- 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.
www.dressforsuccess.org
- 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.
www.povertylaw.org
- Alpha Communities
Provides holistic relief to disadvantaged families in Mongolia and China.
www.alphacommunities.org
- SolvePoverty.com
Raises money from socially responsible companies to help solve poverty and create jobs.
www.solvepoverty.com
- 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.
www.sarpn.org.za
- 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.
www.soles4souls.org
- 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.
www.redsocial.org
- National Center for Children in Poverty
Promoting strategies that prevent child poverty and improve the lives of low-income children and their families.
www.nccp.org
- Zakat Foundation of America
Nonprofit organization providing education, relief, and assistance to the needy.
www.thezakat.org
- 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.
www.chn.org
- Alliance for Youth Achievement
Nonprofit organization helping care for and educate orphans and street children throughout the world.
www.allforyouth.org
- Carolina for Kibera
Student organization seeking to assist the population of the Kibera ghetto in Nairobi, Kenya.
www.unc.edu/depts/cfk
- 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.
www.whiteband.org
- Tibet Poverty Alleviation Fund (TPAF)
Committed to helping Tibetan families and communities improve their living standards and general welfare.
www.tpaf.org
- Heartfelt Foundation
Sponsoring service projects to benefit the poor and hungry.
www.heartfelt.org
- Results Seattle
Works to end hunger and poverty and make the children of the world the highest priority of governments.
www.equality.net/RESULTSSeattle
- 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.
sancarlos.nposite.org
- World Job and Food Bank
Aims to alleviate poverty, unemployment, disease, and their causes in Canada and developing countries.
www.wjfb.org
- Wardrobe For Opportunity
Nonprofit group that provides clothing to low-income women for transition into the workforce.
www.wardrobe.org
- Marin Services Resource Guide
Offers information and resources for homeless or low income people. In association with Bay Area Homeless Alliance.
www.marinservices.org
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