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us with link suggestions or further information on links listed
here.
Bringing
America Home
A national, broad-based campaign dedicated to ending homelessness
in America.
Federal
Poverty Guidelines and Measurement
Numbers, definitions and research on poverty published by the US
Department of Health and Human Services.
HomeAid America
An organization run by the home building industry, with chapters
all over the United States. HomeAid chapters work to build or renovate
homes and shelters for temporarily homeless individuals and families.
HungerWeb
A great resource and information hub focused on solutions to hunger
at global, national, community and household levels, maintained
by the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts
University.
IRP: Institute
for Research on Poverty
A non-profit and nonpartisan center for research into the causes
and consequences of poverty and social inequality in the United
States, based at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Joint Center for
Poverty Research
A national and interdisciplinary academic research center that seeks
to advance our understanding of what it means to be poor in America.
Michigan
Program on Poverty and Social Welfare Policy
A program within the University of Michigan that promotes interdisciplinary
applied research on poverty and social welfare policy and works
to translate research findings to public policy decision makers.
National
Coalition for the Homeless
A coalition that works to end homelessness by focusing on housing
justice, economic justice, healthcare justice and civil and voting
rights.
National
Coalition for the Homeless Library
A comprehensive set of resources authored and published by the National
Coalition for the Homeless.
National Law Center on Homelessness
& Poverty
An organization working to prevent and end homelessness by serving
as the legal arm of the nationwide movement to end homelessness.
National
Student Campaign Against Hunger and Homelessness
The name says it all.
ReliefWeb
A project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian
Affairs, this site is an excellent resource and information hub
on humanitarian crises and relief efforts worldwide.
RESULTS
A nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization committed to creating
the political will to end hunger and poverty.
Second
Harvest
An organization that works to end hunger in America through food
distribution, increased public awareness of domestic hunger and
political advocacy.
The Century Foundation
An institution charged with calling attention to facts and analyses
that correct widespread misconceptions and provide policymakers
with new ideas for addressing the challenges that face the nation.
WHY:
World Hunger Year
A nonprofit organization that advances long-term solutions to hunger
and poverty by supporting community-based organizations that empower
individuals and build self-reliance. Check out the excellent resources
in the Food Security Center, Hunger and Poverty Resource Guide,
and National Hunger Clearinghouse.
World
Food Day
16 October 2004: Biodiversity and Food Security.
