Society: Issues: Poverty:

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» ActionAid International - Large global anti-poverty agency, working with world's poorest people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Based in South Africa.




» Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare - Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.




» Call to Renewal - Faith based anti-poverty organization with policy alerts, theological resources and other materials.




» Center for Impact Research - Chicago, Illinois based nonprofit group working to end violence and poverty. Includes publications, newsletter, conferences, policy centers and mailing list.




» Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) - A national non-profit organization which seeks to improve the economic security of low-income families with children and secure access for low-income persons to the civil justice system.




» Center on Business and Poverty - An IRP initiative to support and disseminate research into ways in which businesses can help improve the long-term economic stability and well-being of their low-income employees.




» Children Helping Children - Promotes the needs of the young in third world by raising money to educate and house them, plus give them a purpose in life.




» Combat Poverty Agency (Ireland) - State agency working for the prevention and elimination of poverty and social exclusion in Ireland. It is a small organization set up under the Combat Poverty Agency Act 1986.




» Cornell University: Poverty, Inequality and Development - Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students.




» Development Gateway - Poverty Reduction - Portal site with reports, links, bulletin board and other resources focusing on poverty reduction and development.




» Fighting Poverty, One Business at a Time. - The Trickle Up Program is an international non-profit organization dedicated to reducing poverty by providing low-income people around the world with the opportunity to create their own micro-enterprises.




» Global Truth and Reconciliation 911 - Aims to help the impoverished in the world by raising awareness among the more affluent, reducing demand for unnneeded goods, and rechanneling aid to help the poor help themselves.




» High Wycombe Results - Results is a British organization whose aim is to generate the political will to end hunger and poverty by lobbying MPs, letter-writing and media work.




» Institute for Research on Poverty - Information about the institute, explanations of poverty measures, research, and links. One of two national poverty research centers designated by the US Department of Health and Human Services.




» The Institute on Race & Poverty - University of Minnesota (USA).




» Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - Background information and links on the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), and other low-income energy issues. From the Almanac of Policy Issues.




» Netaid.org - A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty.




» Poor Magazine - An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally.




» "Poverty" A Subject - Measures controlling poverty linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country.




» Poverty and Race Research Action Council - PRRAC fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates effectively addressing problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race.




» 2010: Poverty Elimination - Proposes a nine-step poverty elimination plan.




» Poverty Mapping - Articles, case studies, maps, and graphics on the issues of poverty, food security, and the environment.




» Poverty Net - Personal page with resources and support for people who work to understand and prevent poverty. News, definitions, measurement methodology, facts, bibliography, related links, and guest book.




» Poverty Relief, Human Rights and Peace - List of links on a variety of subjects.




» PovNet News - Information about welfare and housing laws and resources in British Columbia, Canada. Provides links to other anti-poverty organizations and resources in Canada and internationally.




» Project Match - Conducts program development and research activities in the fields of welfare-to-work and workforce development.




» Public Private Ventures - A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development.




» State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP) - Tracks policy choices on Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) cash assistance programs and Medicaid in the 50 states and the District of Columbia. A joint project of the Center for Law and Social Policy and the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.




» Synergos - An independent, nonprofit institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally based solutions to global poverty, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.




» Synergos University for a Night 1999 - Archived proceedings of the May 27, 1999 conference discussing plans to reduce global poverty. Lists sponsors, recommendations, excerpts from the plenary session, and possible future events.




» WIDER World Income Inequality Database - Database on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries.




» World Bank PovertyNet - Information about poverty, its assessment, its impacts, and initiatives to reduce poverty internationally. Includes a special collection of the "literature of poverty."

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