Humanitarian Aid and Relief

The following organizations support social change, improved quality of life, and aid in time of crisis for humanity worldwide.

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Academy for Educational Development, Washington, DC
Addresses human development needs in the US and throughout the world.

Africare, Washington, DC
As private charitable US organization, works to improve quality of life in Africa.

American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), Washington, DC
Defends and preserves individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the constitution and laws of the United States.

American Institutes for Research (AIR), Washington, DC
Researches behavioral and social science topics, bringing the most effective ideas and approaches to enhancing everyday life.

American Red Cross, San Francisco, CA
Offers humanitarian aid to victims of disaster and prevents, prepares for and responds to emergencies.

Annie E Casey Foundation, Baltimore, MD
Fosters public policies that improve the effectiveness of human services and community supports in building better futures of disadvantaged children and their families.

Ashoka, Washington, DC
Supports entrepreneurs in the drive for large-scale social change.

Barakat, Cambridge, MA
Improves the quality of life of marginalized groups in South and Central Asia by increasing access to quality education and a healthy environment.

Bread for the World, Washington, DC
Harnesses citizen power to support policies that address root causes of hunger and poverty.

Building Blocks International, San Francisco, CA
Brings management expertise to community-based organizations that enable children to thrive in developing countries.

CARE, Atlanta, GA
Improves the lives of people devastated by humanitarian emergencies or struggling on a daily basis for basic survival.

Children's Defense Fund, Washington, DC
Educates the nation about children's needs and encourages prevention against sickness, delinquency, school dropouts, and family breakdown.

Common Hope, St Paul, MN
Promotes hope and opportunity in Guatemala, partnering with children, families, and communities who want to participate in a process of development to improve their lives through education, health care, and housing.

Creative Associates International Inc, Washington, DC
Assists governments, communities, non-government organizations, and private companies worldwide to lead, manage change.

Engender Health, New York, NY
Improves lives by ensuring that reproductive health services are safe, available and sustainable.

Fundacion Chol Chol, Washington, DC
Works on human development initiatives in indigenous communities in the ninth region of Chile.

Global Fund for Children, Washington, DC
Advances the dignity of children and youth worldwide.

Interaction, Washington, DC
Coalition of U.S.-based international nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) focused on the world’s poor and most vulnerable people.

International Center for Research on Women, Washington, DC
Seeks to promote a world free of poverty in which women and men, girls and boys have equal opportunities to achieve their potential and realize their rights.

International Rescue Committee (IRC), New York, NY
Provides relief, protection and resettlement services for refugees and victims of oppression or violent conflict.

MercyCorps, New York, NY
Alleviates global suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities.

National Peace Corps Association (NPCA), Washington, DC
Offers community services to more than 134 developing countries.

NetAid, New York, NY
Educates, inspires and empowers young people in the plight to fight global poverty.

Oxfam America, Boston, MA
Supports self-help efforts of poor and marginalized people striving to better their lives.

Peace Corps, Washington, DC
Provides community services to 132 developing countries.

Project Bread, Boston, MA
Prevents, alleviates and ends hunger by providing emergency food and increasing public awareness. Positive action includes annual Walk for Hunger.

Room to Read, San Francisco, CA
Partners with local communities throughout the developing world establishing libraries, creating local language children's literature and building schools.

Save the Children, New York, NY
Works at home and abroad proving that poverty need not be a life sentence.

Unicef, New York, NY
Helps children get the care and stimulation they need in the early years of life.

United Nations, New York, NY
Central in global efforts to solve problems that challenge humanity.

United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Washington, DC
Conducts foreign assistance and humanitarian aid to advance the political and economic interests of the United States.

Upwardly Global, San Francisco, CA
Helps immigrants and refugees exiled from the mainstream workforce begin their job search, develop their talent and improve their lives and the lives of others.

VISTA, Washington, DC
Places individuals with community-based agencies that ease problems caused by urban and rural poverty.

Women Thrive Worldwide, Washington, DC
Supports women's economic development and global equality.

Women's Refugee Commission, New York, NY
Monitors the care and protection of refugee women and children.

World Bank, Washington, DC
Serves as a vital source of financial and technical assistance to developing countries around the world.

World Computer Exchange, Hull, MA
Helps connect youth in 65 developing countries to the skills, opportunities and understanding of the Internet while keeping working computers out of landfills.