Human Rights Advocacy
Documenting rights and standing with people navigating immigration, housing, and due-process systems.
Transparency you can see
Defending human rights, education, and wellness in the communities that need it most.
We’re a Jackson Heights nonprofit that proves its work — with an open map of where we serve and open books on where every dollar goes.
- Secure & encrypted giving
- 501(c)(3) status & tax-deductibility confirmed soon.
Our impact at a glance
- 680 — People reachedSample dataAs of May 2026
- 48 — Workshops & sessions heldSample dataAs of May 2026
- 1,200 — Volunteer hours contributedSample dataAs of May 2026
- 9 — Languages servedSample dataAs of May 2026
Updated as we receive data.
Our Work
What we do
Six focus areas, one mission — explore the work and see where it happens.
Educational Programs
Workshops, classes, and resources that build knowledge, language access, and economic mobility.
Wellness Conferences
Convening community around mental, physical, and social wellbeing as a human right.
Community Empowerment
Building local leadership, mutual aid, and the capacity of neighbors to drive change.
Global Outreach
Connecting local work to human-rights partners and communities around the world.
Volunteer Engagement
Turning neighborly energy into impact — with roles for every skill and schedule.
Open Books
Open books
We treat transparency as a feature. Here’s how funds are used and how a gift is put to work.
How we spendSample data
| Category | Share | What it covers |
|---|---|---|
| Programs | 80% | Direct advocacy, education, wellness, and community work. |
| Fundraising | 11% | Raising the resources that sustain the mission. |
| Administration | 9% | Operations, governance, and keeping the lights on. |
Where a $50 gift goes
A sample $50 gift, allocated the same way as our overall spending.
- To programs$40
- To fundraising$5.50
- To administration$4.50
These are illustrative SAMPLE figures, not audited financials. We publish our real spending breakdown here as each fiscal year closes — updated as we receive data.
Where we work
From a single block in Jackson Heights to partners around the world.
Stylised neighbourhood view — pin positions are illustrative.
- Active
- Planned
All locations
A complete text list of every location and the programs there — always available, no map required.
Featured story
Jackson Heights: Know Your Rights, in Your Language
How multilingual workshops turn dense legal information into something neighbors can actually use.
By WHRUSA Team
A Classroom Without Walls
Education that follows people into their lives — at the library, the community center, and online.
By WHRUSA Team
Wellness Is a Human Right
Reframing care, rest, and mental health as rights — not luxuries — and convening the community around them.
By WHRUSA Team