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  Institute for Research on Poverty http://www.irp.wisc.edu/
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.
  ActionAid International http://www.actionaid.org/
Large global anti-poverty agency, working with world's poorest people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Based in South Africa.
  Netaid.org http://www.netaid.org/
A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty.
  Combat Poverty Agency (Ireland) http://www.cpa.ie/
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.
  World Bank PovertyNet http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/
Information about poverty, its assessment, its impacts, and initiatives to reduce poverty internationally. Includes a special collection of the "literature of poverty."
  Center for Law and Social Policy (CLASP) http://www.clasp.org/
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.
  Public Private Ventures http://www.ppv.org/
A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development.
  Development Gateway - Poverty Reduction http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty
Portal site with reports, links, bulletin board and other resources focusing on poverty reduction and development.
  Cornell University: Poverty, Inequality and Development http://www.arts.cornell.edu/poverty/
Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students.
  Synergos http://www.synergos.org/
An independent, nonprofit institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally based solutions to global poverty, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
  The Institute on Race & Poverty http://www1.umn.edu/irp/
University of Minnesota (USA).
  Fighting Poverty, One Business at a Time. http://www.trickleup.org/
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.
  PovNet News http://www.povnet.org/
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.
  Poverty and Race Research Action Council http://www.prrac.org/
PRRAC fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates effectively addressing problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race.
  State Policy Documentation Project (SPDP) http://www.spdp.org/
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.
  Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/index.shtml
Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
  Project Match http://www.pmatch.org/
Conducts program development and research activities in the fields of welfare-to-work and workforce development.
  Poor Magazine http://www.poormagazine.com/
An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally.
  Center on Business and Poverty http://www.cobap.org
An IRP initiative to support and disseminate research into ways in which businesses can help improve the long-term economic stability and well-being of their low-income employees.
  Call to Renewal http://www.calltorenewal.org/index.cfm
Faith based anti-poverty organization with policy alerts, theological resources and other materials.
  Poverty Relief, Human Rights and Peace http://www.geocities.com/sethleonard30000/poverty_relief
List of links on a variety of subjects.
  Global Truth and Reconciliation 911 http://gtrc911.quaker.org/
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.
  Synergos University for a Night 1999 http://www.synergos.org/un99/contents.htm
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.
  Children Helping Children http://www.angelfire.com/zine/childrenhelping/
Promotes the needs of the young in third world by raising money to educate and house them, plus give them a purpose in life.
  Poverty Net http://www.geocities.com/povertyworld/
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.
  Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/energy.shtml
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.
  High Wycombe Results http://pages.zoom.co.uk/resultshw/
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.
  "Poverty" A Subject http://members.tripod.com/~sadashivan_nair/quotpovertyquotasubject/index.html
Measures controlling poverty linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country.
  Poverty Mapping http://povertymap.net/
Articles, case studies, maps, and graphics on the issues of poverty, food security, and the environment.
  2010: Poverty Elimination http://www.liberaassociazioneilpopolo.it/inglese/index.html
Proposes a nine-step poverty elimination plan.

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