The following is a list of the 2006 New Haven Non-Profit Academy Members. Organizations with "(*)" indicate they are faith based.

CDO Awardees include:

Casa Otonal
http://www.volunteersolutions.org
Provides an array of housing, social, cultural, and educational services with a focus on strengthening the Hispanic Community. Their areas of service fall under children and youth and community health and wellness (elderly services).

Children in Placement
http://www.childreninplacement.org
Goal is to expedite the movement of abused and neglected children out of the Connecticut Court system and into safe, and permanent homes with biological, adoptive and long term foster parents. Their area of focus is children and youth.

Community Mediation
http://www.community-mediation.org
Goal is to promote peaceful communities and just relationships by enabling individuals, families, organizations to resolve their conflicts through mediation, dialogue, training, facilitation and education. Areas of focus are children and youth, housing and homelessness and community health and wellness.

Coordinated Council for Children in Crisis
http://www.ccccnh.org
Goal is to prevent child abuse, neglect and victimization across the life span and to serve those affected through home visiting, parenting education, counseling and advocacy. Their area of focus is children and youth.

New Haven Homeownership Center
http://www.nhsofnewhaven.org/hoc.htm
Goal is to establish a community presence for most, if not all, of the lending institutions that do business in New Haven. Lenders will be able to use the Center to meet with prospective clients in a comfortable, non-threatening environment, in a facility that is owned and managed by a well-respected nonprofit organization having more than 20 years of service to the community.

New Life Corporation (*)
http://www.causainc.org/nlc_web/
Goal is to increase the economic security of low and moderate income working families in New Haven and the region through workforce development, financial education and asset building. Their areas of focus include community health and wellness and children and youth.

Youth Rights Media
Goal is to promote youth leadership among marginalized youth with a particular focus on engaging young people in video media production so that young people are equipped with the tools, skills and strategies for affecting change within themselves, their communities and Connecticut's juvenile justice system. Their area of focus is children and youth.

EO Awardees include:

Amistad America
http://www.amistadamerica.org
Goal is to promote improved relationships between races and cultures by acknowledging our common experiences and encouraging dialogue that is based on respect. The inherent lessons and legacies of freedom, justice, perseverance, cooperation and leadership arising from the historic Amistad Incident of 1839 are symbolized by the re-created Amistad.

The Color of Words
Goal is to support New Haven youth in need in recognizing and celebrating their own creativity, intuition and intellectual curiosity through the creative writing process. Their area of focus is children and youth.

Concepts for Adaptive Learning
Goal is through outreach and advocacy to collaborate with schools and partners to develop, implement and evaluate the efficacy of innovative technology-based projects and programs. Their area of focus is children and youth.

Connecticut School of Survival
Goal is to provide highest quality self-defense instruction while promoting optimal good health and physical fitness through exercise and education. Their area of focus is community health and wellness and children and youth.

Everlasting Word Outreach Ministries

Hillhouse Thunder & Lightning Drill Squad

Jeremiah Project (*)
Goal is to offer opportunities to develop life skills through recreational venue by focusing on responsibility, teamwork, accountability, motivation, athletics and health among youth. Their area of focus is children and youth.

Nation Drill Squad/Drum Corp

Nubian Sisters Cancer Support Group (*)
http://www.nubiansisterscsg.com
Goal is to give support to cancer patients, cancer survivors, cancer patients' families and the families of those that succumb to the disease by raising awareness, education and connecting them to available resources. Their focus is community health and wellness.

Reverend Ray's Outreach Ministries

Shiloh Missionary Baptist Church (*)
Goal is to provide community services to those incarcerated, youth and the homeless. Their overall focus falls under, prisoner re-entry, children and youth and housing and homelessness.

Sisters' Journey (*)
http://www.sistersjourney.com
Goal is to provide education and support to women of color who are survivors of breast cancer, their families and friends with the hope of decreasing the mortality rate among this vulnerable population. Their overall focus falls under community health and wellness.

St. Luke's Episcopal Church (*)
Goal is to provide a vast array of community services to needy individuals and families, the elderly, the mentally ill and the homeless. Their overall focus falls under community health and wellness.

St. Paul UAMEChurch Youth Department

United Teen Connection
Goal is to provide peer-to-peer counseling over the phone to callers who need someone to listen with the overall goal in mind to avoid a crisis. Their focus is community health and wellness.