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 - Increases public awareness of the levels and consequences of child / family poverty by publishing research on the indicators of child poverty and developing public education resources.- Canadian Council on Social Development, The
- National, nonprofit organization which focuses on issues of social and economic security.
- National Child Benefit
- A partnership among the federal, provincial, and territorial governments and First Nations that aims to help prevent and reduce the depth of child poverty, support parents as they move into the labour market, and reduce overlap and duplication of government programs.
- National Council of Welfare
- Advisory body to the Canadian government on matters of concern to low-income people.
- PovNet
- Site for advocates, people on welfare, and community groups and individuals involved in anti-poverty work. Provides information about welfare and housing laws and resources in British Columbia and Canada.
- World Job and Food Bank
- Aims to alleviate poverty, unemployment, disease, and their causes in Canada and developing countries.
- AarKay Education & Healthcare Development Society
- Promotes education and basic healthcare facilities.
- ActionAid (3)
- Aid/Watch
- Community-based, not for profit, activist group that works to make sure that aid money reaches the right people, communities, and their environments.
- Alliance for Youth Achievement
- Nonprofit organization helping care for and educate orphans and street children throughout the world.
- Alpha Communities
- Provides holistic relief to disadvantaged families in Mongolia and China.
- American Bar Association Commission on Homelessness & Poverty
- Devoted to fostering the development of legal pro bono homeless programs and to educating the profession and public to the legal problems of the very poor.
- American Public Human Services Association
- Nonprofit, bipartisan organization that develops, promotes, and implements public human service policies that improve the health and well-being of families, children, and adults.
- Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now (ACORN)
- The country's largest grassroots organization working for the empowerment of low and moderate income people. Major issues include housing, jobs, living wages and banking.
- ATD Fourth World (UK) Ltd
- Bayside Community Center
- Assisting multi-cultural families through programs and resources.
- Bon Secours International@
- Box Project, The
- Nonprofit group matching volunteers with individuals and families living in rural poverty in America.
- CAMFED International
- The Campaign for Female Education (CAMFED) is dedicated to fighting poverty and AIDS in rural communities in Africa by educating girls.
- Carolina for Kibera
- Student organization seeking to assist the population of the Kibera ghetto in Nairobi, Kenya.
- Center for Community Change
- Helps poor people to improve their communities, and change policies and institutions that affect their lives.
- Center for Renewal
- Seeks to identify, assess, assist and replicate effective social entrepeneurs in the community.
- Child Poverty Action Group
- Promotes action for the relief, directly or indirectly, of poverty among children and families with children.
- Church Action on Poverty
- National charity seeking to eradicate poverty in the U.K. Publishes educational materials, undertakes research, and runs events across the country.
- Coalition on Human Needs
- Alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
- Community Service Society of New York, The
- Focusing its efforts on income maintenance, health care, affordable housing, and education.
- Compassion Beyond Borders
- Supports schools in India and Afghanistan, provides scholarships to students in Mexico, Guatemala, Nepal, Sri Lanka, and to Tibetan refugees, finances women's literacy training in Nepal, Afghanistan, and Afghan refugee camps in Pakistan, supports health clinics, and more.
- Connecticut Association for Human Services
- Committed to decreasing poverty and inequality through public education, research, advocacy, and policy development.
- Democracy, Accountability, and Transparency in Africa (DATA)
- Organization founded by Bono. Aims to raise awareness about unpayable debts, foreign development assistance, AIDS, and unfair trade rules which keep Africa poor and marginalized.
- Denver Urban Ministries (DenUM)
- Serving those in poverty with an outreach program providing food, clothing, legal assistance, and job training.
- Dignity U Wear
- Providing new clothing and personal care products to children and families in need.
- Dress for Success New York
- Provides career attire to low-income women seeking employment. Accepts donations of used professional clothing items and accessories that are in good condition.
- End Child Poverty
- Dedicated to a U.K. campaign formed by charities to eradicate child poverty.
- FARM-Africa
- International non-governmental organization that aims to reduce poverty through developing innovative approaches to natural resource management in Africa.
- Fremont Public Association
- Works to achieve a just and caring community free from poverty, prejudice and neglect by providing human services and advocating for policies that increase opportunities for people in need.
- GiveShoes.org
- Nationwide campaign called the Million Pair March is asking people to each donate one pair of new or gently worn shoes and/or money for shipping the shoes to the Sudan.
- Global Call to Action Against Poverty (G-CAP)
- Worldwide alliance working to end poverty by pressing leaders for more and better aid, debt cancellation, and trade justice. Includes info on International White Band Day.
- Global Partnerships
- Seeks to help organizations and social groups worldwide ensure self-sufficiency and sustainable development.
- Goal
- Irish relief and development agency dedicated to providing aid to street children and refugees and the poorest of the poor in the Third world.
- Good Shepherd Sisters
- Nonprofit company supporting women in micro-enterprises, promoting fair trade, and solidarity with women to find a way out of poverty.
- Greyston Foundation
- Provides jobs, housing, social services, and health care to low-income residents of southwest Yonkers and surrounding areas.
- Heartfelt Foundation
- Sponsoring service projects to benefit the poor and hungry.
- India Development & Relief Fund (IDRF)
- Supports grassroots and non-government organizations serving the disadvantaged and impoverished.
- Kentucky River Foothills
- Multi-purpose human service organization working to assist families in need, educate children and adults, promote partnerships that encourage self-sufficiency and improve family life in the community.
- Lisa Lopes Foundation, The
- Founded in the spirit of Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes. Works to improve the quality of life for youth in low-income communities in the United States and in developing countries in Central America.
- Make Poverty History
- Campaign asking for developing countries' debts to be cancelled.
- Marin Services Resource Guide
- Offers information and resources for homeless or low income people. In association with Bay Area Homeless Alliance.
- Michigan Community Action Agency Association
- Association of community action agencies in Michigan.
- Mision Caribe
- Providing relief in Honduras through building, feeding, and education programs.
- Missouri Association for Social Welfare
- News and views about social welfare policy developments in Missouri with opportunities for advocates to be active and engaged in the state legislative and policy making process.
- Mountain Projects, Inc.
- Private, nonprofit, human services agency.
- Muslim Aid Australia Inc.
- International relief and development agency working to alleviate poverty and suffering amongst some of the world's poorest communities.
- National Center for Children in Poverty
- Promoting strategies that prevent child poverty and improve the lives of low-income children and their families.
- National Center on Poverty Law
- Comprehensive research service devoted to poverty law. Includes information on publications and services as well as access to a selection of online materials.
- Netaid.org
- Mission is to use the Internet as a medium of social and economic change to end extreme poverty.
- One Campaign
- Rallying Americans to fight global AIDS and extreme poverty. Promoted by faith-based and antipoverty groups, celebrity spokespeople such as U2 lead singer Bono, corporate partnerships, and local ONE Campaign organizers.
- Opportunity Council
- A private nonprofit community action agency working for positive change in our community in Island, San Juan and Whatcom County.
- Opportunity International
- Christian, nonprofit organization fighting poverty by providing loans for small businesses.
- Partners in Health
- Dedicated to improving health in poor communities through programs in Haiti, Latin America, and the U.S.
- PovertyFighters.com
- On-line community of kids, adults, families, and companies giving poor families the chance they need to work out of poverty.
- Red Social de America Latina y el Caribe
- Promotes cooperation among social investment funds, institutions, and programs of the Social Network of Latin America and the Caribbean, in the areas of social development and poverty.
- Rescue College
- Internet-based program that trains administrators for shelters, rescue missions, and other para-church organizations to help the homeless.
- Results Seattle
- Works to end hunger and poverty and make the children of the world the highest priority of governments.
- Salvation Army@
- San Carlos Foundation
- Provides health and educational assistance to refugees and other people living in extreme poverty in the Third World, particularly in Central America.
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul@
- Soles4Souls
- Changing the world one pair at a time. Soles4Souls facilitates the donations of shoes, which are used to aid the hurting worldwide. Shoe companies, retailers, and individuals can donate footwear, both new and used.
- SolvePoverty.com
- Raises money from socially responsible companies to help solve poverty and create jobs.
- Southern African Regional Poverty Network (SARPN)
- Organization aims for the reduction of poverty in the countries of the Southern Africa Development Community through pro-poor policy, strategy, and practice.
- Sticky Wicket
- Self-help economic development concept leading to sustainable economy in depressed communities.
- Stop Child Poverty: Keeping the West Committed to the Millennium Goals
- Stop Child Poverty raises awareness of child poverty worldwide and helps citizens make a difference in the lives of children in need. Stop Child Poverty works to promote the U.N. Millennium Development Goals to halve extreme poverty by 2015.
- Synergos Institute
- Dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally-based solutions to global poverty, particularly in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
- Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF)
- Committed to helping Tibetan families and communities improve their living standards and general welfare.
- United Nations Development Program - Poverty Page
- Overview of poverty issues including UN response initiatives, good practices, publications, and online resources.
- Walnut Medical and Humanitarian Mission
- Dedicated to serving the needs of poorer communities in Southern California and Northern Mexico.
- War on Want@
- Wardrobe For Opportunity
- Nonprofit group that provides clothing to low-income women for transition into the workforce.
- West Seattle Helpline
- Nonprofit social service agency providing assistance for residents in need.
- Will Aid
- Partnership between U.K. charities, who promote the offer of a free Will writing service from solicitors throughout the U.K. in return for a donation to Will Aid.
- Women's Economic Agenda Project
- Works to achieve economic justice for poor women and their familes.
- World Vision International (10)
- Zakat Foundation of America
- Nonprofit organization providing education, relief, and assistance to the needy.
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