networks nationwide. They write, call and visit members of the United States Congress, and generate media attention about national legislation and other efforts that address hunger. Why Bread for the World? Changing legislation is a slow and arduous process bu t Bread for the World has been dedicated since 1972 to mobilizing citizens to become advocates for the poor. Students can lend their time, energy and talent to making positive policy changes that will reach generations to come.
	Free to Work www.free2work.org, www.betterworldshopper.org
	Free2Work highlights companies who have been pledged to be Free2Work or have additional certification mechanism in place to eradicate forced labor from their supply chain. We encourage all consumers to use their purchasing power to support companies that have transparency to ensure slave labor is not used anywhere in their supply chain. Why Free 2 Work? Buying things that are not made at the expense of those less fortunate is at the least inconvenient and at the worst nearly impossible as much of our economy is built on cheap foreign labor and exploitation; but what happens when you want to purchase coffee that is free of slave labor or clothing with not picked by children? Well, visit these sites and you can see which companies are working not just to make money but to make this world a better place.
	Global Xchange http://globalexchange.org/
	We envision a people centered globalization that values the rights of workers and the health of the planet; that prioritizes international collaboration as central to ensuring peace; and that aims to create a local, green economy designed to embrace the diversity of our communities. In a world where the economics of quantity fuels corporate power and political greed, the elite are reaping profits while working people and the planet are left to pay the price. In response to the global degradation caused by this system of elite globalization, Global Exchange envisions an alternative economics of quality centered upon protecting international human rights to ensure that the cost of globalization does not come at the expense of us all.
	International Justice Mission www.ijm.org
	International Justice Mission is a human rights agency that secures justice for victims of slavery, sexual exploitation and other forms of violent oppression. IJM lawyers, investigators and aftercare professionals work with local officials to ensure immediate victim rescue and aftercare, to prosecute perpetrators and to promote functioning public justice systems. IJM's justice professionals work in their communities in 12 countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America to secure tangible and sustainable protection of national laws through local court systems. Why International Justice Mission? Law is a pivotal part of our society and having lawyers that are dedicated to seeing the rights of the poor and oppressed upheld is a testament to power of the gospel. Students interested in fighting trafficking and wishing to go to law school and related fields have an amazing potential partner in seeking justice, loving mercy and following God with the specific gifts that they possess.
	Inwood Academy http://www.inwoodacademy.org/
	Inwood Academy for Leadership Charter School will empower middle school and high school students to become agents of change through a knowledge-based curriculum that will prepare students for college and beyond. Our commitment to asset-building will create a positive environment in which our young people can learn to lead and succeed. Why Inwood Academy? Christina Hykes and the founders of IAL are dedicated to building bridges to underserved populations like Washington Heights rooted in a model that gives essential skills and values not just for the students attending but their family and community. NYCUP believes in holistic transformation and a school that is not just aware but addresses the challenges of its attendees is a powerful tool for change and Inwood Academy for Leadership will do exactly that.
	Kids With A Promise
	Kids With A Promise seeks to transform the lives of children in the City of New York and to help them transcend cycles of limited opportunity by developing them into morally grounded, academically accomplished leaders. Kids With A Promise is a division of Christian Herald Association. Our goal is to be the most effective provider of compassionate care and life transformation for hurting people in the City of New York. Why Kids with a Promise? Kids with a Promise is dedicated to bringing life-changing opportunities to children and communities in need. Students that participate in NYCUP can have a serious impact on the lives of those living in underserved areas while growing and deepening their faith.


	New York Faith and Justice www.nyfaithjustice.org
	NY Faith & Justice is a growing movement of churches, organizations, and individuals committed to following Christ, uniting the church and ending poverty in New York through spiritual formation, education and direct advocacy. NY Faith & Justice envisions a city where New Yorkers and their communities are released from the oppression of poverty and the poverty of riches. We work for a day when rich and poor follow Jesus’ call to live into their need one for the other. We envision the church drawn together and ignited by the vision of Isaiah 61, where practiced justice grows our faith and practiced faith builds a just city. And we envision a New York where resources are shared and just policies are practiced because God’s people are no longer dependent on the dollar – they are oaks of righteousness – dependent on God alone. Why New York Faith and Justice? Ending poverty will not just take the church, the government or small groups acting independently but it will be all of these groups working together in concert around a common goal of seeing the poor provided for and those in need having those needs met. Providing students with connections to individuals of all professions living and working post-college but still involved in attempting to reflect the Kingdom of God in their everyday lives is essential in creating a culture that causes lifetime conversion to Christ and turning faith into action.
	NEWDradio http://www.newdmagazine.com
	NEWDMagazine is an online arts and progressive culture publication that is a subsidiary of South Florida-based multimedia and entertainment services firm, MRYS International, Inc. Our publication operates bi-regionally out of Miami and out of the NY metro area. We explore art, faith, trends and progressive culture all from the lens of globally-minded, twentysomethings. You may visit our online home at www.newdmagazine.com. NEWDradio is the radio arm to NEWDMagazine that airs live every Sunday afternoon onwww.blogtalkradio.com/newd or on our weekly recorded iTunes podcast. Why NEWDradio? NYCUP is committed to engaging culture with the transformative power of the Gospel of Jesus Christ and that includes media. NEWD Radio is committed to that as well — not just producing a show or writing for the sake of publishing or speaking but instead taking part in the redemptive process by creating with excellence.
	Nomi Network www.nominetwork.org
	Nomi Network aims to leverage the marketplace, film, and fashion to eradicate sexual slavery. Nomi Network empowers and protects individuals at-risk for sex trafficking in Cambodia by creating job and educational opportunities that will provide positive alternatives to remaining in, or entering the sex trade. These job opportunities allow trafficking survivors to become skilled in product production, linking them to Nomi’s design team to develop chic and modern fair-trade products. Consumers then raise awareness for issues of sex trafficking by purchasing these products, with the proceeds supporting Nomi Network’s educational and training initiatives for survivors. Why Nomi Network? Rescuing women from sexual slavery is one step towards freedom; but then rehabilitation, safety and a job that brings them a way to make a living changes everything and brings our desire for transformat ion full circle. Students can bring their talent, energy and creativity to Nomi in an effort to create products and expand an operation aimed at not just creating but sustaining freedom for women who need it. Additionally, students learn how to buy products that have not been produced from slave or forced labor. Fighting slavery can be as pracctical as making smart purchases.
	NYSUM http://nysum.org
	New York School of Urban Ministry is a “training and resource center serving the urban church.” NYSUM’s purpose is to train laborers for the front lines – servant leaders who can face the urban challenge. Our school is unique in that groups from Seminaries, Bible Schools, and Colleges, Churches and Mission Organizations learn urban ministry at the grass roots with a cross-cultural “hands-on” focus. This is possible through NYSUM’S years of networking and partnering with pastors and churches throughout all five boroughs of New York City. Why NYSUM? NYCUP supports the work of NYSUM because they aim to reflect the kingdom of God in New York for all who are in need in NYC by instructing and empowering leaders to not just lead, but lead well. NYCUP aims to do the same for students.
	Not For Sale Campaign www.notforsalecampaign.com
	The Not For Sale Campaign equips and mobilizes Smart Activists to deploy innovative solutions to re-abolish slavery in their own backyards and across the globe. Why Not for Sale? The Not For Sale Campaign is a wealth of information and a leader in advocacy and ground-breaking slavery mapping work. Students in the NY/NJ area and elswhere can look to them for information on how trafficking is affecting our every day lives and it is not a thing of the past but something very present today. Jonathan Walton, the director of the New York City Urban Project has partnered with directors of Not for Sale NY and Not For Sale NJ to provide students with opportunities to become not just advocates but abolitionists.
	Operation Exodus http://www.operationexodus.org/
	The mission of Operation Exodus Inner City (Exodus) is to promote personal growth, high educational achievement, and leadership to underserved children, with an emphasis on the Latino community in Washington Heights, through quality out-of-school education, caring mentoring relationships, school placement and parent workshops. Why Operation Exodus? What NYCUP wishes to do on a macro level in changing the culture of our world from one of constant consumption to consistent compassion, Operation Exodus has been doing with excellence in one community since 1988. With great programs rooted in experience among generations in Washington Heights, Operation Exodus is a staple of the neighborhood. NYCUP hopes learn and if possible help to surge Operation Exodus's work forward in reflecting God's kingdom where every child has an equal share of opportunity.
	Poetic People Power www.poeticpeoplepower.com
	For the last 7 years, poet, writer and activist Tara Bracco has been bringing together a diverse dynamic group to highlight issues of injustice through the power of spoken word. Packed crowds at the Nuyorican Poets Cafe, Ars Nova Theater and now the Bowery Poetry Club have heard passionate and powerful performances about equal wages, preserving the environment, healthcare and more. Why Poetic Power Power? Art is a powerful tool in activism and raising awareness and P3's powerful words are engaging, informative and inspiring. Events provide a springboard for more action and advocacy opportunities as people come together to network and plan for positive change.
	Restore NYC www.restorenyc.org
	Restore aims to provide a home to women escaping the sex industry is the most treasured and primary aspect of our program. When a woman escapes prostitution or trafficking, she is immediately in need of safe housing. In addition to the fundamental provision of food, housing and clothing, Restore's program is unique for four specific reasons: (1) accountability, (2) spiritual guidance, (3) modeling healthy daily living and (4) total reintegration back into society. Why Restore NYC? Holistic transformation takes individuals and organizations working in concert at all levels. Restore NYC is on the ground in working to transform the lives of those women who have been rescued. Students and individuals that are interested in counseling and social work can apply their skills here in working directly with those in need. Restore NYC is the first and only Christian rehabilitation organization for rescued trafficked women in New York City.
	Slavery Map www.slaverymap.org
	Slavery thrives in the shadows. An estimated 27 million live in bondage today – yet we know about the plight of so few of them. The battle to end slavery begins by revealing it. This campaign began when the death of Seetha Vemireddy, a 17 year-old bonded slave at a restaurant in Berkeley, CA, came to the attention of professor David Batstone. By learning to recognize forced labor and report it, you can help people like Seetha gain their freedom. SlaveryMap was created for this purpose. Why Slavery Map? Slave labor is alive and well but it's hard for us to believe it's in our own backyards, next door, or a couple floors up. This tool will help us to shed light on cases that are happening in our neighborhoods so that we can begin to grasp the scope of this rising issue and serve as fuel for change in legislation, social consciousness and grow our effectiveness to combat this growing problem.
	Stop Child Trafficking Now www.sctnow.org
	Stop Child Trafficking Now is a one-of-a-kind campaign that Dr. Laura Lederer, former US State Department Senior Advisor on human trafficking, calls “historic." Stop Child Trafficking Now targets the source of child trafficking: predators who drive the sex industry everywhere in the world, including in your own local communities in NYC. . SCTNow looks to sponsors and donors to help fund highly qualified teams of operatives who build cases and execute missions that bring trafficking to a halt. Not until we stop the predators will we rid the world of trafficking. SCTNow's goal is to put predators behind bars and end the demand. Why Stop Child Trafficking Now? After co-sponsoring a screening of Call and Response, a rock-umentary that highlights the atrocity of the modern-day slave trade and the consequent co-sponsoring of a benefit concert with Reggae Artist, Matisyahu hundreds of students wished to take action to join the new abolition movement. By partnering with SCT Now we aim to show students that there are concrete ways to attack the source of the problem and not just the result.
	Team World Vision www.worldvision.org/team
	Team World Vision is a program of World Vision that enables athletes to raise awareness and funds for communities in need through their athletic events. World Vision is in nearly 100 countries working with communities to help provide things like clean water, nutritious food, education, medical care, and economic opportunity. Team World Vision athletes raise funds for World Vision projects like these, primarily in African countries. Why Team World Vision? NYCUP aims to bring opportunities for people transform lives using whatever gifts and talents that God has blessed them with. Thus, by partnering with the advocates from Team World Vision, students and university communities can link up with athletes that run for a cause bigger than themselves.
	World Vision www.worldvision.org
	World Vision is a Christian humanitarian charity organization dedicated to working with children, families, and their communities worldwide to reach their full potential by tackling the causes of poverty and injustice. We serve close to 100 million people in nearly 100 countries around the world. World Vision serves all people, regardless of religion, race, ethnicity, or gender. Motivated by our faith in Jesus Christ, we serve alongside the poor and oppressed as a demonstration of God’s unconditional love for all people. Why World Vision? A strong partnership between InterVarsity and World Vision began in New York/New Jersey when students at Columbia University were prompted by the documentary "Invisible Children" to work to save those living in war-torn Northern Uganda. After raising nearly $40,000, building a maternity ward and investing microfinance loans, InterVarsity began to reach out to other campuses and formed a strong contingent raising more than $250,000 through child sponsroships and gifts. Today, Jonathan Walton, the director of the New York City Urban Project serves as an Artist Associate and as a member of their distinguished Speaker's Bureau.
	The Veritas Forum www.veritas.org
	Many of our nation's colleges and universities, including Yale, Michigan and Harvard, have included the Latin veritas in their mottos, signifying a pursuit of truth, unattached, it seemed, to anything in particular. Our name, The Veritas Forum, references our desire to explore the original understanding of veritas. We seek to explore, discuss, engage, inspire, question, and enlarge our view of true life together. We create forums for the exploration of true life. We seek to inspire the shapers of tomorrow's culture to connect their hardest questions with the person and story of Jesus Christ. Why Veritas? Whatever one's worldview may be, we can agree that there is injustice in the world and we are most capable if we act on our faith to alleviate the suffering of those less fortunate than ourselves. Jonathan Walton, now Director of the New York City Urban Project helped to organize and promote the Veritas Forum at Columbia University and wants to see students that discuss their faith but more importantly invite people live out the values of justice and mercy that so many faith traditions are built upon.

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