Partners For Democratic Change

Young Invincibles is a Washington, DC-based organization that aims to amplify the voices of young Americans on key issues such as healthcare, jobs, and higher education. Through their youth engagement programs, policy research, and advocacy efforts, they strive to address the challenges faced by young adults in areas like financial stability, homelessness, and access to basic needs services. With a network of over 500,000 individuals, Young Invincibles works towards creating a more equitable and inclusive society for young people across the United States.Generated from the website

The National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium, located in Washington, D.C., is a professional society of the state and territory agency heads responsible for career technical education. Founded in 1920, NASDCTEc has a membership of more than 200 senior state staff and individuals that work to ensure quality career technical education at the secondary, postsecondary and adult levels. The association is governed by a board of directors comprising 16 members that include one associate member representative and four officers. NASDCTEc hosts two national meetings every year that provide information on legislation, research, and emerging issues important to career technical education. It maintains an active listing service system for state directors, and publishes a monthly electronic newsletter.

Shapiro & Duncan is the culmination of three generations of plumbers and mechanical contractors. In the mid-1930s Jake Shapiro started J. Shapiro Plumbing & Heating in Washington, D.C. After Jake retired, his son, David, a mechanical engineer, organized a mechanical contracting company in 1976 known as Shapiro & Duncan. In the early 90s, David s sons, Jerry and Sheldon, assumed operation of the company. Shapiro & Duncan continues to complete renovation projects but has added new construction, office buildings, government and industrial development projects to its portfolio. It has completed nearly 2,000 projects through the years. The main office in Rockville houses the management, including information technology, purchasing, education, safety, accounting and human resources and construction groups, including estimators, project managers and support personnel, the service department and design-build teams. The fabrication shop is in Beltsville, Md.