"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. |
Action Against Poverty
Learn from National speaker and author, Dr. Ruby Payne, about the Hidden Rules. Discussion about children in poverty, the generational ramifications and what the community can do to help. |
Almanac of Policy Issues: Social Welfare
Comprehensive links and background information on poverty, hunger, welfare, homelessness, housing, seniors issues, and other social welfare issues. |
ATD Fourth World
An international non-governmental organisation dedicated to overcoming extreme poverty. |
Center for Impact Research
Chicago, Illinois based nonprofit group working to end violence and poverty. Includes publications, newsletter, conferences, policy centers and mailing list. |
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. |
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Articles on poverty and Social Security from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a liberal public policy research organization. |
Children Helping Children
Children Helping Children promotes the needs of the young in Third World by raising money to educate, house them and give them a purpose in life. |
Coalition on Human Needs
CHN is an alliance of national organizations working together to promote public policies which address the needs of low-income and other vulnerable populations. |
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. |
Cornell University: Poverty, Inequality and Development
Research papers and other materials on poverty from Cornell University faculty and graduate students. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Netaid.org
A UN-sponsored combination of the Internet, television, radio, and live events with world-class artists designed to fight extreme poverty. |
Partnerships for Poverty Reduction
An initiative of the Economic Development Institute (EDI) of the World Bank, the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), and the Inter-American Foundation (IAF). Initiatives to reduce poverty in the Caribbean region and Latin America. |
Poor Magazine
An on-line news service dedicated to providing in-depth coverage of issues affecting low and no income communities nationally and internationally. |
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. |
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. |
PovertyNet
A World Bank Web site developed to provide resources for people and organizations working to understand and alleviate poverty around the world. |
Public Private Ventures
A national nonprofit devoted to youth development, mentoring, youth violence reduction, faith-based programs, national service and volunteering, and workforce development. |
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 Prior |
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. |
The Causes of Poverty
This part of the globalissues.org web site looks into some of the causes of poverty. Why are poor nations poor? What are the roles of the IMF, debt, the United Nations, United States, Britain in all this? What is the effect of Structural Adjustment on de |
The Institute on Race & Poverty
University of Minnesota (USA). |
The Poor Peoples Guide to More Than Just Survival
Resources and information about poverty and for poor people. |
University of the Poor
Site affiliated with the Economic Human Rights Campaign, which documents economic human rights abuses across the United States. |
US Census Bureau - Poverty
Official statistics on poverty in the United States. |
World Bank - Global Poverty Monitoring
Data and reports regarding world poverty. |
