Poverty
Poverty Links
- Partnerships for Poverty Reduction An initiative of the Economic Development Institute (EDI) of the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). Initiatives to reduce poverty in the Caribbean region and Latin America.
- Children Helping Children Children Helping Children promotes the needs of the young in Third World by raising money to educate, house them and give them a purpose in life.
- The Causes of Poverty This part of the globalissues.org web site looks into some of the causes of poverty. Why are poor nations poor? What are the roles of the IMF, debt, the United Nations, United States, Britain in all this? What is the effect of Structural Adjustment on developing nations?
- 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.
- Cornell University: Poverty, Inequality and Development Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students.
- Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization.
- 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.
- Public Private Ventures A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development.
- Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
- 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.
- Action Against Poverty Learn from National speaker and author, Dr. Ruby Payne, about the Hidden Rules. Discussion about children in poverty, the generational ramifications and what the community can do to help.
- ActionAid 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.
- ATD Fourth World An international non-governmental organisation dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty.
- The Institute on Race & Poverty University of Minnesota (USA).
- 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.
- Coalition on Human Needs CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
- 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.
- The Poor Peoples Guide to More Than Just Survival Resources and information about poverty and for poor people.
- 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.
- Poor Magazine An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally.
- Netaid.org A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty.
- 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.
- PovertyNet A World Bank Web site developed to provide resources for people and organizations working to understand and alleviate poverty around the world.
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