Poverty Organizations in the Yahoo! Directory

World Vision International (10)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/World_Vision_International
ONE
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.
www.one.org
Make Poverty History
Campaign asking for developing countries' debts to be cancelled.
www.makepovertyhistory.org
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
Partners in Health
Dedicated to improving health in poor communities through programs in Haiti, Latin America, and the U.S.
www.pih.org
Salvation Army@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Charities/Salvation_Army
ActionAid (2)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/ActionAid
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
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
Center for Community Change
Helps poor people to improve their communities, and change policies and institutions that affect their lives.
www.communitychange.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
Child Poverty Action Group
Promotes action for the relief, directly or indirectly, of poverty among children and families with children.
www.cpag.org.uk
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.
www.giveshoes.org
Opportunity International
Christian, nonprofit organization fighting poverty by providing loans for small businesses.
www.opportunity.org
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.
www.aphsa.org
FARM-Africa [read review]
International non-governmental organization that aims to reduce poverty through developing innovative approaches to natural resource management in Africa.
www.farmafrica.org.uk
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.
www.goal.ie
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
War on Want@
dir.yahoo.com/.../Organizations/War_on_Want
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