Poverty Issues

Poverty Issues

Poverty

Issues raised by the problem of poverty, responses to poverty by society, examples, concerns and problems of poverty in the modern world.

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- PRRAC fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates effectively addressing problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race.
- 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.
- Chicago, Illinois based nonprofit group working to end violence and poverty. Includes publications, newsletter, conferences, policy centers and mailing list.
- Aims to help the impoverished in the world by raising awareness among the more affluent, reducing demand for unnneeded goods, and rechanneling aid to help the poor help themselves.
- A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty.
- Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students.
- Measures controlling poverty linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country.
- 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 l
- 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.
- Conducts program development and research activities in the fields of welfare-to-work and workforce development.
- Information about poverty, its assessment, its impacts, and initiatives to reduce poverty internationally. Includes a special collection of the "literature of poverty."
- Promotes the needs of the young in third world by raising money to educate and house them, plus give them a purpose in life.
- 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 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.
- 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.
- Affiliated with the Economic Human Rights Campaign, which documents economic human rights abuses across the United States.
- Articles, case studies, maps, and graphics on the issues of poverty, food security, and the environment.
- Small collection of links regarding globalization and poverty.
- CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations.
- 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 Priori
- An independent, nonprofit institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally based solutions to global poverty, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
- Portal site with reports, links, bulletin board and other resources focusing on poverty reduction and development.
- 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.
- A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development.
- Proposes a nine-step poverty elimination plan.
- An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally.
- Information about the institute, explanations of poverty measures, research, and links. One of two national poverty research centers designated by the US Department of Health and Human Services.
- 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.
- List of links on a variety of subjects.
- 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.
- An international non-governmental organisation dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty.
- Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
- A trip in service to Cochabamba, Bolivia to aid the poor children of the street in this impoverished city.
- University of Minnesota (USA).
- 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.

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