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. www.clasp.org
PRRAC fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates effectively addressing problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race. www.prrac.org
Information about poverty, its assessment, its impacts, and initiatives to reduce poverty internationally. Includes a special collection of the "literature of poverty." www.worldbank.org/poverty
A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty. www.netaid.org
Promotes the needs of the young in third world by raising money to educate and house them, plus give them a purpose in life. www.angelfire.com/zine/childrenhelping
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 Priori www.spdp.org
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. www.trickleup.org
CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. www.chn.org
An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally. www.poormagazine.com
A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development. www.ppv.org
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. pages.zoom.co.uk/resultshw
Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues. www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/index.shtml
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. www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/energy.shtml
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. www.synergos.org/un99/contents.htm
ActionAid is one of the UK's largest development charities which works with over five million of the world's poorest people in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean to help eradicate poverty. www.actionaid.org
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. www.geocities.com/povertyworld
Affiliated with the Economic Human Rights Campaign, which documents economic human rights abuses across the United States. www.universityofthepoor.org/index.html
Chicago, Illinois based nonprofit group working to end violence and poverty. Includes publications, newsletter, conferences, policy centers and mailing list. www.impactresearch.org
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. www.pace-rural.org/conf/english/partners/Ireland/CPA.htm
Seeks to stimulate dialogue and learning among a wide range of development actors - international organizations, governments, NGOs, the private sector, and academia - about what poverty reduction means to them and their poverty reduction experiences and l www.acdi-cida.gc.ca/poverty
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