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    1. Poverty
     University of Minnesota (USA).
    www1.umn.edu
    2.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.
    www.clasp.org
    3.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.
    www.prrac.org
    4.Netaid.org
     A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty.
    www.netaid.org
    5.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?
    www.globalissues.org
    6.ATD Fourth World
     An international non-governmental organisation dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty.
    www.atd-quartmonde.org
    7.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.
    www.rubypayne-poverty.com
    8.Children Helping Children
     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
    9.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.
    www.spdp.org
    10.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.
    www.trickleup.org
    11.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.
    www.chn.org
    12.Poor Magazine
     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
    13.Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare
     Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
    www.policyalmanac.org
    14.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.
    www.cbpp.org
    15.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.
    www.policyalmanac.org
    16.Synergos University for a Night 1999
     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
    17.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.
    www.actionaid.org
    18. A Subject
     Measures controlling poverty linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country.
    members.tripod.com
    19.Poverty Net
     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
    20.University of the Poor
     Site affiliated with the Economic Human Rights Campaign, which documents economic human rights abuses across the United States.
    www.universityofthepoor.org
    21.Center for Impact Research
     Chicago, Illinois based nonprofit group working to end violence and poverty. Includes publications, newsletter, conferences, policy centers and mailing list.
    www.impactresearch.org
    22.US Census Bureau - Poverty
     Official statistics on poverty in the United States.
    www.census.gov
    23.World Bank - Global Poverty Monitoring
     Data and reports regarding world poverty.
    www.worldbank.org
    24.CIDA - Poverty Reduction
     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 lessons learned.
    www.acdi-cida.gc.ca
    25.Poverty Relief, Human Rights and Peace
     List of links on a variety of subjects.
    www.geocities.com
    26.PovNet News
     Information about welfare and housing laws and resources in British Columbia, Canada. Provides links to other anti-poverty organizations and resources in Canada and internationally.
    www.povnet.org
    27.Monitoring Poverty and Social Exclusion
     A British site for statistics on poverty and social exclusion. Produced by New Policy Institute with support from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation.
    www.poverty.org.uk
    28.Synergos
     An independent, nonprofit institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally based solutions to global poverty, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
    www.synergos.org
    29.Poverty Mapping
     Articles, case studies and a clearinghouse of maps and graphics on the issues of poverty, food security and the environment are found on this site sponsored a number of UN agencies.
    povertymap.net
    30.Cochabamba - Equipo Bolivia Service Trip
     A trip in service to Cochabamba, Bolivia to aid the poor children of the street in this impoverished city.
    equipobolivia.org
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