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Independent Charities of America: ICA is a federation of non-profit charities providing services and care across America and throughout the world. By funding these programs, ICA strives to improve the global quality of life. 4-H: The National 4-H Council: 5.6 million youth taking leadership to
reinvent their communities. Youth-working hard, gaining new skills in collaboration,
workforce preparation and environmental stewardship. 301-961-2866
9 To 5 Working Women Education Fund: Works for equal rights, respect,
and improved status for working women; call our toll free national hotline
for advice and support on job related problems. 800-522-0925
Advertising Council, Inc.: Raising a better tomorrow. We give children
the voice they need to be heard by the American public. We create hundreds
of messages detailing how everyone can help improve children's lives. 212-922-1500
AFS-USA: An international student exchange organization that builds
between cultures, teaches a world perspective and makes lifelong friends
among the leaders of tomorrow. 212-949-4242
AIDS and Sexually Transmitted Disease Information Services of the American
Social Health: Fights HIV/AIDS, herpes, HPV, chlamydia, and other sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs) with research, public education, patient support
programs, and advocacy efforts nationwide. 919-361-8400
AIDS Education and Advocacy - Project Inform: A message of hope. National
toll-free HIV/AIDS Treatment Hotline and publications, providing the most
complete and up-to-date information to those in need, free of charge. 415-558-8669
AIDS Programs of the National Minority AIDS Council (NMAC): NMAC provides
minority organizations with technical assistance to fight the AIDS epidemic
and produces minority-targeted education campaigns featuring Honorary Chair
Patti LaBelle. 800-559-4145
Allergy and Asthma Network/Mothers of Asthmatics: Asthma afflicts millions
with frightening attacks that often kill. Help us reduce asthma and allergy
suffering and death through education, support, research and advocacy.
800-878-4403
American Bible Society: Our goal is to provide the Holy Scriptures to
every person in an understandable language and form and at an easily affordable
price. 212-408-1200
American Friends Service Committee: AFSC carries out programs to defend
rights, build peace, provide technical assistance, and assure self-determination
here and abroad in order to provide justice for all. 215-241-7087
American Humane Association: Protecting animals and children from cruelty,
neglect, and abuse since 1877. Animal abuse can lead to child/human abuse
- help stop this cycle of violence. 303-792-9900
Autism Society of America: Improving the lives of individuals with autism,
their families, and the health care professionals who work with them by
providing research, information, education and advocacy. 800-3-AUTISM
Best Buddies International: Sensitizing high school and college students
and other citizens to the abilities and aspirations of persons with mental
retardation by fostering one-to-one mutually enriching friendships. 305-374-2233
Boston Partners in Education, Inc.: Answering children's urgent calls
for help in overcoming obstacles to school success in Boston's Public Schools.
We recruit, train, and support thousands of school volunteers. 617-451-6145
Cancer Research Fund of the Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Foundation:
100% of your gift funds young researchers working to reveal the causes
and cures of cancer. 41 Runyon-Winchell scientists have won the Nobel Prize.
800-445-2492
Canine Companions for Independence: Give independence to people with
disabilities. Change the lives of children and adults by providing service,
companionship, & unconditional love. 800-572-2275
Child Find of America: Child kidnapping prevention and recovery specialists,
helping children and devastated parents through investigation, mediation,
and publicity. Your gift could save a missing child. No fees. 800-1-AM-Lost
Children's Defense Fund: No child deserves hunger, sickness, abuse,
violence, or homelessness. CDF identifies critical problems, fosters solutions,
and makes a difference for all children in America. 202-628-8787
Children's Hopes & Dreams - Wish Fulfillment Foundation: Help us
realize a suffering child's final wish. We fulfill last "dreams: of terminally
ill children and provide pen-pal friends. Your help makes a difference.
800-437-3262
Children's Hospital Medical Center Foundation: We raise funds for the
benefit of Children's Hospital Medical Center which cares for all children
regardless of ability to pay. 510-428-3360
Community Jobs Program of the Industrial Cooperative Association: We
create jobs! And attack poverty in America by starting new businesses in
poor communities, and transforming shut-down factories into viable worker-owned
companies. 617-338-0010
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation: Children with this serious birth
defect and their families are provided personal support through education
and up-to-the-minute information vital for their futures. 800-223-8355
Diabetes Trust Fund: Dedicated to finding a cure for Diabetes by sponsoring
research, education and treatment programs for those affected with Diabetes
Mellitus. 205-833-3402
Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Charitable Service Trust: You gift
provides food, clothing and shelter to homeless veterans, transportation
to medical facilities, and counseling and rehabilitation for amputee, blind,
and severely disabled veterans. 606-441-7300
Eden Trust: Help us save endangered species, threatened environments,
and imperiled tribal cultures in Africa and the Americas to promote sustainable
relations between wildlife and tribal peoples. 518-758-1788
Education to Prevent Youth Violence & Advocacy for Victims: Prevention
program teaches children and teens empathy for others, peaceful conflict
resolution and anger management skills. Victim support and advocacy through
outreach, resource and referrals. 800-533-JOEY
FACES: The National Association for the Craniofacially Handicapped:
Providing funds for craniofacially disfigured children and adults to travel
to reconstructive surgical centers. One parent may accompany child. Also,
support group referral and development. 800-3 FACES 3
Farm Animal Reform Movement (FARM): Conducts national grass-roots campaigns
promoting humane treatment of farm animals and dietary replacement of animal
fat and meat with wholesome grains, vegetables, and fresh fruit. 800-MEATOUT
Food Allergy Network: Provides educational materials, coping strategies,
and emotional support to individuals with food allergies and their families.
food allergies can be deadly, help us help others. 800-929-4040
FREESA Development Fund For South Africa: The hard work begins now with
job creation, education, women, youth, eldercare and projects for self-reliance.
Help reconstruct and develop the new South Africa. 617-267-8333
Global Hunger Project: The Hunger Project unleashes the human spirit:
it empowers people to discover their vision, express their leadership and
work together to solve hunger's root causes. 212-532-4255
Grant-A-Wish Foundation: Help make tough times easier for critically
ill children. Wish Granting, Beach and Mountain Retreats, Children's House
at Johns Hopkins, Support Group Network, Hospital Entertainment. 800-933-5470
HEAR NOW: Five million Americans cannot afford desperately needed hearing
aids. HEAR NOW recycles hearing aids to bring the gift of hearing to those
with limited incomes. 800-648-HEAR
Holt International Children's Services: International adoption and child
caring agency serving homeless children in Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin
America. "Every child deserves a home of his own." 503-687-2202
Interchurch Medical Assistance: When Disaster strikes a community, it
doesn't matter to which church you belong. We help church groups ship lifesaving
medical supplies wherever calamity strikes. 410-422-8720
Laubach Literacy International: Leaders through learning. Breaking down
barriers to learning. Empowers adults/families in the U.S. and abroad with
literacy skills needed for social/economic change. 315-422-9121
Love the Children: An international child care agency. Adaptable children
come primarily from Korea. Also sends gifts of food and materials to orphanages
in Russia, Ukraine, and Asia. 215-536-4180
Massachusetts Adoption Resource Exchange (MARE): Help find permanent
adoptive families for older children, sibling groups, and children with
emotional, physical and intellectual handicaps. 617-542-3678
MAZON - A Jewish Response To Hunger: MAZON raises funds in the Jewish
community to support effective hunger prevention and intervention programs
in the U.S. and abroad. 310-442-0020
Medical Education For South African Blacks: Fulfilling Madela Government's
goal of quality health care for all South Africans, through scholarships
to future health professionals, mentoring for academic success, advanced
midwife training. 301-816-6320
Mercy Corps International: Every dollar you donate delivers $25 in aid
to needy children and families through self-help projects, food, medical
care, housing and clean water programs. 800-292-3355
National Park Foundation: Invest in America's National Park. Help us
preserve and protect America's best natural, cultural and historical resources
through education, conservation, outreach, volunteer, and accessibility
projects. 202-785-4500
North American Council on Adoptable Children: We advocate family solutions
for the 500,000 children waiting in foster care, and support special needs
children and adoptive families through research, education and training.
612-644-3036
Opportunities Industrialization Centers International (OICI): African
Americans helping Africa, Central America, Europe, and Asia start farms
to feed families, build businesses to earn a living, teach skills to the
unskilled. 215-842-0220
Parents of Murdered Children: Provides emotional support, information
and advocacy for survivors of homicide victims; assistance in keeping convicted
murderers in prison; raises public awareness about violence as entertainment.
513-721-5683
Partnership for a Drug-Free America: You've seen the television messages,
we've made telling children that drugs can ruin their lives. These messages
work. Help us run more of them. 212-922-1560
Paws with a Cause: PAWS helps people with disabilities by training dogs
to become their hands, arms, Legs and ears. Help us, help them, help themselves.
800-253-PAWS
Pediatric AIDS Foundation: Creating hope for children with HIV/AIDS.
The only national foundation identifying, funding, and conducting critical
pediatric AIDS research. Co-founded by Elizabeth Glaser. 310-395-9051
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA): Your contribution
will help us save lives and stop suffering. We fight animal cruelty through
education, investigations, and grassroots organizing. 301-770-PETA
Pet Partners/Delta Society: Trained pets and volunteers provide therapy
and love to 350,000 people each year in hospital and nursing homes. Your
contribution really helps share the love. 800-869-6898
PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians & Gays: PFLAG takes
action to combat homophobia through a grassroots network of chapters providing
peer counseling and support groups, public education materials, and advocacy.
202-638-4200
Ronald McDonald Houses: Supports more than 165 local Ronald McDonald
Houses in communities around the world and makes grants to other worthwhile,
not-for-profit organizations serving children. 708-575-7070
S.E.E. (Surgical Eye Expeditions) International: Delivers free sight-saving
surgery to those who would otherwise live in darkness performed by eye
surgeons who are volunteering their time and expense. 805-963-3303
SEVA Foundation: Seva's work includes blindness treatment and prevention
in India and Nepal; community and economic development projects with indigenous
peoples in Guatemala, Mexico and the US. 415-492-1892
Starlight Wish Granting Foundation for III Children: 40,000 terminally
or seriously ill children and teens benefit from our wish-granting and
hospital entertainment programs each month. Help Starlight make dreams
come true! 800-274-STAR
Surgical Aid To Children of The World: Children deserve optimum surgical
care. SACOW sends America's foremost pediatric surgeons to Eastern Europe
to teach doctors, isolated for 40 years, modern surgical procedures/techniques.
516-374-4118
Very Special Arts: Brings the world of self-expression through drama,
dance, literature, and the visual arts to individuals with disabilities,
around the globe. 800-933-8721
Veteran Hospice Homestead: We operate a residential home providing critical
services to military veterans diagnosed with HIV/AIDS and other life threatening
illnesses that result in death. 508-537-7202
Women's Legal Defense Fund: Supports Policies to help women balance
work and family responsibilities, achieve economic security, ensure equal
opportunity and affordable health care, including reproductive health services.
202-986-2600
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