Yolo Basin Foundation Competitors

The Conflict Center teaches skills for difficult conversations. Participants learn practical hands on skills to handle daily hassles and conflict effectively. We can all learn to take concepts and ideas into the real world and translate them into productive, successful, nonviolent actions and behaviors. The Conflict Center’s mission is to “prevent physical, verbal, and emotional violence by partnering with individuals and communities to shift perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors through education and skill-building..”Founded in 1987 The Conflict Center has grown from a dream to a place that enables all those who wish to learn the practical skills of peacemaking. Because conflict is inevitable, we are not an organization without conflict, but we walk the talk and manage it. We are committed to our mission and our work is based on our values. The Conflict Center teaches communication skills, consequences, negotiation, anger management classes, conflict management, and assertiveness. Participants learn to handle daily hassles and conflict effectively, to take concepts and ideas into the real world and translate them into productive, successful, nonviolent actions and behaviors.

Zero Breast Cancer promotes breast cancer risk reduction through translation of scientific research and evidence-based recommendations that support health and wellness at key stages of life. We envision a world with zero breast cancer.

Pontchartrain Conservancy is a non-profit, membership-based organization, was established in 1989 in response to public outcry for the preservation and restoration of the Pontchartrain Basin’s ecosystem.As the public’s independent voice, the Pontchartrain Conservancy is dedicated to restoring and preserving the water quality, coast, and habitats of the entire Pontchartrain Basin. Through coordination of restoration activities, education, advocacy, monitoring of the regulatory process, and citizen action, we work in partnership with all segments of the community to reclaim the Basin for this and future generations.The Pontchartrain Conservancy is a non-profit organization consisting of a board of directors representing Basin parishes and regulatory agencies.The Pontchartrain Basin is a 10,000 square mile watershed encompassing 16 Louisiana parishes. The land use of the region is both rural and urban and is the most densely populated region in Louisiana, including metro New Orleans and the state capital, Baton Rouge. It is one of the largest estuarine systems in the Gulf of Mexico containing over 22 essential habitats. The Basin's topography ranges from rolling woodlands in the north to coastal marshes in the south, with the 630 square mile Lake Pontchartrain as its centerpiece.