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Advocacy

Oxfam America

Oxfam America is a Boston-based international development and relief agency and an affiliate of Oxfam International. Working with local partners, Oxfam delivers development programs and emergency relief services, and campaigns for change in global practices and policies that keep people in poverty.

Programs

  • Making A Living
  • Natural Resources
  • Peace and Security
  • Equality for Women
  • Indigenous and Minority Rights Global Trade

Location: Albert Lea, MN


The Student PIRGS: Student Public Interest Research Group

The student PIRGs are independent state-based student organizations that work to solve public interest problems related to the environment, consumer protection, and government reform.

Programs

  • Affordable Textbooks
  • New Voters Project
  • Stop the Raid on Student Aid
  • Hunger and Homelessness
  • Water Watch
  • Activist Toolkit

Location: Chicago, IL

Affiliated with Campuses across the US


The Power to End Hunger RESULTS

RESULTS is a nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization, committed to creating the political will to end hunger and the worst aspects of poverty. RESULTS is committed to individuals exercising their personal and political power by lobbying elected officials for effective solutions and key policies that affect hunger and poverty.

Programs

  • Empowering Citizens
  • Micro enterprise
  • Asset Development/ Economic Sustainability
  • World Health/ Disease of Poverty
  • Fighting Hunger/Safety Nets for the Poorest
  • Basic Education
  • Child Survival
  • Empowering Women
  • Oversight Research
  • Economic Justice
  • Exploring New Initiatives

Location: Washington, DC


Advocacy Institute

For over 20 years, the Advocacy Institute has helped social justice leaders in the U.S. and abroad work more effectively for change through training in advocacy skills, networking with other activists, and one-on-one coaching. The Advocacy Institute works to make social justice leadership strategic, effective, and sustainable in pursuit of a just world.

Programs

  • Leadership for a Changing World
  • Advocacy Leaders Program

Location: Washington, DC


The Advocacy Project: Supporting Advocates for Peace

The Advocacy Project, a non-profit organization, was formed in 1998 to serve the needs of civil society - particularly community based advocates for peace and human rights. We give special attention to helping NGOs and networks become self sufficient in the use of information and communications technologies.

Programs

  • Weavers for Bosfam
  • Summer Interns 2005
  • Dalit Issues
  • Uk Gypsies and Travellers
  • Helping Malaysian

Location: Washington, DC


Alliance for Justice

The Alliance for Justice is a national association of environmental, civil rights, mental health, women's, children's and consumer advocacy organizations. Since its inception in 1979, the Alliance has worked to advance the cause of justice for all Americans, strengthen the public interest community's ability to influence public policy, and foster the next generation of advocates.

Programs

  • Legal Fellowships
  • California Non-profit & Foundation Advocacy Fellowship
  • Grant Writer/ Senior Program

Location: Washington, DC and Oakland, CA


National Youth Advocacy Coalition

NYAC provides the highest quality services for our members and LGBTQ youth. All of our supporters are investing in NYAC's mission to advocate for and with young people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning in an effort to end discrimination against these youth and to ensure their physical and emotional well being.

Programs

  • Development of National Infrastructure
  • NYAC's Annual National Youth Summit and Regional Conferences
  • Racial and Economic Justice Initiative
  • NYAC's National Resource Clearinghouse
  • Comprehensive Health and Sexual Education
  • HIV/STD Prevention Project
  • NYAC Values Youth Leadership and Involvement
  • National Advocacy

Location: Washington, DC


Disaster Relief

Federal Emergency Management Agency

FEMA is part of the Department of Homeland Security's Emergency Preparedness and Response Directorate. FEMA has more than 2,600 full time employees. They work at FEMA headquarters in Washington D.C., at regional and area offices across the country, the Mount Weather Emergency Operations Center, and the National Emergency Training Center in Emmitsburg, Maryland. FEMA also has nearly 4,000 standby disaster assistance employees who are available for deployment after disasters. Often FEMA works in partnership with other organizations that are part of the nation's emergency management system. These partners include state and local emergency management agencies, 27 federal agencies and the American Red Cross.

Programs

  • Information and Courses for Emergency Personnel
  • Resources for Teachers and Parents
  • Information for Kids
  • Curriculum for Community-based Pre-Disaster Mitigation

Location: Washington, DC


HIV/AIDS

National Prevention Information Network

The CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN) is the U.S. reference, referral, and distribution service for information on HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and tuberculosis (TB). NPIN produces, collects, catalogs, processes, stocks, and disseminates materials and information on HIV/AIDS, STDs, and TB to organizations and people working in those disease fields in international, national, state, and local settings.

Programs

  • HIV/AIDS
  • STD's
  • Tuberculosis
  • Communities at Risk

Location: Main office in Rockville, MD


National Minority Aids Council

The National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC), established in 1987, is the premier national organization dedicated to developing leadership within communities of color to address the challenges of HIV/AIDS.

Programs

  • Technical Assistance
  • Computer Grants program
  • Gulf Coast Rebuilding Services
  • Treatment, Education, and Training

Lion: Washington, DC


National AIDS Fund

The National AIDS Fund is one of America's largest philanthropic organizations dedicated to eliminating HIV/AIDS as a major health and social problem. The fund's primary purpose is channeling critical resources to community-based organizations to fight HIV/AIDS at the local level. Through 29 state and local funding collaboratives - our Community Partnerships - the Fund provides grants and other support to over 400 community-based organizations annually, principally for prevention efforts.

Programs

  • Community Partnerships Development and Support
  • HIV Prevention Challenge Grants Program
  • National AIDS Fund Americorps program
  • Generations: Strengthening Women and Families Affected by AIDS

Location: Washington, DC


Center for AIDS Prevention Studies

The mission of the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) is to conduct rigorous theory-based research that will have maximum impact on the theory, practice, and policy of AIDS prevention. Our cores stimulate new research projects to keep pace with the ever-changing epidemic, provide necessary services to our existing research projects and to the scientists at CAPS, and provide the platform for scientific interactions to advance and enhance multidisciplinary research in AIDS prevention. Prevention science will be necessary as long as an American gets infected every 13 minutes and someone in the world gets infected every 17 seconds. Our scientists remain committed to applying their best efforts to meet this need.

Programs

  • Technology & Information Exchange
  • Policy
  • Ethics
  • International Research
  • Methods
  • Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies
  • Collaborative HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities in the US

Location: San Francisco, CA


USAID Health: HIV/AIDS, Partnerships, Faith-Based Organization

USAID is an independent federal government agency that receives overall foreign policy guidance from the Secretary of State. Our Work supports long-term and equitable economic growth and advances U.S. foreign policy objectives by supporting economic growth, agriculture and trade; global health; and, democracy, conflict prevention and humanitarian assistance.

Programs

  • Transition Initiatives
  • Private & Voluntary Cooperation
  • Conflict Management
  • Urban Programs
  • Water
  • Women In Development

Location: Headquarters in Washington, DC


Hunger/Homelessness

National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness

Established in 1985, the National Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness works to increase student community service and action to end hunger and homelessness by offering resources, support and guidance to a potentially powerful, concerned and disconnected population.

Programs

  • National Conference
  • Feinstein Challenge
  • H&H Week
  • Survey of Hunger and Homelessness
  • West Coast Summit
  • Food Salvage

Location: Amherst, MA. Not affiliated with any Universities.


Congressional Hunger Center

The Congressional Hunger Center (CHC) is a unique non-profit anti-hunger leadership training organization located in Washington, DC. Our mission is fighting hunger by developing leaders.

Programs

  • Bill Emerson's National Hunger Fellows Program
  • Mickey Leland International Hunger Fellows Program

Location: Washington, DC


Food Research and Action Center

The Food Research and Action Center (FRAC) is a leading national organization working to improve public policies to eradicate hunger and under nutrition in the United States.

Programs

  • Food Stamp Program
  • National School Lunch Program
  • School Breakfast Program
  • Summer Food Service Program for Children
  • Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC)
  • Child and Adult Food Program
  • The Emergency Food Assistance Program
  • Community Food and Nutrition Program
  • Homeless Children and Youth
  • Legal Immigrants and the Food Stamp Program
  • Senior Citizens and the Food Stamp Program

Location: Washington, DC


Jubilee USA Network

Jubilee USA Network is an alliance of 75 religious denominations and faith communities, human rights, environmental, labor, and community groups working for the definitive cancellation of crushing debts to fight poverty and injustice in Asia, Africa, and Latin America.

Location: Washington, DC


National Alliance to End Hunger

The National Alliance to End Homelessness is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to mobilize the nonprofit, public and private sectors of society in an alliance to end homelessness. The Alliance represents a united effort to address the root causes of homelessness and challenge society's acceptance of homelessness as an inevitable by-product of American life.

Programs

  • Community Snapshots
  • Creating Plan to End Homelessness
  • Creating a Data System to Help You End Homelessness
  • Establishing Emergency Prevention Programs
  • Making Systems Changes That Prevent Homelessness
  • Outreach to Homeless People on the Streets

Location: Washington, DC


National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty

The National Law Center on Homelessness & Poverty was established in June 1989 two years after Congress passed the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act. It is governed by a nine-member board of directors that includes lawyers, activists, researchers, and homeless and formerly homeless people. Based in Washington, D.C., the Law Center works with a wide variety of groups around the country.

Programs

  • Housing
  • Civil Rights
  • Education
  • Domestic Violence

Location: Washington, DC


Presbyterian Hunger Program

The Presbyterian Hunger Program (PHP), a ministry of the Worldwide Ministries Division of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), works to alleviate hunger and eliminate its causes, responding with compassion and justice to poor and hungry people in local communities in the United States and internationally.

Programs

  • Coordination, Education, and Resourcing
  • International Hunger Concerns
  • National Hunger Concerns
  • Congregation Based Communication Organization
  • Enough For Everyone
  • Homelessness Network
  • Joining Hands Against Hunger
  • The Campaign for Fair Food

Location: Louisville, KY

Affiliated with Churches throughout the USA


Youth

Big Brothers, Big Sisters

The Big Brothers Big Sisters Mission is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one relationships with measurable impact.

Programs

  • Mentoring
  • Bowl for Kid's Sake

Location: Main office is in Philadelphia, PA


Boys and Girls Club of America

In every community, boys and girls are left to find their own recreation and companionship in the streets. An increasing number of children are at home with no adult care or supervision. Young people need to know that someone cares about them.

Boys & Girls Clubs offer that and more. Club programs and services promote and enhance the development of boys and girls by instilling a sense of competence, usefulness, belonging and influence. Boys & Girls Clubs are a safe place to learn and grow - all while having fun. They are truly The Positive Place For Kids.

Programs

  • Character & Leadership
  • Education & Career
  • Health & Life Skills
  • The Arts
  • Sports, Fitness & Recreation
  • Specialized Program

Location: Headquarters in Atlanta, GA


YouthFriends

YouthFriends, in partnership with school districts, connects young people with caring adult volunteers in schools to promote success, encourage healthy behaviors and build stronger communities.


America's Promise

America's Promise - The Alliance for Youth was founded after the President's Summit for America's Future in 1997, where Presidents Bush, Carter, Clinton, and Ford - with Nancy Reagan representing Ronald Reagan - challenged the nation to make children and youth a national priority. President George W. Bush reaffirmed that commitment in 2001.

Programs

  • Community Action
  • Youth Action
  • Partners in Action

Location: Alexandria, VA


4-H USA.org

4-H is a community of young people across America who are learning Leadership, Citizenship, and Life Skills.

Programs

  • 4-H Clubs
  • 4-H Camps
  • After School Programs
  • Educational Programs

100 Black Men of America

The overall concept of "100" began in New York in 1963 when a group of concerned African American men began to meet to explore ways of improving conditions in their community. The group eventually adopted the name, "100 Black Men, Inc." as a sign of solidarity. These men envisioned an organization that would implement programs designed to improve the quality of life for African Americans and other minorities. They also wished to ensure the future of their communities by aiming an intense number of resources toward youth development. These members were successful black men from various walks of life.

Programs

  • Mentoring
  • Health & Wellness
  • Education
  • Economic Development

Location: Atlanta, GA


Kinship Inc.

Kinship, Inc. is a private, nonprofit organization which believes in and promotes the concept of youth mentoring. The National Kinship office exists to serve as a resource for established and emerging local Kinship affiliates. Currently, the Kinship Affiliate Network is made up of 47 affiliates located in the upper Midwest, having established mentoring relationships for nearly 1,800 of today's youth.

Programs

  • Mentoring
  • Volunteering

Location: Minneapolis, MN


Communities In Schools

Communities In Schools is the leading community-based organization helping kids succeed in school and prepare for life. For over 25 years, CIS has championed the connection of needed community resources with schools. By bringing caring adults into the schools to address children's unmet needs, CIS provides the link between educators and the community.

Programs

  • Mentors, Tutors and Parental Involvement Program
  • After School & Extended Hours Program
  • Mental Health Counseling
  • Family Strengthening Initiatives
  • Drug and Alcohol Education
  • Technology Training for the Future
  • Career Counseling and Employment
  • Community Service Opportunities
  • Junior ROTC Programs

Location: Alexandria, VA