Linkee: Reducing food waste and helping the hungry

The French charity Linkee was set up to create a link between restaurants, food stores and those in need.

Many of the most vulnerable people in society, including many students, are still struggling to get enough to eat. Linkee’s work not only reduces food waste, as they are recycling food that would normally be thrown out, but also provides a valuable service to the community.

iM Global Partner supports this initiative which is providing 150,000 meals per month to more than 20,000 French students.

TSF Jazz: Supporting Emerging Jazz Artists

Vive le Jazz was created to promote young jazz musicians and to allow young people to have easier and cheaper access to jazz music. It organizes concerts, live events, conferences, and master classes around jazz.

As part of the association, the famous French jazz club “Duc des Lombards”, which has hosted many of the world’s top jazz musicians, has started organizing free jazz concerts on Monday or Tuesday evenings to promote young jazz musicians and attract a younger audience.

The Vive le Jazz association supports the club financially in these endeavors by paying for the musicians and their overheads.

The HEBE Foundation

The Hebe Foundation works with young people (typically age 13-20) to enable them to discover and use their talents, while building the positive character needed to sustain these talents and help others.

They create inspiring, educational and fun projects such as ‘Junior Apprentice’, ‘Digital Disruptors’, ‘London’s Next Top Role Model’ and ‘Urban Debators’. These activities give young people the opportunity to gain transferrable skills that will benefit them across all areas of their lives and expose them to jobs and careers that they may not otherwise have access to or have considered a possibility.

Go Live Theatre Projects

Seeing and participating in theatre exposes us to different perspectives and worlds beyond our own, touches our emotions, boosts confidence, unlocks creativity and teaches valuable skills. Go Live Theatre Projects believes all children and young people should have the chance to experience these life-enhancing benefits, regardless of their background. But for many of them, physical, social and financial barriers stand in their way. The charity’s work is two-fold: by offering subsidised, supported trips to London West End theatre productions for families, schools and community groups and also by delivering educational workshops in schools and community settings across London.

Judaïsme En Mouvement

The iMGP Donations Fund has contributed to various programs created by the Judaïsme En Mouvement foundation including The Rashbag Program, which organizes tutoring for underprivileged children and support for children with a DYS disorder (such as dyslexia). The association also manages the Stéphane Disability Fund, which supports individuals with disabilities.

This initiative aims to promote autonomy in communication and building a social life. The association offers participants the chance to break out of their isolation and make friends through informal outings or summer camps. It targets children, teenagers and young adults with disabilities: cognitive delay, behavioral disorders, visually impaired and, whenever possible, motor disabilities. Participants come from all over the Ile-de-France region.

Serve the City

Serve the City organises events where volunteers can show kindness in practical ways to people in need, believing that many people doing small things together can make a big difference.

In Luxembourg alone, Serve the City has 1300 registered volunteers. Our donation to Serve the City helps to fund their ongoing work and activities and as a partner to the charity, members of our team will also volunteer time to support the charity in some specific activities.

UpFoundation

UpFoundation was created in 2018 and is devoted to the education of children and young people in Luxembourg. This foundation brings together relevant stakeholders in the education process (including civil society, students, and the public administration) to support action and initiatives in the educational field and tackle any deficiencies in the system. Striving for equal opportunity in education, they initiate and coordinate education projects and facilitate debates on education.

Some of their projects include: panel discussions on education, a van that travels across the country to promote education, a mentorship program for vulnerable children, a podcast, blog, educational gardening projects and educational workshops.

Make-A-Wish

iM Global Partner has been partnering with Polen Capital to support the Make-a-Wish Southern Florida charity since 2017 and is also one of the main sponsors of the golf tournament that Polen organizes each year to support the charity.

In their nearly 40-year history, Make-a-Wish Southern Florida has granted more than 13,000 wishes. In a typical year, the charity grants more than 625 wishes to local children with critical illnesses.

Wishes not only transform the lives of children, they support their families, who are often strained to the limit by the stress of their child’s illness. A wish gives children the opportunity to look outside their illness – it restores a sense of childhood back to the child and normalcy back to the family.

Compass Family Services: Helping Homeless And At-Risk Families

Compass provides low-income and homeless families with the tools they need to break the cycle of poverty.

Since 1908, Compass Family & Community Services has worked tirelessly to build strong children, families and communities. They help at-risk families become stably housed, emotionally and physically healthy, and economically self-sufficient.

This not-for-profit agency is committed to providing essential, seamless and comprehensive services to those they serve. They employ more than 300 full and part-time employees in 12 locations.

Students Run LA: Promoting A Healthy Lifestyle

The mission of Students Run LA is to challenge underserved secondary students to experience the benefits of goal-setting, character development, adult mentoring and improved health by providing them with a truly life-changing experience: the training for and completion of the Los Angeles Marathon.

Since 1989, more than 75,000 students have participated in SRLA. After completing the marathon students are more likely to: make healthier food choices, exercise on a regular basis, graduate high school and go on to college.

Shelter Inc: Helping Families Re-Establish A Home

Shelter Inc. rebuilds lives one family at a time, by helping them re-establish a home, and assisting with the skills and resources needed to live the life they deserve.

Wrap-around services are essential components of long-lasting solutions. Affordability is only one factor that results in someone becoming homeless. Education, training, counselling and goal planning are vital to the success of regaining and maintaining a home.

Shelter’s social workers are deeply committed to helping youth, families, and our community become stronger and more resilient.