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Society - Organizations - Humanitarian

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Mildmay HIV & AIDS Care
- Christian charity providing health care and other services in England and Africa. Specialises in HIV/AIDS care, education and training. Based at the Mildmay Mission Hospital in London.
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Interreligious Foundation for Community Organization (Pastors for Peace)
- Ecumenical agency delivering humanitarian aid to Latin America and the Caribbean. Includes membership information, a list of projects, and a forum.
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People Help People
- International Catholic missionary congregation leading projects to help in the poorest areas of Peru.
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Compassionate Resource Warehouse
- Organization that ships material resources to third world countries from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. It is a project of Nazarene Compassionate Ministries Canada. Site has contact information.
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Armenian Gospel Mission
- A Christian organization helping people of Armenia. The ministry is focused on the children and elderly in Armenia.
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Amazon Relief Project
- Brings aid and Christs love to "at risk" children, lepers, and the poor who live in "The Green Hell" an area near the equator, 1,200 miles up the Amazon River.
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Healing Hands International
- An international relief and aid organization serving the world. Based in Nashville, Tennessee it is primarily a ministry of the churches of Christ.
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AIDS Orphans Education Trust - Uganda
- Christian group that seeks to provide an education and a future to orphans whose parents have died of AIDS. Provides formal schooling and vocational training, food, clothing and medical care.
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Careforce International
- Meeting the medical, educational and spiritual needs of children around the world.
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Children's Cup International Relief
- Humanitarian and spiritual aid organization. It has feeding programs, medical treatments, and orphanages for hurting people around the world. It currently has an emphasis on aid to Zimbabwe, Mozambique and Vietnam.
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Christian Children's Fund
- Worldwide organization providing humanitarian aid to over 2.5 million needy children.
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Boys and Girls Christian Home of India
- Indian charity accepting online contributions for needy Indian children. Provides a loving Christian environment, education and necessities of life.
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Children of Hope Foundation - Centre Croix Desprez - Haiti
- Provides Haitian children with a feeding program, school sponsorship programs, and an HIV/AIDS educational program in Port au Prince, Haiti.
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Shepherd's Gate Homeless Shelter
- Provides a Christ-centered emergency shelter for homeless women and children, while committing to change their lives.
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Food for the Hungry
- Christian relief and development organization dedicated to meeting physical and spiritual needs around the world. Offers a chance to provide help through child sponsorship.
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eSponsorship - Food for the Hungry
- eSponsorship is a new Internet-based way of becoming a child sponsor, bringing care and compassion to children who are physically and spiritually hungry.
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In the Palm of HIS Hand
- They help supply food and basic needs to the children in Ukraine orphanages and help with international adoptions. Photographs of some of the children.
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United Ministries: Earl' Place
- Transitional housing program for men provides affordable housing and supportive services to formerly homeless men who are recovering from substance abuse, HIV positive, and/or chronically mentally ill. Fact sheet, wish list, coming events, and pictures. Located in Baltimore City.
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Noon Day Ministry
- Mission to the homeless and poor of New Mexico. Description of services offered and contact information.
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Hope House V.I.
- A Christ centered outreach ministry of Hope Chapel, Amelia VA. providing for people in need, throughout the Virgin Islands and the Caribbean. Description of the problems and the vision.
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Hope of Glory Ministries
- Provides a worship service and a hot meal twice a month to the homeless in Tucson, Arizona.
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Bryantsville Hunger Relief Project
- A non-profit, Christian organization that sends High-Lysine corn to poor, hungry people in third-world or disaster-ravaged countries.
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The Society of St. Andrew
- Christian hunger ministry that salvages fresh produce and delivers it to soup kitchens and food banks across the U.S.
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Project Genesis
- Christian outreach committed to feeding the hungry of the world by promoting self-sufficiency in food production and seed storage.
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Samaritan's Purse
- International Christian relief and evangelism organization. Provides spiritual and physical aid to victims of war, poverty, natural disaster, and disease.
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Bright Hope International
- Organization that works in many countries in the areas of poverty relief, job creation, and christian evangelism.
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Compassion International
- An evangelical Christian child development ministry dedicated to addressing the needs of children around the world.
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Oakes Ministries International
- A Christian organization which is evangelical, ecumenical and humanitarian in scope.
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Operation Shoebox
- Christmas gifts to children in third world countries. Operation Shoebox is an evangelistic outreach of oasisnetwork.org.
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World Missionary Evangelism
- International, interdenominational humanitarian group which supports orphanages, community development programs, disaster relief, and Christian missionary efforts.
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Arms of Love International
- Organisation that operates Christian children's homes, as a part of missionary activity. Works for orphans and abandoned street children in Nicaragua and the Philippines.
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Childcare International
- Child sponsorship and relief aid focusing on meeting the needs of the poor, especially children through social, medical and spiritual ministry based upon the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
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Children of the World
- Christian organization with child development programs to aid with physical, economic, social and spiritual poverty.
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World Vision International
- Christian relief and development organization assisting 70 million people each year in its quest to end poverty, fight hunger and transform lives.
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World Vision
- Christian organisation working in 92 countries helping people in their struggle against poverty, hunger and injustice. Provides aid and emergency aid and has child sponsorship programs. Site requires Internet Explorer or Netscape.
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World Vision International Armenian Division
- Armenian branch of World Vision International, a Christian development and relief organization.
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World Vision United States
- The U.S. branch of the international organization.
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World Vision Australia
- Australian branch of World Vision International.
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World Vision: Southern Africa Region
- Southern Africa regional office of World Vision International.
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World Vision Foundation of Thailand
- Partner of World Vision International in Thailand. Site in Thai and English.
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World Vision Tanzania
- Tanzanian member of the World Vision Partnership.
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World Vision Taiwan
- Taiwanese partner of World Vision International. Site in Taiwanese and English.
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Benevolence Foundation International
- A humanitarian organization dedicated to helping those afflicted by wars and natural disasters. Provides short-term relief such as emergency food distribution, and then moves on to long term projects. Islamic organization.
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Islamic American Relief Agency (IARA-USA)
- Organization dedicated to emergency relief and sustainable development projects throughout the world, with an emphasis on self-sufficiency, human dignity and social justice.
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A Grain of Hope Foundation, Inc.
- Islamic organization. Provides assistance to those unable to help themselves, both in the U.S. and abroad.
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Muslim Hands Website
- International relief organization providing aid to victims of poverty and disaster in particular by establishing long-term projects.
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Islamic Relief
- Relief organisation working all around the world. Operations by area, via menu or map. Donate online, appeals, vacancies.
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Islamic Orphan Connection
- Resources to help Muslims to help orphans. Has list of organizations around the world that help orphans and information on how to help orphans and organization that give support to them.
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United Way of Spokane County, Washington
- History, mission, organizational structure, community programs, fundraising, and volunteer opportunities.
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United Way of America
- A national system of volunteers, contributors, and local charities helping people in their own communities. Site includes links to local United Way organizations and other charitable organizations worldwide.
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United Way of Central Maryland
- Regional human services leader that inspires and enables people to help others.
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Deschutes United Way
- This Oregon-based organization strives to strengthen families and individuals, and provides basic health and human services in the communities it serves.
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Racine Area United Way
- Wisconsin organization responding to community needs in Racine County.
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United Way of Dane County (WI)
- Read success stories, register online with the Volunteer Center or check out current campaign progress.
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United Way of Pierce County
- Pierce County, Washington: News and events, success stories, volunteer center and links to member organizations.
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United Way of Mifflin-Juniata, PA
- Organization that brings together community needs and resources. Online donation capability.
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United Way of Southeastern Idaho
- A local organization that conducts an annual fund-raising campaign to provide needed health, youth, and human-services to Southeastern Idaho.
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United Way Tri-County
- Serving Middlesex, Norfolk, and Worcester Counties in Massachusetts.
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United Way Online
- Information about the organization, news and events, minority initiatives, and volunteer opportunities.
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United Way of Central Stark County of Central Sark County
- Funds programs and services that build community in the Canton, Ohio, area.
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Grand Forks Area
- Improving the quality of individual and community life by raising and distributing funds to member health and human service agencies.
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United Way of Greater St. Louis
- Raises and allocates funds, provides information, management and technical resources, identifies critical issues, and builds collaborations.
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Shelby County United Way
- Helps to provide health, human, and emergency services to Shelby County Ohio through its member agencies.
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United Way of Atlantic County
- Located in near Atlantic City, N.J., funds over 50 programs at 32 local health and human service agencies.
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United Way of Midland, Texas
- Weekly content updates, community services directory, pages for all 16 United Way of Midland agencies.
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United Way of Greater Williamsburg
- Serves the City of Williamsburg, James City County, Upper York County and surrounding areas.
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United Way of Greater High Point
- A local organization working to support a broad range of agencies and human services. It allocates money raised through a citizens review process conducted by volunteers and has a variety of community building activities.
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United Way of Bradley County
- Serving Cleveland, Charleston, McDonald and all of Bradley County, plus Polk County, Tennessee.
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United Way of Franklin County
- Columbus, Ohio branch of the national charity.
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United Way of Central Alabama, Inc.
- An organization that works to better the community in Alabama.
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United Way of North Carolina
- Serves the people of North Carolina and United Way member agencies with news, information, a directory and a place for online donations.
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United Way of the Midlands
- To determine and respond to the critical human service needs of the community in Lexington, Richland, Fairfield, and Newberry Counties in South Carolina.
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Catawba County United Way
- A community non-profit organization fundraising for 24 agencies in Catawba County-North Carolina. Through the care and service of volunteers the United Way offers help to charitable agencies from workplace payroll donations.
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United Way of Broward County (FL)
- Community based, volunteer-run organization helping one in every three residents of Broward County.
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United Way of Schenectady County, New York
- United Way of Schenectady County raises funds from the community and invests in human service programs achieving measurable results.
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United Way of Central Florida
- Helps provide solutions to the most pressing needs of Central Florida's communities.
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United Way of Greater Chicago
- Information about the nonprofit United Way located in Chicago.
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United Way of Fresno
- United Way of Fresno County, California is at the heart of the sharing community. This not for profit philanthropy has several programs that benefit the Fresno community.
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United Way of Clatsop County Oregon
- Helps provide solutions to the most pressing needs of Clatsop County, Oregon communities.
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United Way of the Greater New Milford CT Area
- Promotes people caring for one another.
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United Way International (UWI)
- Organization whose purpose worldwide is to mobilize local leaders and their communities in order to identify and address local human needs.
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United Way of Otero County
- Information, fund raising, referral service for Otero County agencies.
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United Way of Oxford County
- Helps provide a wide range of services for people in need. Based in Oxford County, Maine.
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United Way of Allegheny County
- Resource for men's, women's, parenting, childcare and seniors health news. Includes information on volunteer opportunities and donations.
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United Way Australia
- An umbrella organisation for the United Way movement in Australia - volunteer non-profit organisations that help people care for one another.
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United Fund for Belgium (UFB)
- A Belgian non-profit organization with a mission to efficiently support small & medium-sized charitable institutions and projects located exclusively in Belgium.
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United Way of Canada
- Member of United Way International in Canada. Site is in English and French versions.
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The Jeremiah Program
- Provides transitional housing and support services to single mothers and their children in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Includes information on services, and applying, volunteering.
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Women's Daytime Drop-In Center
- Berkeley, California nonprofit providing meals, referral, and other support services for homeless women and children. Includes volunteer and contact information.
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The House of Bread
- Provides the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area's poor with soup kitchen, food pantries, shelters, housing, support and educational programs.
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Alexandria Homeless Services Coordinating Committee
- Coalition of public and private organizations serving and coordinating a continuum of care for homeless individuals and families in Alexandria, Virginia. Includes committee and member information.
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Barrett Foundation
- Albuquerque, New Mexico nonprofit providing emergency shelter, housing and supportive services to women with children and women with chronic mental illness through Barrett House, Casa Milagro, Casa Verdi and Bridges programs. Includes events, programs, donation needs, newsletter and information about Barrett House Attic thrift shop.
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Bean's Cafe
- Provides meals, day shelter and support services in Anchorage, Alaska. Includes donation needs and volunteer opportunities.
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Best Foot Forward
- New Jersey based nonprofit organization collecting and distributing foot wear to those in need. Includes event calendar and information on donating.
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Beyond Shelter
- Los Angeles, California nonprofit providing permanent housing and support services for homeless families with children and technical support for supportive housing developments. Includes program descriptions, list of workshops and publications, links and how to help.
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Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (BOSS)
- Nonprofit headquartered in Berkeley, California providing shelter, housing, health care, adult education, job training and placement, urban gardening institute and community organizing. Visually impaired accessible site includes information on programs, donating, web tutorial, and links.
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Care of Poor People
- Kansas City, Missouri organization that works to feed and clothe the homeless. Includes information on local homelessness-related events.
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Casa Alianza - Covenant House Central America
- A nonprofit serving homeless children and youth in Central America. Includes information on programs, advocacy and street children.
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Casa de los Niños
- Focused on the prevention and intervention of child abuse in Tucson, Arizona, through shelter care for children aged infant to 11 years old and services for families and abused, neglected or homeless children. Includes information on programs and events, links, parenting tips, and bibliography of resources.
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Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS)
- Nonprofit providing shelter and supportive services to homeless adults and families. Runs the largest shelter and service center in Arizona. Includes job and volunteer opportunities, and events.
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Central City Hospitality House
- Shelter, drop-in center, employment program and community arts studio located in San Francisco's Tenderloin District. Includes information on programs, helping and events.
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Christmas in the City
- A volunteer run nonprofit supporting and mentoring homeless families in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes information on volunteering, events and homelessness.
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CityTeam Ministries
- Ministry providing meals, shelter, recovery programs, youth outreach, and a camp for inner city kids with missions throughout the United States. Includes information on programs, volunteering and donating.
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Community Action Agency of South Central Michigan
- Provides a variety of human services including shelter and food to the residents of Barry, Branch, Calhoun and St. Joseph counties. Includes services listed by type and county, and employment opportunities.
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Community Outreach, Inc.
- Social service agency in Corvallis, Oregon providing shelter, medical care, counseling and support services. Includes news, employment opportunities, holiday gift catalog and information on giving.
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Community Partnership for Homeless
- Nonprofit partnership operating two homeless assistance centers that include a men's shelter, women's shelter, and family shelter for residents of Miami-Dade County, Florida. Includes information on getting help, employment opportunities, events and donation needs.
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Community Rebuilders
- Provides emergency shelter for families, supportive housing for homeless people with disabilities, affordable housing, housing rehabilitation, community organizing and homelessness prevention services in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
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Crisis
- British charity providing food, shelter, health care, mental health support and other support services. Includes research, how to help, information for schools, housing advice and links.
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Doe Fund, Inc.
- New York nonprofit organization helping formerly homeless men and women achieve independence and self-sufficiency. Includes program descriptions, volunteer opportunities, news, success stories and events.
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DuPage P.A.D.S., Inc.
- Provides overnight shelter (for families and adults), transitional housing (for adults), and support services in DuPage County, Illinois. Includes donation and volunteer needs, events and news.
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Eastside Emergency Center and Eastside Transitional
- Provides emergency shelter and support services for homeless women and children in Detroit, Michigan. Includes services and picture gallery.
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Emergency Housing Consortium
- A network of shelters in Silicon Valley that provides emergency shelter options. Includes donation needs, volunteer and career opportunities, information on homelessness and events.
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Enta Training People
- Volunteer-based nonprofit providing training programs to homeless people, people with disabilities and youth in Birmingham, England. Includes program descriptions and news.
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Youth Without Shelter
- Provides emergency shelter, day shelter, art program and support services for youth ages 16-24 in Etobicoke, Ontario. Includes how to get help, newsletter, programs and donation needs.
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Kalamazoo Housing Resources
- Provides family shelter, transitional housing for families, homeless prevention services, affordable housing and information and referral in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. Includes programs, how to help and information on the Walk for the Homeless.
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Ryandale Shelter for the Homeless
- Nonprofit serving men, women and children in Kingston, Ontario. Includes volunteer opportunities, donation needs, statistics and links.
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La Puente Home
- Provides shelter, food, and support services in the San Luis Valley of Colorado. Includes volunteer opportunities, newsletters and links.
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Lifeshare
- Provides street outreach, housing assistance, support services, and a Christmas program to homeless people in Manchester, England. Includes information on programs and the White Goods Project which sells reconditioned electric products.
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Loaves and Fishes Ministries
- Christian, nonprofit providing emergency shelter and transitional housing in Lansing, Michigan. Includes programs and how to help.
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Family Emergency Shelter Coalition (FESCO)
- Coalition of churches and community members providing shelter, meals and support services to families in the Hayward, Castro Valley, San Lorenzo and San Leandro, California area. Includes donation wish list, volunteer opportunities and newsletters.
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FareStart
- Seattle, Washington nonprofit organization that helps homeless and disadvantaged men and women transform their lives through job training and placement in the food service industry. Includes information on programs, events, donating and volunteering.
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Foothill Family Shelter
- Upland, California shelter for homeless families from the west end of San Bernardino County and the east end of Los Angeles County. Includes information on services, program eligibility, how to help and events.
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Franciscan Outreach Association
- Chicago, Illinois nonprofit providing overnight shelter for 250 homeless men and women, a soup kitchen, and case management services. Includes program description, donations needs, and volunteer opportunities.
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Good Shepherd Services
- Orlando, Florida nonprofit providing transitional housing and support services to women experiencing domestic abuse or economic crisis and their children. Includes donations wish list, links, photos and client stories.
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Goodwill Inn Homeless Shelter
- Goodwill Industries of Northern Michigan, Inc. program providing emergency shelter, food, housing and job placement services, vocational services, veteran's services, and children's services to homeless men, women, and families. Includes information on programs, homelessness, volunteering and donating.
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Greensboro Interfaith Hospitality Network
- Coalition of 23 faith communities providing overnight shelter for families on a rotating basis in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Harb-Adult
- Provides education, supportive services and transitional housing to individuals and families in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Includes programs and how to help.
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Harwich Ecumenical Council for the Homeless
- Organization formed by seven Harwich, Maine churches to serve homeless families. Provides prevention services, emergency shelter and low cost child care. Includes information on programs and helping.
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Homeless Employment and Training (Heat)
- Contains comprehensive details of 573 agencies in Greater London that provide training, employment and support services for homeless people. Searchable by borough, service or text.
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Homeless Link
- Membership body for organisations and individuals working with homeless people around England. Searchable site includes news, membership information, events, resources, trainings and links
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The Horizons Initiative
- Nonprofit serving homeless children and their families by providing full-time child care in two Community Children's Centers, and building and maintaining playrooms in family shelters in Boston, Massachusetts. Includes information on programs, homelessness, helping, employment and events.
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The Inn Between of Longmont, Colorado
- Nonprofit providing transitional housing, case management and support services for homeless individuals and families to help them achieve self-sufficiency. Includes information on funding, programs and services.
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Inner City Christian Federation
- Grand Rapids based, nonprofit housing corporation providing emergency shelter, rental housing and home ownership support to families in Kent County, Michigan. Includes programs, how to help, events and newsletter.
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The Institute for Human Services
- 24 hour emergency shelter with support services for men, women, and families with children in Oahu, Hawaii. Includes program descriptions, donation needs, and volunteer opportunities.
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Inter-Faith Council for Social Service
- Nonprofit providing meals, shelter, transitional housing, health care and emergency services in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, North Carolina. Includes services, volunteer and job opportunities, and news.
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Interfaith Shelter Network
- San Diego County based collaboration of religious, social service, and government entities providing shelter hosted rotating congregations and transitional housing for homeless victims of domestic violence and their families. Includes how to help and where to get help.
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Interreligious Fellowship for the Homeless
- Coalition of local religious communities providing shelter, meals, child care, homelessness prevention, support services and community education in Bergen County, New Jersey. Includes information on helping, local chapters, homelessness and events.
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The Mad Housers
- Atlanta, Georgia charity that provides shelter for homeless people by building huts (with roof, locking door, sleeping loft, and wood burning stove.) Includes blueprints, events, volunteer opportunities and donation needs.
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Martha's Village & Kitchen
- A Coachella Valley, California organization providing meals, shelter and other services to homeless families and adults. Includes programs and services, statistics, news and information on employment and volunteering.
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MCREST Macomb County Rotational Emergency Shelter Team
- Group of 67 congregations providing emergency shelter in Michigan. Includes events, donation needs, volunteer opportunities and history.
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Meeting Ground Homeless Community
- Maryland based, Christian nonprofit providing emergency and transitional housing at Clairvoux Farm, Wayfarer's House and George Potter House, and homelessness prevention services. Includes newsletters, art and photo galleries, current needs and volunteer opportunities.
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Minnesota State Listing of Homeless Programs and Services
- Department of Children Family and Learning Office of Economic Opportunity listing of state and federally funded homeless programs. Includes agencies providing transitional housing, emergency shelter and support services as well as a quarterly shelter survey.
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My Father's House Community Shelter
- Gresham, Oregon nonprofit providing shelter and support services for families. Includes information on volunteering, events, wishlist and online store.
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National Alliance to End Homelessness
- A nationwide federation of public, private, and nonprofit organizations devoted to ending homelessness. Includes discussion forum, fact sheets, calendar, best practices, links and other resources.
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National Coalition for the Homeless
- National advocacy organization working to end homelessness. Provides information on homelessness and related issues, as well as links to local and state organizations.
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National Healthcare for the Homeless Council
- Membership organization of health care providers working with homeless people across the United States. Includes publications, clinical information, and other resources.
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New England Shelter for Homeless Veterans
- Boston nonprofit serving veterans who are homeless, unemployed or underemployed with housing, counseling, vocational training, living skills and health-related programs. Includes calendar, financial and program information, how to help and links.
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New Hope Housing
- Alexandria, Virginia program for homeless families and individuals providing shelter, transitional housing and support services. Includes how to help, volunteer opportunities, and events.
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Noon Day Ministry
- Noon Day ministry provides meals, support and spiritual sustenance to the homeless and poor in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Includes program descriptions and volunteer opportunities.
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Old Firehouse Shelter
- Birmingham, Alabama center providing shelter, meals, life skills classes and support. Includes information on programs, volunteer opportunities, donation needs and homelessness.
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Operation Safety Net
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania nonprofit providing street-based medical care and outreach with teams of formerly homeless and medical volunteers. Includes photos, programs, opportunities for medical students and residents, and donation needs.
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Ottawa Innercity Ministries
- A Christian, urban ministry providing street outreach, drop in center, health care and community training on poverty and homelessness in Ottawa, Canada. Includes meditations, success stories, information on helping, articles on homelessness, an event calendar and other resources.
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Out of the Cold
- St. Catharines, Ontario coalition of 7 churches providing hot meals and overnight shelter from November until March. Includes program description, information on helping and links.
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Passage Day and Night Shelter
- Provides shelter and a variety of support services in Victoria, London, England. Includes volunteer and employment opportunities, news, and donation needs.
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People Serving People
- Minneapolis, Minnesota nonprofit providing shelter and support services to homeless families. Includes family stories and information on giving, employment, internships and volunteering.
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Perspectives Family Center
- St. Louis Park, Minnesota nonprofit providing transitional housing and support services to homeless and at risk families. Includes events, information on employment and volunteering, donation needs and newsletters.
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The Poor Peoples Guide
- Resource for poor people about poverty. Includes general information and advice about poverty and homelessness, and resources and news from Portland, Oregon.
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Thoya-Oya Children's Centre
- Nonprofit building a center in Malindi, Kenya to provide community services and shelter for homeless children. Includes information on Malindi and donating.
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Transition House
- Santa Barbara, California nonprofit providing shelter, support services and housing for families with children. Includes program descriptions, how to help, news and links.
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Transition Projects, Inc.
- The largest provider of shelter and care for homeless, single adults in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.
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Tucson Metropolitan Ministry Family Services, Inc. TMM Family
- Tucscon, Arizona faith-based, nonprofit agency providing residential care for children, child care centers, transitional housing for single moms with children, recycling store, community closet and first-time homebuyer program. Includes program descriptions, volunteer and job opportunities, and newsletter.
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Under One Roof
- Project bringing together agencies serving single homeless people in the London boroughs of Lambeth, Southwark, Westminster and Camden. Project ended in March 2001. Includes resources from the project and links.
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Union Station Foundation
- California nonprofit providing shelter, meals, supportive housing and support services to homeless and poor adults and families in Greater Pasadena and western San Gabriel Valley. Includes program descriptions, events, newsletter, donation needs and information on homelessness.
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The Urban Ministries of Raleigh
- Provides food, shelter, medical and dental care, emergency assistance, counseling and support services in Wake County, North Carolina. Includes program descriptions.
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Urban Pathways
- New York, New York nonprofit serving homeless men and women through a range of programs including outreach, drop-in centers, supportive housing, vocational and educational services, and chemical dependency and mental health support. Includes job opportunities, how to help and events.
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Warm Wishes, Inc.
- Nonprofit distributing warm winter clothing to homeless people in the San Francisco Bay Area and New York City. Includes news, events and how to help.
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Wasatch Homeless Health Care, Inc.
- Community health center in Salt Lake City, Utah providing comprehensive primary care and referral services to homeless people.
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Weingart Center Association
- Los Angeles, California nonprofit providing shelter, transitional housing, case management, chemical dependency services, education and employment support, and recuperative care. Includes program descriptions, how to obtain services, internship and volunteer opportunities, calendar, photographs, and resources on homelessness and poverty.
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West London Initiative on Single Homelessness (WISH)
- Provides a regular Sunday breakfast, and temporary shelter and support during Christmas in West London, UK. Includes volunteer opportunities, donation needs and future plans.
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Whatcoat Social Service Agency
- Kent County, Delaware social service agency providing shelter and support services for families and individuals in the Ruth N. Dorcey Relief Shelter, and a food pantry and crisis intervention services for community members. Includes photographs of shelter and program descriptions.
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Whitechapel Mission
- Methodist Church based charity targeting street sleepers of the East End of London. Includes news, how to help, and links.
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William Penn Center for Homeless Education and Information
- Provides student volunteer opportunities for literacy tutoring in different homeless service provider locations and summer camp for homeless children. Includes volunteer information, resources on education and homelessness, links, programs and training events.
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Wyoming Coalition for the Homeless
- All volunteer, nonprofit advocacy and empowerment agency working for the homeless through a day shelter, clothes closet and support services. Includes links, StreetViews and Wyoming Winds publications, and other resources.
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Salt Lake Community Action Program
- Nonprofit providing a variety of services aimed at helping low income people reach self-sufficiency, including homelessness prevention, transitional housing, employment services, food bank, Head Start and affordable housing referrals. Includes housing listings, programs, poverty data and welfare reform information.
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Save the Family Foundation of Arizona
- Nonprofit providing transitional housing and supportive services to families with children. Includes events, information on thrift store, volunteering and donating, newsletter and news clips.
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SEARCH Homeless Project
- Houston, Texas, nonprofit providing outreach, day shelter, health care, education, job training and housing programs. Includes program descriptions, how to help and events.
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Shelter
- Nonprofit working to improve the lives of homeless and badly housed people in England through housing aid centres, free national shelter line, street outreach and support services. Includes housing advice, how to help, publications, training, campaigns, facts and research and links.
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Shelter Association of Washtenaw County
- Ann Arbor, Michigan agency providing overnight shelter and support services to homeless adults. Includes programs, information on volunteering and donating and links.
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Shelter Cymru
- Shelter, 24 hour helpline, housing advice, social services and advocacy work on behalf of homeless people in Wales, England. Includes links, discussion, events and hot to help.
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Shelter Network
- Nonprofit providing housing and support services for families and individuals in the San Francisco Bay Area. Includes success stories, newsletter, how to help, and employment opportunities.
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Shelter of Flint
- Flint, Michigan program providing emergency shelter, transitional housing and outreach services. Includes programs, news, events and career opportunities.
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Shelter Scotland
- Part of Shelter, U.K., providing housing advice, support for homeless families, support for rural communities, and advocacy. Includes housing advice, campaign information, how to help, jobs and programs.
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Simpson Housing Services, Inc.
- Provides shelter, transitional housing and support services to individuals and families in Minneapolis and Hennepin County, Minnesota. Includes information on programs, volunteer opportunities, donation needs and homelessness.
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Sister Mary O'Donnell Shelter
- Presque Isle, Maine organization providing outreach, emergency shelter, youth shelter, transitional housing and support services to Aroostock County. Includes program descriptions, donation needs, volunteer opportunities, and calendar.
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Solutions at Work
- Provides transitional assistance including employment, furniture bank and moving services, children's clothing exchange, and advocacy in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Includes programs, volunteer and donation needs, events and news.
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SoMa Partnership
- San Francisco nonprofit providing employment readiness training and job placement to formerly homeless adults. Includes how to join, programs, events and success stories.
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St. Anthony Foundation
- San Francisco nonprofit providing shelter, housing, meals, medical care, clothing and furniture, rehabilitation services, and senior services. Includes information on jobs, volunteering and donating.
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St. Vincent de Paul Village
- San Diego, California nonprofit providing meals, case management, counseling, chaplaincy, addiction treatment, health care and other support services. Includes news, statistics, events, employment and volunteer opportunities and donation needs.
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Seven Hills Homeless Shelter
- Fayetteville, Arkansas agency providing day shelter, job readiness training, interim housing and support services. Includes events, links, wish list and volunteer opportunities.
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Resource Information Service
- London based charity collecting, analysing and publishing information to enable better service delivery to people in need. Includes information on Internet and information systems for helping homeless and other clients, publications and links.
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Homeless Pages
- Guide to information and resources about homelessness in London targeted to advisors and other staff working in a wide range of housing and related organisations.
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Adhishree
- United States nonprofit building a home for abandoned children and seniors in Maharashta, India. Includes volunteer application, events and contact information.
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Two Turkeys Helping The Homeless
- Scottsdale, Arizona group providing food, supplies and support. Includes contact information and how to help.
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Chester Aid to The Homeless
- Chester, England charity providing night shelter, hostel accommodation, resettlement, Day Centre, and education and training. Includes programs, newsletter and how to help.
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NY Coalition for the Homeless
- Provides advocacy, youth services, housing, mobile soup kitchen, crisis intervention, voice mail and job training in New York. Includes information on programs, donating and homelessness.
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Happy Birthday Foundation
- East Brunswick, New Jersey nonprofit providing birthday parties to children in area homeless shelters.
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Downtown Emergency Service Center (DESC)
- Seattle, Washington nonprofit providing emergency shelter, clinical services and permanent supportive housing designed for disabled and vulnerable homeless adults. Includes programs, how to help and job listings.
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Women In Need, Inc.
- New York agency providing transitional and permanent supportive housing, chemical dependency treatment, employment and education services, children's services and homelessness intervention for women and children. Includes events, how to help and programs.
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Emmaus Oxford Community
- Charity providing support and housing for the homeless and unemployed in Oxford, England. Includes objectives, news and how to help.
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Homeward Bound
- Marin County, California program providing residential and support services to homeless men, women and children. Includes programs, opportunities for involvement, and newsletters.
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Providence Row
- Christian charity providing food, health care, shelter, street outreach, art programming and support services in London and London's East End through Dellow Centre (day shelter), Edward Gibbons House (wet/dry housing), and Barlett House (shelter for women). Includes programs, how to help and links.
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Deuces Wild Pitty Pat
- Project with branches in Michiana, Indiana, Portland, Oregon and New York City, providing homeless with basic hygiene kits. Site includes background information and how to help.
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SolePurpose
- Collects shoe donations for the homeless in Thousand Oaks, California. Includes background, hot to help and drop off sites.
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Street Mission - providing food for the homeless
- Australian fundraising effort supporting organisations providing essential services to the homeless in Chatswood and the North Beaches. Includes links to supported charities and how to donate.
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Bethlehem House Transitional Living Center
- Conway, Arkansas nonprofit providing shelter and support services to homeless individuals and families. Includes program information and needs list.
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LA Angels Foundation
- Nonprofit distributing supplies to homeless people in Southern California. Includes history, how to help and calendar.
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AfterShare Kids
- A Volunteers of America Chesapeake program for formerly homeless kids and their families who volunteer at the Homeless Prevention Center in Woodbridge, VA. The site includes pictures, writings, projects, awards, and links.
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Mission Services of London
- London, Ontario, Canada based Christian charity providing providing shelter for men, women and children, addiction treatment and support services through the Rotholme Women's and Family Shelter, Men's Mission and Quintin Warner House. Include programs, video clips, and volunteer opportunities.
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The After Christmas Crowd's Outdoors Package Project
- A group of habitual volunteers living in the Hartford, Connecticut area and throughout the United States who put together and distribute outdoor packages to people who are homeless in the winter months. Includes history, contact information and how to make packages.
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Father Bill's Place
- A 24-hour program providing shelter and support services for homeless men and women in Quincy, Massachusetts. Includes programs, annual report, volunteer opportunities, events and information on donating.
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Long Beach Rescue Mission
- Long Beach, California charitable organization that offers food, shelter and spiritual guidance to homeless men, women and children. Includes information on homelessness, resources and links, programs, events and how to help.
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Midnight Run
- Midnight Run is a consortium of more than 150 churches, synagogues, and schools in the Metropolitan New York area distributing clothing, blankets, toiletries and food to the homeless. Includes information on runs, schedule, resources and donation needs.
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Welcome House of Northern Kentucky
- Nonprofit providing shelter and supportive services for people who are homeless or living in poverty in Northern Kentucky. Includes news and articles, programs, how to get involved and calendar.
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G.T. Outreach, Inc.
- Tucson, Arizona faith-based nonprofit serving homeless, needy and displaced children and families. Includes programs and how to help.
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Boulder Shelter for the Homeless
- Provides cold weather shelter and transitional services for adults in Boulder, Colorado. Includes how to help, events, virtual tour, newsletters and information on homelessness.
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SHARE: Seattle Housing and Resource Effort
- A group of homeless and formerly homeless men and women working together in a self-managed system of shelters and other resources with a long-term goal to end homelessness in the Seattle area. Includes current issues, homelessness FAQs, other Seattle shelters and how to help.
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New Haven Ministries
- Nonprofit providing family shelter, food and clothing in Mineral Wells, Texas.
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Stockton Shelter for the Homeless
- Provides shelter for families, adults and people living with HIV/AIDS (Holman House), and a daytime drop in center in Stockton, California. Includes how to help, newsletter and wish list.
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MainSpring Coalition for the Homeless
- Massachusetts nonprofit providing emergency shelter and support services to adults (Main Spring House in Brockton) and families (Conway House in Middleboro). Includes information on volunteering, newsletters, events and photo gallery.
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American Dream Foundation Corp.
- Fairview, Oregon nonprofit planning to build a supportive community for homeless and at risk families.
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Pike County Outreach Council of Churches
- Waverly, Ohio nonprofit providing emergency services and shelter. Includes how to help, services and success stories.
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Common Ground Community
- New York City nonprofit creating and managing affordable, supportive housing and employment programs for homeless, disabled, elderly and low income people. Includes program descriptions, news and how to help.
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Cornerstone Messianic Chapel and Ministries
- Marietta, Ohio nonprofit providing emergency shelter and support services. Includes photos, slide show, links and news.
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Interfaith Hospitality Network of the South Hills
- Interdenominational program that links local congregations to offer shelter, meals and social services to homeless families in southern Allegheny County and the Washington, Pennsylvania area. Includes photos, information on volunteering and donating, and links to member congregations.
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The London Connection
- Day centre for young homeless or unemployed people in central London, UK providing low-cost meals, free showers, laundry, healthcare, counselling, housing and benefits advocacy and skills training. Includes how to get help, how to help, news and case studies.
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Alone in London Service
- London based charity providing housing, advocacy, support and employment services, and family mediation to homeless youth aged 26 and under. Includes information on donating and volunteering, jobs and events.
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Centrepoint
- Charitable organisation providing shelter and support services for homeless and unemployed youth in London. Includes events, stories, classroom materials, how to help and web site resources for homeless youth.
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Ozanam Family Shelter
- Evansville, Indiana nonprofit providing shelter to homeless families and single women. Includes services and how to help.
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Mustard Seed Ministries
- Christian charity providing outreach, support and housing to street children in India. Includes programs, information on donating and links.
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Disaster Training International
- Teaches adults to help children deal with natural disasters and violence.
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Halo Trust
- British organization specialising in the removal of the debris of war, such as mine clearing.
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DC Relief - Disaster Relief Assistance
- Provides a centralized collection of information for relief efforts and victims in District of Columbia and surrounding metro area.
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Premiere Urgence
- Humanitarian organization based in France whose aim is to assist, provide relief and save the lives of human beings under threat from natural disasters, wars, armed conflicts, or an economic collapse.
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Charity Airlift
- US-based nonprofit, providing airlift services to humanitarian groups. Current news, contact and donation information.
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AlertNet
- Provides free online news and communications services to international disaster relief organisations and the public. (AlertNet is run by Reuters Foundation).
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AmeriCares
- Relief organization provides domestic and international assistance. Programs listed by country, photo galleries, press releases and donation information.
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Humanitarian Resource Institute
- Links to guides on preparing for natural disasters - earthquake, fire, flood, hurricane, volcano etc. Links to other humanitarian sites and an interfaith news page with links for the major religions.
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Center of Excellence in Disaster Management & Humanitarian Assistance
- Established to prevent and mitigate humanitarian emergencies through collaboration and civil-military cooperation. Program details, faq section, newsletters and daily news feed.
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RedR - Engineers for Disaster Relief
- RedR relieves suffering in disasters by selecting, training and providing competent and effective personnel to humanitarian aid agencies world-wide.
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Planet Aid
- Organization collects funds, clothes and other resources for community development and poverty relief in Latin America, Africa and Asia.
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St. David's Relief Foundation
- Provides tangible humanitarian aid to the hundreds of thousands of people displaced by the devastating war in Bosnia and Croatia. The aid is distributed in areas of need without regard to race, ethnic, national, or religious persuasion.
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Life with Chernobyl
- Charity foundation focused on the Chernobyl disaster.
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Locators Online
- An online community of volunteers that help loved-ones communicate during non-political and non-military disasters. Helps establish contact between families and friends when other methods of communication have failed.
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Toast To Peace
- An international music project, a kind of European Band Aid, conceived to help the landmines victims in Bosnia.
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Friends Around the World
- Charity taking aid to Bosnia from the UK to help the widows, orphans and families of war stricken Bosnia out of desperation.
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Gujarat Earthquake
- Donations, comments and latest news on Gujarat earthquake.
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Technical Intervention Disaster
- Humanitarian organisation which has engineering and scientific staff.
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