Surf these sites: ATD Fourth World -- An international non-governemental organisation dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty. 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. Beyond Liberal and Conservative Half-truths -- "That widespread poverty persists in the richest nation in history is scandalous. Liberals blame the structures and want more government programs; conservatives blame the breakdown of the family and want to substitute private religious programs. Both are half-right." 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 tje civil justice system. Children: The Challenge of their Despair -- Canadian government report on child poverty in developing countries. 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. 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. Fidel Castro''s Speech to the UN about World Poverty -- "... each year, 12 million children under five years of age die.... Nowhere in the world, in no act of genocide, in no war, are so many people killed per minute, per hour and per day as those who are killed by hunger and poverty on our planet..." 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. Government benefit programs cut poverty nearly in half, analysis finds -- Study on the effectiveness of government programs in reducing poverty. HelpThePoor -- We help the poor, the ill, the lonely and concentrate our efforts on the inner city poor children of Newark and their families. We do this through monthly "Care Packages" and frequent outings to parks, the circus, Ice Shows, the movies and other fun activities which help to give needy children some special childhood memories. Netaid.org -- A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty. 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. Poor Magazine -- An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally. Poor People''s Embassy -- Giving a voice to the Poor, as well as teaching the history and conditions of the Poor in New Zealand. PovertyNet -- A World Bank Web site developed to provide resources for people and organizations working to understand and alleviate poverty around the world. 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. 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? The Institute on Race & Poverty -- University of Minnesota (USA). The Lottery [Rachel''s Environment and Health Weekly] -- "People concerned about environmental health, and about community economic development, should consider the lottery like a poisoned well. People go there seeking hope, seeking huge benefits; instead they get ripped off, impoverished by the state government that was elected to protect them. The average person who consistently invests in the lottery will remain poor forever." The Myth of Widespread American Poverty - Heritage Foundation -- A look at the actual material living standards of persons defined as "poor" demonstrates that the Census Bureau''s official poverty report is misleading. W.E.L.I.F.T. -- Non-partisan community support group created by and for persons living with low incomes, including persons in receipt of social assistance and the low income working poor.
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