Poverty

Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare - Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/index.shtml

Synergos - An independent, nonprofit institute dedicated to developing effective, sustainable, and locally based solutions to global poverty, especially in Africa, Asia and Latin America.
http://www.synergos.org/

Netaid.org - A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty.
http://www.netaid.org/

WIDER World Income Inequality Database - Database on income inequality for developed, developing, and transition countries.
http://www.wider.unu.edu/wiid/wiid.htm

2010: Poverty Elimination - Proposes a nine-step poverty elimination plan.
http://www.liberaassociazioneilpopolo.it/inglese/index.html

Children Helping Children - Promotes the needs of the young in third world by raising money to educate and house them, plus give them a purpose in life.
http://www.angelfire.com/zine/childrenhelping/

Center on Business and Poverty - 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.
http://www.cobap.org

Public Private Ventures - A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development.
http://www.ppv.org/

PovNet News - 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.
http://www.povnet.org/

Poverty Mapping - Articles, case studies, maps, and graphics on the issues of poverty, food security, and the environment.
http://povertymap.net/

Cornell University: Poverty, Inequality and Development - Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students.
http://www.arts.cornell.edu/poverty/

Global Truth and Reconciliation 911 - 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.
http://gtrc911.quaker.org/

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.
http://www.cpa.ie/

ActionAid International - Large global anti-poverty agency, working with world's poorest people in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Based in South Africa.
http://www.actionaid.org/

Call to Renewal - Faith based anti-poverty organization with policy alerts, theological resources and other materials.
http://www.calltorenewal.org/index.cfm

Poverty Relief, Human Rights and Peace - List of links on a variety of subjects.
http://www.geocities.com/sethleonard30000/poverty_relief

Development Gateway - Poverty Reduction - Portal site with reports, links, bulletin board and other resources focusing on poverty reduction and development.
http://topics.developmentgateway.org/poverty

High Wycombe Results - 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.
http://pages.zoom.co.uk/resultshw/

Center for Impact Research - Chicago, Illinois based nonprofit group working to end violence and poverty. Includes publications, newsletter, conferences, policy centers and mailing list.
http://www.impactresearch.org/

Poverty and Race Research Action Council - PRRAC fosters and supports collaborations among researchers and advocates effectively addressing problems faced by people living at the intersection of poverty and race.
http://www.prrac.org/

World Bank PovertyNet - Information about poverty, its assessment, its impacts, and initiatives to reduce poverty internationally. Includes a special collection of the "literature of poverty."
http://www.worldbank.org/poverty/

Project Match - Conducts program development and research activities in the fields of welfare-to-work and workforce development.
http://www.pmatch.org/

Poverty Net - 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.
http://www.geocities.com/povertyworld/

Poor Magazine - An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally.
http://www.poormagazine.com/

Synergos University for a Night 1999 - 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.
http://www.synergos.org/un99/contents.htm

Institute for Research on Poverty - 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.
http://www.irp.wisc.edu/

The Institute on Race & Poverty - University of Minnesota (USA).
http://www1.umn.edu/irp/

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - 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.
http://www.policyalmanac.org/social_welfare/energy.shtml

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.
http://www.spdp.org/

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.
http://www.trickleup.org/

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 the civil justice system.
http://www.clasp.org/

"Poverty" A Subject - Measures controlling poverty linked to the suitability of the country, as reasons of poverty changes due to social conditions of the country.
http://members.tripod.com/~sadashivan_nair/quotpovertyquotasubject/index.html